Huck 55
The all-female bike crews taking over our streets
Rebellious therapy — In 1896, women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony proclaimed the bicycle as the “greatest feminist technology of its time”. Now it's the motorbike's turn.
Written by: Max Gayler
The photographer documenting the greatest silent crisis of our time
'Water' by Mustafah Abdulaziz — Are we heading towards a water crisis – or are we already in it? Photographer Mustafah Abdulaziz is journeying across the world, closing the gap between the choices we make and the impact we have on the planet.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Story Behind the Still: The defiant joy of Afghan refugees arriving on Lesvos
Reframing the refugee crisis — Two Afghan boys wearing Real Madrid T-shirts pose for a picture minutes after their boat landed on Skala Sykaminias beach on the Greek island of Lesvos. Hundreds of refugees, make this journey every day, boarding overcrowded inflatable boats to flee war and violence. But in the eyes of right-wing anti-immigration groups, this twosome are something to be feared. This is the story behind one of the boldest image in Huck’s Freaked Out Issue.
Written by: Jack Richardson
The Beirut magazine keeping the flames of revolution alive
The Outpost — The defiant flames of the Arab Spring are still burning in Beirut, thanks to The Outpost: an independent magazine that believes change is always possible.
Written by: Alex King
The fifteen-year-old environmental activist fighting to save our future
Generation Why Not — An environmentalist veteran at just fifteen, Xiuhtezcatl is the face of Earth Guardians, a collective of young activists determined to prevent the world from plummeting into further environmental disaster. Now he’s suing the US government for endangering his future.
Written by: Adam White
Busting myths and reminiscing with Hunter S. Thompson's son
Son of a Gun — Hunter S. Thompson lived his life on the verge, surrounded by guns, booze and drugs, and people who never made it. But the gonzo persona was just one layer of a man who put writing before anything else. Now his son, Juan F. Thompson, is peeling back the myth of an icon who once famously said: never turn your back on fear.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
Unrelenting ambition: An interview with Yeasayer
A career of audacious left turns — After 11 years together, surviving hardship and high expectations, pop eccentrics Yeasayer have learned how to navigate the fears and insecurities inherent in making art.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Huck unleashes a terrifying creature upon Shoreditch
The False Beast has risen — Illustrator Toby Melville-Brown kicks off our 71a Gallery window artist takeover project with False Beast.
Written by: Alex King
How music transformed Malawi prisoners into Grammy-winning artists
Sounds of the Zomba Prison Project — A notorious Malawi prison has produced an unlikely success: a critically acclaimed album brimming with the power to heal.
Written by: Adam White
How Lucia Griggi chased deadly waves to become one of the world’s best surf photographers
Into the deep — Waves as big as tower blocks and the beach patriarchy could not stop surf photographer Lucia Griggi from becoming one of the best in the world.
Written by: Nina Zeitman