Paris

Capturing the hedonistic lives of Parisian skaters
Zine Scene

Capturing the hedonistic lives of Parisian skaters

Talking shit, wasting time — TalkShit is a mixed-media zine by Yedihael Canat and Arthur Hun, giving readers an intimate look at the everyday lives of young skaters looking for fun and freedom.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Shining a light on graffiti's rebel underground
Culture

Shining a light on graffiti's rebel underground

The Grifters Code — From climbing rooftops to outrunning police, Good Guy Boris has taken a world shrouded in secrecy and documented it in style. But now that he's compiled it all in a book, the next challenge awaits.

Written by: Cian Traynor

When migrants photograph their own journeys in Europe
Photography

When migrants photograph their own journeys in Europe

Disposable Perspectives — Amy Lineham gave 15 men living in a Paris migrant camp disposable cameras, what was captured shows the humanity of the people behind the label.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Shooting the Graffiti Trucks of Paris
Photography

Shooting the Graffiti Trucks of Paris

Subverting the streets — For his latest zine photographer Marc Vallée took to the streets of Paris late at night, to capture the trucks that parade subversive graffiti throughout the city in an act of reclamation and defiance.

Written by: Dr. Oli Mould

The City of Lights by bike: A Paris cycling guide
Culture

The City of Lights by bike: A Paris cycling guide

Huck x Levi's® — Art director and photographer Caroline Pauleau pedals with us on a personal tour of Paris. Here, in the latest post from 'Lines Through The City' – a collection of skateboarding and cycling stories produced by Huck in collaboration with Levi's® Commuter™ – Caroline reveals that the best way to explore the City of Lights is by bike.

Written by: Caroline Pauleau

Making sense of conspiracies in a climate of fear
Activism

Making sense of conspiracies in a climate of fear

The 'false flag' phenomenon — In the search for reason in an age of terror, some believe that governments plot hoax tragedies to control us through fear. But is this just a way of imposing order on chaos, or do conspiracy theorists represent the enlightened few?

Written by: Cian Traynor

On the ground in Paris: Music and mayhem at Nuit Debout
Activism

On the ground in Paris: Music and mayhem at Nuit Debout

An update from Paris — Huck reports from on the ground at the occupied Place de la Republique in Paris, where activists have begun drafting a new French Constitution.

Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon

The battle to save the planet doesn’t end with the Paris climate change conference
Activism

The battle to save the planet doesn’t end with the Paris climate change conference

France’s state of emergency won’t stop the green movement — Activists are determined government restrictions won’t prevent them from building a powerful grassroots movement for climate justice, explains Danielle Paffard of 350.org

Written by: Alex King

Skate video series Parisii maps each of Paris’ twenty arrondissements
Culture

Skate video series Parisii maps each of Paris’ twenty arrondissements

Parisii XIV: The penultimate episode — Europe's top skaters leave their mark on every neighbourhood in Paris with a killer edit in each one.

Written by: Alex King

Outspoken skater turned writer Scott Bourne on living by your own rules
Skate

Outspoken skater turned writer Scott Bourne on living by your own rules

No Authority But Yourself — He rejected America for Paris and gave up skateboarding to write. Scott Bourne refuses to follow the pack.

Written by: Benjamin Deberdt

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