Culture
Let the beat guide you through 30 years of notions of beauty
'Through time it gets crazier' — Punk, rave, and hip hop culture: Take a tour through how subcultures have shaped beauty in i-D’s latest video.
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Laura Poitras explores surveillance and pandas with Ai Weiwei
The Art of Dissent — The Citizenfour filmmaker collaborates with dissident artists Ai Weiwei and Jason Appelbaum on an art-project in Beijing.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
High Maintenance creators bucked the system by trusting the wisdom of their gut
Things I Learned Along The Way — Huck's Fiftieth 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, High Maintenance creators Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld explain why bucking the system was the best decision they ever made.
Written by: Huck HQ / Samantha Maine
Huck's first clothing collection, with Roots.
Paddle Against The Flow — A clothing collaboration that celebrates the philosophy behind the first Huck book Paddle Against the Flow.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Tiananmen's Disappearing Tank man
Reproduced paintings illustrate the whitewashing of Chinese protesters' struggle — 26 years ago this week, newspapers around the world carried an image that we now recognise immediately. Today, the image still plays an important role in revealing attitudes towards Tiananmen and its aftermath.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Subcultures as sources of beauty
Three decades of looks — i-D challenged New York-based directors Santiago & Mauricio to capture the evolution of beauty over 30 years. In a new video they take us behind the scenes to show us their process.
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Fighting against himself, French breakdancer continues to innovate
Samuel Sebillaut's short film about Karim Naar is a stand-out — Prime and Fire Selects featured a host of great short documentaries. But we like to play favourites.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
A tequila-inspired menu to spur chefs on
Redefining the classic Mexican beverage —
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Don't Call it Hipster: a new wave of surf movies redefine the visual language
New moves, new aesthetics — There's a cut'n'paste cacophony from Newport Beach to Noosa.
Written by: Michael Fordham
Eight wheels rule again in 'Totally Free'
Rollerskates and sunshine in Daniel Soares' new video — The noble art of rollerskating is still alive and well in San Francisco. Director Daniel Soares captures the characters on eight wheels in his new video.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
