Sabotage Times, We can't Concentrate so Why Should You?Sabotage Times, We can't Concentrate so Why Should You?

image

Saboteur Profile

See all Saboteurs

Jake Hanrahan

Sabotaging since 3 Mar 2011

Jake is a freelance journalist based in the Midlands. He concentrates generally on subculture and conflict. He has also written for The Guardian, The Independent, VICE, Wired, MTV, Huffington Post, Rolling Stone Middle East and more. Jake is usually available for work and is currently working on some documentaries... jakehanrahan.com - @OiJake.

My Articles

Article Image
Life

Urbex: Exploring The Depths Of Derelict Hell Holes

Whilst we sleep, people all over the world are sneaking into abandoned mental asylums, storm drains and secret military installations, all in the name of a hobby known as urbex. I decided to have a go, creeping into an abandoned mental asylum…

24
Article Image
Travel

The Ominous Art of Denver Airport

With scenes depicting burning forests, chemical warfare and even a dead dove skewered at the end of a masked Nazi’s machete, Denver Airport holds some the most mysterious and grotesque artwork around.

11
Article Image
Hardware

Mouse Guard: The Comic Book Of Marauding Warrior Mice

These roaming comic book mice made a name for themselves whilst overthrowing a despotic weasel warlord. Now they’re mercenaries…

Article Image
People

A Master Freemason Speaks: “Bankers Control The World, Not Us”

Despite the tales of human sacrifice, world domination and masked sex parties, I managed to speak with two Master Freemasons from across the pond, to find out what the deal really is with their secret traditions…

79
Article Image
Life

The Men in the Lead Masks & 4 Other Mysteries That Drive The Internet Crazy

The Men in the Lead Masks, The Cokeville Hostage Mystery, The Black Forest Haunting, The Dyatlov Pass Massacre – these are the conspiracies and mysteries that amateur sleuths spend endless internet hours trying to unravel…

5
Article Image
Life

The 4 Most Plausible Alien Encounters

Although most of the UFO stories we hear about are glue induced visions of the mentally unstable, there are a number of genuinely plausible accounts with actual evidence that should be taken more seriously…

42
Article Image
Lists

King Richard III, Genghis Khan & History’s Other Undiscovered Curiosities

The search for Genghis Khan’s tomb has driven explorers mad for years, and it’s not the only undiscovered curio on the hit list of wannabe Indiana Jones’

6
Article Image
Life

Shopping on The Dark Web: Pure Drugs and Plastic Explosives

As the first Silk Road criminal conviction was brought about last week, I decided to see what kind of goods could really be bought and sold there. Here’s what I found…

59
Article Image
Life

Narco-Submarines Of The Colombian Jungle

Deep in the mangroves of the Bogota jungle, drug dealers are putting the final touches on a 30 foot submarine, built entirely in the swamps for the sole purpose of smuggling large quantities of cocaine across American waters…

3
Article Image
Hardware

Canabalt And The 10 Browser Games That Will Suck Your Life Away

Bored of being productive? Fed up of actually doing things with your days? Check out this list of the top 10 browser games and never do anything of note again!

3
Article Image
Life

Conspiracy 101: The Nazis, Vril And A Secret Underground Moon Base

A blagger’s guide to some of the worlds most interesting conspiracy theories. This week we tell you everything you need to know about the Nazis and their bizarre occult beliefs that could’ve helped them escape to the moon…

2
Article Image
Travel

Festering Auk Meat And Other Bizarre Christmas Traditions

Don’t worry if you get a lump of coal in your stocking this Christmas, at least you’re not being chased by demons, flogged with a cane or eating rotted fish like others will be on the 25th…

2
Article Image
Music

Lunar C Interviewed: Britain’s Best Battle Rapper Hangs Up His Gloves

Hailing from Bradford, Lunar C has made a name for himself as Britain’s best battle rapper. Now though he’s hung up the battle gear due to hostility at “Don’t Flop” and tells me about having lengths of him measured by other rappers…

7
Article Image
Football

RIP Radlands: Remembering The UK’s Greatest Skatepark

In 2004, the tag covered doors of the UK’s first ever indoor skatepark were sadly slammed shut for the very last time. Radlands had been experiencing financial difficulties, and holding up the ever escalating insurance proved impossible. It was the first indoor skatepark in England, RIP…

1
Article Image
Film

I, Pet Goat II: Does This Film Predict The Apocalypse?

With spooky imagery, Bush and Obama dancing on a Masonic chessboard and even a fiery Jesus flying to the rescue on a cloud, many conspiracy theorists feel the creator of this film has inside knowledge. We interviewed him to see if he really is an Illuminati film-maker…

3
Article Image
Life

Conspiracy 101: Ancient Alien Astronauts

A blaggers guide to some of the worlds most interesting conspiracy theories. This week we tell you everything you need to know about the ancient alien theory…

1
Article Image
Football

Skate Ninja: The Skateboarder Who Combined Parkour and Karate To Become The Real Spiderman

Take a skateboard add parkour and a sprinkle of Wado-kai karate and you get William Spencer, Skate Ninja. He backflips down stair sets, leaps off of buildings and was even paid to be the real Spiderman…

2
Article Image
Hardware

The Art of War Is Now A Graphic Novel Set In A Dystopian Wall Street

As one of the oldest books to stay constantly in print (2000 years), Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” has just been adapted into a graphic novel of dystopian war, greed and sacrifice…

Article Image
Life

5 of The Weirdest Conspiracy Theories You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Diana was killed by the monarchy, 9/11 was an inside job, Roswell was an alien landing cover up etc, etc. Those conspiracies are old news, here’s some that you probably haven’t heard of…

10
Article Image
People

Introducing Israel’s Notorious Street Art Collective: Broken Fingaz Crew

The Broken Fingaz crew recently put on their first exhibition in London. Refreshingly, they told us why none of their street art has political undertones or activist affiliation…

1
Article Image
Music

Is Odd Future’s Tyler Just A Creator Of Hype?

He’s caused a furore by beating Wiz and Big Sean at the VMA Awards, but the meteoric rise of Odd Future and Tyler is far from an organic movement and it would seem it has all been carefully orchestrated from day one…

35
Article Image
Galleries

On The Ground At Occupy London

The protesters have now been moved on but at the end of 2011 I spent some time with Occupy London and discovered there was more to it than sweaty tents and cardboard placards.

22
Article Image
Music

Grime Wars: Knives, Pirate Radio and Wiley’s Imaginary Crack Addiction

With the third instalment of grime music’s legendary Lord Of The Mics DVD just released, here’s a brief look at some grime conflict from back in the day…

4
Article Image
People

When Spies Get Caught Red-Handed

As recent news of dozens of CIA spies being captured in Lebanon surfaces, we take a look at other famous spies throughout history who failed to evade capture…

4
Article Image
Music

The Rise of Grime Music: From Criminal to Cash Cow

Dizzee, Wiley and the rest of the characters on the emerging Grime scene were once see as a danger by the press, now they front advertising deals and top the charts. Here’s how it happened…

33
Article Image
Football

Fury v Chisora: Blood, Sweat, Tears And Max Clifford

The biggest British Heavyweight fight since Lewis v Mason was a proper fight in more ways than one…

8
Article Image
Life

Making Sense of St. Paddy’s Day

It’s a pissed-up, Guinness swigging, leprechaun fancy dress extravaganza for most but what’s the real history behind Ireland’s beloved St. Patrick’s Day?

11