Huck

HUCK IS IN THE FINAL LEG OF ITS LONG MARCH TO A CENTURY By now, we know exactly what are. But it doesn't hurt to shout about it. Huck 76 is a bible of all that’s interesting. It exists to shine a torch on the unexplored corners of culture. Over the n

From releasing the album of 2021 to securing a nomination for the Mercury Prize, it’s been a colossal year for the Plaistow-born MC. Almost two decades into his career, the 37-year-old is at the peak of his powers, finally receiving the critical and

A self-proclaimed movie nerd who takes inspiration from classic Hollywood, the celebrated Argentinian artist uses her work to explore notions of beauty and class in the age of consumerism. As she gears up to release her first feature film, the 32-yea

In his debut novel, the London author blends fiction with biography, resulting in a searing coming-of-age tale that deals with identity, heritage and mental health. A year after winning the prestigious Desmond Elliott prize, the 33-year-old – whose i

EMMANUEL MACRON KNOWS the French people are losing their minds as he tells them to be home by 6pm. It is March 2021 and a daily curfew is enforced by military-like police. They patrol the public squares. The bars remain closed. France’s strange presi

MICHELLE ZAUNER IS CONTEMPLATING the idea of boundaries. “A part of me is like, did I go too far?” she says, half-sighing, half-laughing. “But I think I naturally make intensely personal art. Often the most shameful admissions are the ones that stick

THE SUN IS BURNING BRIGHTLY OVER THE CRYSTAL waters of the Ionian Sea as three small boats appear on the horizon. They’ve been trying – and failing – to link up ever since they set sail from their respective winter resting places. Sailing without eng

FOR A FLEETING MOMENT, FOLKESTONE SEEMS EVERY inch Britain’s response to the fabled resorts of the Mediterranean. The sea reclines flat on its back, beach pebbles bathe in the sun, and the beguiling chalk cliffs snooze along the horizon. Then, sudden

THE CHOLITAS HAVE long been ostracised from society. Until relatively recently, the Indigenous group of Aymara and Quechua women, native to Boliva and known for their distinctive bowler hats and colourful layred skirts, faced heavy discrimination in

BACK THEN, there were a lot of layers to Miami. My grandparents had moved down there after retiring – they were immigrants from Russia who had lived their life in New York City, they came for sun, beaches, warm winters. I was 22 years old, already in

THE DEATH WELL – known sometimes as the Wall of Death, or Motordrome – is a carnival sideshow in which fearless riders zip around the near-vertical walls of a commanding circular pit. The practice was popular at fairs and amusement parks in the US an

FOR JULIA DUCOURNAU, THE filmmaking process is similar to the lion’s share of her art: a matter of life and death. This distinction will surprise no one even broadly familiar with her work. Her debut feature, Raw, introduced her to the international

“THIS MUSIC THING HAS NEARLY BROKEN ME,” ADMITS CHICAGO rap maverick Chris Crack. The 32-year-old – real name Christopher Harris – is speaking over a fuzzy transatlantic phone connection and he’s in a candid mood. “I’ve had nights where I’ve cried. N

WE HADN’T PLANNED ON A CONTEST. BUT WHEN John Fiedler showed up with a bottle of tequila, Cuzner with a bottle of vodka, Parking Lot Danny with a 12-pack, and Willy with a keg, well, somehow it all made sense. ■ It was Labour Day. The beach at County