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Tenants are being left out in the cold by the cladding crisis
Activism

Tenants are being left out in the cold by the cladding crisis

'We want our homes back' — When Grenfell-style cladding was removed from a Salford tower block in 2020, tenants had no idea it would take years to replace. With the government and the private housing association Pendleton Together at loggerheads over responsibility, residents of Holm Court have now spent three winters without insulation.

Written by: Jessica Bradley

Inside Oregon's only locked psychiatric facility for women
Photography

Inside Oregon's only locked psychiatric facility for women

In 1976, Mary Ellen Mark was given unique access to Oregon State Hospital to photograph life on the high security Ward 81, creating a nuanced and compassionate portrayal of female mental health patients.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photos of what San Francisco really looked like in the '60s
Photography

Photos of what San Francisco really looked like in the '60s

Believing the media’s representation of the Haight-Ashbury district during the hippie movement to be exaggerated and overly negative, Elaine Mayes sought to photograph the true face of counterculture in the 1960s.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Inside the Stratford theatre being used as a warm bank
At What Cost?

Inside the Stratford theatre being used as a warm bank

To freeze, or not to freeze?

Written by: Ben Smoke

Portraits of North East England on the cusp of change
Photography

Portraits of North East England on the cusp of change

Taken during the only dull week of a long, hot summer in 1966, Peter Brabban's 'Newcastle Project' captures a city in the process of modernisation.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Intimate photos of love and loneliness in rural Russia
Photography

Intimate photos of love and loneliness in rural Russia

Exploring a world that doesn’t fit into the neat narrative of "Putin’s Russia", photographer Nadia Sablin takes a decade-long look at a small village and its inhabitants, institutions, nature, and mythology.

Written by: Zoe Whitfield

Conspiracies are depoliticising Turkey's earthquake crisis
Activism

Conspiracies are depoliticising Turkey's earthquake crisis

Disaster politics — As public anger over Erdoğan's response to the disaster grows, the focus on government culpability is being splintered by the promotion of conspiracy theories online and through state-owned media.

Written by: John Lubbock

Meet the 'Atlantic cowboys' of the Faroe Islands
Photography

Meet the 'Atlantic cowboys' of the Faroe Islands

Photographer Andrea Gjestvang documents the changing face of masculinity in a territory built on traditional gender roles, but whose women are emigrating in large numbers.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Young teachers tell us why they're striking this week
Activism

Young teachers tell us why they're striking this week

Fund our schools — With thousands of teachers taking part in industrial action across England, Scotland and Wales, those new to the profession are fighting for the same investment in education they were promised when they were at school.

Written by: Eve Upton-Clark

Kaleidoscopic photos from 'the man who shot the 70s'
Photography

Kaleidoscopic photos from 'the man who shot the 70s'

With the release of Mick Rock's posthumous book 'Shot! by Rock,' longtime collaborator Liz Vap reflects on the career of a photographer who defined pop culture for half a century.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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