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Video: A beautiful animation exploring the dreams of the first Briton in space
Art

Video: A beautiful animation exploring the dreams of the first Briton in space

Dreams of an Astronaut — An artistic foray into outer space as part of the Royal Institution's online advent calendar 'A Place Called Space'.

Written by: Ella Ackroyd

Artists and architects unite to imagine creative solutions to the global housing crisis
Art

Artists and architects unite to imagine creative solutions to the global housing crisis

The future of living space — Huck visits a new exhibition in Berlin to see how innovative thinkers are using architecture to re-empower communities fragmented by the housing crisis.

Written by: George Kafka

Reformed Jihadi warns Paris attacks response risks radicalising a new generation
Activism

Reformed Jihadi warns Paris attacks response risks radicalising a new generation

“We're playing into the hands of ISIS” — A former member of Al Qaeda, Hanif Qadir is now on the de-radicalisation frontline in East London. But politicians are making his work much harder.

Written by: Alex King

Eglo's Alexander Nut on the enduring role for record labels
Music

Eglo's Alexander Nut on the enduring role for record labels

"I think we're safe for now" — The internet has empowered DIY musicians like never before, but for Alexander Nut, labels will continue to help drive culture and creativity forward.

Written by: Alex King

The secret recipe of London's iconic Blue Plaques
Film

The secret recipe of London's iconic Blue Plaques

Family Business — Huck meets the family who make London's famous Blue Plaques - which mark where famous figures lived across the capital, in our latest short film.

Written by: HUCK HQ

London Surf / Film Festival returns this week
Culture

London Surf / Film Festival returns this week

The best of surf culture on screen — The London Surf / Film Festival has gone from strength to strength over the last five years. With the latest edition starting this week, co-creator Chris Nelson explains how it all began and celebrates its communal spirit.

Written by: Sam Warner

In Pictures: The story of a London skate gang that launched a new wave of British style
Photography

In Pictures: The story of a London skate gang that launched a new wave of British style

PWBC: A retrospective — To celebrate the launch of Lucien Clarke's new pro Supra shoe, photographers James Edson and Daniel 'Snowy' Kinloch curate an exhibition of the mythical PWBC.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Kiko Bun is stirring salsa and hip hop into his sun-soaked reggae sound
Music

Kiko Bun is stirring salsa and hip hop into his sun-soaked reggae sound

Bringing back the dub — London reggae artist Kiko Bun is destined for big things. After covering Toots and Maytals for This is England '90, he's surfing a dubby resurgence all the way to the top.

Written by: Sam Warner

One Weekend: Four Dispatches from the front lines of Britain's Class War
Opinion

One Weekend: Four Dispatches from the front lines of Britain's Class War

The lines are drawn — The FUCK Parade turned East London's Cereal Killer Café into a battleground, but as Michael Fordham discovers, the class war is alive and well across the country: from a Somerset rugby match, to a Sheffield benefit office and the scene of a shooting in Hackney.

Written by: Michael Fordham

First acts announced for Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards
Music

First acts announced for Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards

The underground comes out to play at KOKO — Little Simz, 79rs Gang and Henry Wu presents Yussef Kamaal get the ball rolling for the annual celebration of the finest alternative music.

Written by: Alex King

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