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The unstoppable rise of Scottish Independence TikTok
Activism

The unstoppable rise of Scottish Independence TikTok

#IndyRef2 — As calls for a second referendum grow louder, TikTok is giving young Scots a platform to carry on their fight through lockdown and to build solidarity with other independence movements.

Written by: Megan Wallace

Detroit’s defiant underground activists of the ‘60s and ‘70s
Culture

Detroit’s defiant underground activists of the ‘60s and ‘70s

Motor City — A new exhibition brings together lesser-seen works from the archive of Leni Sinclar, which chronicle Detroit‘s counterculture and struggles for justice.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The memoir unearthing the vibrant history of the gay bar
Culture

The memoir unearthing the vibrant history of the gay bar

Why we went out — Around the world, LGBTQ+ bars are closing. In a new book, writer Jeremy Atherton Lin reclaims these institutions from the rubble by tracing their legacy as spaces of solidarity and sexual expression.

Written by: Katie Goh

Gordon Parks’ luminous photos of Black American life
Culture

Gordon Parks’ luminous photos of Black American life

Resist to exist — A new exhibition celebrates the life of one of the most pioneering photographers to have lived, whose work offered an intimate portrait of the complex realities for Black Americans between the ’40s and ’70s.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The project reviving Beirut’s forgotten trans history
Culture

The project reviving Beirut’s forgotten trans history

Treat Me Like Your Mother — Combining studio shoots, interviews and archival imagery, a new book documents the untold stories of 11 trans women living in Beirut and rewrites the queer history of a war-torn city.

Written by: Gunseli Yalcinkaya

Photos of New York’s drag explosion in the ‘80s
Culture

Photos of New York’s drag explosion in the ‘80s

Absolutely dragulous — Drag performer Linda Simpson remembers capturing her friends on wild, hedonistic nights out in New York East Village’s underground bars.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Inside the Reddit community calling for the abolition of work
Culture

Inside the Reddit community calling for the abolition of work

’Unemployment for all!’ — As the Covid crisis exacerbates and exposes the problematic structure of work, the subreddit r/antiwork are asking: what if the issue with work was work itself?

Written by: Emma Pirnay

Inside an NHS hospital at breaking point
Activism

Inside an NHS hospital at breaking point

‘It‘s relentless‘ — While Covid infection rates may be dropping, the crisis continues unabated inside hospitals. Politics Editor Ben Smoke reports from Homerton Hospital, London, speaking to frontline medical staff about the profound emotional and physical toll they face every single day.

Written by: Ben Smoke

An unflinching portrait of the women’s liberation movement
Culture

An unflinching portrait of the women’s liberation movement

Truth to power — For the past half-century, photographer Donna Ferrato has been on the frontlines of women’s rights protests, documenting fierce political battles and the hidden world of domestic abuse.

Written by: Miss Rosen

South Africa’s jazz upstarts are imagining a new nation
Music

South Africa’s jazz upstarts are imagining a new nation

Moving pictures — A new release from some of the country’s most exciting musicians challenges the notion that the fight for freedom is a battle of the past.

Written by: Hugh Morris

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