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An evocative portrait of the UK’s deteriorating coastline
Photography

An evocative portrait of the UK’s deteriorating coastline

Max Miechowski reflects on documenting land that has been reclaimed by or will soon be lost to the sea – and the people who live life on the edge.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Change is brewing: Jeremy Corbyn joins Baristas' campaign to unionise
Activism

Change is brewing: Jeremy Corbyn joins Baristas' campaign to unionise

This afternoon, employees of the hospitality chain to call for to call for better pay and working conditions.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Photos of UK activists occupying tree tops in the ’90s
Photography

Photos of UK activists occupying tree tops in the ’90s

Adrian Fisk recalls documenting the fight in Newbury to prevent the felling of 350 acres of pristine ancient woodland to make a motorway bypass.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Why I’m celebrating 10 years since trying to take my own life
Opinion

Why I’m celebrating 10 years since trying to take my own life

Finding hope — On the tenth anniversary of attempting to take his own life, writer Ben Smoke reflects on what he’s learned – and the road ahead.

Written by: Ben Smoke

How Vivian Maier transformed street photography
Photography

How Vivian Maier transformed street photography

Little-known during her lifetime, Maier is now recognised as one of the great American photographers of the twentieth century.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The real reasons young straight men aren’t having sex
Activism

The real reasons young straight men aren’t having sex

‘I self sabotage’ — Sex among young men is declining – and the things holding them back from physical intimacy are more complicated than you might think.

Written by: Magdalene Taylor

Weyes Blood wants to help you let go
Music

Weyes Blood wants to help you let go

As she gears up for the release of her new album, the singer talks spirituality, grieving and existential dread.

Written by: Thomas Hobbs

Inside the American town burning since 1962
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Inside the American town burning since 1962

In the ’80s, photographer Renée Jacobs touched down in Centralia, a small Appalachian mining town approaching its final chapter due to the slow creep of an unstoppable fire, blazing 300 feet below ground.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Too poor to die: the rise of crowdfunded funerals
Activism

Too poor to die: the rise of crowdfunded funerals

Grave matters — Dying has always been expensive. But now, amid soaring inflation, more families are having to turn to the kindness of strangers to shoulder the costs.

Written by: Sian Bradley

A portrait of life hidden away along the Thames
Photography

A portrait of life hidden away along the Thames

The way we flow — Photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews grew up close to the Thames, but knew little about the human traditions that regularly take place along there. This led her to embark on a five-year project documenting the river, where she discovered the diverse rituals that continue to persevere – despite the changing London landscape.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

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