Strange Angels

The Strange Saga Of Kowloon Walled City

James Crawford | Atlas Obscura | 6th January 2020

Excerpt from Fallen Glory. “The city’s many tall, narrow tower blocks were packed tight against each other — so tight as to make the whole place seem like one massive structure: part architecture, part organism. Entering the city meant leaving daylight behind. Hundreds of factories produced everything from fish balls to golf balls. There was no law to speak of. This was an anarchist society” (4,100 words)

Angels And Demons

Mark Baker | Inside Story | 8th August 2024

The RAF’s Bomber Command had the highest attrition rates in WWII: 44% of the aircrew were killed, and another 28% were injured or became prisoners of war. There were other sorts of casualties: each year saw 3000 cases of nervous breakdown. Leadership stigmatised those who refused operations with the designation — “Lack of Moral Fibre”, stamping their records with a large red “W” for “Waverer” (2,300 words)