The Issue That Cares
Front of the Book
Zablon Simintov lives alone—and worships alone. As the sole Jewish resident in Kabul, he has particular reason to fear the resurgent Taliban
Literary
Some of the members of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All have been snapping every moment they’ve found worth capturing for the past year or so
Council Estate of Mind
When I first met Paddy Considine in 2004, we talked in some depth about anger. Specifically his. Discussing Dead Man’s Shoes, the film he starred in
Video Games Killed the Radio Star
In the 90s, there was this game called Legend Quest. You’d gather three friends and stand in a hollowed-out plastic tree stump in a shop window
Records
I love Widowspeak so much. They make wildly beautiful music. There’s a Stevie Nicks-looking girl playing acoustic guitar and singing while a George Harrison-looking guy plays electric guitar
Catherine
Vincent is 32 years old and living in a rut. He’s been going out with his girlfriend, Katherine, for five years, but they still live apart.
Queen of the Andes
It’s Saturday night in Lima, and we’re crawling through the endless rush hour traffic to meet Dina Paucar