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Photography

Tamas Dezso reveals Eastern Europe’s forgotten people

Decay on the fringes — Hungarian photographer Tamas Dezso documents life in the ignored villages and post-industrial towns of Hungary and Romania.

Written by: Alex King

Music

Inside the only company that never stopped believing in cassette tapes

Analogue rewind — National Audio Company were too stubborn to give up on tapes. Now they’re surfing a resurgence of the much-loved analogue format.

Written by: Alex King

Top Picks

Unplanned America explores the States’ most far-out subcultures

Aussies on the edge — DIY documentary series Unplanned America follows three Australian best mates on a riotously funny, make-it-up-as-you-go-along journey through the cultural fringes of the US.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

A thriving skateboarding scene is emerging in Palestine

Boards beyond borders — Epicly Palestine’d: The Birth of Skateboarding in the West Bank meets the local skate pioneers helping to build a scene from nothing.

Written by: Alex King

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Moody short Maximize shows LA like you’ve never seen before

Alienation and obsolescence on Super 8 — Gardens & Villa announce their new LP Music For Dogs with an arresting mini-doc that asks if we’ve lost our soul to the machines.

Written by: Alex King

Surf

Meet the autistic surfer who’s inspired generations of groms

Curt film release — Curt Harper is a SoCal surfing legend who’s never let autism come in the way of doing what he loves. Watch the full Curt documentary here.

Written by: Alex King

Film

The freshest young filmmakers at the East End Film Festival

Five not-to-miss screenings — Discover challenging filmmaking and up-and-coming directors of the 14th East End Film Festival.

Written by: Robin Nierynck

Film

Meet the leader of the Lower East Side’s last street gang

Colours, crime and second chances — Cochise led the Satan's Sinners Nomads street gang on New York’s Lower East Side in the late 1980s. After being sent to prison for the attempted murder of two gang members, he turned his life around and now makes art.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Martin Parr on the power of persistence

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, one of Britain's most celebrated photographers, Martin Parr explains how even he had to take a load of crap photos to get something good.

Written by: Huck HQ / Shelley Jones

Top Picks

What’s it like to live in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster?

Life after Chernobyl — Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s remarkable documentary Pripyat meets the people who still live and work in the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone, surrounded by dangerous levels of radioactive contamination.

Written by: Alex King

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