Alex King
In Pictures: Everyday Africa you don’t see on the news
Hope, happiness and hustle beyond the headlines — Everyday Africa is a network of photojournalists and self-taught photographers, shifting perceptions of the continent with each Instagrammed image.
Written by: Alex King
The Panama Papers: what happens next?
Can we beat the tax havens? — After the biggest leak of offshore financial data in history, will anything change? We asked author and tax haven expert Nicholas Shaxson.
Written by: Alex King
Should David Cameron resign over offshore trusts conflict of interest?
Family business — Explainer: Where does the UK PM’s money come from, how is he linked to tax havens and should he resign - like Iceland’s PM when faced with similar accusations?
Written by: Alex King
Five things we learned from Assemble collective
Taking community to the next dimension — Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective’s Mat Leung changed how we think about community in a thought-provoking panel discussion with science fiction writer and futurist Madeline Ashby and new communication technologies expert Sarah Kember at Manchester’s FutureEverything festival.
Written by: Alex King
LA punks Plague Vendor share new album influences
Tracks that made Bloodsweat — From Underworld to Fugazi and The Stooges, guitarist Jay Rogers shares the influences that shaped Plague Vendor’s new Bloodsweat LP.
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How a skater’s lustful scribbles on cardboard are helping opera to evolve
Defiant scrawls of love — Progressive composer Shinji Eshima collaborates with skater-turned writer Scott Bourne to update contemporary opera with modern musings on love.
Written by: Alex King
Ten things you should know about the Panama Papers leak
How the wealthy and powerful hide their cash offshore — The Panama Papers is the biggest leak of tax haven data in history; but what does that mean and should you care?
Written by: Alex King
Explore the rebellious fringes of US culture with Unplanned America
The make-it-up-as-you-go-along travel show returns — Unplanned America is the DIY adventure series that explores the most far-out subcultures in the land of free. We reached out for the lowdown on Season 3.
Written by: Alex King
Artist Stanley Donwood on his mindblowing nuclear weapons installation
This is your four minute warning — Radiohead and Glastonbury artist Stanley’s Downwood’s new project, the bomb, is an immersive multimedia installation designed to wake us up to the continued threat of nuclear annihilation.
Written by: Alex King
Mar Cerdà: the artist recreating the world of Wes Anderson in miniature
Things That Inspire Me — Spanish artist Mar Cerdà shares what inspires her beyond the weird world of Wes, including paper theatres and French comic Jacques Tati.
Written by: Alex King