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A do-it-yourself guide to the world’s favourite new food trend: The coffee cocktail

Huck x Tia Maria — The world is going insane and it’s getting cold. Console yourself with these lovely winter warmers guaranteed to get you in a festive mood.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Opinion

Anti-Semitism is not anti-Zionism and it's time we all accept it

From where I stand — It’s time we talked about anti-Semitism - and not just on the British left. When anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are branded together, the consequences are dangerous.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Opinion

Britain's refusal to grant asylum and the hypocrisy of "safety"

From where I stand — Not a day goes by that students and women's groups aren't mocked by the right-wing press and liberal thinkers for creating safe-spaces, environments in which some danger and oppression can be kept at bay. Safe spaces are derided by those who have the luxury of safety already.

Written by: Shone Faye

Activism

Has the world hit compassion fatigue for Syria’s refugees?

Empathy reserves on empty — An anti-refugee backlash seems to sweeping the globe, reflected in media coverage and government policy. Adam White asks what has happened to our collective sympathy and concern for the human rights of refugees?

Written by: Adam White

Opinion

Oxi, outrage and optimism: what is life like for young, creative Greeks today?

Thoughts after a year of Syriza — A year ago, Greece’s first radical left government promised to end austerity. They failed. But has anything changed? Skaters, street artists, illustrators and photographers explain the situation through their eyes.

Written by: Alex King

Activism

The A-list celebrities and their terrorist, dictator and druglord superfans

Iron fisted obsessions — Mexico's most-wanted drug kingpin El Chapo blew his cover flirting with a telenovela starlet. But he joins a long list of murderous psychopaths - from Osama bin Laden to Kim Jong Il - with an embarrassing celebrity obsession.

Written by: Adam White

Opinion

Expert view: UK government’s legal highs ban is a joke

Do we even know what we’re banning? — The UK government’s proposed Psychoactives Bill attempts to ban all ‘legal highs’. It will never work, explains Jason Reed, spokesperson at LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition).

Written by: Alex King

Opinion

Thomas Piketty on the secret behind the rise of ISIS: Inequality

Radical economist turns the terror debate on its head — It’s not ideology, Islam or radicalism that fuels ISIS; it’s poverty, control of oil wealth by corrupt rulers and a lack of positive opportunities, argues Thomas Piketty.

Written by: Alex King

Music

World leaders collaborate on pro-war charity Christmas single 'Bomb The World' (kinda)

A depressingly accurate spoof — Comedy group Mother's Best Child and online magazine Don't Panic team up to a produce a video that exposes warmongering politicians and token festive philanthropy in one swoop.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Opinion

To defeat ISIS, we must solve the refugee crisis

Fear, fences and futile bombing — Shutting our doors to refugees and bombing Syria is exactly the response ISIS want. Alex King looks at why we can’t let them dictate our response to the Paris attacks.

Written by: Alex King

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