With the Grand Guignol that is the drug-fueled civil war gripping the country. The LA Times, trying to summon the glory of its former self as a top notch international paper, is covering its backyard well, with timelines, indexes, interactive infographics, and a one-stop shop for drugs and death news. The NY Times is also on the beat, keeping apace, but generally a bit behind. Except, of course, for today’s scoop, about Mexico’s record-setting madness, including both the largest cocaine bust and the world’s largest meatball:
Apparently, Mexico is afire with Guiness attempts. Every couple days someone is trying to make the biggest cheesecake, or bring together the largest concentration of mariachis. And not to be outdone by a bunch of Filipino prisoners, Mexico also staged the largest Thriller dance-fest:
This particular impersonator is named Hector Jackson, we’re told, and to me it looks like Hector is about to eat that giant meatball while dancing. Now that would be a record!
If he can’t manage the whole thing himself, perhaps he could get help from the 12,000+ dancers he managed to assemble at the Monument of the Revolution.
