Love
The truth, lies and illusions behind our online lives
New Romantics — In her latest column, journalist and author Emily Reynolds explores the differences between how we market ourselves on social media, and what it can teach us about who we are IRL.
Written by: Emily Reynolds
Is our fear of the online world driving us further apart?
New Romantics — While it was initially seen as a way of bringing us together, the Internet has become a place we approach with caution. In her second New Romantics column, Emily Reynolds explores why this growing wariness might be driving us further apart.
Written by: Emily Reynolds
How we experience love, sex & intimacy in the modern age
New Romantics — Sexting, swiping and selfies – in a new column, writer Emily Reynolds explores the strange new ways that technology is changing our relationships.
Written by: Emily Reynolds
Perfume Genius is outrunning his fears, searching for peace
I'll be your mirror... — Outcasts often seek shelter in the music of Perfume Genius. But after finding stability in his own life, Mike Hadreas has realised that sobriety doesn't fix everything. It just casts a harsher light on the underlying problems.
Written by: Laura Snapes
The artist staging romantic fantasies with clay boyfriends
Better than Tinder? — Mary Stephenson got so sick of being single that she created her own imaginary dates. Now she's using art to poke fun at society's perception of romance.
Written by: Marta Bausells
Surfer Jamie Brisick finds solace in the water
Rhymes With Shove — Former pro surfer, writer and filmmaker Jamie Brisick knows what it means to have loved and lost. In this Huck Film, the power of the ocean unleashes a flood of memories.
Written by: HUCK HQ
In Pictures: How Muslim romance novels became a portal to understand women’s lives in Northern Nigeria
Romance, tradition, love and loss in Boko Haram's heartland — When Glenna Gordon stumbled across a Muslim romance novel in Nigeria’s religious north, she entered a world where the rules of love became a barrier - a border that marked the limits of how deeply she could connect. Glenna's book Diagram of the Heart explores the cottage industry of Muslim women writing romance novels in Northern Nigeria, an area best know for terrorist attacks by Boko Haram. Here are Glenna's personal reflections on the project from Huck's Documentary Special III.
Written by: Glenna Gordon
Weekend Read: Paulina & Fran is the anti-romance satire for the Frances Ha generation
Friendship, rivalry and love triangles — Poet and painter Rachel B. Glaser’s debut novel Paulina & Fran is a cutting satire of art school that’s sympathetic towards its characters even as it mocks them.
Written by: Kate Loftus-O'Brien
The Summer of Love has found its forever-home, and it’s called Freetown Christiania
Rad Copenhagen: Insider's Guide Part IV — In 2013, we headed out to Copenhagen's CPH Pro to put together this alternative city guide on the city's thriving creative community. In the final instalment, Huck meets the lurkers, lifers and outsiders carving an alternative Copenhagen, free from restraint in Freetown Christiania.
Written by: Natalie Davies