Readings

||Bernard Hinault
Richard Poplak's Essential Reads about Cycling

The author of Braking Bad: Chasing Lance Armstrong and the Cancer of Corruption shares his eight favourite books about the world on two wheels.

Becoming Latina: An Interview with Raquel Cepeda

The journalist and author of Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina talks about tracing her DNA and the nature of identity.

Asian Society Beyond the Ethnic Aisle

On Asian sexuality, solidarity between racial minorities, and the subversive promotion of Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians.

Mexico: Land of the Japanese Peanut

Post-NAFTA snack culture in Mexico City meant locally made candy gave way to products pumped out by Nestlé. But cacahuates japoneses remain as popular as ever—distinctively Mexican, yet also a rare artifact of cultural diversity in a largely homogenous region.