Cocaine, Tug Boats and Tip Offs
A detailed account of how “the largest drugs bust in UK history” played out. http://www.bit.ly/wired-cocaine
Where are we now?
The LRB dedicates a vast spread to responses to the UK’s EU referendum result. Contributors look at the issue from all sorts of angles – the greatest value perhaps lies in the interplay between the viewpoints when placed alongside each other.
Inside The Global Times, China’s Hawkish, Belligerent State Tabloid
A profile of the paper known for its excoriating editorials railing against a dizzying array of targets.
The ISIS Files: When Terrorists Run City Hall
The result of over a year of research, translating and anlysing caches of documents that lay bare the inner workings of ISISÕs bureaucracy.
Generation Screwed
An interactive piece looking at the bleak financial prognosis for a generation of workers.
The Bloody History of the True Crime Genre
The current trend for true crime stories told on television, in longform articles and in podcasts has a long list of precedents stretching back to the 16th century.
I’ve Done Really Bad Things
An interview with a former police officer involved in undercover drugs operations, whose views have radically changed since he left the force.
The Catch 22 of Hacktivism
Hacktivists use open source technology and publicly available information to investigate political and military activity – this piece looks into the problems their activities throw up.
Among the Zealots
A look at life for followers of CrossFit, an extreme exercise programme and lifestyle likened by some sceptics to a cult.
Wild Thing
A history of our domestication of animals, and the genetic impact this has on the animals in question, and their human keepers.