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Tape Heads: The Under-30 Traders Making Dead Media Feel Like the Future
Interviews

Tape Heads: The Under-30 Traders Making Dead Media Feel Like the Future

Across Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester, a new generation is buying, fixing and swapping VHS tapes and cassettes. We meet the under-30s turning obsolete formats into a scene — and a surprisingly stubborn market.

The Town-Sized Inside Joke: Britain’s Hyper-Local Legends Are the Internet’s Best Kept Secrets
Web Culture

The Town-Sized Inside Joke: Britain’s Hyper-Local Legends Are the Internet’s Best Kept Secrets

Forget national virality. The funniest and strangest internet stories in Britain often never leave the bypass. We chart the hyper-local legends — from Grimsby’s Codfather to Pontefract’s Bagel Man — that turn a town into a shared punchline, and ask you to send in yours.