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Huck’s Most Popular Reads, Feb 15-21, 2015
A roundup of the hottest stories on the site this week —
Intimate portraits of Los Angeles youth
My Life in Analogue — Ed Medrano’s photography captures the heart and soul of Los Angeles’ grassroots culture.
Written by: Megan White
Alison Mosshart and Scout Willis get in on the Polaroid game
The Impossible Project’s 8x8 opens in London — Prolific instant snappers including Alison Mosshart, Scout Willis and Oliver Blohm have each been challenged by the Impossible Project to shoot a series comprised of just eight images.
Written by: Megan White
Andy Warhol and Martin Parr’s crazy collections go on show
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector opens in London — Want to see Andy Warhol's cookie jar collection or Damien Hirst's stash of taxidermy? Check out the new Magnificent Collections show at the Barbican.
Written by: Megan White
Check out Ralph Steadman's favourite Breaking Bad illustrations
Ralph Steadman's character portraits exhibition at 71a — If you missed Ralph Steadman and Bob Odenkirk when they graced Huck's 71a Gallery last week, have a look through the best entries to the Breaking Bad creative brief - personally judged by Steadman himself.
Written by: HUCK HQ
That awkward moment when everyone finds out a 13-year-old girl wrote your best quote
The plagiarisers list of shame — A 13-year-old-girl was recently unmasked as the real author of a popular John Green quote. Embarrassing. But Green joins a long list of notorious plagiarisers, including Vladmir Putin, Jonah Lehrer and Brian Williams.
Written by: Alex Taylor
Five controversial contributors from nine decades of The New Yorker
NYC’s culture bible turns 90 — To celebrate The New Yorker’s 90th birthday, we look back on five of its most controversial and high-profile contributors.
Written by: Megan White
Is community dying in America? Photographer Alec Soth went to find out
Lone ballroom dancers and the last snow globe repairman — Alec Soth criss-crosses the States to document the breakdown of community in small-town America.
Written by: Alex King
Spike Jonze's unseen photos transformed into NY Fashion Week show
Opening Ceremony x Spike Jonze — So-Cal fashion brand Opening Ceremony breaks open Spike Jonze's photography archive to create a New York Fashion Week show and exhibition.
Written by: Megan White
Can photography help formerly trafficked women connect with their sense of self?
Voice of Freedom — Charity PhotoVoice empowers people too often denied a voice to tell their own stories through photography.
Written by: Alex King
