When all the traditional ways of finding her missing daughter had failed, Kubiiki Pride’s husband suggested she check the escort section of Backpage, a classified website similar to Craigslist. Her 14-year old had vanished nine months earlier and Pride was desperate to find her. It was 2010 and Backpage was making hefty profits as the […]

Bathed in red stage lights, a singer in a strapless purple evening gown clutches a mic, head bowed. The accompaniment soars and the crowd cheers as she raises a bearded face and begins the winning entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. The musical event, judged partly by the viewing audience, has become a bellwether […]

On Sunday mornings, some of the most beautiful churches in the world sit nearly empty in countries like Britain, France, and Germany. While the state pays to keep these great cathedrals open, many smaller church buildings haven’t fared as well and are now pubs and private residences. Religion has fallen on hard times in these […]