Cashing In On El Chapo: The Cult Of The Narco

The January 8 recapture of Mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzmán served as a boost for the governments of Mexico and the United States, which have sought for years to bring the powerful trafficker to justice. A day after the capture, the Chapo saga took another turn: Rolling Stone magazine published an interview Guzmán gave to actor Sean Penn. While factions in the media questioned the ethics of the article, many readers were instantly enamored with El Chapos choice of clothing in the storys accomp