South Wales
Home Coming: Pontypridd
An intimate tour of one writer's home town, one drinking ground-slash-romantic landscape at a time.
The Film Writing Legendary Welsh Venue TJ's into Music History
Filmmaker Nathan Jennings on the history and influence of the Newport venue that hosted enough wild moments to fill a book.
Police Are Looking for a Giant Beer Bottle That Stole Two Pizzas
This sticky-fingered carb fan was dressed as a giant Heineken bottle.
Stream ESTRONS Blistering New EP ‘She’s Here Now’ in Full
We also had a chat with lead singer Tali Källström about South Wales, politics, and screamo bollocks.
This Cheesemaker Is Aging Cheddar Down a 90-Metre Coal Mine
As Wales’ steelworks close, entrepreneurs are finding new uses for old industrial structures—including Susan Fiander-Woodhouse, who keeps 20-kilogram metal cases of cheese at the bottom of a Blaenafon mineshaft.
Striking Portraits of the Lost Young Men of South Wales
Daragh Soden spent the months ahead of the EU referendum hanging out with Newport's young men.
How the Welsh Valleys Ended Up with Surprisingly Authentic Italian Food
Thanks to waves of immigration from Italy in the early 19th century, Wales developed a strong Italian community with its own cafes and restaurants. “There used to be as many as five on the same street,” explains Cardiff University’s Bruna Chezzi.
Some Rich Guy Used Children's Gravestones to Decorate His Mansion
The gravestones belonged to three kids, aged 11 months to four years, and were used as patio stones and wall plaques.
South Wales Was the New Seattle? Total Bollocks
Funeral For A Friend’s Matthew Davies-Kreye dissects the South Wales post-hardcore scene of the early 00s, and how the hype both galvanized it and tore it apart.
Foraging a Post-Apocalyptic Dinner Is Worth the Nettle Stings and Wet Feet
South Wales’ Gower region teams with wild garlic, sea snails, and wood sorrel: all useful (and surprisingly tasty) sources of sustenance in case of zombie attack.
A Woman Faked Having a Baby to Keep Her One-Night Stand Around
Charmaine Wilson created a fake birth certificate, a fraudulent DNA test, and then "borrowed" a toddler from a friend in order to convince some guy she had slept with once to stay with her.
Mike Harvey's Taxi Photo Booth
In 2010, Mike Harvey started to document his journeys as a taxi driver. He built a rapport with passengers, took their photos at the final destination, and waived the fee as a thank you.