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Dissent In The Country — For one group of frustrated pacifists living under Thatcher’s steely gaze, punk was more than just a new kind of rock. It was the voice of resistance. HUCK takes a stroll into the bucolic English countryside to visit the commune-style home of anarcho-punk band Crass, pioneers of direct action sound.

  • Music
  • Shelley Jones

Prison Rehabilitation

Re-Hope — A prisoner stands on one side of the law, and the free man stands on the other. But what really separates these two people, and how do we bridge the divide? The following four independent organisations are working with inmates and ex-prisoners to turn their lives around. Are people born ‘evil’ or do some of the system’s children simply fall through the cracks?

  • Reportage
  • Shelley Jones

Skate Punk

The Californian Safety Pin — Excerpts from a journey to the origins of skate punk.

  • Reportage
  • Konstantin Butz

Wheelchair Basketball

Roll, Shoot, Score. — Argentina’s wheelchair basketball team are getting ready to take on the world.

  • Reportage
  • Javier Heinzmann

Why plastic marine pollution can no longer be ignored

We're killing our oceans — Our reliance on plastic is coming home to roost. We’re polluting the planet one water bottle at a time, and simply swimming past the evidence floating in our seas. But, as Miles Masterson discovers, carrying on like this will lead to disaster.

  • Activism
  • Miles Masterson

New York Longboarding

Bustin' Out — Prepare yourself for a long and wild ride: New York City's longboarders are charging around en masse.

  • Reportage
  • Tetsuhiko Endo

Bike Polo is flourishing on both sides of the Atlantic

Grab you urban steed — Put the ponies out to pasture, leave your pretence at the door: hardcourt bike polo is not a blue-blooded sport.

  • Reportage
  • Shannon Denny

Japan Surf Pioneers

Hokkaido Dissidents — Surfing in Japan has never been for the meek. Those who came to it early faced new obstacles every day, from sub-zero temperatures to over-zealous police. But on the northern island of Hokkaido, one group of pioneers found a way through the wall.

  • Reportage
  • Chris Nelson

Roller Derby

Ladies who Crunch — Back in time and behind the scenes with the all-girl sport that’s reclaiming independence and bringing back brawls.

  • Reportage
  • Shannon Denny

Bangladesh Surf

Breaking Bangla — Off the coastline of the world’s longest sandy beach, a break, some boards and a few pioneers are transporting the wave-riding reveries of Hawaiian Kings to the jungle-lined shores of Bangladesh.

  • Surf
  • Cyrus Shahrad

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