0When most people think of Mexico, images of crystal clear waters, white sand beaches and little mustached, sombrero wearing men strumming handmade guitars come to mind.Of course, Mexico is one of the finest places to...
0A few weeks ago, a 70-year-old man showed up at the emergency room of a small Baja California hospital with a cardiac syncope, meaning he suffered a brief loss of consciousness. After performing an EKG...
0May is the month of Xcaret Mexico's special event "Travesia Sagrada Maya" or the "Sacred Mayan Journey". It is a recreation of the ancient ritual pilgrimage of the inhabitants of the Yucatan Peninsula from "Pole"...
0The world spins by ever faster, a phenomenon not just of growing older — accumulating our own extensive, personal archive — but also a product of every generation leaving behind more for us to...
0A nini ethnography
In 2009 the word still did not exist in Mexico. Yet by August 2010, it was nearly impossible to watch the nightly news without suffering through yet another segment, interview, or monologue about...
0For the past week I’ve been working on a long essay about public and private space in Mexico City. It was first inspired by Andres Lajous’ essay, “The Political Economy of the Metro” and by...
0I’ve been thinking lately about fashion and class. It’s Mario’s fault. He’s the kind of friend you can sit down with for hours over a few microbrews to discuss the evolution of advanced capitalism through...
0“Cervaza! Fresca!” yelled a man a couple rows over. “Coca-Cola, Cuanto?” I asked him, knowing that I wouldn’t understand his reply anyway. He looked me over once, and decided to reply by putting up five...
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