''Far Out'' is a British online culture website, headquartered in

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and founded in 2010. ''Far Out'' focuses on independent and alternative culture, reviewing music, films and the arts along with relative interviews and curated playlists.

History

''Far Out'' was founded in 2010 by Lee Thomas-Mason, then a student of Leeds Metropolitan University. Shortly after, Jack Whatley became an editor of the website as both pushed the content into new directions. Lee Thomas-Mason had previously worked as a sports reporter at

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, '' The Mirror'' and ''

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''. While first focusing on unsigned artists and independent music venues with a Gonzo journalism approach, ''Far Out'' expanded into coverage of cinema in 2013 and, subsequently, included curated travel, arts and photography sections. In 2017 ''Far Out'' ''Magazine'' partnered with suicide prevention charity CALM. Far Out was the panellist for the Tramlines apply to play 2022.

Mirroring and forking wikipedia content

In 2023, ''Far Out'' mirrored and forked the wikipedia article '' Peter Gabriel 1980 album'' as it appeared i
its version of July 2023
by reproducing identical quotes and sentences in their article "When Peter Gabriel Banned Phil Collins from Using Cymbals", published on their website in August 2023. In 2024, ''Far Out'' also mirrored and forked the wikipedia article

Geordie Walker Kevin "Geordie" Walker (born 18 December 1960) is an English rock musician, best known as the guitarist of post-punk group Killing Joke. His unorthodox style of electric guitar playing is widely acclaimed. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin hailed Walk ...

as it appeared i
its version of December 2023
by reproducing identical content and sentences in their article "The song that inspired Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker", published on their website in March 2024.

References

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