Bucharest
Dead Cats and Bare Bums at Bucharest's Main Water Supply
How many nearby animal carcasses is too many, exactly?
What It's Like to Grow Up in a Nature Reserve
Just outside of Bucharest, a failed communist project turned into sprawling wetlands. It's now home to all sorts of flora and fauna – and a few Roma families with young children.
I Played Illegal Pool with Mobsters in Communist Romania
The biggest stars had nicknames like "the Butcher" and "The Barber", while my manager wore grenades on his belt.
Talking to Survivors of Last Year's Devastating Club Fire in Bucharest
Last year, a fire in nightclub Colectiv killed 64 people and injured 147. According to the people we spoke to, the high death toll is all down to corruption in Romania.
Photos of Romania in the 90s, When Sheep Roamed Bucharest's Motorways
Photographer Vali Pană captured the city right after the fall of communism.
Vomit, Anal Beads and Crucifixes: The Things You Find When Moving into a New Place
The traces of the people who lived there before you can be horrifying.
Photos of Students Hanging Out on the Balconies of their Dorm Rooms
Florin Țepârdea photographs his neighbour's from his girlfriend's room on a Bucharest university campus.
‘The World's Most Dangerous Drug' Grows Everywhere in Romania
Scopolamine is extracted from Datura, a bush that can be found all over Bucharest – from abandoned parking lots to people's backyards.
I Spent a Day Watching a Bunch of Men Whip Horses in Romania
Every Tuesday, the people of Titu meet up to show off their horses and terrorise them a little.
Saving the Environment with Thugs from Bucharest
Since 2007, Romania's courts have been giving criminals a choice between prison and disassembling electronics in ex-communist warehouses.