History
A town for tomorrow: Thamesmead’s utopian history
Modernist memories — Despite providing the dystopian backdrop for A Clockwork Orange, Thamesmead was originally envisioned as a bold new future for London housing. Now, a new book is celebrating its futuristic beginnings – and looking ahead to what comes next.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Documenting the dark side of ’80s Florida
A peculiar paradise — Photographer Nathan Benn paints a complex and surreal picture of his native state in the newly resurfaced project, A Peculiar Paradise.
Written by: Miss Rosen
All aboard the Bang Bus: London's outrageous, queer late night trip through time
A vehicle for change — Step inside the DIY LGBT tour bus ensuring queer histories aren't forgotten. Don't google Bang Bus though, the results are really NSFW.
Written by: Michael Segalov
A brief history of the British tattoo
How we got inked — From high class beginnings to the myths of inked up criminals, as a new exhibition opens in Cornwall, tattoo historian Dr Matt Lodder plots out a history of British body art.
Written by: Michael Segalov
What Dalston looked like in the 1980s
Same places, different time — In his new book, photographer Andrew Holligan captures a snapshot of Dalston, East London in the 1980s, a hub of diversity on the cusp of change.
Written by: Lidia Buonaiuto
Mapping the squats, strip clubs and bars that launched punk
London Calling — Forty years after punk first 'posed a threat to normal life', writer and cultural historian Paul Gorman charts the sub-culture's hidden history within London and reveals why the city remains the capital of cool.
Written by: Cian Traynor
In Pictures: Old school Mexican crime photographs from the archive of Stefan Ruiz
Why the history of photography matters when we look at pictures of criminals — Huck interviews Stefan Ruiz, the photographer behind a new book on Mexican crime photography, to talk about El Chapo, the celebrity cult, fashion, and fantasy.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
In Pictures: How do you tell the story of the Internet?
Electronic SuperHighway show — A new exhibit at the Whitechapel Gallery looks back at 50 years of digital art, tracking a complex relationship between art and technology through the eyes of over 70 artists.
Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon
The secret recipe of London's iconic Blue Plaques
Family Business — Huck meets the family who make London's famous Blue Plaques - which mark where famous figures lived across the capital, in our latest short film.
Written by: HUCK HQ
For LA explorer Tom Carroll, adventure means making sense of the world
Adventure Pop Quiz — Tom Carroll uncovers the hidden history of Los Angeles in his Youtube channel Tom Explores LA. Here he talks about putting his life in harms way every day and the joys of the open road.
Written by: HUCK HQ
