Culture
Kim Kardashian, Rolling Stone and the constant 'death of music'
The glory days were all in our heads — Kim Kardashian's Rolling Stone cover pushed Sinead O'Connor to declare the death of music - at least the third time that music has “died” in recent years. But is it time to stop shouting about pop culture on life support - and stop being sexist and awful to Kim, too?
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Alternative bike culture’s heroes and zeros come together for Dirt Quake IV
Start your engines — Sideburn Magazine editor Gary Inman on his raucous Dirt Quake event, which descends on Kings Lynn for a weekend of two-wheeled madness at the Adrian Flux arena, July 17-18.
Written by: Mike Fordham
Huck’s intergalactic sounds playlist
Space jams — As Nasa’s New Horizons probe beams back images from its Pluto flyby, we dig out the artists cruising the outer reaches of the sonic universe - featuring Gil Scott-Heron, Sun Ra and more.
Written by: Michael Fordham
The ruthless democracy of Channel 101
Our favourite 5-minute shows from the ongoing LA-based pilot festival — With the second season of cult animated TV show Rick and Morty released next week, we look back at the strange world of Channel 101 that spawned it, where the viewer is the executive and the drama is always cut short.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
The Smarteez on South Africa’s ongoing struggle for equality
Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, we hear from young fashion crew The Smarteez, about the creative revolution taking root in Soweto, and how they're pushing into the future while refusing to be beholden to the past.
Written by: Huck HQ / Alex King
Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari stand up for press freedom in Iran
Journalism is not a crime — Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater recounts how the Iranian regime imprisoned journalist Maziar Bahari — just for doing his job.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Stephanie Foo's podcast playlist
Stories for your ears — In Huck 50, Stephanie Foo told us about her journey from aspiring journalist to public radio producer, spurred on by a love of great stories. When we asked her about her favourite individual shows and podcasts, she was more than happy to share.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Michaela Angela Davis had to infiltrate the mainstream to get people talking change
Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, image activist Michaela Angela Davis explains how she had to go inside the mainstream machine to challenge how black women are represented.
Written by: Huck HQ / Adriana Monsalve
Namwali Serpell is the Zambian author defying convention and starting a mutiny
Talking Afronauts and Nabokov with the 2015 Caine Prize Winner — Namwali Serpell won this year's Caine Prize, the African writing equivalent of the Booker Prize. This year's contenders show the African writing scene is fast evolving, she says. The world should pay attention because the continent is packed with damn good stories.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Harper Lee in her own words
On the eve of Scout's anticipated return — As Atticus Finch and Scout return after 60 years in the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, Huck looks at what makes literary legend Harper Lee tick.
Written by: Andrea Kurland and D'Arcy Doran
