GENTRIFICATION
Everybody's Laughing at the Video of an Angry White Guy Claiming He 'Settled' Brooklyn
A viral video of a furious caucasian shouting about "white fucking privilege" and calling other white people "white trash" is making everyone else's day better.
Stemming the Tide of Cultural Amnesia: An Interview with Legendary New York Performance Artist, Penny Arcade
We talked to the one-woman show about five decades of performing, her oral history project Lower East Side Biographies and the need to offer young people a queer, punk-rock, alternative to the mainstream.
The Hangover News
Mexico's biggest drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, escaped from prison – again.
Regeneration Game
In part two, we meet the people hoping to get rich off London's regeneration at the MIPIM international property trade show.
Regeneration Game
In part three, we hear how the demolition of the Heygate Estate was "the worst social housing disaster of recent times".
Regeneration Game
In part one, we meet protesters fighting for the chance to live in housing-crisis-hit Newham.
Why Fugazi's Politics Are as Frighteningly Relevant Today as They Were in 1988
From gentrification to sexual assault on college campuses, Ian MacKaye's dire predictions for the future have all come true.
A Eulogy for White Heat, the Clubnight That Changed my Life
In November the legendary Soho nightclub Madame JoJos was forced to close after violent altercation outside its doors. Fred Macpherson remembers its glory years.
A Night Out with Umar, One of Paris's Undocumented Rose Sellers
In the Oberkampf neighborhood of Paris, Umar sells single roses, earning 20 cents per stem to support his family in Pakistan.
San Francisco: Where Violent Street Gangs and Silicon Valley Tech Bros Coexist
There's gang violence on the same street corners where gentrifiers are paying thousands of dollars in rent.
I'm Middle Class and Even I'm Being Pushed Out of London
I'm here with a pathetic deposit, a two-year-old child and another kid on the way. It doesn't take long to realise that South London, which I've always called home, can't be home for much longer.
The Hangover News
This weekend, a man was jailed for getting all kinds of fucked up, borrowing his friend's special constable uniform and going "on patrol" around County Durham.