21 May

Everything I’ve been watching/reading in May…

The Hitchcock Murders by Peter Conrad; Eyes Wide Shut; Marilyn: A Biography by Norman Mailer; A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes; Dear Boy by Emily Berry; The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza; stills from Eyes Wide Shut

20 May

Cruel Britannia: Ian Cobain Interviewed

(Source: thequietus.com)

20 May

Hearing From Three Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Who’ve Been on Hunger Strike for 100 Days

(Source: Vice Magazine)

2 May

The Government’s Jobseekers Test is Weird, Pointless and Awful

(Source: Vice Magazine)

29 Apr

Hungary is Destroying Itself from the Inside

The far-right’s on the rise and the state’s getting oppressive

Photos courtesy of Zsofia Palyi (www.zsofiapalyi.com/en)

(Source: Vice Magazine)

29 Apr

Hungarian Art Rebels

As Hungary’s hard-won freedom of speech goes under threat, I went to Budapest to see how creatives are fighting back

Film courtesy of Jack Symes.

(Source: dazeddigital.com)

29 Apr

Secret Courts Could Destroy British Justice

Is the Justice and Security Bill going to drag our legal system back to the Dark Ages?

Illustration courtesy of Victoria Sin (@sinforvictory)

(Source: Vice Magazine)

24 Apr

In Pictures: Disneyland through the ages

(Source: anothermag.com)

17 Apr

Harmony Korine

Snort it up, shoot it down, set it on fire: chatting with the ultimate Spring Breaker

(Source: dazeddigital.com)

17 Apr

DYLAN DUFFUS VS SHABBA

Seeking an end to Birmingham’s postcode war with two rival gang affiliates

(Source: dazeddigital.com)

5 Mar

Budapest, February 2013

After reading Hari Kunzru’s article, ‘The Frightening Hungarian Crackdown’ in The New Yorker in January, I flew to Budapest to meet young artists and musicians at the fore of the cultural crisis. The final piece will appear in the May issue of Dazed. In the meantime, here are a couple of photos I took while exploring the city with actual photographer, Jack Symes.