Going to Cambodia to cover the genocide trials, I did read a lot about the Khmer Rouge; I read a lot about the country and its history. Michael Paterniti cambodiacountrycover Change image and share on social
The monastery of Christ in the Desert had its resident hermit, Brother Xavier, chosen after years of devotion and service, a monk so trusted and experienced that he qualified by Benedictine standards to be sent to the front lines in the fight against the devil. Michael Paterniti benedictinebrotherchoose share on social
What the Khmer Rouge had in store was a radical agrarian revolution, one with the professed aim of completely renovating society while giving the peasants a better life, of evening the rewards and feeding the hungry, of bringing a rational and utilitarian nation-state into being. Michael Paterniti agrarianaimbring share on social
The telling room is, in Spanish, known as 'el contador.' Michael Paterniti contadorroomspanish Change image and share on social
I remember doing 'The Long Fall of One-Eleven Heavy,' and I'd been reporting that story for a long time; I had a lot of good facts, but I had no story. I didn't know what the story was. Michael Paterniti elevenfactfall Change image and share on social
Ring Kuot, a 15-year-old Sudanese boy, was rumored to be eight feet three. And until Leonid's emergence at eight feet four inches last spring, people generally assumed that Radhouane Charbib of Tunisia, at seven feet nine, was the tallest documented man in the world. Michael Paterniti assumeboycharbib share on social
I'd read about Alexander Imich, a Polish-born 'psychic researcher,' in 'The New York Times' not long after he'd turned 111 and had been declared the oldest man on earth. Michael Paterniti alexanderbeardeclare Change image and share on social
I do think that narrative, long-form nonfiction is the perfect form because it's rooted in something very real, but we're also, you know, completely spiritual, emotional creatures driven by all sorts of desires and needs. Michael Paterniti completelycreaturedesire share on social
Luck is not having to worry, but also working hard to preserve the things that once gave your life meaning, like work and love. Michael Paterniti givehardlife Change image and share on social
At its height, Guantanamo's population of alleged combatants swelled to nearly 800. Michael Paterniti allegecombatantguantanamo Change image and share on social
