Emma Garland

The Uncanny Valley: Huck’s April Newsletter
Culture

The Uncanny Valley: Huck’s April Newsletter

Emma Garland reflects on what we can learn from this years’ edition of Coachella festival – the canary in the coal mine of US pop culture.

Written by: Emma Garland

The same old story? Huck’s March Newsletter
Culture

The same old story? Huck’s March Newsletter

Emma Garland welcomes the long overdue return of original storytelling - and perhaps the death of the endless sequel and reboot era.

Written by: Emma Garland

With love in your heart and skin in the game: Huck’s February 2024 Newsletter
Culture

With love in your heart and skin in the game: Huck’s February 2024 Newsletter

Emma Garland attempts to navigate the cognitive dissonance of the Super Bowl backgrounded by Israel’s never-ending assault on Gaza.

Written by: Emma Garland

We end at the start: Huck’s January 2024 Newsletter
Culture

We end at the start: Huck’s January 2024 Newsletter

Emma Garland’s first monthly dispatch of the year takes in a bonfire of culture: Pitchfork’s demi-demise, the slow death of music writing and death of venues.

Written by: Emma Garland

2023 Wrapped-Up – Huck’s December Newsletter
Culture

2023 Wrapped-Up – Huck’s December Newsletter

Emma Garland’s final monthly dispatch of the year takes in the highs and lows of culture and activism in 2023: from Wonka and Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski trial to the loss of humanity in Gaza.

Written by: Emma Garland

Lore and Order – Huck’s October Newsletter
Culture

Lore and Order – Huck’s October Newsletter

Emma Garland’s latest monthly cultural dispatch explores the nature of fame in the 21st century, featuring blood drinking and the revival of ride-or-die romance.

Written by: Emma Garland

Photos celebrating the unsung women of indie sleaze
Photography

Photos celebrating the unsung women of indie sleaze

Almost 20 years after the indie youthquake first struck, photographer Rebecca Thomas recalls documenting the women at the epicentre.

Written by: Emma Garland

Inside the independent magazine that wants to 'save Wales'
Culture

Inside the independent magazine that wants to 'save Wales'

Founded by three friends from South Wales and funded by a Kickstarter backed by Michael Sheen, ‘The Paper’ is a brilliant and absurdist publication that brings fun back to print.

Written by: Emma Garland

Art Made Human? – Huck’s September Newsletter
Culture

Art Made Human? – Huck’s September Newsletter

Emma Garland kicks off a new series of monthly cultural dispatches with her reflections on artificial intelligence, human-made art and Hank Williams singing “Straight Outta Compton”.

Written by: Emma Garland

Geoff Rickly's second act
Books

Geoff Rickly's second act

The influential Thursday frontman discusses his debut novel ‘Someone Who Isn’t Me’ – a fictional fever dream based on his real-life experiences with heroin addiction.

Written by: Emma Garland

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