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Getting deep with Ian MacKaye, the godfather of DIY culture
Music

Getting deep with Ian MacKaye, the godfather of DIY culture

Lockdown Longread — The former Fugazi and Minor Threat frontman and Dischord Records owner talks self-preservation, digital obsession and finding your life tree trunk.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

Meet the new generation of African photographers
Photography

Meet the new generation of African photographers

Reimagining a continent — From gender and sexuality, to myths and memories: a new generation of image-makers are presenting a complex, kaleidoscopic portrait of the continent.

Written by: Miss Rosen

How X’s Exene Cervenka found solace in her mistakes
Music

How X’s Exene Cervenka found solace in her mistakes

Lessons Learned — The seminal frontwoman looks back on a life spent at the forefront of subculture – a journey in which the lows have been just as valuable as the highs.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

Rip it up: the anarchic designs of punk and post punk
Art

Rip it up: the anarchic designs of punk and post punk

From 1976 to 1986 — A generation of graphic artists fused the political and surreal, concocting a visual language as explosive and influential as the punk movement itself.

Written by: Miss Rosen

‘Most worshipped filmmakers are men – this is blinkered’
Film

‘Most worshipped filmmakers are men – this is blinkered’

A chat with Mark Cousins — The director and critic has spent five years crafting an epic, 14-hour documentary, shining a light on cinema’s forgotten women from across the world. Here, he tells us why.

Written by: Katie Goh

How lockdown is affecting women’s reproductive rights
Reportage

How lockdown is affecting women’s reproductive rights

No fly zones — In countries where reproductive healthcare is neither safe nor legal, many women rely on travel to access the help they need. But in the age of coronavirus, this is no longer possible.

Inside the world’s longest-running photo non-profit
Photography

Inside the world’s longest-running photo non-profit

This is Kamoinge — Founded in the ’60s, when black art was ignored by the establishment, Kamoinge’s influence has remained largely unrecognised – until now.

Written by: Miss Rosen

What now for... writers?
Reportage

What now for... writers?

Talking Mental Health — Huck is exploring the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on different communities – and on our mental health. In the first instalment, Emily Reynolds investigates how the repercussions of lockdown have affected freelance writers.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

‘Preppers have gone from tin hat loonies to visionaries’
Reportage

‘Preppers have gone from tin hat loonies to visionaries’

Survival lessons — UK survivalist Steve Hart has spent 40 years preparing for every potential disaster the human race might face. So how does he fare in a pandemic?

Written by: Theo McInnes

How the pandemic exposed Britain’s care crisis
Opinion

How the pandemic exposed Britain’s care crisis

Capitalism’s dirty secret — The government’s decision to reopen state schools is nothing to do with education, and only proves that capitalism is dependent on care work.

Written by: Aaron Bastani

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