The Virginia Quarterly Review

The Last Happy Skull What remains of the headhunting tribes of Burma? Elliott D. Woods travels to the remotest corners of the country to find out. He writes: Before Christianity and Buddhism pacified the [headhunting tribe of the] Nagas, no one would’ve dreamed of traveling from village to village without an escort of warriors with spears and long steel knives called daos, which they could bury in someone’s skull. Click here to read the story online. Poetry Posters Every Friday at our blog, we feature a new poem from VQR, in mini-poster form, suitable for printing out at 8.5 x 11. Our latest is "A Garret in Paris" by William Logan. Click here to view the full-size version and download a high-resolution PDF. Featured by Longform.org Longform.org recently selected Jason Motlagh's "Irrawaddy Daze" as one of their editor's picks. It describes a trip down Burma's river highway. Click here to read—or click here to see the photos and captions at Pinterest.