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Pussy Riot? Lance? World Headlines Can Help With Halloween Costumes

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Wait a minute. Ok, so Sandy is on its way and the race for the White House is up for grabs, but the rest of us are fretting about our Halloween costumes. We global news types naturally look for inspiration from other events that have been happening around the world over the past few months:

1. Dress up as a member of Pussy Riot. It's amazing how pulling an old pair of fluo tights over your head this year can make you look like a human rights activist.

2. If you're unmoved by the cause of democracy, or less fuzzy than that guy, you can choose the Russian rockers' nemesis as your model. That sleek, smooth action man that is Vladimir Putin: oil that body up, and pretend you're a goose. Really. Otherwise, there is Felix Baumgartner, who apparently is warm to authoritarian regimes, and you can re-enact this pivotal moment from 2012:

3. Dress up as Lady Gaga and Julian Assange, after their impromptu rendez-vous at Assange's pad at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Or just dress up as a haggard witch and a pervy vampire, no big diff":

4. If you're feeling kinda down this Halloween, you can slap together a Lance Armstrong costume. It should be easy, he's been stripped of everything so just turn up to the party with all your emotional baggage, some non-sponsored shades, and sit in the corner. Bro, this party is dope.

5. There's always the one guy who dresses up as Jesus, but this year you'll have the edge by dressing up as that Jesus fresco masterpiece. So thank you Internet for all the global inspiration: on second thought, maybe we'll just stay online for Halloween. Scary enough here.

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In Nicaragua, A Tour Of Nightlife Under Dictatorship

Nicaraguan publication Divergentes takes a night tour of entertainment spots popular with locals in Managua, the country's capital, to see how dictatorship and emigration have affected nightlife.

In Nicaragua, A Tour Of Nightlife Under Dictatorship

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MANAGUA — Owners of bars, restaurants and nightclubs in the Nicaraguan capital have noticed a drop in business, although some traditional “nichos” — smaller and more hidden spots — and new trendy spots are full. Here, it's still possible to dance and listen to music, as long as it is not political.

There are hardly any official statistics to confirm whether the level of consumption and nightlife has decreased. The only reliable way to check is to go and look for ourselves, and ask business owners what they are seeing.

This article is not intended as a criticism of those who set aside the hustle and bustle and unwind in a bar or restaurant. It is rather a look at what nightlife is like under a dictatorship.

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