New York City
The NYC doctor changing lives by removing gang tattoos for free
From teardrops, swastikas and gang insignia to fresh starts — Dr David Ores is on a quest to change lives by removing bad tattoos from former gang members, ex-convicts and victims of human trafficking - free of charge.
Written by: Alfred Rinaldi
A personal interview with Jonathan Shaw: writer, tattooist, hellraiser & 'anti-hero of the new age'
A Curious Student of Life — Jonathan Shaw travelled the world and left a red-hot mark on the people and places he encountered, but the real adventure, he insists, is the one you start when you get back home.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Real kids from cult Larry Clark film Kids are making a doc about what actually went down
Behind-the-scenes expose on 20th anniversary — Hamilton Harris – the blunt-rolling kid from Larry Clark's seminal film Kids – is raising funds for a new doc that will explore the real lives and stories that inspired the cult classic.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Josh Stewart might be the guardian angel of New York skateboarding
Static filmmaker fights the California monopoly — Navigating New York City is tough enough, especially when you’re up against skateboarding’s West Coast empire.
Written by: Anthony Pappalardo
The world's most popular underground race series comes to London
Interview: Red Hook Crit — We catch up with David Trimble, founder of Brooklyn-born race The Red Hook Crit, to find out why his high-octane wheel-around is gaining traction all over the world.
Written by: Steve Turner
Step into the world's smallest museum
Prison tattoo guns, Fake IDs and bullet-proof backpacks — New York City’s Mmuseumm helps visitors make sense of the madness of modern society through its curated selection of cultural ephemera.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The art of the collage is flourishing between Brooklyn and London
New group show by Something in the Attic — American and English image hackers put on group show to celebrate the art of scissor and glue.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Photographer Ozier Muhammad documented the stength and struggle of the civil rights movment
Things I Learned Along The Way — Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ozier Muhammad knows that even quiet moments deserve their place in history.
Written by: Andrea Kurland/Huck HQ
20 years on: How cult film Kids inspired a generation of copycat youth culture
Larry Clark's masterpiece comes of age — Films, music videos, clothing brands, photo projects; the Kids influence still runs deep in contemporary culture.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Four hours in Philadelphia with Julian Casablancas
The Insurrection — Julian Casablancas, frontman of the Strokes, is ready to speak to power. In 2014, he rallied together a new band - the eponymously titled Julian Casablancas + The Voidz - and put out his first protest record. But what was the driving force behind this new move?
Written by: Erick Lyle