How Pro Gamers Live Now: Curfews, Personal Chefs, And All Of It On Camera
A piece delving into the life of professional video gamers living in luxury houses with their team mates, under a rigorously managed regime delivered by an array of staff.
Ian Goldin Interview – Immigration
The Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford is interviewed on immigration.
Dacre’s Paper
Look past the provocative headline and you find an indignant, coruscating profile of The Daily Mail and its pugnacious editor Paul Dacre.
Alt-White: How the Breitbart Machine Laundered Racist Hate
The result of a deep investigation and a cache of leaked documents that reveal the internal dialogue between Steve Bannon, Milo Yiannopoulos and the rest of the Breitbart-Alt-Right nexus. The piece sheds clear light on their political and cultural philosophy.
The empire dreamt back
The story of what happened when Britain’s colonial administrators sought to record the dreams of subjects across the empire.
The Prawn War
A look at the battle over a precious 18 mile stretch of fishing grounds between Sri Lanka and India, a battle that has started to claim an increasing number of lives.
The Macedonian Teens Who Mastered Fake News
Bored teenagers looking to make some extra cash have played a major part in spreading the fake news that has influenced major global events – this piece looks at how they do it.
Urban Dreams
A look at the plan to build an Indian state capital from scratch, the fifth such project and perhaps the most ambitious yet.
Dispatches from the Rap Wars
A sociologist spent 18 months living with gangs in Chicago fighting bitterly violent local turf wars, and simultaneously trying to make it big with rap tracks and on social media.
The Neo-Nazi Murder Trial Revealing Germany’s Darkest Secrets
A spate of linked murders has revealed worryingly active far right movements in Germany. Even more alarming is the strange role in the affair played by the German intelligence services.