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100 London advertising sites hacked to protest mass consumerism

Tax wealth — Created by anonymous artist network Brandalism, the action comes ahead of Black Friday, when UK shoppers are expected to spend £6.5 billion as brands run discounted sales of their products.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop
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In photos: The street food vendors keeping London nourished

Food for the soul — When the clock strikes 12 each day, workers across the spectrum of industries take to one of the city’s thousands of vendors to nourish themselves, and occasionally discover something new. We teamed up with O’Neill to spotlight a few of our local favourites.

  • Culture
  • Ella Glossop
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Queer nightlife in crisis: 8 of London’s biggest parties unite to save LGBTQ+ venues

Not a eulogy. A declaration — Over the weekend, INFERNO, Queer House Party, Riposte, RIOT, BUMPAH, Coven, Uhaul Dyke Rescue and PLASTYK came together in a photoshoot to call for collective action, as the landscape for grassroots venues continues to worsen.

  • Music
  • Ella Glossop
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Analogue Appreciation: PVA

Enough — In an ever more digital, online world, we ask our favourite artists about their most cherished pieces of physical culture. Today, London-based electronic trio PVA.

  • Music
  • PVA
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Inside Booters: the Hooters-inspired supper club celebrating butch identity

Butchify everything — From a viral performative butch contest, to a packed ButchtoberFest celebration, Booters is taking over London’s dyke nightlife.

  • Culture
  • Megan Wallace
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“Skiing gives me inspiration, art lets me translate that”: Max Palm on creativity, skating and his new collection

Snow rail jam — The freeskier will launch his first capsule set for Peak Performance at London Bridge’s White Ground Skatepark this weekend, which will see space turned into a snow sports playground.

  • Sport
  • Huck
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Sumo’s away day shook London. Could it ever take off?

Hakkeyoi — Touching down at the Royal Albert Hall, the Grand Sumo Tournament marked the second time an official five-day tournament has ever taken place outside of Japan. Ella Glossop investigates whether the sport could ever find mainstream success on British soil.

  • Sport
  • Ella Glossop
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In photos: Wild weekends on the ’90s London Underground

Mind the gap — Mark McEvoy’s new photobook revisits the three-year period when he spent Friday and Saturday evenings roaming the Tube with his camera. The result is a mix of joy, drunkenness and spots of stillness.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
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Meet the London charity using art and music to tackle youth violence

Art Against Knives — For 15 years, the group has been inspiring Barnet’s young people through creativity and possibility. Following their recent win at the Youth Music Awards, we caught up with Katy Dawe and Rickardo Stewart to hear about their story.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk
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Dani d’Ingeo

What went down at Huck’s Issue 82 launch party

Gems & mems — With an insightful Q&A featuring High Vis’ Graham Sayle and cover star Kojey Radical, along with headsy bass music from Manami and grooves from DJ.FINAL3.INDD, it was an evening to celebrate music, print and community.

  • Huck 82: The Music Issue
  • Ella Glossop

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