Cockfighting
Cockfighting has been illegal in England since 1845, but the practice continues to flourish within the law in many parts of the world, including the coastal Peruvian village of Nepena. Organisers of cockfights in Britain can incur prison sentences and fines, but champion cock breeders in Nepena win
Menstrual Taboos
“Contact with menstrual blood turns new wine sour, crops touched by it become barren, grafts die… Even that very tiny creature the ant is said to be sensitive to it,” wrote the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder in his Natural History in AD 77. Taboos surrounding menstruation can almost
The Right Kind of Madness
image credit: flickr, ashley rose There is something that doesn’t quite add up in the ‘reality TV’ industry. As a sector, it is very anxious to cover its tracks: applicants agree not to disclose any aspect of the selection process and networks claim they enforce thorough psychological screenin
The ISIS is recruiting
The ISIS is recruiting staff for the HT12 team
Dead Presidents @ Baby Love
The ISIS presents the second round of its brand spanking new club night starting Friday of 7th week (25th November)
Illustrations: Birds Part 1
In anticipation of the upcoming Go Issue, the ISIS commissioned different illustrators and designers to create an image based around a bird.