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Life in a "persecuted" migrant community in Texas: "For us, a police officer is an enemy"
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (600+ words) Colony Ridge, on the outskirts of Houston, has repeatedly been identified as a magnet for undocumented immigrants. Now it stands united against a siege by the state and federal governments While she was talking, Lidia called a neighbor whose children…...
NUEVAYo L: The Puerto Rican New York that Bad Bunny sings about
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (929+ words) In the 1970s, Puerto Ricans came to represent 10% of New York City's population. But while the diaspora searched for its roots, pejorative terms such as Nuyorican also took hold. Today, the city continues to bear a strong Puerto Rican influence, visible…...
The Chilapa mountain range, a crossroads between crime and politics
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (1167+ words) EL PA'S English Four years ago, Salvador Rangel, then Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, outlined in an interview the motivations behind the battles in central Guerrero state, a territory he knew very well. At the time, he was close to Celso Ortega,…...
The Global South takes center stage in the art world: Could its cultural hegemony reshape geopolitics?
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (537+ words) After decades of invisibility, it now leads major biennials and is asserting itself as a space of research, identity, and political demands The Navajo artist Raven Chacon's work A Wandering Breeze, created for Sharjah, revealed the connective potential of the…...
Yuk Hui, philosopher: "Tech companies want to exploit us and control us every second
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (284+ words) The Hong Kong thinker argues that today's business model may not wipe out humanity, but it can impoverish our lives Hong Kong-born philosopher Yuk Hui was on track to become a computer engineer, but artificial intelligence led him to question…...
Martin Short, the comedian who triumphed despite everything: "My career has been 80% failure
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (974+ words) A new documentary reviews the life and career, sometimes hilarious and sometimes tragic, of the comedian who has achieved massive success in his later years thanks to "Only Murders in the Building" The piece laid bare two realities. First, Martin…...
A bittersweet year for Afrikaners, the only refugees admitted by Trump | International
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (598+ words) For some, white South Africans are considered to be unjustifiably favored by the Republican administration, while others see them as victims of genocide. They recount mixed experiences upon their arrival in the United States" Charl Kleinhaus's life took a dramatic…...
Mi casa es su casa: The architecture that explains Puerto Rico
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (392+ words) Bad Bunny's casita is at the center of his concerts on the "Deb" Tirar M's Fotos' world tour. It's a symbol of home, but also of an entire community It's not a house: it's a casita. The diminutive of casa…...
Anne Hathaway, Martin Scorsese, Charlie XCX. .. Hollywood lands on Letterboxd: An impossible romance?
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1126+ words) EL PA'S English In 2011, Karl von Randow and Matt Buchanan, two tech-loving New Zealand film buffs, launched Letterboxd, a movie review and rating app inspired by Goodreads, the platform that does the same for books. For several years, they juggled…...
Luis Rafael S'nchez: "Republicans can't stand the idea of "Puerto Rico becoming a US state'
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (929+ words) He overcame class and racial prejudices to become a leading figure in Puerto Rican literature, championing the hybrid Spanish of the Caribbean. His novel, "La guaracha del Macho Camacho," is now 50 years old, highlighting music and a festive, transgressive language…...