Since I Met Edward Snowden, I’ve Never Stopped Watching My Back
A journalist writes about the alarming degree of surveillance and suspected hacking he was subject to after working with Edward Snowden on a major story, and the paranoia it engendered.
OTL: Michael Jordan Has Not Left The Building
A 2013 profile of Michael Jordan as he turned 50 is a well-wrought study of one of the most high profile professional athletes of all time.
The haunting of Girlstown
The story of a strange outbreak at a Catholic school in Mexico in 2006. Girls reported pain in their legs, nausea, and fever. When the cases spread to hundreds of pupils, the government sent a psychiatrist specialised in adolescents experiencing psychosomatic illnesses to investigate. The story is currently being turned into a film.
Thirty-six Thousand Feet Under the Sea
An occasionally deeply tense read that examines the work of a “proper band of thieves” exploring deep parts of the sea.
The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet
The compelling story of a hacker who stopped a massive cyber-attack, only to be arrested.
Number One Id
A 1998 story about The Last King of Scotlland and Idi Amin, written by the novelist Hillary Mantel.
‘I Could Solve Most of Your Problems’: Eric Schmidt’s Pentagon Offensive
A look at the former Google CEO’s engagement with the US military.
The System That Actually Worked
The internet has dealt with unprecendented levels of traffic during lockdown, and has largely managed to cope.
Online collection
The British Museum has revamped its online collection and it is impressive, a treasure trove of high quality images from the collection accompanied with explanatory notes, curated and tagged for easy discovery.