Culture
The South African skate punks sparking a cultural revolution
A Soweto (Re-) Uprising — South Africa is still reeling from decades of divisive rule. Students are protesting against colonialist remnants of the past and communities still exist within borders. But in Soweto, the township-turned-city that first triggered the fight for civil rights, a new counter-culture is burning. It’s raw. It’s punk. It doesn’t give a fuck. And it’s writing its own history.
Written by: Nas Hoosen
The artist making his entire digital footprint public for us all to see
What have you got to hide? — It's hard to know in 2016 just what our digital footprint looks like. As we continue to share our every thought and move with the world online, our curated, sculpted existence - one that we want the world to see - permeates our every action. But what does this mean for individuality? And what happens if we make our supposedly private data available for all to see?
Written by: Mark Farid
The computer game forcing you to question your views about privacy online
Spying on your fellow citizens — Watching personal communications, accessing private files and surveying citizens’ online presence - you have been selected by the government to help them discover who is behind terror attacks in The Nation. The information you supply will have consequences: how will you play?
Written by: Emily Casey
A look down the side streets at Notting Hill Carnival
Away from the parade — As Notting Hill Carnival hits 50, crowds hit up the streets of West London for a weekend of celebrations. Take a look at the scene away from the parades, down the side streets of Notting Hill in 2016.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Dave Eggers’ advice for leading a life of creativity, on your own terms
Heroes of Independence — To celebrate a decade of self-rule, we caught up with icons who personify the spirit of independence. In this instalment, Dave Eggers shares his experience as a writer and publisher who knows how to get shit done – without having to make soul-destroying compromises.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Do Valley Girls still exist?
Like, whatever... — What’s up with that whole Valley Girl shtick? Was Clueless for real? Huck grabs a frappé at Topanga Mall and finds that stereotypes are, like, so passé.
Written by: Mike Fordham
What it means to be 15 and female, anywhere...
A visual mixtape — Coming of age is a tricky business, whether you’re born in Brooklyn or the Middle East. But as photographer Ilana Panich-Linsman shows, some strands of adolescence stay the same no matter where you are.
Written by: Ilana PanIch-lInsman
Documenting the disappearing bicycles of Beijing
The lost kingdom — Bicycles were once an essential part of life in China, but as the country has boomed they have been abandoned in favour of the car.
Written by: Alex King
The artist inviting you to a dinner party of death
Imagining your last supper — We visited a dinner party where strangers discussed death and dying together as they shared what their final meals meant to them.
Written by: Alex King
Is Malmö the most skateboarding-friendly city in the world?
A Swedish skate paradise — As Vans Pro Skate Park Series arrives, we investigate Malmö’s reputation as a skate mecca, with its own skateboarding high school and a skate ambassador in city hall.
Written by: Philip Joa
