Huck 50
Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari stand up for press freedom in Iran
Journalism is not a crime — Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater recounts how the Iranian regime imprisoned journalist Maziar Bahari — just for doing his job.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Alfred Bobé Jr's street speed playlist
Pedal to the metal — Cycle messenger and alleycat champion Alfred Bobé Jr is one of the fastest men on two wheels. Here are five videos about hitting the city at high velocity.
Written by: Alex King
Deborah Coughlin wants to change the future by learning from the past
Huck 50 excerpt — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, Editor of The Feminist Times and founder of ‘radical girl group’ Gaggle, Deborah Coughlin explains how she is using lessons from the past to build her own community.
Written by: Tom Fenwick
How Eman Mohammed fought misogyny to become Gaza's first female photojournalist
Stories of conflict and survival — Eman Mohammed had to navigate bombs, bullets, sexism, disapproval and bullying to report on two Israel-Gaza conflicts from the front lines.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Mr Bingo doesn't hate you... yet
Foul-mouthed messaging — As his hilarious Hate Mail Kickstarter video storms the internet, here’s illustrator Mr Bingo on making fun of serious business and learning how to say no.
Written by: Interview by Samantha Maine
Russell Brand’s Trews playlist
Comedy and controversy — Highlights from Russell Brand’s Youtube crusade for “true news”.
Written by: Alex King
Sub Pop's greatest hits playlist
Underground sounds — Bruce Pavitt’s iconic label Sub Pop lead the indie charge out of Washington state and introduced Nirvana to the world. Here are some of the label’s biggest moments.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
How John Baldessari pushed art's limits by following his gut
Things I Learned Along The Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, pioneer of conceptual art John Baldessari talks about his desire to follow his instincts and break with convention.
Written by: Huck HQ / Shelley Jones
Amy Goodman's rallying cry for engaged young people
Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today we hear from the face of Democracy Now!, journalist Amy Goodman. Goodman shines a light on unheard voices, exposing the veil of deception dropped by corporations, politicians and their cohorts in the press. But the real battle, she says, has yet to be won.
Written by: Huck HQ / Andrea Kurland
The day Black Flag and Misfits producer Spot got schooled
Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, producer Glen Lockett - aka Spot - describes the moment he was schooled by a musician he thought was less talented than he was.
Written by: Huck HQ / Spot