Culture
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
The photographer removing gang members' tattoos to help us see past the ink
Skin Deep — Tattoos are an integral part of American gang culture, and for those wishing to make fresh starts these permanent marks are hard to escape. By capturing ex-gang members and photoshopping out their tats, photographer Steven Burton's latest project, 'Skin Deep', helps us see past the ink.
Written by: Khadija Ahmed
These timeless photos prove that youth never changes
The predicament of being a kid — Photographer Mark Steinmetz has built a career playing the long game: focusing on everyday realities – like adolescence – that are easy to miss, biding his time until patterns start to emerge.
Written by: Mark Steinmetz
