The home of the Illuminati
250 years ago, a secret society was born in Ingolstadt • It promised to reshape the world • What if it did?
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The last days of Babestation
OnlyFans dominates online porn • Yet Babestation still airs every night • Who works there, and why?
Where have Britain's soldiers gone?
How to find love in Silicon Valley
Step 1: Download an AI matchmaker • Step 2: Publish a 'Date-me doc' • Step 3: Close your laptop and go to a bar
The last of England's freeminers
Slab City's fake freedom
It's supposed to be the 'last free place in America' • In reality, it's a camp in the desert • Fuelled by drugs, crime and lawlessness
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The boy who couldn't speak
A miracle cure • Or is it? • The truth about Facilitated Communication
Camping at Britain's longest protest
Huddled around the fire • Next to nuclear missiles • Midnight hallucinations
The WhatsApp Witches of Cornwall
The battle for NYC's red-light district
The banlieue that burned
The ruins of a revolt • 20 years on • 'Little has changed'
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A small magazine • A little celebration • 'I can't believe you published that'