This week for BuzzReads, Dorian Lynskey discusses the implications of the murder of a Greek rapper by a member of their Neo-Nazi party. Read that and these other stories from around BuzzFeed and the web.
Kill the Past: Did A Rapper’s Murder Bring Down Greece’s Neo-Nazi Party? — BuzzFeed
In September, a rapper known as Killah P was stabbed to death on a busy Athens street by a member of Golden Dawn, Greece’s thriving fascist party. For a country torn apart for years by nationalist violence and economic austerity, this was either a breaking point or the beginning of a whole new wave of trouble. Read it at BuzzFeed.
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Going the Distance — New Yorker
A long but interesting profile of Barack Obama. Spending time with the president in his plane, car and at events, David Remnick wonders, in light of the difficulties he faced in 2013 especially, will Obama be a figure history remembers? Read it at The New Yorker
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This is Danny Pearl's Final Story — Washingtonian
A must-read essay by journalist Asra Nomani, whose colleague and friend, Daniel Pearl, was kidnaped and beheaded in Pakistan. After a decade of searching, she finally got the opportunity to see his killer — at a Guantanamo tribunal. Read it at Washingtonian .
The Sordid End of David Meggett — SB Nation
A disturbing account of how a former NFL player became a serial rapist: “Perhaps his womanizing had been darker than previously thought, less the excesses of a charming, young athlete who could sweet talk girls and more of a compulsion.” Read it at SB Nation .
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