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Inside the Los Angeles scene kid revival

The Rawring ’20s — For the cover of Huck 84, photographer Alexis Gross and writer Anna Zanes meet the latest faces of scene, who are finding freedom to express themselves through its technicolour, unafraid aesthetic.

  • Huck 84: It Starts With Us
  • Anna Zanes

Reynaldo Rivera’s intimate portrait of queer Latino love

Propiedad Privada — Growing up during the AIDS pandemic, the photographer entered a world where his love was not only taboo, but dangerous. His new monograph presents inward-looking shots made over four decades, which reclaim the power of desire.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
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The strange suburban mundanity of San Fernando Valley’s porn industry

The Valley — Legendary photographer Larry Sultan grew up in the northern Los Angeles suburb, which also happened to be the 20th century epicentre of the country’s adult film industry. Spending days on set shooting life behind the scenes, his now-canon series blurred fantasy, desire and domesticity. 

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk

Swan Moon’s cinematic portrait of growing up Korean in ’90s Los Angeles

Self reflections — Picking up her first camera at the age of eight, the photographer took countless shots of her life, friends and city to help make sense of her surroundings. Her new photobook looks back on those formative years.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
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How Santa Monica Blvd inspired queer classic film Hustler White

Baal — Rick Castro’s new exhibition explores his journey from photographing male sex workers in LA to creating one of the most shocking LGBTQ+ films of all time.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
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The Getty Center’s first exclusively queer exhibition opens today

$3 Bill: Evidence of Queer Lives — Running until September, it features paintings, ephemera, video and photography to highlight LGBTQ+ histories, culture and people from 1900 to the present day.

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk
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Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong tells ICE to “fuck off” in LA protest video

Saviors — The singer shared the post on Sunday, featuring the band’s recently released song ‘Fuck Off’ as its soundtrack.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk
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A new book explores Tupac’s revolutionary politics and activism

Words For My Comrades — Penned by Dean Van Nguyen, the cultural history encompasses interviews with those who knew the rapper well, while exploring his parents’ anti-capitalist influence.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

“Struggle helps people come together”: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Huck’s February interview — To hear more about the release of the indie darling’s first collaborative album, we caught up with her and Devra Hoff to hear about the record, motherhood in music and why the ’80s are back,

  • Music
  • Isaac Muk

Los Angeles is burning: Rick Castro on fleeing his home once again

Braver New World — In 2020, the photographer fled the Bobcat Fire in San Bernardino to his East Hollywood home, sparking the inspiration for an unsettling photo series. Now, while preparing for its exhibition, he has had to leave once again, returning to the mountains.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Revisiting the birth of skate culture in 1970s Los Angeles

New photobook ‘Last Days of Summer: California Skateboarding Archive 1975–1978’ looks back at an iconic chapter of youth culture.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Captivating shots of life on the streets of L.A.

A new exhibition aims to shed light on the underrepresented and local communities that make up Los Angeles.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

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