Writing highlights

Features and articles on topics ranging from Cambodia to videogames

George Santos and the fascinating psychology of compulsive liars

He seems to have lied about everything, from the straightforward to the utterly absurd. This week, he was charged in New York with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements. Holly Baxter speaks to experts on lying — and reports on why we all become complicit when a prolific liar reels us in.

From Newcastle and New Zealand to the Killing Fields of Cambodia

In 1978, three young men on a gap year strayed into Cambodian waters and were discovered by members of the Khmer Rouge. Holly Baxter retraced the steps of her fellow Geordie, John Dawson Dewhirst, and his tragic companions, to uncover a haunting tale.