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Beirut’s skate scene is rebuilding from the rubble

After the blast — For those living in the Lebanese capital, the explosion was simply the tip of the iceberg. As the city grapples with the aftermath, a group of skaters are fighting to save their scene – because for them, it’s the only way to escape the pressures of everyday life.

Written by: Victoria Schneider

Surf

Riding giants: the behemothic art of big-wave surfing

Nazaré diaries — At the start of the year, writer and former pro surfer Jamie Brisick visited the world’s premier big-wave contest. What he discovered was an event of biblical proportions: a place where daredevil disciples put their lives in the hands of an ocean at its most majestically unpredictable.

Written by: Jamie Brisick

Activism

The US sanctuaries protecting immigrant families from ICE

'I felt like a caged dog' — We hear the stories of immigrants and activists on the frontlines of resistance to the Trump administration’s racist border regime – many of whom are now hidden away in churches – and ask if a Biden presidency could ever mark an end to the injustices.

Written by: Alex King

Activism

Voting among the dead at a San Francisco's mausoleum

A grave moment — Last week, San Francisco residents cast their ballots in a most unusual location. Huck spoke to some of them to find out why this year was a moment to vote as if your life depended on it.

Written by: Jennifer Stavros

Culture

Huck 74: The Action Issue

Out now! — In times like these, the act of making something happen for yourself has never felt more urgent. Our latest print instalment celebrates doing just that – spotlighting the people moving to transform their worlds for the better.

Written by: Huck

Magazine

Favela ballet: inside a dance school unlike any other

En pointe — In one of Rio’s toughest neighbourhoods, a makeshift academy is offering young women the opportunity to escape the struggles of life – even if just for a day.

Written by: Fabian Federl

Reportage

The hotel business pivoting to supply 15 million with PPE

Pandemic Innovators — For the past 10 years, Laurence Nair-Price has run a business dealing in hotel furnishings. But after witnessing the government's calamitous failings around COVID-19, the entrepreneur decided to take matters into his own hands, reinventing his company to supply millions with PPE.

Written by: Huck

Magazine

The Caracas drag scene is a refuge for the city’s outsiders

As violence and turmoil continue to beset the Venezuelan capital, the drag community has positioned itself at the forefront of a DIY fightback – one that refuses to stand by and watch the city crumble.

Written by: Lexi Parra

Reportage

Moria’s fires expose the stark inhumanity refugees face

Inevitable inferno — The camp’s population has swelled while living conditions have deteriorated under government inaction, making this devastating crisis inevitable.

Written by: Alex King

Reportage

Virtual healing: the shamanic answer to coronavirus

Holistic healthcare — Scotland's shamanic community claims that human mistreatment of the planet caused the pandemic, and some say they have the power to heal the virus.

Written by: Sam Bradpiece

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