The Defiance Issue
The story of the Russian activist who nailed his scrotum to Red Square
Flames of resistance — Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova threw down a gauntlet in 2012, but it’s been picked up by flame-throwing performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky. The Moscow City Court will this week consider an appeal against his sentence, after he was found guilty of setting fire to the Moscow headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB). Huck headed to Moscow to hear Pyotr’s story in person, while he sat in prison, from the two people who best understand his elaborately defiant acts.
Written by: Natalia Antonova
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
Meet Molly Crabapple: The artist resisting authority in all its forms
Gonzo Storytelling — Artist, activist, gonzo journalist, Molly Crabapple has reported from inside Guantanamo Bay armed with nothing but ink and an eye for moral justice.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
MacKenzie Peck is on a mission to make progressive porn for everyone
Celebrating diverse sexuality — MacKenzie Peck makes real good porn. Publisher of Feminist Math Magazine, Peck gets off on sticking it to sleazy San Fernando Valley execs.
Written by: Megan Broussard
A trip down memory lane with Kano, progenitor of a distinctly London sound
More than grime — He made a name for himself in East London’s grime community, but Kano carved out a long career by refusing to be defined by any genre.
Written by: Shelley Jones