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What we learned from The World Transformed 2019

Power in the grassroots — Earlier this month, the annual arts and politics festival returned for its biggest – and most radically transformative – year yet.

  • Reportage
  • Ben Smoke

The lost freedom of East London’s strip pubs

The disappearing city — Strip pubs are an integral part of East London’s past – but shifting attitudes and rising rents are eating away at their freedoms, and casting doubt over their future.

  • Reportage
  • Jessica Furseth

Adventurers choose their favourite Europe nature spots

In partnership with Keen — Daniel Neilson, James Forrest and Alan Hinkes reveal the areas that are closest to their hearts – and why it’s so important that we keep them protected.

  • Outdoors
  • Huck

Goldie is not interested in your irrelevant questions

‘I don’t give a fuck’ — The drum and bass pioneer opens up about drugs, artistic recognition and his complex feelings towards Eric Clapton.

  • Music
  • Jeremy Allen

The story behind London’s most radical design studio

Paddington Printshop — From anti-landlord housing struggles, to socialist activism: the Paddington Printshop designed the aesthetic of rebellion in the 20th century.

  • Art
  • Jacob Charles Wilson

Birmingham’s independent art scene is fighting for its life

Another casualty — Digbeth, which lies just west of HS2’s Phase One development site, faces an existential threat in the face of rising rents, changing demographics and government cuts.

  • Activism
  • Luke Charnley

The alternative death centre helping you go out in style

Knocking them dead — From leopard print coffins to environmentally friendly ceremonies, Arka is the women-led funeral home changing the way we deal with the death process.

  • Activism
  • Niloufar Haidari

The mental health zine giving the power back to patients

Dear GP... — Dear GP is taking the traditional clinic letter and turning it on its head: painstakingly describing the doctors, rather than the patients.

  • Activism
  • Emily Reynolds

How to survive as an independent festival in 2019

Can it still be done? — With more and more festivals crowding the cultural calendar, it’s hard to survive, let alone stand out. But among the noise, a number of DIY events are carving out their own distinct space – thriving in the process.

  • Music
  • Daniel Dylan Wray

What #AlexFromGlasto shows us about race in the UK

Black and white — After being plucked from the crowd at Glastonbury to rap alongside Dave, the teen became a national treasure – but would it have happened if he was black?

  • Opinion
  • Jeffrey Boakye

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