Notes from different corners of the world.

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• Flight Simulator When crossing the Mexican border—or pretending to—is a walk in the park.
  Ian Gordon Dec. 29, 2006
  
• Dispatch From Oaxaca What happens when a tourist destination becomes a war zone?
  Jan Jarboe Russell Dec. 21, 2006
  
• A Night at the Opera Watching Idomeneo in Berlin.
  Anne Applebaum Dec. 19, 2006
  
• Is There a "Black Vote" in Venezuela? Sunday's election is about much more than the white elite versus the dark-skinned masses.
  Vinod Sreeharsha Dec. 1, 2006
  
• On the Campaign Trail in Venezuela Chávez's term in office could last until oil prices plummet.
  Alexandra Starr Dec. 1, 2006
  
• The Limits of Coexistence Is Lebanon headed to civil war?
  Michael Young Nov. 27, 2006
  
• Crime and Class in Caracas Security is the No. 1 issue in Venezuela's Dec. 3 presidential election.
  Sacha Feinman Nov. 27, 2006
  
• Veiled Babes Why are Western publishers so keen on shrouded cover models?
  Asra Q. Nomani Nov. 7, 2006
  
• Who's Whining Now? The last day of the Virginia Senate race brings out George Allen's inner crybaby.
  Dahlia Lithwick Nov. 7, 2006
  
• Seeing Red Grass-roots democracy in Taiwan.
  Hua Hsu Nov. 6, 2006
  
• Searching for Borat Journalists descend upon Kazakhstan; hunt for mustaches, sexism.
  Ilan Greenberg Nov. 2, 2006
  
• The Mobile-Home Candidate Riding the campaign RV with Missouri Senate contender Claire McCaskill.
  Josh Levin Nov. 1, 2006
  
• On the Campaign Trail in Nicaragua Daniel Ortega owes his victory to the poor. Will they benefit from his presidency?
  Alexandra Starr Oct. 31, 2006
  
• Tangled Webb James Webb's fiction wins accolades, but his speeches suck.
  Dahlia Lithwick Oct. 31, 2006
  
• This Is Ford Country? Can Ford's Democrats counter the get-out-the-vote skills of Corker's Republicans?
  Josh Levin Oct. 29, 2006
  
• Burn, Bébé, Burn One year after the riots, the French banlieues are still busted.
  Vivienne Walt Oct. 27, 2006
  
• Expats in Asia A quest for the musical Russian triplets of Texas Street.
  Rolf Potts Oct. 24, 2006
  
• Rocket Men The guys who really, really want to fly.
  Larry Smith Oct. 4, 2006
  
• The Mountain That Eats Men Welcome to Potosí, Bolivia, one of the most polluted places on Earth.
  Patrick Stack Sept. 14, 2006
  
• "Fidel Will Get Better." Fear and longing in Havana.
  Nicholas Shumaker Sept. 6, 2006
  
• The Evolution of the Minnesota State Fair How 4-H kids run the show.
  Ben Crair Aug. 30, 2006
  
• My Year of Hurricanes Memoirs of a Katrina evacuee.
  Blake Bailey Aug. 28, 2006
  
• Dispatch From New Orleans The Lower Ninth Ward's angry Katrina remembrance.
  Josh Levin Aug. 25, 2006
  
• Dispatch From Jerusalem The Lebanon war comes to a gay pride rally.
  Michael Luongo Aug. 14, 2006
  
• Dispatch From Northern Israel Dodging the missiles that rain down on an almost empty city.
  Rebecca Sinderbrand Aug. 9, 2006
  
• A Photographer in Gaza How to take pictures of a war.
  Scout Tufankjian July 28, 2006
  
• Election Season in the Congo Campaigning in a war zone.
  Joshua Kucera July 28, 2006
  
• Syria Stays Above the Fray Assad to Ahmadinejad: "You're a great guy, Mahmoud, but I'm just not that into you."
  Rebecca Sinderbrand July 27, 2006
  
• Refugees on the Road to Damascus Syria polishes its image as protector of the Lebanese people.
  Rebecca Sinderbrand July 26, 2006
  
• Staying On Why I'm not evacuating Beirut.
  Faerlie Wilson July 21, 2006
  
• Dispatch From Jerusalem The war is far away—and yet so close.
  Avigail Lithwick July 20, 2006
  
• Dispatch From Beirut Why the current attacks are worse than the siege of 1982.
  Michael Young July 20, 2006
  
• Dispatch From the "Other Russia" At some point, the opposition has to decide what it stands for.
  Peter Savodnik July 14, 2006
  
• Frustrated, Toughened, and Disillusioned The Israeli public demands action from its leaders.
  Shmuel Rosner July 14, 2006
  
