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New Yorkers protest homophobia by kissing in the rain

Here, queer and visible — LGBTQ+ campaigners descended on Uzbekistan's consulate in New York City this weekend, to protest the country's state-sponsored homophobia and violence.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Photography

What East London looked like in the 1960s

The East End in Colour — When Chris Dorley-Brown stumbled upon thousands of old colour slides belonging to local photographer David Granick, he quickly set to work. The result is The East End in Colour, a series that remembers the warmth and character of a bygone London.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Culture

Inside the bizarre world of independent wrestling

Ready to rumble — Wrestling is flourishing in unexpected places all across Britain. It’s a low-budget, high-energy world where DIY daredevils band together in the belief that teamwork makes the dream work – no matter how unlikely it seems.

Written by: Sean Cole

Culture

Don Letts and Ed Templeton on a life of rebellion

Joining The Dots — In the latest instalment of the Spaces In-Between Podcast, the Rebel Dread sits down with the artist, photographer and skating pioneer to talk all things subcultural.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Culture

The myths surrounding your antidepressant meds

Will I be numb to the world? — In the debate around antidepressants, good advice is increasingly hard to find amongst the onslaught of hot-takes and opinions. We asked a Community Pharmacist to dispel some of the biggest myths.

Written by: Jonny Winship

Photography

Life on Pine Ridge Reservation, Prisoner of War Camp #334

Buffalo Nation — Photographer Q. Sakamaki documents the lives of the Lakota people of Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, a community defiant in the face of oppression.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photography

Voyeuristic portraits of Tokyo’s hidden faces

Shibuya Unmasked — Standing on the corner of the Shibuya Crossing, photographer Oleg Tolstoy was met with a familiar sight: floods of people in white, near-identical surgical masks. Intrigued by the visual uniformity among the frantic crowds, he decided to document the city’s concealed faces.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Outdoors

A photographic catalogue of subcultures that refuse to die

Mods, skins & lowriders — For the past six years, Owen Harvey has been finding out why people are drawn to styles from a bygone era... and developing some unexpected perspective on his own life in the process.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Surf

Shahla Yasini is leading a surf revolution in Iran

Riding a wave — In the quiet Iranian village of Ramin, a revolution is underway. At its helm is Shahla Yasini - the first Iranian woman to have surfed in the country.

Written by: Giulia Frigieri

Photography

A trip through time at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco

Bump'n'grind — Brooklyn's legendary Empire Roller Skating Center shut its doors for the final time after 60 years in operation back in 2007, but Patrick D. Pagnano's photographs capture the rink in its glorious heyday.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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