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Photos uncovering different sides to life in North Korea
Culture

Photos uncovering different sides to life in North Korea

Behind the curtain — Photographer Ted Lau recalls his trip to the DPRK where he went to shoot the spectacular Grand Mass Games, and to offer a glimpse inside the daily life of the country’s residents.

Written by: Huck

Dawn Foster Forever
Activism

Dawn Foster Forever

Rest in Power — Last week, Dawn Foster passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 34, after suffering from a long-term illness. Ben Smoke pays tribute to a colleague and friend whose talent and kindness will be sorely missed.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Photos of Las Vegas’ kitsch wedding chapel interiors
Culture

Photos of Las Vegas’ kitsch wedding chapel interiors

For Better or For Worse — In 1997, photographer Jane Hilton set out to document empty Vegas wedding chapels which, viewed in their isolation, become both eerie and absurd.

Written by: Huck

How gen Z are ‘punishing’ sinister algorithms
Activism

How gen Z are ‘punishing’ sinister algorithms

Undoing bias — From blocking ads to faking their interests, internet users are attempting to take back power from invasive targeted advertising. But just how effective are these tactics?

Written by: Anna Samson

Otherworldy photos of former Soviet monuments
Culture

Otherworldy photos of former Soviet monuments

Brutalism after dark — Photographer Yang Xiao recalls travelling across Eastern Europe to capture a series of Brutalist and Soviet modernist architecture with a distinctly alien feel.

Written by: Huck

Prisoners on the devastating reality of life in lockdown
Activism

Prisoners on the devastating reality of life in lockdown

Breaking point — Inmates describe the conditions inside the UK’s prisons amid the pandemic, shedding light on the Criminal Justice System’s deepening crisis.

Written by: Ben Smoke

A poignant vignette of West Coast living
Culture

A poignant vignette of West Coast living

On the road — In a three-week-long road trip, photographer Owen Tozer and journalist Matt Barr document the influence of Californian board sports culture.

Written by: Matt Barr

The transformative power of getting lost in the outdoors
Outsiders Project

The transformative power of getting lost in the outdoors

The Outsiders Project — In the wake of the pandemic, marginalised individuals are reclaiming their relationship with natural spaces and discovering the power of the outdoors

Written by: Shannon Mahanty

A kaleidoscopic history of the queercore scene in the ‘90s
Culture

A kaleidoscopic history of the queercore scene in the ‘90s

Punk revolution — A new book is celebrating queercore, which brought together music, zines, photography, art, film, writing, performance art and style, and the people on the inside of the movement who made it an underground phenomenon.

Written by: Miss Rosen

GB News: the rise of UK’s new rightwing media isn’t over yet
Activism

GB News: the rise of UK’s new rightwing media isn’t over yet

Fighting Foxification — The channel may be in crisis already, but its eerie similarity to the context in which its US-counterpart Fox News emerged suggests that the threats it poses should not yet be overlooked.

Written by: Naomi Smith

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