Culture
America could learn a lot from the skaters of Atlanta
Lessons from the Fourth Ward Skate Park — As Trump comes to power on a divisive wave of prejudice, the skate community of Atlanta is holding tight and keeping their own utopia alive. In this chapter of Disunited States, a series of dispatches from Georgia, Huck escapes to the Fourth Ward Skate Park and finds a community that refuses to build boundaries.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Rediscovering the roots of London reggae, one album cover at a time
Vinyl legends — Photographer Alex Bartsch has set himself an ambitious mission to track down the locations on the sleeves of iconic UK reggae records released over two decades, between 1967 and 1987.
Written by: Angel Lambo
These are the beautiful faces of London today
People of London — Photographer Peter Zelewski’s intimate portraits of Londoners pay tribute to the technicolour mix of people who make it the greatest city on earth.
Written by: Alex King
Artists, activists and cultural rebels react to Trumpageddon
The end is nigh? — The blonde grope-monster is one step closer to getting his hands on the big red nuke button. Here’s how our family of artists, countercultural figures and activists reacted.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Under Trump make no mistake: We're all refugees now
From Where I Stand — What happens when the arc of history no longer bends towards justice? As Donald Trump upends the world in the greatest political upset for generations, Japanese-American writer Tetsuhiko Endo reflects on what the future holds for anyone fighting on the fringes.
Written by: Tetsuhiko Endo
Huck's heroes on their hopes for America under Obama
Flashback to 2008 — Eight years ago, on the eve of Obama's election, we asked five of our American counter-cultural heroes to tell us their hopes and fears for the future if the U.S. was really to elect its first black President. America delivered, but did Barack? Here's Kelly Slater, Adam Yauch, Ed Templeton, Stacy Peralta and Chuck D.
Written by: Tim Donnelly // Chloe McClosky
Blurring fantasy and reality in America's poorest region
Imagined truths — Across Appalachia, photographer Stacy Kranitz is embedding herself into the frame, turning strangers into lovers, subjects into friends, and exploding the myth that photography is objective.
Written by: Stacy Kranitz
Put your rump on Donald Trump, for charity
Grab him by the whoopee — Mr. Bingo puts Donald Trump in his right place: On a whoopee cushion, with all proceeds donated to charity.
Written by: Huck HQ
Creating a fantasy teenage underworld in small town Northern Ireland
Filling the void with colour — Northern Irish photographer Megan Doherty’s 'Stoned in Melanchol' imagines a fictional underground youth culture to escape her boredom with life in Derry.
Written by: Alex King
A pep talk with Ian MacKaye on the eve of the US elections
How to handle anything, from Brexit to Trump — Words of advice from the punk pioneer in case the worst should happen: Get offline and have real conversations. Stop trying to blow one another up.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
