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Ahilya Bamroo is Gen Z India’s authentic ambassador

Reel relatable — The influencer turned actor speaks about trolls, beauty standards and youth activism.

  • Huck 84: It Starts With Us
  • Radhika Iyengar

Why is the Met Police using EsDeeKid for ‘copaganda’?

Slop Enforcement — Among the AI slop and ragebait of late-stage social media, newsletter columnist Emma Garland has noticed a jarring trend – London’s police force appropriating criminalised subcultures for engagement purposes.

  • Culture
  • Emma Garland

The rise of anywhere and everywhere radio

Cooking up broadcasts — From a London rickshaw to a shipping container in Ukraine, independent stations are redefining what a studio looks and feels like. Bella Koopman speaks to DIY station founders to find out more.

  • Music
  • Bella Koopman

Joe Bloom’s View From a Bridge

More stories, more human — The artist and creator of the vertical video generation’s most loved storytelling platform explains the process behind creating the show, and the importance of bucking trends.

  • Huck 83: Life Is A Journey Issue
  • Isaac Muk

DJ AG has redefined DJing. Festivals are next.

From small streams, mighty rivers flow — The London streamer has democratised an art traditionally hidden away in clubs and basements with his easy-to-access, spontaneous, open platform street performances. With AG Fest lined up for the summer, Oliver Keens speaks to him about staying humble, the importance of community, and his dream to open a care home.

  • Huck 83: Life Is A Journey Issue
  • Oliver Keens

Louis Theroux’s ‘Manosphere’ shows men aren’t the problem, platforms are

No Ws for Good Men — The journalist’s new documentary sees him dive headfirst into the toxicities and machinations of the male influencer economy. But when young creators are monetarily incentivised to make more and more outrageous content, who really is to blame?

  • Culture
  • Emma Garland

Artifaxing: “We’ve become so addicted to these supercomputers in our hands”

Framing the future — Predominantly publishing on Instagram and X, the account is one of social media’s most prominent archiving pages. We caught up with the mysterious figure behind it to chat about the internet’s past, present and future, finding inspiration and art in the age of AI.

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk

Clavicular isn’t interesting, really

Dreaming Small — The ‘looksmaxxer’ of the moment has garnered widespread furore over recent controversies. But newsletter columnist Emma Garland asks whether the 20-year-old influencer is actually doing anything that new, and what his rise says about modern turbo-nostalgia’s internet dominance.

  • Culture
  • Emma Garland

Riding out with Mac & Matteo

Warm shoulder — Cycling around London with his cat on his shoulder, balaclava-donning youth worker Mac is challenging society’s perceptions of people who look and dress like him. Molly Lipson chats to him about trauma, fatherhood and using his platform as a feline influencer for good.

  • Activism
  • Molly Lipson
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Inside the shadowy, booming underground world of Urbex

Touching bricks — Spurred by social media success and a desire to live in the physical world, a new generation of teenagers and young people are sneaking into abandoned buildings and documenting their discoveries. Letty Cole goes fence-jumping with two Urbexers to find out more, and gets chased by security in the process.

  • Sport
  • Letty Cole

Inside the weird, shady world of click farms

Jack Latham’s new photobook, Beggar’s Honey, is an unflinching look behind the curtain of the endless stream of content that dominates our lives.

  • Photography
  • Isaac Muk

BBLs and penis enlargements: the rise of men’s surgery

Under the knife — Plastic surgery providers are targeting some of men’s biggest insecurities with hazardous procedures, often deploying social media advertising that lacks any meaningful oversight or regulation.

  • Activism
  • Chloé Meley

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