Jake Hanrahan
What It’s Really Like to Be One of the Silk Road’s Biggest Drug Lords
Silk Road may have died a sudden death at the hands of the authorities, but The Scurvy Crew saw its demise as an opportunity to diversify.
The Drone Survival Guide Explains How to Take Down Flying Robots
Ruben Pater, a designer from the Netherlands, recently came out with what he calls a "21st century bird-watching" guide—a poster and book explaining how to spot, hijack, hack, and dazzle different types of drones.
Everybody Hates the New Black Panther Party
Despite the fact that practically the whole world thinks of him as a genocidal dictator who will have to cheat his way to victory at the polls, Mugabe has received some unlikely firsthand support for his election campaign from the New Black Panther...
Laos Is Still Under Attack from Its Secret War
Every day, a team of 20 women wake up knowing the jobs they have to go to could get them blown to smithereens: unexploded American cluster bombs dropped during the secret war in Laos could detonate at any moment as they clear dangerous landmines from...
Murderous Little Boys Are the Future of Mexico's Drug War
They're cheap, willing and they don't get in trouble for killing people.
Meet the Nihilist-Anarchist Network Bringing Chaos to a Town Near You
The FAI is a nihilist-anarchist organization whose members aren't out to protect anybody from the ruthless grip of inequality. They are not Hugo Chavez or Vladimir Lenin—they don’t care that your plight isn’t represented if you're just standing by with...
Did Scientologists Steal a Quarter Tonne of Gold from a Fishing Boat?
Guess what? Conspiracy theorists reckon they did.
Are Anti-Gun Murder Squads Killing Pro-Gun Campaigners?
Probably not, but the death of a firearm-loving YouTube sensation has conspiracy theorists going wild.
Belgium Prosecutors Are Trying to Make Scientology a Criminal Organisation
Which makes sense, considering they're being charged with extortion and practising illegal medical procedures.
You're (Probably) Not Invited: End Times Living with the Doomsday 1 Percent
Deep inside Larry Hall's apocalypse compound, a lavish bunker designed specifically for filthy-rich survivalists.
The New Orleans Murder Wall Won't Stop Growing
While New Orleans is traditionally thought of as the city of jazz, Mardi Gras, and semi-functional alcoholics, it's also the city with the highest murder rate in the country. A local priest is trying to bring greater awareness to the problem by writing...
Killing in the Name of
That one time Shoko Asahara and his ruthless Japanese cult, Aum Shinrikyo, planned on splitting the Earth in half with a Tesla death ray.