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Meet the riding clubs using horses to heal
Outsiders Project

Meet the riding clubs using horses to heal

The Outsiders Project — A growing number of stables and clubs are providing vital youth services, including equine-assisted therapies, for young people, and opening up horse-riding for all.

Written by: Shannon Mahanty

The hidden workforce that makes recycling possible
Culture

The hidden workforce that makes recycling possible

In partnership with Sir Kensington’s — In a story taken from The Food Fight, a 2020 integrity report from Sir Kensington’s, Jess Holland speaks to the frontline workers that allow us to recycle goods.

Written by: Jess Holland

Why don’t video games take sex seriously?
Culture

Why don’t video games take sex seriously?

Hardcore software — Historically, video games rarely feature sex, and when they do, it’s often deeply problematic. But a new generation of indie creators are taking matters into their own hands by offering nuanced, diverse and LGBTQ+ friendly portrayals of all things erotic.

Written by: Tom Faber

For Karl Read, surfing and street art are enmeshed
Art

For Karl Read, surfing and street art are enmeshed

In partnership with FoamLife — We catch up with the co-founder and creative director of FoamLife to talk inspiration and independence.

Written by: Huck

‘Zola‘: an electrifying stripper saga for the internet age
Film

‘Zola‘: an electrifying stripper saga for the internet age

Janicza Bravo in conversation — The filmmaker discusses how she came to direct her much-buzzed movie based on a riotous Twitter thread and why race is at the heart of the story.

Written by: Jack King

A lyrical portrait of Black America in the 20th century
Culture

A lyrical portrait of Black America in the 20th century

Soul of the country — A new exhibition brings together the work of Roland L. Freeman, a documentarian whose photos capture the joyous spectrum of rural and urban Black American life during the 1960s, ’70 and ‘80s.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Bikers ride out in London in a stand against knife crime
Activism

Bikers ride out in London in a stand against knife crime

BikeStormz 2021 — Last month, young riders from all across the UK came together to show off their bikes and skills as part of a powerful protest movement. Photographer Benjamin Brooks was on hand to capture the action.

Written by: Benjamin Brooks

Easy Life are chronicling the uncertainty of youth
Music

Easy Life are chronicling the uncertainty of youth

In partnership with New Era — To mark their involvement in New Era’s The Music Generations campaign, we catch up with the Leicester quintet to talk inspiration and innovation.

Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela

The LGBTQ bookshop bringing queer literature to the masses
Books

The LGBTQ bookshop bringing queer literature to the masses

In partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint — By Design is an editorial series, created in collaboration with 99designs by Vistaprint, that celebrates small businesses across the UK and spotlights the power of a strong visual identity. In story five, we step meet Matt Cornford, the founder and force behind Queer Lit.

Written by: Ben Smoke

A photographer’s poetic vision of America in the ‘80s
Culture

A photographer’s poetic vision of America in the ‘80s

On the road — A new exhibition brings together photographs from Stephan Erfurt taken during his time traversing the US in an old VW camper in 1988.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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