Mike Fordham

The surf club raising funds for at risk children in Liberia
Surf

The surf club raising funds for at risk children in Liberia

Harper Sliders — Raising funds through Kickstarter, Liberia’s Harper Sliders club wants to teach local children the healing power of surfing.

Written by: Mike Fordham

The chef who left Michelin-star kitchens to make the world’s best bread
Culture

The chef who left Michelin-star kitchens to make the world’s best bread

Huck x Carlsberg — There is bread and there is real bread. In a corner of London Fields that is forever Copenhagen, Christoffer Hruskova makes the second kind. This is how he does it.

Written by: Mike Fordham

Do Valley Girls still exist?
Culture

Do Valley Girls still exist?

Like, whatever... — What’s up with that whole Valley Girl shtick? Was Clueless for real? Huck grabs a frappé at Topanga Mall and finds that stereotypes are, like, so passé.

Written by: Mike Fordham

The Icelandic fashion designer balancing independence and collaboration
Culture

The Icelandic fashion designer balancing independence and collaboration

The insider's guide to Reykjavik — Reykjavik buzzes with creative style. But where London and New York fashion is a little ‘me me’, co-operation is more the Icelandic way.

Written by: Mike Fordham

Iceland's Pirate Party are on the cusp of power, but who are they?
Culture

Iceland's Pirate Party are on the cusp of power, but who are they?

Iceland's new politics — Iceland’s post-crisis political landscape has become a breeding ground for new voices. One of the loudest belongs to the pirates calling for radical free speech. With Iceland's Prime Minster resigning, the Pirate Party look set to sweep to power, we meet one of the people behind their success.

Written by: Mike Fordham

From Hacienda to Palestine, an insight into photographer Nick Waplington's world
Culture

From Hacienda to Palestine, an insight into photographer Nick Waplington's world

Looking back through the lens — Photography has taken Nick Waplington into different worlds, from raves and runway fashion to working-class estates. But if there’s one thing that connects it all, it’s the optimism of youth.

Written by: Mike Fordham

Alternative bike culture’s heroes and zeros come together for Dirt Quake IV
Culture

Alternative bike culture’s heroes and zeros come together for Dirt Quake IV

Start your engines — Sideburn Magazine editor Gary Inman on his raucous Dirt Quake event, which descends on Kings Lynn for a weekend of two-wheeled madness at the Adrian Flux arena, July 17-18.

Written by: Mike Fordham

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