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Coming of age in 70s rural Scotland
Culture

Coming of age in 70s rural Scotland

Passing Place — In a new book, photographer Sandy Carson captures landscapes and intimate scenes of daily life, combined with archive photos, in a moving visual ode to his mother.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Mogul Mowgli: an electrifying film about generational trauma
Film

Mogul Mowgli: an electrifying film about generational trauma

Bassam Tariq in conversation — Filmmaker Bassam Tariq discusses his new film Mogul Mowgli starring Riz Ahmed, who plays Zed, a British-Pakistani rapper grappling with a devastating disease.

Written by: Beth Webb

Tender portraits of Black life in Houston’s Fourth Ward
Culture

Tender portraits of Black life in Houston’s Fourth Ward

Past and present — Photographer Earlie Hudnall Jr. has spent more than 40 years documenting the resilient communities which make up Houston's Third and Fourth Ward, a place where former slaves settled after the Civil War.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The bird watchers adjusting the optics of rural England
Outsiders Project

The bird watchers adjusting the optics of rural England

The Outsiders Project — COVID-19 has shone a light on many hidden corners of culture. For a group of young Black and brown people, the Surrey Hills have become a new bird watching frontier.

Written by: Demi Perera

Grace Blakeley on how we'll survive the corona crash
Activism

Grace Blakeley on how we'll survive the corona crash

Rebuilding the future — In her new book, The Corona Crash, economist Grace Blakeley sets out the ways we need to radically restructure society in the wake of coronavirus.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

The intimate stories behind Terry O’Neill’s iconic portraits
Culture

The intimate stories behind Terry O’Neill’s iconic portraits

From Bardot to Bowie — O'Neill, who died almost a year ago, was one of the first photographers given access to unsupervised celebrity culture and his natural charm brought out the best his subjects.

Written by: Miss Rosen

10 years of UK Uncut's battle against austerity
Activism

10 years of UK Uncut's battle against austerity

People before profit — Tim Street, UK Uncut activist and former Director of UK Uncut Legal Action, reflects on the organisation's legacy of helping to bring tax avoidance into public consciousness and how its audacious direct actions shaped the decade's protest movements.

Written by: Tim Street

Kai Fusayoshi reflects on a life shooting the streets of Kyoto
Photography

Kai Fusayoshi reflects on a life shooting the streets of Kyoto

In his own words — After a fire destroyed his life's work, Japanese photographer Kai Fusayoshi was ready to give up. Now a new exhibition of his remaining work has him reflecting on the happier times and his incredible career.

Written by: Kai Fusayoshi (as told to Marigold Warner)

Benny the Butcher: "I will always find a way to win"
Culture

Benny the Butcher: "I will always find a way to win"

Defying the odds — Following the release of his new record Burden of Proof, rapper Benny the Butcher talks to Huck about his turbulent upbringing dealing drugs on Montana Avenue, to his ascension to legend status.

Written by: Thomas Hobbs

Capturing 1980s Belfast at the height of the Troubles
Culture

Capturing 1980s Belfast at the height of the Troubles

Community power — In 1982, photographer Judah Passow spent two weeks in Belfast documenting Divis Flats, which at the time, was deemed the worst public housing in Europe. What he found was a group of residents whose humanity prevailed amid poverty and strife.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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