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For LA's rebel explorer, adventure is a mindset
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For LA's rebel explorer, adventure is a mindset

Not your average tour guide — From old zoos to an abandoned Nazi compound, discovering hidden places is a way of life for Tom Carroll – a wanderer who sees opportunity everywhere, even in the backyard.

Written by: Josh Jones

Life as a teenager, with the volume cranked up
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Life as a teenager, with the volume cranked up

Coming of age on camera — Filmmakers Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton spent three years documenting the lives of seven girls growing up in New York. What they captured is an exhilarating insight into an awkward transition.

Written by: Cian Traynor

A five-year portrait of life and love in the Mississippi Delta
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A five-year portrait of life and love in the Mississippi Delta

Gravity is Stronger Here — Award-winning photographer Phyllis B. Dooney embedded herself in Southern living to capture all the beautiful contradictions of an archetypal American family.

Written by: Cian Traynor

A brief history of the British tattoo
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A brief history of the British tattoo

How we got inked — From high class beginnings to the myths of inked up criminals, as a new exhibition opens in Cornwall, tattoo historian Dr Matt Lodder plots out a history of British body art.

Written by: Michael Segalov

A one-off journey to the heart of documentary filmmaking
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A one-off journey to the heart of documentary filmmaking

Life through a different lens — Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson has spent 25 years capturing candid moments in tense situations around the world. Now she's laying that process bare – ethical warts and all – to interrogate the camera's power.

Written by: Cian Traynor

The indie porn stars fighting for a kinky revolution
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The indie porn stars fighting for a kinky revolution

Get your freak on — Progressive porn is taking off and it’s proudly freaky, ethical and queer. But new legislation threatens to whitewash the industry just as things are heating up.

Written by: Alex King

The drag queen who changed Ireland
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The drag queen who changed Ireland

From accidental activist to icon — As an outspoken gay performer living with HIV, Panti Bliss has become an unlikely – but empowering – ambassador for a once-conservative country.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Alex Webb shares the secrets to his success
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Alex Webb shares the secrets to his success

A master reveals his craft — Magnum photographer Alex Webb has travelled the globe, catching cinematic moments that feel timeless. At a rare talk in London, he sheds some light on the secrets of his success.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Huck 59: The Game-Changer Issue
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Huck 59: The Game-Changer Issue

Out Now! — This issue is our riposte to 2016. We’re back, buoyed by a newfound kinship that’s prepared to rise up and resist.

Written by: HUCK HQ

The 'nasty women' shaking up the book industry
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The 'nasty women' shaking up the book industry

How to start a publishing house — Inspired by Trump's misogyny, Laura Jones and Heather McDaid decided to start a grassroots literary revolution – and their first book is about to drop a bomb.

Written by: Kirstyn Smith

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