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Isla Mujeres
Listen sweetheart. There are only two types of people in this world. Sharks and Tuna. Sharks are apex predators. They go after what they want. Tuna feeds the world.… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wednesday, October 5
Hong Kong pro-democracy leader deported, Crimea Tatar activist's home raided, South African activist faces Israeli arrest, and more. More
Elegy for the Police State
Who to call when you get robbed // or hit with a bat. Who else to feed the dogs / of entropy & personal choice, the price // we… More
Saturn Rising
Your next visit to the Hole will be in three months. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tuesday, October 4
Jason Rezaian sues Iran over imprisonment, Ethiopia arrests blogger critical of government, Retrial for journalist gets underway in Kyrgyzstan, and more. More
The PEN Ten with Ishion Hutchinson
"You are naturally paying tribute to the dead and the living, because a poem is the vehicle of reciprocal tension between what came before and what is present." More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Monday, October 3
Dutch journalist killed by ISIS sniper in Libya, Russia arrests Ukrainian journalist for alleged spying, and more. More