Emma Garland
Have capitalists killed the internet?
At the start of the century, the internet was an escape from reality. Now, reality is an escape from the internet writes Huck Newsletter columnist Emma Garland.
Written by: Emma Garland
Did we create a generation of prudes?
Has the crushing of ‘teen’ entertainment and our failure to represent the full breadth of adolescent experience produced generation Zzz? Emma Garland investigates.
Written by: Emma Garland
In defence of Chappell Roan
Newsletter columnist Emma Garland takes on The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and the changing nature of fame.
Written by: Emma Garland
This summer taught us everything is... marketing
Months of historic political violence, memes, auras, and, of course, ‘brat’ has newsletter columnist Emma Garland asking if anything is real anymore?
Written by: Emma Garland
The Uncanny Valley: Huck’s April Newsletter
Emma Garland reflects on what we can learn from this years’ edition of Coachella festival – the canary in the coal mine of US pop culture.
Written by: Emma Garland
The same old story? Huck’s March Newsletter
Emma Garland welcomes the long overdue return of original storytelling - and perhaps the death of the endless sequel and reboot era.
Written by: Emma Garland
With love in your heart and skin in the game: Huck’s February 2024 Newsletter
Emma Garland attempts to navigate the cognitive dissonance of the Super Bowl backgrounded by Israel’s never-ending assault on Gaza.
Written by: Emma Garland
We end at the start: Huck’s January 2024 Newsletter
Emma Garland’s first monthly dispatch of the year takes in a bonfire of culture: Pitchfork’s demi-demise, the slow death of music writing and death of venues.
Written by: Emma Garland
2023 Wrapped-Up – Huck’s December Newsletter
Emma Garland’s final monthly dispatch of the year takes in the highs and lows of culture and activism in 2023: from Wonka and Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski trial to the loss of humanity in Gaza.
Written by: Emma Garland
Lore and Order – Huck’s October Newsletter
Emma Garland’s latest monthly cultural dispatch explores the nature of fame in the 21st century, featuring blood drinking and the revival of ride-or-die romance.
Written by: Emma Garland
Photos celebrating the unsung women of indie sleaze
Almost 20 years after the indie youthquake first struck, photographer Rebecca Thomas recalls documenting the women at the epicentre.
Written by: Emma Garland
Inside the independent magazine that wants to 'save Wales'
Founded by three friends from South Wales and funded by a Kickstarter backed by Michael Sheen, ‘The Paper’ is a brilliant and absurdist publication that brings fun back to print.
Written by: Emma Garland