Richard Young holds degrees from Cambridge (Arch/Anth) and SOAS (MSc Politics/Development). He has been an archaeologist, photographer, builder, and journalist. His interests lie in the boundary between the majority and the minority, pop culture, documentary film, and restoring anything mechanical that is remotely old.

Recent articles

openDemocracy's Richard Young talks to David Leaf, writer and director of "John Lennon vs the US", a film about the Nixon administration's attempts to silence Lennon's anti-war message.

Climate change: a new problem or one stretching back 700,000 years? Richard Young recommends some environmental lessons from human pre-history.

As Hollywood attempts to take "Watchmen" to the big screen, Richard Young explains its enduring appeal.