Field Notes Issue #61: December/January 2018 Magazine Previous Issues Letter From San Juan County, New Mexico: A Monster in Navajo Country A story of mythological birds and a murder near the sacred Shiprock volcano in northwest New Mexico. Craig Childs
News in Brief Why Are Mass Killings So Common in Nigeria? There is a strategic logic behind Boko Haram’s recent massacre in Baga. But the group’s lethality may spell its demise. Daniel Solomon
Social Justice Weird and Terrible Kidnapping Hoaxes Perpetrators tell of wanting money, wanting to get lost, and wanting to be found. Lauren Kirchner
Education Hazards Ahead: The Problem With Trigger Warnings, According to the Research Five studies you should read before you deploy a trigger warning. Richard J. McNally
Social Justice The Armenian Power Gang, Hollywood Hellions Meet the little-known crime ring with the lengthiest rap sheet. Lauren Kirchner
Economics Hot Growth Industry: Kidnapping Killings are down in Mexico—but kidnapping is way up. Vince Beiser