The Tragic Farce of El Chapo
Patrick Radden Keefe | The New Yorker
“A number of journalists who have spent years covering the border and the drug wars pointed out that whereas the [Sean] Penn interview is a bit of a stunt—a mutually admiring jungle bro session, replete with tequila, that was written up in a florid, Gonzo fashion—the actual job of covering the cartels in Mexico is fraught with incredible peril. Scores of reporters have been killed, beaten, intimidated, and forced, by the cartels, to censor themselves.”
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Zentai: Japanese Dress in Full-Body Suits to Escape the Pressures of Modern Life
Matthew Carney | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
“University student Yukinko spends most of her time in the library or at choir practice by day, but she is also a member of the secret Zentai club. ‘My family is conservative. They like me to be quiet and feminine but in secret I wear all over tights and let loose,’ she said.”
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In Exile
Jonathan M. Katz | The New York Times Magazine
“On the most basic level, it was hard to figure out how to classify Parc Cadeau’s residents. Some might legally be considered refugees. Others could be dual nationals, or Haitians who returned home. Were these people the responsibility of the Dominican government? The Haitian government? The international system? Or were they entirely on their own?”