Bryan Derballa

The ultra marathon runner championing body positivity
Culture

The ultra marathon runner championing body positivity

Huck x HOKA ONE ONE — When Latoya Shauntay Snell hit rock bottom, she couldn’t run a mile. Then, on a whim, she entered a half marathon. Now she's competing in ultras and inspiring others. Her journey is the latest in our Huck x Hoka One One series, looking at mavericks who found a new perspective through running.

Written by: Sam Haddad

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

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

In the studio with art maverick Raymond Pettibon
Culture

In the studio with art maverick Raymond Pettibon

Moving in mysterious ways — From Black Flag to Sonic Youth, Raymond Pettibon helped define what punk looks like when it's hung up on a wall. Now he's taking us inside his fantasy world, where the only ticket is a pencil and a piece of paper.

Written by: Jamie Brisick

How cycling through NYC fuels creativity and inspiration
Outdoors

How cycling through NYC fuels creativity and inspiration

My New York — Artist Daniel Shea explains how cycling has given him an intimate and inspiring relationship with the soul of New York City. In a story from The Commuter Journal – a cycling paper made by Huck and Levi’s® Commuter™.

Written by: Daniel Shea

This American Life’s Stephanie Foo on how learning to fail is the key to success
Culture

This American Life’s Stephanie Foo on how learning to fail is the key to success

Embrace your mistakes — Stephanie Foo got her dream job by being really good at failing. Today she’s a producer at This American Life, a weekly public radio show hosted by Ira Glass, and quite possibly the best storytelling podcast in the world.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

In Pictures: Summer nights bathed in water and moonlight, where anything could happen
Photography

In Pictures: Summer nights bathed in water and moonlight, where anything could happen

Last Days of Youth — Brooklyn's Bryan Derballa is using his eye as a photojournalist to document precious moments before they pass.

Written by: Bryan Derballa

Skate photographer Pep Kim’s journey from Seoul outsider to NYC big dog
Photography

Skate photographer Pep Kim’s journey from Seoul outsider to NYC big dog

See it, shoot it, keep it moving — Skateboarding is all about 'the tour', landing in some exotic locale and letting curiosity lead the way. But when photographer Pep Kim swapped South Korea for the States, it was the fabled kerbs of NYC that felt foreign and brand new.

Written by: Anthony Pappalardo

How coder Zach Sims realised his dream of never working for anyone
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How coder Zach Sims realised his dream of never working for anyone

The DIY Coder — Zach Sims founded Codecademy so that anyone could learn to code and ended up learning some valuable lessons of his own.

Written by: Rob Boffard

Chuck Ragan on his journey from hard times to Hot Water Music
Music

Chuck Ragan on his journey from hard times to Hot Water Music

Passion, wrong turns, and punk rock — Before Hot Water Music became a pillar of punk rock, frontman Chuck Ragan found himself doing time.

Written by: Jon Coen

This American Life's Stephanie Foo landed her dream job by embracing failure
Culture

This American Life's Stephanie Foo landed her dream job by embracing failure

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, Stephanie Foo tells how she got her dream job - as a producer at This American Life - by being really good at failing.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

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