Culture

'Destroy gondola!' – How Venice became Europe's hardcore punk capital
Music

'Destroy gondola!' – How Venice became Europe's hardcore punk capital

Held in a squatted factory in the industrial neighbourhood of Marghera, Venezia Hardcore festival is a hub for anti-capitalist art and activism in Italy and beyond.

Written by: Marco De Vidi

Meet the DIY girl gang taking downhill skating to new heights
Skate

Meet the DIY girl gang taking downhill skating to new heights

With the release of a new film about their quest to shred the Pontiac Mountains, we spoke with world-ranking skateboarder Jenny Schauerte about the fearless group of thrill-seekers who call themselves the Woolf Women.

Written by: Zoya Raza-Sheikh

'It's an artistry' – the new show celebrating MILFs
Art

'It's an artistry' – the new show celebrating MILFs

An immersive exhibition by Molly Wurwand explores the power, aesthetics and queerness of the MILF.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Fatal Attraction's 'bunny boiler' was never the villain
Film

Fatal Attraction's 'bunny boiler' was never the villain

The reboot of Adrian Lyne’s 1987 blockbuster is pop culture’s latest attempt at reframing the ‘crazy woman’ narrative, but does it play into the same toxic tropes?

Written by: Anna Bogutskaya

How Britain became one of the world's biggest distributors of illegal porn
Books

How Britain became one of the world's biggest distributors of illegal porn

A new book by Dr. Oliver Carter digs into London's horny history, involving police corruption, dodgy BBC funding and a brutal gangland murder.

Written by: Jak Hutchcraft

The artist who predicted social media in the '70s
Film

The artist who predicted social media in the '70s

A new documentary from Amanda Kim explores the life and work of Nam June Paik, the 'father of video art’ whose ideas about global connectivity and mass media are relevant now more than ever.

Written by: Zoe Whitfield

We are all Mia Khalifa
Huck 79

We are all Mia Khalifa

How humour, therapy and community help Huck's latest cover star control her narrative.

Written by: Alya Mooro

London's flourishing jazz scene is just getting started
Music

London's flourishing jazz scene is just getting started

As the city’s unconventional young community advances into the mainstream, we caught up with some of the artists pushing things to the next level.

Written by: Fred Garratt-Stanley

A decade of the UK's hardcore punk scene – In photos
Music

A decade of the UK's hardcore punk scene – In photos

Alongside the widely celebrated renaissance of hardcore in the US, UK bands have been thriving under the radar. Photographer Nat Wood has been there to capture it all.

Written by: Jack Ramage

The film exposing decades of police brutality
Film

The film exposing decades of police brutality

We talk to filmmaker Sierra Pettengill about her new documentary 'Riotsville, U.S.A', which explores the 1967 summer of uprisings, the devastating aftermath, and the decisions that set the country on the path it’s on today.

Written by: Ben Smoke

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