Starring swimsuit-clad cast members plucked from obscurity, the reboot of Britain’s Love Island promised to be the dating show for our self-made, self-aware era. After a series of high-profile suicides, including that of former host Caroline Flack, a darker reality set in. Ahead of the new season, here’s a look inside the highly produced machine.

By: Bill Donahue   |   The Atavist Magazine   |   July 2022
In 1945, a father and his young son set out across the bering strait, fleeing soviet russia for a better life in america. Neither knew how perilous their journey would become.