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Mike Brodie

Ridin' The Railroad — HUCK catches up with Mike Brodie, the mysterious train-hopping 'Polaroid Kidd'.

  • Photography
  • Shelley Jones

Handmade Boards

A Better Blank — From the dust-covered workshops of New England, two homegrown board companies are shaping an antidote to our plastic-coated shred world.

  • Surf
  • Jon Coen

Berlin Tattoo

Artisan Ink — Body art is going avant-garde, thanks to a new generation of Berlin-based tattooists who see a canvas where others see skin.

  • Art
  • Cinnamon Nippard

Cleveland Surf

Freshwater Frontier — A sun-loving surfer from the Californian coast heads inland to Cleveland, Ohio - where the waves are fickle and the water’s fresh - to meet the world’s most patient, dedicated crew.

  • Surf
  • Stefan Slater

Battle Rap

Them’s Fighting Words — HUCK goes inside the world of the rap battle leagues, and meets the fast-spitting, shit-talking comedic emcees who come armed with words and ready for war. It’s about to get real ugly.

  • Reportage
  • Rob Boffard

Dale Farm

The Dilemma — Public space has never been such a contested issue. As the economy fails and governments flounder, stories of occupations, protests and riots have dominated the news. But for millions of Romani Gypsies and Irish Travellers around the world, occupying open space is a way of life. The forced eviction of the illegal UK Dale Farm site may have grabbed headlines in recent months, but the Traveller's dilemma is an ongoing global problem. When a community’s culture clashes with their legal rights, who should compromise?

  • Reportage
  • Shelley Jones

Bellyboarding

Retro Slide — In the uptight world of aggressive surf comps, the Bellyboarding World Championships is rescuing fun.

  • Reportage
  • Alex Wade

Tokyo B-Boys

The Perfection of Soul — Hip hop historians are big fans of ‘soul’ – that mythical inner state that makes you realer than real. But what happens when ‘spirit’ is packed in a box and shipped out to every corner of the globe? Can anyone learn what it means to ‘feel’ the beat? For the lockers, poppers and b-boys of Japan, perfection is as sacred as it gets.

  • Reportage
  • Tetsuhiko Endo

Squatters

Gimme Shelter — Society foresees squatters with a monochromatic filter of misconceptions, but HUCK found a unique tone of colours in their living mode.

  • Reportage
  • Olly Zanetti

John Joseph

Bold, Crazy, Dead — Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph wants to take you on a stroll through the Lower East Side to rediscover its down ‘n’ dirty roots.

  • Music
  • Jon Coen

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