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The important lessons Beyoncé is teaching young men
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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

Women in comics: Battling censorship, threats and prison
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Women in comics: Battling censorship, threats and prison

Comic books' real superheroes — A new crowd-funded project uncovers the untold story of how women changed free expression in comic books, showcasing the medium's fiercest pioneers and the artists still shaping its future.

Written by: Cian Traynor

The Freaked Out Issue
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The Freaked Out Issue

On sale now — Should our generation be scared of the future? The Freaked Out Issue locks eyes with fear and interrogates the way it shapes us.

Written by: HUCK HQ

The actors turning Guantanamo Bay torture techniques into theatre
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The actors turning Guantanamo Bay torture techniques into theatre

Welcome to a dystopian paradise — Theatre company 2Magpies are no strangers to tackling controversial subjects, but their latest project - exploring music and torture at Guantanamo Bay - may well be their boldest performance yet, showing us the songs used for torture at Guantanamo Bay, and asking questions about how we react to terror.

Written by: Natasha Turner

A total non-interview with Japan's quirkiest artist
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A total non-interview with Japan's quirkiest artist

Shutdown by a wizard of whimsy — Given a chance to speak with cartoonish mastermind Misaki Kawai, we were keen to learn more. The only problem? Her answers are as blunt as they are bizarre...

Written by: Cian Traynor

The British government thinks 10 year prison sentences are the answer to online piracy
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The British government thinks 10 year prison sentences are the answer to online piracy

Streaming behind bars — We have a problem with online piracy - and our creative industries are desperate to find a solution. Would a decade banged up put people off?

Written by: Natasha Turner

Still Dilla: Resurrecting a lost album by one of hip hop's greatest
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Still Dilla: Resurrecting a lost album by one of hip hop's greatest

Keeping a legacy alive... — The creative director of J Dilla’s Estate on the Detroit’s producer last unreleased record, maintaining his legacy and the version of Donuts you’ve never heard.

Written by: Ricardo Miguel Vieira

The Mongolians turning skateboarding dreams into a new scene in Ulaanbaatar
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The Mongolians turning skateboarding dreams into a new scene in Ulaanbaatar

Young Blood — More than half the population of Mongolia is under 30. Caught between the expectations of their parents and a future only they can see, skateboarders in Ulaanbaatar are breaking from convention to prove their vision is more than just a dream.

Written by: Bejan Siavoshy

Photography from the margins that everyone should see
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Photography from the margins that everyone should see

2016 Sony World Photography Awards — From victims of acid attacks in Iran to empathetic work on the refugee crisis, these are Huck's highlights from the world's largest photography competition.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

Why are we so scared and confused by migration?
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Why are we so scared and confused by migration?

What does migration really mean? — The Glass Bead Game podcast looks at the hotly politicised debate around migration, explore its complexities and busts some of the myths around it.

Written by: HUCK HQ

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