Hell Of A Year — We’re celebrating the inspiring individuals and activist groups who’ve been building a better future in 2021.
Written by: Huck
The Outsiders Project — The street-skating pioneer talks life, legacy and why, after all these years, he still views his monumental career as a case of ’right time, right place’.
Written by: Phil Young
In partnership with Adobe Creator Collective — Creator Stories is a series in support of the Adobe Creator Collective, a new collaborative hub intended to inspire others. In this edition, Marcel Wiest explains why he sees a unique beauty in buildings and architecture.
Written by: Huck
Divestment now — Rather than syphoning off students’ exorbitant fees to fossil fuels and arms companies, universities have a duty to set an example, writes NUS Vice President Hillary Gyebi-Ababio.
Written by: Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
Cinema beyond checkpoints — Earlier this year, Netflix released a collection of 32 films dedicated to sharing Palestinian stories. While this is worth celebrating, the behemoth should go further in its support, writes James Greig.
Written by: James Greig
Portal to the past — A new book brings together the work of Berris Conolly, whose neutral, undramatic style of photography allowed for intimate and revelatory cityscapes.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Marseille encapsulates France’s volatile political landscape unlike anywhere else. At the heart of this tension are the Ultras: football fans ferociously dedicated to their city’s team, who have constructed a movement built on the foundations of radical politics, passion and pride.
Written by: Frank L’Opez
Power in numbers — Invasive workplace surveillance has become a reality for many remote workers over the pandemic. Now, tech workers are unionising to lead the resistance.
Written by: Sian Bradley
Family life — Bill Owens discusses his project documenting his neighbourhood which sought to create an in-depth portrait that went beyond the shallow, dismissive tropes of suburbia.
Written by: Miss Rosen
‘I haven’t regretted a second‘ — Emma Smart, 44, vowed to stop eating when she was jailed in November for breaching an M25 injunction. Writing on her 26th day of a hunger strike, she explains why she believes her actions are necessary in the fight to save humanity.
Written by: Emma Smart