BlackBlock: New zine capturing BMX in striking black and white
Zine Scene — Photographer Joe Williams’ BlackBlock zine connects riders in the UK’s South West with the emerging scene in Latvia.
Written by: Alex King
A visual journey through Charles Bukowski’s alcohol-soaked mind
Prophet of the intoxicated — NERDO design collective pay tribute to Bukowski with a striking animated version of his short poem ‘Beer’.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The Bristol Cable: A community-run newspaper holding power to account
Taking back the media — The Bristol Cable is a media co-operative shaking up local news with hard-hitting investigative journalism.
Written by: Alex King
Where are surfing’s most creative subcultures today?
The innovators, adventurers and activists — Surf Odyssey editor Andrew Groves guides us through the uncharted sea of creativity that lives beyond mainstream surfing.
Written by: Alex King
Dayo Ntwari: The Afrofuturist writer shaping Africa’s next generation through sci-fi
Stories for a new African century — Dayo Ntwari is one of a new generation of writers using sci-fi to imagine a bold future for Africa and exorcise the demons of today, like corruption, religious exploitation and Boko Haram.
Written by: Alex King
How Georgian artists are staring down Putin with humour and satire
Fighting for freedom of expression under the shadow of Putin’s Russia — Author and playwright Lasha Bugadze explains how Georgia’s post-Soviet generation of artists are battling for freedom and democracy.
Written by: Alex King
The tortured adolescent hope of Daniel Clowes
The genius behind Ghost World is back — Best known for generation-defining works like Ghost World, Art School Confidential and Pussey!, Daniel Clowes has now returned with time-travel thriller Patience. But while it might seem like a radical departure into a new genre, youthful pain and anxiety remains at its heart.
Written by: Adam White
How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style
Amplifying writers that go unheard... — Writer Tiffany Scandal is building a platform for fresh voices via Portland’s King Shot Press, a DIY publisher of radical books and ideas. This is her guide to making yourself heard and packing a stylistic punch.
Written by: Richard Daniels
Strike! Magazine on how to avoid the Dark Side and start your own publication
DIY or Die — What do you do when you’re fucked-off with the way things are? You start a subversive magazine and start exploring other planets.
Written by: Strike!
The Forecast 2016: Books
Drawn and Quarterly — Peggy Burns, publisher at influential Montreal publishing house Drawn and Quarterly, looks ahead to a great year in printed matter.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
