The human-driven changes to the natural world are pushing bears closer and closer to civilisation, and that can only mean one thing; conflict. In this week’s collection, we explore the plight of polar and grizzly bears as they struggle for survival, and share two harrowing tales of what can happen when bears attack.
14.05.2022 | Mysteries (Part 2)
It wasn’t surprising that the last collection of mysteries was the most popular on GUSC so far; there’ll always be something about the unexplained that speaks to our deepest, most visceral fears. Here in Part 2, we bring you six more mysterious tales of curious disappearances, unexplained deaths and a grim discovery at low tide.
19.03.2022 | Competitions
What drives someone to consume 24 pounds of chicken wings in minutes? Or push their bodies and minds beyond all known limits to cover 100 miles of brutal trail in 60 hours? In this week’s collection, we take a look at some of the most unusual and intense competitions in North America.
19.02.2022 | Peril at Sea
Whenever we leave our natural environment, we accept there’ll be an element of risk. But for those who’ve made their careers on yachts, fishing boats and cargo ships in vast and unpredictable oceans, the stakes are unfathomably high. This week’s longform collection plumbs the deep, dark depths of some of the most harrowing sea stories ever published.
12.02.2022 | Love
As the saying goes, ‘love ain’t no walk in the park’. If it was, it’d be Jurassic Park. Anyway. Love takes many forms – self love, the love you might feel for a family or community, love for what you do, love of nature. Romantic love, however, is unique in its ability to deliver both beauty and horror, pleasure and pain, purity and immorality.
05.02.2022 | Homelessness
It’s almost inconceivable that in 2022, homelessness is not only still a global problem – but a growing one. And as the author of our bonus long read starkly observes, we’re all just one step away from it. Here are three incredible pieces of investigative journalism which explore the challenges of life without four walls.
29.01.2022 | Mysteries (Part 1)
Why are we so captivated by mysteries – especially those with a criminal element? Psychologists believe that we’re hard-wired to seek answers, and that we’ll always be fascinated by things we can’t explain. That’s certainly true for this week’s bone-chilling collection, which includes an ungodly haunting, a mysterious vanishing, a peculiar death and some seriously strange island behaviour.
22.01.2022 | The 80s
If you’re a Gen X-er or a Boomer, you probably miss the 80s. I know I do. Back to the Future. Motley Crue. Big hair. Optimism. Keyboards. Shoulder pads. Turquoise with bright yellow squiggles. Pre-internet phone calls. And so, SO much denim. Care to join me on a stroll down memory lane?
Grown Up Story Club 