The Great Pupkin Pets can provide companionship, protection, and in some cases, an excuse to play dress-up. Writer Todd Levin and photographer Geoff Badner report on dogs in Brooklyn wearing clothes.

Big Brother Nation The London bombers were identified by the city’s vast camera system, recording footage of them humping their deadly backpacks, so did Orwell get it wrong? Are these spies more helpful than sinister? Our man in the U.K. explains how the capital keeps tabs on its citizens.

Makeover Madness! Never fear: Television can change your life when there’s a makeover show specially designed to do just that. Andrew Womack follows two guests and learns.

That’s My Vader… Some days you’ve got it, other days you don’t. And some days, you’re the dark lord of the Sith. Rob Eccles knows what it would be like if Darth Vader spent a day in his shoes, speaking only in memorable quotes from the original Star Wars.