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Opinion

Cop shoots black man and gets away with it. When will the injustice end?

The weak and the powerful — In the aftermath of Ferguson's grand jury decision on Michael Brown's shooting, Ted Endo dynamites whatever crumb's left of the mythologised American dream.

Written by: Ted Endo

Opinion

Why the Grand Jury have failed to bring justice in Ferguson

Have we learned nothing since Rodney King? — Huck asks US police brutality experts if victims will ever get justice and what needs to change to end the violence.

Written by: Alex King

Opinion

Iconic music critic Byron Coley looks for traces of NYC's No Wave in contemporary culture

Jim Jarmusch, The Julie Ruin, Magik Markers and more — Is the spirit of the Lower East Side's anti-capitalist underground still alive?

Written by: Byron Coley

Opinion

How Doc Paskowitz changed our lives...

Are you living the dream? — When graphic designer Guy Browning and photographer Lucy Browning saw Surfwise, a film about Doc Paskowitz's unorthodox life, they decided to make a big change.

Written by: Lucy Browning

Opinion

Filmmaker Yony Leyser unpacks the myth of Berlin's underground

Capital of the disenfranchised? — It's been 25 years since the Berlin Wall fell. But can the united city hold onto its liberal reputation? Filmmaker Yony Leyser describes his last five years in Germany's Shangri-La.

Written by: Yony Leyser

Opinion

First artist to paint the Berlin Wall describes the city today

Thierry Noir on the lasting legacy of freedom in Europe — As the world celebrates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the city's most famous artists Thierry Noir describes how things have changed.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Opinion

The Rom becomes the first heritage-listed skatepark in Europe

What happens when the establishment embraces skateboarding? — Michael Fordham has mixed feelings as English Heritage award the Rom skatepark in East London Grade II listing status.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Surf

A surfing storm is brewing

Get ready to be united by gigantic swell — As a monster swell gathers across the Atlantic, surfers around the world are getting pumped for nature's great equalising force.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Surf

Is this the most cringey fake surfing ever?

Gisele 'shreds' in new Chanel No.5 campaign — Why does adland always make surfing so cheesy?

Written by: Shelley Jones

Activism

Is London falling victim to cultural cleansing?

Even chicken shops look quaint amid the vintage boutiques. — As the housing crisis deepens, and tower blocks keep rising for the transnational rich, Michael Fordham ponders London's cultural loss.

Written by: Michael Fordham

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