Culture
Creative contempt: Mr. Bingo's Hate Mail collection
Troll for hire — When London-based illustrator Mr. Bingo offered to abuse people for money, demand for his creative insults became overwhelming. Now, following a viral Kickstarter campaign, his best put-downs have been compiled into one hate-filled book of awesomeness.
Written by: Ella Guthrie
Inside the everyday world of UFO hunters
The truth is out there... — Photographer Robert Ormerod took a road trip from Roswell, New Mexico to Area 51, exploring our fascination with the unknown by immersing himself in the mythology behind extra-terrestrial life.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Celebrating the diversity of Africa through Snapshots of its daily life
Everyday Africa — What started off as a simple snapshot of everyday life soon became a global movement that’s shifting attitudes around the world. Now Everyday Africa have launched their first photo book, documenting the highlights of their first four years in action.
Written by: Peter DiCampo
Why the brutalist architecture of Britain's housing estates matters in 2016
They never were failed utopias — The debate around social housing and the Brutalist architecture that embodies it has been raging for half a century. In London, 2016, it feels like the war being waged against council estates is being won, even though social need is as great as ever before.
Written by: Marianna Manson
Twenty-one non-white writers on life in Britain today
The Good Immigrant — What is it really like to be a person of colour living in modern Britain? Twenty-one writers discuss this reality, and share what it means to them in a new crowdfunded anthology fittingly titled The Good Immigrant.
Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew
Forever Changes: Teenage life in Britain’s old mining towns
All Dressed Up — Photographer Karen Robinson spent over a year hanging out with the young women of East Durham, illuminating the hopes and dreams of people failed by society. What she captured were candid moments of humour, innocence and working-class resilience.
Written by: Cian Traynor
How curator Hans Ulrich Obrist discovered that connecting people leads to creativity
Things I Learned Along The Way — As a teen criss-crossing Europe on night trains, Hans Ulrich Obrist laid down the tracks for his own creative network. Then the web arrived. Today, the art curator, critic and director of London’s Serpentine Gallery is still connecting people and ideas, only now it’s on a global scale.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
The hip-hop heroes fighting oppression in conflict areas
Stronger than a weapon — From political prisoners to former child soldiers, photographer Sascha Kraus has travelled the globe documenting outspoken figures doing what they do best: rapping for survival.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Under the skin of Britain's facial tattoo community
The people beneath the ink — Mark Leaver's photography project looks at facial tattoos; a misunderstood and stereotyped group, already a niche within a subculture.
Written by: Alex King
The Teddy Boys: Britain’s original teenage rebels
Rock'n'roll riot-starters — Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins reflects on the enduring legacy of The Teds as his classic documentary series goes on display for the first time in nearly 40 years.
Written by: Alex King
