Huck 77
The concrete haven where skateboarding is just the start
When two friends made plans to restore a derelict skate park by hand, they also set out to reignite a community. The result is a brand new chapter for Hackney Bumps, a DIY sanctuary in the heart of East London.
Written by: Jessica Holland
Inside the American town burning since 1962
In the ’80s, photographer Renée Jacobs touched down in Centralia, a small Appalachian mining town approaching its final chapter due to the slow creep of an unstoppable fire, blazing 300 feet below ground.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Porridge Radio’s Dana Margolin on her London studio
We catch up with the singer in her London studio to connect the dots between music, painting and her relationship with the city.
Written by: Ben Smoke
The story of Bureh Beach, Sierra Leone’s surf capital
Bureh is located on the Sierra Leone peninsula, a crescent-shaped cove known for its golden stretch of sand. It’s here that the country’s first ever surf club was born, kickstarting a journey that has seen the town become the nation’s wave-riding capital – despite the challenges it continues to face.
Written by: Peter Yeung
The Gaza parkour group taking back a part of their city
A group of young Palestinians have found temporary freedom in the act of parkour, reimagining wreckage and ruins as a series of high-octane playgrounds. The fearless collective see freerunning as a way of taking their immediate environment to its absolute limits – and, in the process, reclaiming some of it.
Written by: Gunseli Yalcinkaya
Mitski is tired of working for the knife
Huck’s latest cover star speaks out against the exploitation that defines the music industry, imagining a future in which the artist is no longer a product.
Written by: Al Horner
The hidden Philly swim spot suspended in time
Over the years, a swimming hole in a city park has evolved into a magnetic meeting place for Philadelphians – a hideaway where people can connect with the natural landscape, and each other.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Sharon Van Etten on love, loss and doing the unexpected
The singer-songwriter discusses her intimate new project and the advice she’s picked up across a career as one of rock’s leading voices.
Written by: Thomas Hobbs
Young Ukrainians are fighting for the future they’ve built
Resistance pulses through Kyiv’s interconnected subcultures. As a full-scale Russian invasion threatens everything, the movement is fighting back to prevent Putin from destroying the world they’ve worked for.
Written by: Alex King
Tice Cin is writing the London she lives
Author, artist, screenwriter, DJ, producer: the Tottenham native is multidisciplinary in every sense of the word. Following the success of her acclaimed debut novel, she’s restating her commitment to the place that made her, with a plan to create pathways so that others can replicate her journey.
Written by: Robert Kazandjian
Huck Issue 77 is out now
It’s Mitski season — Our new magazine is here, starring the inimitable Mitski. Order your copy now and join us on a trip around the world.
Written by: Niall Flynn