Culture
How the BAFTAs faced up to its problem with race
Behind the scenes — This week, the awards ceremony unveiled its diverse nominations list – a far cry from the overwhelmingly white line-up from last year. But do these changes go far enough, and what will it take for the rest of the industry to follow suit?
Written by: Rory Horne
Inside the soaring Pokémon trade fuelled by lockdown
Gotta Catch Em’ All — With the pandemic triggering widespread nostalgia, many have found themselves returning to childhood favourites like Pokémon, which turned 25 this year. And now, card traders are raking in hundreds of thousands by capitalising on the growing demand.
Written by: Gunseli Yalcinkaya
A photographer’s elegy to the evolution of Drum and Bass
Who say reload — Eddie Otchere remembers photographing the UK’s rave scene from the inside, and how a generation of young people built their own clubbing paradise in defiance of authority.
Written by: HUCK HQ
An uplifting portrait of gay liberation in ‘70s New York
Loving openly — Activist and photographer Leonard Fink’s newly-digitised archive captures the West Village’s marches, queer bars and cruising grounds, highlighting the passion and creativity LGBTQ+ people exhibited after Stonewall.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Marina Correia is inspiring Black girl skaters everywhere
Moving up — Earlier this year, Correia made history when she won the title of world champion in longboard dancing. Now, the Niçoise is determined to use her platform to be a role model and to bring some much-needed representation to the sport.
Written by: Alex Wade
Photos showing the creative spirit of LA’s lowrider scene
Riding high — From 2014 to 2019, photographer Kristin Bedford attended hundreds of lowrider cruise nights, car shows, quinceaneras, weddings and funerals, documenting a side to LA’s Mexican-American community that challenges prevalent societal stereotypes.
Written by: HUCK HQ
LGBTQ+ zines from places where being gay is condemned
Queer resistance — From Russia to India and Hong Kong, we take a look at the zines which are carving out vital spaces of self-expression for queer people in countries where same-sex relationships still remain taboo.
Written by: Z. Raza-Sheikh
The ‘Robin Hood‘ bank robber who stole to save society
The unusual suspect — Author Ben Machell discusses his new non-fiction book tracing the extraordinary case of Stephen Jackley, a university student who raided banks and betting offices between 2007 and 2008 with the intention of giving to the poor.
Written by: Daisy Schofield
Photos capturing the soul of Notting Hill in the ‘70s
Community spirit — A new book revisits Philip Wolmuth‘s photographs of West London during a turbulent decade for the area, relating a vision of community photography with social justice at its core.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photos capturing the blissful hedonism of ‘90s rave culture
Pure ecstasy — Tony Davis discusses his candid shots of unbridled joy from Britain’s clubbing golden era and what his photos mean to a generation of ravers looking back on the nights that defined their youth.
Written by: Joseph Marczynski
