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Photos exploring the cost of the American dream
Culture

Photos exploring the cost of the American dream

Welcome to Santa Barbara — When photographer Diana Markosian was younger, her mother whisked her away from Moscow to America to start a new life. In a new book, Markosian pieces together those memories.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The young hackers transforming rural China
Culture

The young hackers transforming rural China

Blockchain Chicken Farm — In their new book, author and technologist Xiaowei Wang meets the residents of a place often left out of Silicon Valley narratives who are building their own high-tech future.

Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon

How hate-symbol Pepe the Frog took trolling mainstream
Culture

How hate-symbol Pepe the Frog took trolling mainstream

Feels Good Man — The directors of a new documentary about Pepe the Frog speak to Huck about how the cartoon was co-opted by the far right, and what it tells us about the state of America.

Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray

A trucker's photographic ode to America
Culture

A trucker's photographic ode to America

Ryan Shorosky in conversation — Photographer and truck-driver Ryan Shorosky has driven all over the US, along the way capturing remarkable landscapes and experiencing first-hand the country's deep divisions.

Written by: Alice Austin

On the ground in Pennsylvania: the battle to get Trump out
Activism

On the ground in Pennsylvania: the battle to get Trump out

Final stretch — Megan, 26, and Blake, 34, speak to Huck about canvassing in Pennsylvania – a state Trump narrowly won in the 2016 election in a major upset. The mood, they say, is one of optimism and empowerment.

Written by: Megan Blissick and Blake Hyatt

How QAnon is weaponised against sex workers
Opinion

How QAnon is weaponised against sex workers

The real threat — Adult performer and writer Sovereign Syre explores how sex-trafficking conspiracy theories such as QAnon are really just a rehash of age-old anxieties wielded against sex workers.

Written by: Sovereign Syre

How Thundercat closed his longest chapter
Magazine

How Thundercat closed his longest chapter

Riding out the storm — The LA Virtuoso concluded a difficult period with the release of his best work so far. If there’s one thing the past few years have taught him, it’s that life is as fleeting as it is precious – so he plans to continue living it to the fullest.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Speaking to Trump supporters at New York's MAGA rally
Activism

Speaking to Trump supporters at New York's MAGA rally

'We're on the side of truth' — Donald Trump is lagging behind in the polls ahead of this week's election, but yesterday the Make America Great Again vehicle parade was out in force, shutting down highways and Mario Cuomo bridge in New York.

Written by: Alex King

The activists getting skateboarders to vote
Activism

The activists getting skateboarders to vote

Ride to the polls — Skaters are rarely considered a particularly engaged demographic of voters, but this election, a grassroots organisation is seeking to change that.

Written by: Jonathan Smith

It's time we stopped treating antisemitism as a factional tool
Opinion

It's time we stopped treating antisemitism as a factional tool

Time to reflect — After a dramatic day which saw the release of a damning report into Labour’s handling of antisemitism and the suspension of former leader Jeremy Corbyn, writer Em Hilton calls for an end to utilising oppression for political gain

Written by: Em Hilton

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