Culture
In Pictures: Capturing a cultural oasis in the Sahara
The Invisible Frontier — Photographer Arnaud Contreras has spent 15 years travelling through Africa, uncovering the spirit of desert life – its youth, its music and its struggles – to counteract Saharan stereotypes that persist in the West.
Written by: Cian Traynor
An idiot's guide to U.S. primary season 2016
Here's what you need to know — We all know that there's an election happening in the U.S. right now, but what exactly is a primary? What makes a delegate super? Can Donald Trump really win? And what does it all mean? Here's an idiot's guide to the U.S. primary process in 2016.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Student nurses held a die-in to protest the killing of the UK's health service
A matter of life and death — Over one hundred student nurses descended on the Department of Health in London this afternoon to hold a die-in to mark the number of nursing, midwifery and healthcare students set to be lost thanks to government cuts, and to protest the way the Tories are killing the NHS.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Lakwena Maciver explores faith and mythology through electric colours and patterns
Inspiring words and electric colour — Known for her blend of colour, dialogue and decoration, London street artist Lakwena Maciver brings her signature murals to Shoreditch’s Boxpark. Huck caught up with her as she was putting the finishing touches on with her new exhibition, Up in the Air.
Written by: Jason Nicco-Annan
There were more executions in 2015 than there have been for 25 years
State sanctioned murder — A new report from Amnesty International finds 1,000 people were executed in Iran last year, while executions in Pakistan were at the highest level ever recorded.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Photos of neo-Nazis marching through Dover to protest refugees arriving in England
Fighting back against fascism — This weekend we watched neo-Nazis march through the seaside town of Dover because apparently that's what Nazis do, while over 300 anti-fascists showed up to try and stop them. Photographer Seb Heseltine headed down to capture the occasion.
Written by: Seb Heseltine
Finding freedom through surfing in war-torn Gaza
Escape the Land — Photographer and surfer Andrew McConnell journeys to Gaza, to discover the surf culture that has emerged in the midst of a battleground.
Written by: Andrew McConnell
The Swinging Man: Huck meets Henry Rollins
Addicted to movement — From Black Flag to spoken word, travel journalism to acting, Henry Rollins has thrown himself into a spiral of constant reinvention, defying expectations at every turn. Just don’t ask him to slow down or look back.
Written by: Steven T. Hanley
The photographer using old-world processes to capture new-world tribes
Timeless portraits of the past — Brooklyn-based Joni Sternbach employs Nineteenth Century wet plate collodion photography to document Long Island’s Shinnecock Indian Nation.
Written by: Joni Sternbach
Turkey is illegally returning thousands of refugees to Syria
A humanitarian crisis rages on — New research by Amnesty International finds Turkish authorities are forcing Syrian refugees back to the war-torn country, breaking EU and international law. With a new EU agreement to see refugees arriving in Greece returned to Turkey set to take effect as early as next week, it's time for action.
Written by: Michael Segalov
