| MATTHEW LYNCH,
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Journalism has always attracted a fair share of romantics, as the rhapsodic tributes to All the President's Men that followed Robert Redford's death last week reminded me. Even if in actual practice the profession is a more messy and human affair than all that, it does take at least an atom of something resembling idealism to start with nothing each day and turn it into something. Today we spend some time with Taha Siddiqui, who possesses more than a little of the stuff. A Pakistani reporter turned Paris bar owner, Siddiqui founded the Dissident Club as a refuge for expat journalists, activists, and others exiled from their home countries. "You become very depressed," Siddiqui says of the loneliness of exile and his motivation to open the bar. Liam Scott profiled Siddiqui and his club for VF's October issue.
Elsewhere today, an exclusive excerpt from Jake Tapper's new nonfiction thriller; Katherine Eban breaks down the latest round of sketchy guidance emanating from the US health secretary; and Keziah Weir mines the depths with author Mona Awad. More tomorrow… |
Several years ago, the Pakistani journalist Taha Siddiqui believed his greatest risk was being killed by his country's military. Things have changed. "Now the threat is just a drunk person," he says lightly, "which is easier to manage."
Live music, dancing, and revolution mingle at a popular Parisian watering hole for journalists, activists, and others seeking refuge from their home countries. For VF's October issue, Liam Scott goes inside the sanctuary. |
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At the much-hyped press conference about the causes of autism, the president and RFK Jr. made fact-free assertions and sowed confusion. |
With an all-star cast featuring Demi Moore, Kendall Jenner, and more, The Tiger tells of the matriarch of a family celebrating her birthday, among children and distinguished guests. But things do not go as hoped… |
The author chats with VF about the much-anticipated sequel to her best-selling novel, Bunny, Reddit reader theories, and the horror of the MFA: "it's just a recipe for mental and emotional catastrophe." |
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In an exclusive excerpt from Jake Tapper's new book, Race Against Terror, in 2011, a man claiming he'd killed US soldiers showed up on a commandeered cruise ship off the coast of Italy.
"The man who called himself Ibrahim Adnan Harun motioned for [Francesco] Morgese to follow him through a door to another part of the ship. There he lifted his shirt and turned around, displaying even more bullet scars on his back. Harun and Ismail began conversing in Hausa as Morgese watched. With each sentence Harun uttered, Ismail's face grew more shocked, even horrified. 'What is he saying?' Morgese asked Ismail. 'He says he's not a refugee, he's an al-Qaeda fighter,' Ismail said. 'He fought American soldiers.'" |
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