Wed, 02/29/2012 - 21:11 — Anonymous Nogales, to be specific. In a lifetime
of crossing borders I find this pitiless fence the oddest frontier I have
ever seen—more formal than the Berlin Wall, more brutal than the Great Wall
of China, yet in its way just as much an example of the same folie de
grandeur. Built just six months ago, this towering, seemingly endless row of
vertical steel beams is so amazing in its conceit you either want to see more
of it, or else run in the opposite direction—just the sort of conflicting
emotions many people feel when confronted with a peculiar piece of art.
Theroux has written more about Africa, Asia and Europe than he has Mexico, so
it's nice to see his take on someplace closer to home. His story appeared
in Sunday's New York Times. World Hum
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