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  • Joshua Oppenheimer and Indonesia's Murderous Playboys

    Director Joshua Oppenheimer traveled to Indonesia for a project that brought him in contact with people who survived the 1965 government massacre of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), when anywhere between 500,000 and 3 million PKI members were killed. Full story

    2013 Feb 26 Oliver Clasper Film
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  • Simon Mann Says He Was Asked to Help Start the Iraq War

    Simon Mann is a British mercenary, most famous for his failed coup attempt against Teodoro Obiang, president of Equatorial Guinea. Simon cofounded the private military company Executive Outcomes, which at its height ran two African wars. He also claims he was asked to help kick-s… Full story

    2013 Jan 23 Alex Chitty Stuff
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  • Miss Arganzuela 1981

    A Lost Trove of Proletarian Beauties

    I found a bag of photo negatives when I was drunk one night in Madrid. And being drunk, I took them home with me. In the bag, alongside almost 70 pounds of negs, were a photographer’s work permit and a shoe with a built-up heel. Full story

    2010 Mar 2 Elena Grimaldi, Photos by an Unknown Enthusiast of Women Photo
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