City

Art

A visual homage to the architecture of east London

Everyday monuments — From lamplit street corners to red-brick estate fronts: artist Frank Laws pays tribute to the mundane magic of the city.

Written by: Tom Usher

Reportage

The lost freedom of East London’s strip pubs

The disappearing city — Strip pubs are an integral part of East London’s past – but shifting attitudes and rising rents are eating away at their freedoms, and casting doubt over their future.

Written by: Jessica Furseth

Photography

Vintage shots of Boston’s red light district

From the ’70s and ’80s — For the first time in three decades, photographer John Goodman uncovers his shots of the city’s ‘Combat Zone’.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Travel

The changing face of Tooting Broadway Market, in photos

The Travel Diary — London tour guide Saira Niazi takes us on a photographic tour through the south London market, uncovering the alarming effects of gentrification on the local community.

Written by: Saira Niazi

Reportage

A trip down Greek Street, old Soho’s final frontier

A secret history — From backstreet bars to secret restaurants, London’s Greek Street has spent decades fending off threats from developers, maintaining its old ‘shit’ Soho charm in the process.

Written by: Jessica Furseth

Photography

Photographer documents man’s destruction of the natural world

Wild beasts reduced to ghosts in the city — Photographer Nick Brandt’s epic panoramas in Inherit The Dust highlight man’s destructive presence in places animals used to roam.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Skate video series Parisii maps each of Paris’ twenty arrondissements

Parisii XIV: The penultimate episode — Europe's top skaters leave their mark on every neighbourhood in Paris with a killer edit in each one.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Shepard Fairey, Swoon and other top street artists reimagine the city

Curator Rafael Schacter on art and the metropolis — Mapping the City exhibition explores how street artists see the urban world differently.

Written by: George Kafka

Photography

What is the future of street photography?

Part 3: Asia - The City's Future — Jackie Higgins is the author of The World Atlas of Street Photography. In this three part series, Jackie reveals the key trends and brightest talents driving street photography forward around the world. After kicking off in Africa and passing through Europe, we arrive in Asia: land of the megacity.

Written by: Jackie Higgins

Culture

Huck readers get £30 off top brands at curated street boutique Surfstitch

Check out the Urban Escape AW14 lookbook — SurfStitch’s Autumn/Winter lookbook showcases the best cold weather gear from brands like Palace, Huf, Canada Goose and more.

Written by: HUCK HQ

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