• Denial Runs Through Lebanon It's time for Beirutis to face up to reality.
  Lee Smith July 14, 2006
  
• Mexican Standoff Will Mexico have a new president any time soon?
  Eliza Barclay July 10, 2006
  
• A Nuclear Family Vacation in Russia Barbarians at the gate.
  Nathan Hodge July 10, 2006
  
• Bulls Without Horns African Union troops in Darfur—too few with too little.
  Linda Mason June 23, 2006
  
• Dispatches From the World Cup Watching the German soccer team in Europe's most luxurious brothel.
  William Saletan June 12, 2006
  
• Iran Bombs Iraq Meet the Kurdish guerrillas who want to topple the Tehran regime.
  Graeme Wood June 12, 2006
  
• Inside Brazil's Landless Movement What to the shantytown residents do all day?
  David Morton June 7, 2006
  
• On the Campaign Trail in Peru We have a winner!
  Alexandra Starr May 31, 2006
  
• Handing Off a War, Dispatches From Iraq What lies ahead.
  Bing West May 22, 2006
  
• Colombia's Guerrilla Democracy How do you organize an election in the middle of a civil war?
  Anastasia Moloney May 19, 2006
  
• The Spy Train Gen. Hayden's confirmation hearings.
  Emily Bazelon May 18, 2006
  
• America, Meet the Eurovision Song Contest Finals night—a sad robot, a rotating break dancer, and a surprise winner.
  Mike Atkinson May 17, 2006
  
• The Clio Awards How to get into the advertising hall of fame.
  Seth Stevenson May 16, 2006
  
• Victory Day, Moscow 2006 Can a Westerner understand the Russian people's love of strong leaders?
  Peter Savodnik May 14, 2006
  
• Have You Seen The Da Vinci Code? Hollywood wonders why Sony hasn't shown anyone its controversial movie.
  Kim Masters May 12, 2006
  
• The Fall of Tom Cruise Hollywood frets over the weak opening of Mission: Impossible III.
  Kim Masters May 10, 2006
  
• The Wasteland Rowing through London sewage.
  Rose George April 24, 2006
  
• An Economist Visits New Orleans Has Cajun cuisine recovered?
  Tyler Cowen April 18, 2006
  
• Dispatch From New Orleans Ernie K-Doe for mayor!
  Josh Levin April 18, 2006
  
• On Patrol With the Minutemen The night shift.
  Judd Slivka April 6, 2006
  
• Dispatches From a Mob Trial Where the bodies are hidden.
  Dan Ackman March 31, 2006
  
• March Malaise The maddening immaturity of the French protesters—and politicians.
  Elisabeth Eaves March 29, 2006
  
• What's the Matter With Kiev? Sunday's vote wasn't a rejection of the orange revolution, it was proof of its success.
  Scott MacMillan March 27, 2006
  
• You Have My Body The Guantanamo detainees try to fight their way into court.
  Emily Bazelon March 22, 2006
  
• Dispatches From a Mob Trial Anatomy of a Mafia mole.
  Dan Ackman March 17, 2006
  
• El Salvador's Irrelevant Elections Salvadorans working in the United States—not politicians—drive the country's economy.
  Arthur Allen March 14, 2006
  
• Full of Holes The gossip about Cheney's bad shot.
  Paul Burka Feb. 14, 2006
  
• Dresden Do Germans have a right to mourn their war dead?
  Carly Berwick Feb. 13, 2006
  
• The Grunts of Fashion Week Who escorts lonely foreign models around town?
  Josh Patner Feb. 9, 2006
  
• Kalashnikovs for Hire in Iraq A multinational army of private security contractors keeps the occupation functioning.
  Nathan Hodge Feb. 7, 2006
  
• Cowardly Lions Congress talks tough to Gonzales—and then turns and runs.
  Emily Bazelon Feb. 7, 2006
  
• Dispatch From Tel Aviv Why some Israelis believe recent developments may not be entirely bad for the Jews.
  Rebecca Sinderbrand Feb. 6, 2006
  
• Dispatch From Hamastan Palestinians may worry about beer, veils, and wages, but few seem unhappy about last week's results.
  Rebecca Sinderbrand Feb. 2, 2006
  
• Dispatch From Tehran Ahmadinejad's rhetoric may drive Westerners crazy, but it's popular at home.
  Negar Azimi Feb. 1, 2006
  
• Life After Katrina Our first Christmas as displaced persons.
  Blake Bailey Jan. 16, 2006
  
• Inside the United Nations Detention Unit The bizarro world in which Slobodan Milosevic eats cake with a Bosnian Muslim.
  Julian Davis Mortenson Jan. 9, 2006