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How Whitley Bay Skate Club built a scene from scratch
Skate

How Whitley Bay Skate Club built a scene from scratch

In partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint — By Design is a new 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 the first instalment, we explore how a retro skate shop in the North-East became the launchpad for a thriving creative community.

Written by: Niall Flynn

The Londoner who had no idea you could climb in his city
Outdoors

The Londoner who had no idea you could climb in his city

Merrell 1TRL x Huck — Timi Oladeji thought climbing was a sport done in remote, faraway places by people who didn’t look like him. But when a friend invited him to an indoor session, he got hooked, and now he wants to inspire others to make the same move

Written by: Sam Haddad

Photos of unemployment offices in Thatcher‘s Britain
Culture

Photos of unemployment offices in Thatcher‘s Britain

Beyond Caring — Photographer Paul Graham recounts documenting the packed waiting rooms and corridors of unemployment offices, exposing the bleak reality of a crisis that many at the time chose to ignore.

Written by: Huck

A Gaza resident on life after the ceasefire
Activism

A Gaza resident on life after the ceasefire

‘Without hope we cannot live’ — A Palestinian medical project coordinator who has lived in Gaza for the last two decades recounts the horrors of the past few weeks, which saw hundreds killed by Israeli airstrikes, and what must happen next to secure peace.

Written by: Jessie Williams (interview)

A photographer’s elegy to a divided New York community
Culture

A photographer’s elegy to a divided New York community

Remnants of an exodus — Al J Thompson reflects on his series capturing a once-thriving diaspora in Spring Valley under threat of gentrification and the dramatic shift in its demographic and political landscape.

Written by: Huck

The first trans rocker Jayne County reflects on her wild life
Culture

The first trans rocker Jayne County reflects on her wild life

Shock factor — Following the release of her memoir, the punk icon recalls the ‘60s art scene surrounding Andy Warhol’s Factory, being on the frontlines of Stonewall and accidentally giving her ideas to David Bowie.

Written by: Liam Konemann

By Design: stories of revival in a time of change
Culture

By Design: stories of revival in a time of change

The shape of tomorrow — In a brand new series, produced in partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint, we celebrate small businesses across the UK, while exploring how design helps them achieve their respective missions.

Written by: Huck

The photographer capturing Black life in Ghana & Britain
Culture

The photographer capturing Black life in Ghana & Britain

The Roadmaker — A new book and exhibition aims to shed light on the archive of James Barnor – an artist who created a vital document of Ghanian Independence and London’s swinging ‘60s, but whose name has remained relatively forgotten until recently.

Written by: Huck

Photos from Britain’s largest Palestine demo in history
Culture

Photos from Britain’s largest Palestine demo in history

Exist, resist, return — This weekend Londoners took to the streets in historic numbers to make clear that a ceasefire will do nothing to end Israel’s brutal occupation and that the fight must go on until Palestine is free.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Cinematic photos of teen girls coming of age in Derry
Culture

Cinematic photos of teen girls coming of age in Derry

Dream world — Photographer Meghan Doherty discusses using the camera as a mean of escape in her new series, which celebrates youth and subculture against a backdrop of small-town banality.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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