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Sep 24, 2026

The bald truth about Hairstanbul

Men flock to Istanbul for cheap hair transplants • The streets are full of bandaged foreigners • The locals have mixed feelings

by Peter Yeung
A man prepares to receive a hair transplant in Elithair, Istanbul (Dispatch)

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Sep 10, 2026

The ghosts of Ladder 11
Firefighters unfurl the American flag at the FDNY Engine 28/Ladder 11 firestation (Vincent Guglielmo)

Two crews left this firehouse on 9/11 • Only one came home • This is their story

by Nico Walker
Jul 28, 2026

Meet Britain's hikikomori
Young Brits are refusing to leave home for months at a time (Andrii Lysenko)

A growing number of young Brits are withdrawing from society • Some don't leave the house for months • We met their families

by Eve Livingston
Jul 21, 2026

Palantir's greatest enemy
Barratt Brown poses in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (Dispatch)

Barrett Brown has spent 15 years investigating Peter Thiel • Now he lives in exile in Mexico • But he's plotting his comeback

by Fin Carter
Jul 02, 2026

The Brits panning for gold
David Armstrong pans for gold in the Mennock River, Scotland (Jamie Williamson)

In remote rivers, prospectors still hunt for treasure • Some spend 200 days a year searching • They even hold tournaments

by Eve Livingston
Jun 25, 2026

The best pint in England
A man with his pint of ale, at The Bridge Inn in Burton (Christopher Bethell)

Burton once brewed beer for an empire • The empire is gone but the pubs remain • We went looking for the perfect pint

by Joel Golby
May 21, 2026

What happened to Borat’s village?
The villagers of Glod were portrayed as backward Kazakh criminals (Fonie Mitsopoulou)In Borat, the villagers of Glod were portrayed as backward Kazakh criminals (Fonie Mitsopoulou)

Sacha Baron Cohen turned Glod into a punchline • Its Roma residents say they were tricked • 20 years on, this is their story

by Miles Ellingham

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A man prepares to receive a hair transplant in Elithair, Istanbul (Dispatch)
Sep 24, 2026

The bald truth about Hairstanbul

Men flock to Istanbul for cheap hair transplants • The streets are full of bandaged foreigners • The locals have mixed feelings

by Peter Yeung
Emily Fisher is an apprentice funeral director at Gornall’s Funeral Services in Rainford, Merseyside (Dispatch)
Sep 22, 2026

A graveyard shift with Britain’s Gen Z undertakers

They’re barely out of school • They spend their days tending to the dead • Could apprentice undertakers solve youth unemployment?

by Lotte Brundle
A murder in Adam Curtis Land
Sep 17, 2026

A murder in Adam Curtis Land

Adam Curtis fans held a conference in Boscombe • Outside, locals were living in one of his films • Featuring a grisly death

by Fred Sculthorp
Geoff Leyshon, a former member of the Free Wales Army (Valeria Mongelli)
Sep 15, 2026

The veterans of the Free Wales Army

Many dreamed of independence • Others planted bombs and burned holiday homes • A few old hands remain

by Lorcán Lovett
Firefighters unfurl the American flag at the FDNY Engine 28/Ladder 11 firestation (Vincent Guglielmo)
Sep 10, 2026

The ghosts of Ladder 11

Two crews left this firehouse on 9/11 • Only one came home • This is their story

by Nico Walker
Highway 34 on the east side of Greeley, Colorado, with the World Trade Center superimposed in the distance (Paul Royle-Grimes)
Sep 08, 2026

Was 9/11 born in this college town?

The man who inspired Bin Laden studied in Greeley, CO • He saw proof of America’s spiritual decay • What would he find today?

by Eric Vanderwall
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