
Gareth May
Shooting Game Birds Is Still an Ethical Dilemma in Britain
As the British shooting season begins and grouse dishes appear on high end restaurant menus, so too does the controversy surrounding the shooting of game birds, or what animal rights groups label “gratuitous violence.”
This Island Eco-Farm Is Growing Britain's Sweetest Tomatoes
With high-tech farming methods and 20 percent more sunshine than any other area in the UK, the Isle of Wight produces some of Britain’s sweetest tomatoes.
Eels Are the Slippery Link Between Japanese and British Cuisine
“Eels are rich in vitamins and give us energy to fight against the heat and last the summer,” says chef Junya Yamasaki as he and James Lowe prepare to cook a dinner that celebrates the fish’s place in British and Japanese cuisine.
This Box of Meat Could Save Britain’s Butchers
The "meat box," a package of fresh sausage, steak, and mince shipped directly to customers from farms with onsite butchers, is so much more than male genital-related banter.
Root Ginger Is a Dominatrix's Secret Weapon
Figging is the BDSM practice of using ginger root for anal stimulation. Yup. Put the stir-fry down, people. We’re talking ginger root, up the arse.
These Guys Are Bringing Back the Onion-Selling French Stereotype
Three Breton friends are resurrecting the Anglo-French tradition of the “Onion Johnny,” the beret-wearing, bike-riding onion seller not seen on British high streets since the 1970s.
Behind the Rise of Hijab Porn
Exploring why more and more porn studios have started to make films featuring the headscarf.
A Bristol Rave Was Nearly Ruined By Coffee Rust
Organisers of the world’s first coffee rave have had their supply of beans depleted due to “coffee rust,” a fungal disease destroying coffee plants in the Dominican Republic.
We Should Start Breeding Our Own Snails
Many people are still squeamish about eating insects, but snails are far less of a reach. We caught up with the UK’s principal supplier of live edible snails and snail farm starter kits to find out more about the land-molluscs we should be eating.
Why Is Incest Porn So Popular?
There's been an increase in the consumption of porn in which the actors pretend to be related, but is incest really what the fans want, or do they just crave something more outrageous than the last thing they saw?
Britain's Biggest Breakfast Almost Killed Me
I went to the Wonder Café to take on its infamous breakfast challenge: four fried slices of bread, four slices of toast, four eggs, six sausages, six rashers of bacon, six hash browns, four black pudding, plum tomatoes, beans, and mushrooms with a catch.
This Journalist Has Spent Her Career Championing HIV Dissidents
Joan Shenton's 1998 book Positively False questioned the existence of HIV. Last week an updated anniversary edition was released. We asked the author what's changed over the last 17 years.