Playbill
November, 2009
El Paso and Juarez are twin cities divided by lines both real (the Rio Grande) and conceptual (the U.S.-Mexico border). You'd think being just a few hundred yards apart they'd share a vibe. And you'd be dead wrong. Or if you're on the Juarez side, maybe just plain dead. In A Weird Calm at the Edge of the Abyss Luis Alberto Urrea (author of The Devil's Highway and Into the Beautiful North) explores the politics and pathos of the border. Taking things in a lighter direction, Aaron Sigmond deliver...
