Mohamed Ez Ez من عند Cernans, فرنسا من عند Cernans, فرنسا

i love this new format (Kindle Singles - which are basically long form magazine pieces) and i really enjoyed Ratliff's stunt for WIRED where he made himself disappear off the grid for as long as possible, leaving a few clues and goading readers to "catch" him. this is not a first person experiential piece like this - it's a straight up report of a major bank heist in sweden, and a bit of sociological history as to why this kind of heist, while impressively daring/large, is almost within the boundaries of normal for that country at that/this time. it's a tight, strong, detailed story - a nice blend of what's known, what's not known, some speculation, but all tightly within a reported piece. almost, i have to say, a how-to manual.