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‘They’re just live experiments’: the dark and deadly world of looksmaxxing
A disturbing new docuseries delves deep into a world where men are pushing their bodies to the extreme – and some of them are dying for itIf you’ve heard the term looksmaxxing – the manospheric pursuit of male aesthetic beauty via steroids, peptides, cosmetic surgery and total commitment – you probably know the name Clavicular. With more than 2 million followers and a cluster of mainstream media profiles, the 20-year-old streamer born Braden Peters has become the chiseled face of a once fringe movement to achieve algorithmically defined good looks by any means necessary, from daily methamphetamines to breaking your jaw with a hammer. Clavicular has courted attention for a nihilistic worldview expressed in blunt, idiosyncratic argot: “hardmaxxing”, “bone smashing”, anything to increase your “SMV” (sexual market value).Baffling, horrifying or grimly compelling, depending on your view, Clavicular would be a fascinating documentary subject. Indeed, news of a possible Clavicular documentary has percolated all year, after the influencer filed a cease and desist letter against Disney/Hulu for allegedly filming him backstage at a New York fashion show in February. (It’s far from his most serious legal matter this year – last month, he pleaded guilty to charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family’s Massachusetts home in May 2025.) But the docuseries in question, Get Huge: Looksmaxxing to Death, was never actually about Clavicular, who appears only in publicly available snippets. It instead trains its focus upstream of the bone-smashing, on the infamous influencer’s influences: the so-called “biohacking” scene that inspired the youths’ fixation on extreme body modification. And in particular, supplement guru Dr Tony Huge and his acolytes, in the aftermath of the suspicious death of his close associate, the “penis enlargement” expert known as “Leo Longevity”. Continue reading...
Chris Packham: ‘When I was 14, I had a kestrel. I have never been happier or more in love since’
The BBC presenter on listening to techno, wanting his ashes scattered with those of his dogs and shaving with his eyes shutBorn in Southampton, Chris Packham, 65, gained a zoology degree at the University of Southampton. He began his TV career on The Really Wild Show in the 1980s and went on to front other BBC programmes such as Springwatch and Earth. In 2023 he presented the documentary Inside Our Autistic Minds. His bestselling memoir, Fingers in the Sparkle Jar, was voted the UK’s favourite nature book in 2018 and his awards include a CBE for services to nature conservation. Chris Packham’s World of Wonder: A Planet on the Edge is touring until 1 December. He has a partner and lives in Hampshire.When were you happiest? When I was 14 years old I had a kestrel and I would get up before school to fly it. Nothing else happened that summer. My whole world revolved around that one bird and I have never been happier or more in love since. Continue reading...
The datacentre arms race hits pause in south-east Asia
Power and water constraints are pressuring what seemed like a juggernaut of growth for the region just months agoIn early 2026, Thailand’s datacentre industry was on a roll. The country’s board of investment had recently announced approval of datacentre projects from Tiktok, a UAE-based Skyline datacentre and Singapore’s Bridge datacentres, totalling a planned investment of $27bn.As the year has passed, however, what once seemed like a new industrial juggernaut has ground to a halt. Thailand paused construction on 49 projects and approval decisions on 117 more in September 2026, amidst growing concern about the lack of sufficient details for regulation and monitoring. It is not alone in reconsidering datacentre projects. In neighbouring Indonesia, the governor of the country’s most populous province of West Java halted construction on a datacentre due to lack of permits and an incomplete environmental assessment process. Continue reading...
Albania’s restored stone houses throw open the doors to visitors
A project to convert the country’s traditional kulla houses into guesthouses offers a true flavour of ancient hospitality in a part of the country almost untouched by tourismSunlight pours through a tiny stone window, causing the wooden floorboards to creak as they warm up. The sound of sheep’s bells filters in from a passing flock. The scent of baking bread mingles with smoke from the previous evening’s fire. I wake up feeling I’ve been transported back to another time – but in reality I’m in modern-day Albania.I’m staying in a kulla, one of the traditional stone tower houses that are found throughout northern Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia. They once protected families during times of conflict and sheltered weary travellers on trade routes, before mostly falling into disrepair in the 20th century. A new long-distance trail developed by the Albanian Agritourism Association aims to return some of them to their former glory and give visitors a chance to discover a part of Albania almost untouched by tourism. Continue reading...
