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The important lessons Beyoncé is teaching young men
Culture

The important lessons Beyoncé is teaching young men

Lessons from Lemonade — Beyoncé's new album Lemonade has got the world talking, her fearless, fierce visuals and lyrics sing to a black woman's experience. But there's plenty of lessons for men to learn if we just stop and listen. Boys, it's time we got in formation.

Written by: Josh Lee

The Travel Diary: Chucking in life as a teacher in search of a different education
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The Travel Diary: Chucking in life as a teacher in search of a different education

What you see along the way — Sometimes in life it can feel like you're drowning - work, bills, relationships can just get too much. Photographer Tom Bing and partner Sally McGee packed in their lives as teachers in northern England to explore South America, the continent of extremes, feeling it was time to sink or swim.

Written by: Tom Bing // Sally McGee

Protestors storm Royal College of Physicians to fight the NHS sell-off
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Protestors storm Royal College of Physicians to fight the NHS sell-off

The execs putting profits before people — As junior doctors go on an unprecedented all-out strike, private healthcare companies meet in London to discuss how to suck cash out of the National Health Service.

Written by: Michael Segalov

British rapper Dizraeli on his life in search of humanity
Music

British rapper Dizraeli on his life in search of humanity

Making sense of the brutal nonsense — Ahead of the release of his new EP, hip hop artist Dizraeli shares stories from his travels and the influences to his new stripped-back sound. Here we exclusively drop the video for 'Morning Light' from his new EP.

Written by: Natasha Turner

Egypt investigates Reuters journalist over Guilio Regeni murder story
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Egypt investigates Reuters journalist over Guilio Regeni murder story

Is clampdown on press a return to dark days of Mubarak’s rule? — Reuters Cairo bureau chief faces scrutiny by police after report unearths security service connection to death of Italian researcher.

Written by: Alex King

The film industry is steeped in racism whether you want to admit it or not
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The film industry is steeped in racism whether you want to admit it or not

The honkies are suffocating Hollywood — While some might have feigned surprise that the 2016 Oscars were so white, anyone with an insight into the industry could have predicted it. From whitewashing to nepotism, and a bunch of stereotypes, it's about time we talk about race and films.

Written by: Anthony Lorenzo

How can Brazil bounce back after its elite-driven coup?
Activism

How can Brazil bounce back after its elite-driven coup?

The old politics are dead — Brazil’s corrupt right-wing have wrestled back power. Activists predict a widespread loss of rights and growing repression, but could it also be the start of a progressive renaissance?

Written by: Alex King

London remembered refugees who've died in inhumane Australian detention
Activism

London remembered refugees who've died in inhumane Australian detention

#closethecamps — To highlight the plight of refugees arriving in Australia - regularly subjected to inhumane treatment - guerilla projectionists lit up the walls of the Australian High Commission in London last night.

Written by: HUCK HQ

In small town Wyoming, it was BMX that kept us sober
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In small town Wyoming, it was BMX that kept us sober

Bikes not booze — Riding BMX kept J.J. Anselmi and his friends away from the drugs and booze that coursed through the bloodstream of their small hometown of Rock Springs, Wyoming in the 1990s.

Written by: J.J. Anselmi

Asylum seekers in Britain face a system destined to destroy their mental health
Activism

Asylum seekers in Britain face a system destined to destroy their mental health

Living a life in limbo — Many of those seeking asylum in the United Kingdom are living in a state of flux; unable to legally work for a living, with dire consequences on community relations and mental health. In Oldham, near Manchester, one woman knows just how painful this can be.

Written by: David Shaw

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