31.10.2020 | Hauntings

Happy Halloween; the night where even the most cynical among us double-lock our doors and windows in case zombies, vampires or any other manifestations of the undead come and get us. To get you in the Halloween mood, here are three terrifying true tales (and one bonus tale) of things that, quite literally, go bump in the night…

24.10.2020 | Chocolate

It’s quite rare to come across a really compelling piece of chocolate-based journalism, so I hope you enjoy this week’s delicious trio of long reads! We bring you a dangerous journey into the heart of the elusive wild cacau, the meteoric rise of one of the world’s most successful chocolate makers and a hipster ‘bean to bar’ controversy that rocked the chocolate world.

17.10.2020 | Autumn

‘It’s decorative gourd season, mofo’s!’ Not my words (I don’t swear… MUCH), but the words of this week’s featured writer – McSweeney’s impishly hilarious Colin Nissan. In this week’s serving of autumnal long reads, we bring you more on ‘decorative gourd season’, plus road rage in New England and the magic pines of Scotland.

10.10.2020 | Happiness

This week’s collection of long reads explores the concept of happiness. Is there a magic formula we’re missing that could make us happier? What can science and academia tell us about how to be happy? If we have all the answers already, why are we unhappy? And – most importantly – why have we decided that happiness is the normal human condition?

03.10.2020 | Islands (Part 1)

Let’s face it. The idea of eloping to a tropical island (or indeed, any island) right now is more than a little appealing. But what’s life really like in these isolated places? This week, we bring you three very different stories about island life, from the exclusive quays of the Bahamas to the windswept rocks of the Faroes.