Thomas Hobbs
pranks
The Death of the Prank Call
Once a rite of passage for young people, prank calls now increasingly feel like a relic of the past.
Thomas Hobbs
3.29.23
Crime
The Unsolved ‘Witchcraft’ Murder That Shocked Britain
Charles Walton's brutal murder on Valentine’s Day, 1945, fuelled a vision of rural England that has influenced cinema and literature ever since.
Thomas Hobbs
2.14.22
Stop It
Please, Pop Stars and Rappers, Stop Making Really Long Albums
Kanye, Drake and anyone else – all we want is a record with ten songs.
Thomas Hobbs
10.5.21
An Interview With The Guy Behind WWE's Most Famous Wrestling Theme Songs
“I think the reason Stone Cold Steve Austin resonated so much is because the public love characters who stand up for what they believe in."
Thomas Hobbs
12.15.20
Film
Hollywood's Masked Killers Want You to Know How Hard Their Job Is
The actors who played Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Leatherface discuss the misconceptions around playing Hollywood’s masked bogeymen.
Thomas Hobbs
10.29.20
Drugs
Investigating THC Syrup: Cannabis with the Consistency of Cough Medicine
Weed in liquid form has hit the UK, but is it a sweet dream or a damp squib? We explored the who, the how and the high.
Thomas Hobbs
9.24.20
Film
'I Knew It Had to Be Sexy' – The Voice of Scream's Ghostface Speaks
Roger L Jackson is responsible for your teenage nightmares.
Thomas Hobbs
10.29.19
Essays
Why 2018 Was The Year of The Revisionist Music Movie
From Bohemian Rhapsody to a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Whitney, it seemed this year there were more music movies than ever.
Thomas Hobbs
12.26.18
Interviews
T.I. on 15 Years of 'Trap Muzik': 'I Wanted to Make a Classic'
The legendary rapper talks to us about the 2003 album that helped give trap its name—and yes, Gucci Mane comes up, too.
Thomas Hobbs
8.20.18
Light it up
Older People's Music-Related Memories of Being Savagely High
People nearing, or in, retirement used to get absolutely lit. We asked them about the times when LSD, weed, hash, and music collided.
Thomas Hobbs
4.25.18
LGBTQ
The Stories of Trans People Taken Too Soon
A staggering 45 percent of trans people in the UK have attempted suicide.
Thomas Hobbs
4.23.18
Restaurants
Harvester Is My Happy Place
To visit a Harvester is to enter a portal back to a time when a free salad bar was a major restaurant selling point.
Thomas Hobbs
3.2.18
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