Gangs recruit young people online as “money mules” to launder money in UK cities. Many face frozen accounts or prison, yet the crime remains underreported.
Recruited Online: Social Media and the Rise of Money Mules
Gangs recruit young people online as “money mules” to launder money in UK cities. Many face frozen accounts or prison, yet the crime remains underreported.
Paracelsus in Switzerland is the world’s priciest rehab, charging £315,000 for luxury treatment. Writer Sydney Lima explores if it can curb her partying—and discovers a strange, unexpected world.
At 77, Arturo Rojas designs $60,000 custom guns while working as a dishwasher at his family’s restaurant in Dallas. We spend a day with the legendary gun artist.
In Miami’s cutthroat luxury car rental scene, everyone wants to look like a celebrity. But with Ferraris and fast money on the line, it’s hard to tell who’s faking it — and who’s making it.
Australia’s professional poo divers keep sewerage plants running by diving into toxic sludge to clear blockages. It’s filthy, dangerous work — but they say the smell “smells like money.
The FLDS split from mainstream Mormonism to continue practicing polygamy, founding Short Creek on the Utah–Arizona border. In 2011, their leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life plus 20 years for sexually abusing two child brides.
Sexpert Karley Sciortino explores the world of the first life-like male sex doll. She meets the creators pioneering the ultimate plastic companion for women.
Austin Davis has eaten only mac and cheese for 17 years because of Selective Eating Disorder, an anxiety condition that causes extreme food avoidance.
Warlords, soldiers, and child laborers mine coltan, a mineral found in most electronics. Since 1990, its trade has been linked to over 5 million deaths in Congo.
In 2016, Utah declared pornography a public health crisis, claiming it harms brain function and promotes deviant behavior. The LDS Church supports this stance, but psychiatry doesn’t recognize porn as a clinical disorder. Critics question whether this is science or moral policing.
Tulum is attracting psychedelic tourists seeking Bufo Alvarius, the world’s strongest hallucinogen. While legal ceremonies promise life-changing experiences, there are reports of psychosis and abuse. A journalist visits to see whether the experience is worth the risk.