Jackson Boxer’s vegetarian recipe for roast beetroot with pickled raisins and blue cheese
Surprise yourself with the flavours in this roast beetroot spiked with pickled raisins and salty blue cheeseIt’s not uncommon for people to form negative relationships with certain vegetables as a consequence of only ever having had them boiled to disintegration, a blunt approach that’s unlikely to bring out the best in any of us. Beetroot, especially, are vastly improved by being roasted instead, because that way they cook gently in their own juices. Not only does this much improve their texture, but it concentrates their innate, earthy richness, rather than leaching out of them. Beetroot’s high level of natural sweetness makes it a perfect foil for sharp dressings and even sharper cheeses.Jackson Boxer is chef/owner of Brunswick House, Vesper and Dove, all in London, and culinary director of Cowley Manor near Cheltenham and the Henrietta in London Continue reading...
Tom Walsh Rebuilds Trust Between Dog Owners and Veterinarians
Dr. Tom Walsh is the veterinarian-owner and canine rehabilitation practitioner at PrimePet Rehabilitation Therapy in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he treats about 30 dogs a day and supervises two associate therapists. Through his practice and an online community, he aims to improve communication between veterinarians and dog owners. In Dr. Walsh’s view, the veterinary […] The post Tom Walsh Rebuilds Trust Between Dog Owners and Veterinarians appeared first on Grit Daily News.
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Fearing AI disruption, white-collar workers are quitting their jobs
While there’s no evidence linking AI to mass layoffs, the tech has already ‘changed worker psychology’When artificial intelligence researcher Mrinank Sharma quit his job at Anthropic earlier this year, the news rippled across the internet. In his resignation letter, posted on X and viewed 15.3m times, Sharma warned of a world “in peril” from the technology he had helped build.“It is clear to me the time has come to move on,” he wrote. His next move: a poetry degree. Continue reading...
‘I’m not shaving my legs just to not orgasm’: 14 single women on their relationship to sex
Women of all ages across the globe open up about their sexual experiences amid a time of supposed societal sexual upheaval The recently released film Wicker is full of sex. So much sex that some theaters released a 4D version where audiences can feel their seats creak in sync with the passionate lovemaking of the protagonist, a fisher played by Olivia Colman, and her husband, played by Alexander Skarsgård.Also, this husband is made of wicker. Continue reading...
Cocktail of the week: The Peacock Inn’s fallen leaf – recipe | The good mixer
An autumnal highball of dark rum, apple juice, warming lemon and honey, with a leg-up from cinnamon and gingerA warming, seasonal highball built on dark rum and cloudy apple juice. The rum brings a deep, molasses richness that pairs naturally with the apple, while lemon and honey keep things from tipping into sweetness. A pinch of cinnamon runs through the drink, while the ginger beer top adds gentle spice and lift. Garnished with an apple fan, a cinnamon stick (lit, if you like a bit of theatre!) and a dusting of cinnamon, this is a drink made for cold evenings.Jessica Symonds, restaurant manager, The Peacock Inn, Chelsworth, Suffolk Continue reading...
Upside-down homes for sale in England – in pictures
From a former Kentish oast house to an award-winning 1950s home an architect built for himself• This article was amended on 6 November 2026 as one of the captions was mistakenly repeated Continue reading...
Bob Schober and the Legacy of Contagious Kindness
Bob Schober did not set out to become the face of a kindness movement. At first, it was supposed to be a holiday experiment, a way to turn attention away from the familiar noise of social media and toward something better. He had already lived through success, struggle, rebuilding, and reinvention, but what started with […] The post Bob Schober and the Legacy of Contagious Kindness appeared first on Grit Daily News.
Yascha Noonberg: Reimagining Real Estate Through Candor and Craft
Selling a home can feel like more than a financial decision. It is years of ordinary days folded into a set of rooms, and the nagging worry that one wrong move could cost more than money. Yascha Noonberg approaches that decision differently from most. He doesn’t just list a home; he launches it. He prepares […] The post Yascha Noonberg: Reimagining Real Estate Through Candor and Craft appeared first on Grit Daily News.
