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Rostam Batmanglij is facing up to change
Culture

Rostam Batmanglij is facing up to change

New beginnings — Following the release of his latest album, the former Vampire Weekend musician talks bad art, embracing newness and resisting being boxed in.

Written by: Rhys Thomas

A portrait of American street life in the analogue era
Culture

A portrait of American street life in the analogue era

Headed west — A new book brings together photographer Paul McDonough’s vibrant scenes of Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Portland, and New Orleans, as well as on the road, to offer an elegiac topography of the late 20th century.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The forgotten radical history of London’s Rebel Dykes
Culture

The forgotten radical history of London’s Rebel Dykes

Punk politics — A new exhibition is spotlighting a group of queer activists and artists who ran riot through 1980s Britain and would profoundly influence lesbian culture.

Written by: Rosie Hewitson

Is it too late to ‘Kill the Bill’?
Activism

Is it too late to ‘Kill the Bill’?

Time to act — While the authoritarian policing bill is almost certainly going to be passed, now isn’t the time to give up the fight, writes Politics Editor, Ben Smoke.

Written by: Ben Smoke

A joyous portrait of Wigstock in the 1980s and ‘90s
Culture

A joyous portrait of Wigstock in the 1980s and ‘90s

Breaking taboos — Photographer Rafael Fuchs recounts attending the annual drag-a-thon, which offered space for celebration at the height of AIDS crisis.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Getting outside can change the way we experience our cities
Outdoors

Getting outside can change the way we experience our cities

In partnership with Reebok — In the second Nano Adventures profile, we explore how getting outdoors allowed runner, cyclist and fashion buyer Lewis Bloyce to escape the pressures of the past year – a move that helped him re-enter the world and find a new way of existing in London.

Written by: Sam Haddad

Photos from Brighton’s spirited ‘Kill The Bill’ protests
Activism

Photos from Brighton’s spirited ‘Kill The Bill’ protests

No more police powers — Over the weekend, hundreds of people attended protests in Bristol and Brighton against a controversial policing bill ahead of it being debated in the Commons this week. Photographer Andy Nall-Cain was on hand to capture the action.

Written by: Huck

Photos capturing the beauty and brutality of street life
Culture

Photos capturing the beauty and brutality of street life

Concrete jungle — Over the past six years, Suzanne Stein has photographed the streets of New York as a way of shedding light on stories that largely go unseen.

Written by: Miss Rosen

How the prison system is failing end-of-life inmates
Activism

How the prison system is failing end-of-life inmates

Death behind bars — Despite inmates being legally entitled to the same healthcare as those outside, many are left to die under appalling circumstances.

Written by: Rebecca Tidy

Photos giving a rare glimpse inside Hutterite colonies
Culture

Photos giving a rare glimpse inside Hutterite colonies

Away from the world — Since 2009, photographer Tim Smith has been documenting a small Christian sect in the hope of addressing the stigma and stereotypes which surrounds this community.

Written by: Huck

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