This week for BuzzReads, Leigh Cowart journeys into a big clown convention’s novelty-sized heart of darkness. Read that and these other stories from around BuzzFeed and the web.
Don't Be Afraid of Clowns — BuzzFeed
If the art and business of clowning are in cultural decline, that’s news to the seasoned, red-nosed faithful at this year’s World Clown Association gathering in Chicago. The next generation has big shoes to fill. Read it at BuzzFeed.
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The New Face of Richard Norris — GQ
An extremely well done piece about a man who received a full face transplant years after he shot himself — which, Jeanne Marie Laskas discovers was only one of the curious things about him. Read it at GQ.
Photo: Splash News/ Corbis
Crime Fiction — New Yorker
An engrossing story by Nicholas Schmidle about a Chicago man who was allegedly coerced by police into confessing a crime he didn't commit. Was this an isolated incident or just one of many convictions that should be potentially overturned? Read it at the New Yorker.
Photograph by Stefan Ruiz for the New Yorker
How A One-Time Pig Peddler Helped The U.S. Flood War Zones With Guns — BuzzFeed
The U.S. government is one of the world’s biggest buyers of AK-47s and other Soviet bloc weapons, which it has poured into Afghanistan, Iraq, and other hot spots. Aram Roston delivers an exclusive look at a strange string of U.S.-backed arms deals. Read it at BuzzFeed.
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