Target in the NIGHT
It was a cool Sunday afternoon. Men from the farms and estancias from throughout the district lined up against the fence that separated the track from the surrounding houses. A…
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FRESH, a Collective Exhibition
Hunter Gather Project put together an exhibition where contemporary artists are reconsidering, re-examining, and pushing traditional printmaking. We asked the participant artists one question: Fresh focuses on the many different ways…
Blind Spot
PRÓLOGO. Escena única. Oscuridad total en el escenario. Se escucha un sonsonete, una especie de canto monótono que parece venir del centro de la escena. …
Unspoken Stories
Mexico is quickly becoming one of the most dangerous countries for journalists. Lise Olsen, Investigative Reporter at the Houston Chronicle, speaks to Literally Everything about the crimes against reporters in Mexico. She…
Two Poems
Dos poemas de Nathalie Handal
Kilyoum* No hay lengua verdadera que tenga el centro intacto. César Vallejo I have a country it’s invisible it has no flag or moonlight no river or mountain no clouds…
The Truth About Lying
Have you lied to anyone lately? Before you rush to say no, think of the details from your day. Perhaps you texted someone saying you were on your way, when…
The Road to Cambridge
El camino de Cambridge
English translation by Tanya Huntington After resigning as Ambassador to India in protest of the military repression of university students that took place on October 2, 1968 in Tlatelolco Square,…
Three Poems by Silvia Eugenia Castillero
Tres poemas de Silvia Eugenia Castillero
Tsunami It was a small world, rain vaporizing inside my nostrils, my half-open eyes exposed to the splintered elements. Then came the avalanche of forceful debris, debris? aggression? A violent…
BIOY CASARES Y CORTÁZAR DESDE CARACAS
Sin duda la literatura, dentro de sus innumerables poderes, cuenta con el de ser impredecible. Tanto, que me permite arbitrariedades en las percepciones que voy a mostrar acerca de Cortázar…
Can Women Have It All?
Literally Everything hosts decided to revisit the question of whether women can have it all in Western culture. Jay and Lorís discuss their views on the subject as well as other anecdotes,…
La Era de la Soledad
¿Cómo podríamos llamar a nuestra época? Esta no es, sin duda, la Era de la Información: el colapso de la educación popular dejó un vacío cuyo lugar han ocupado el…
Cenizas de rosas
Durante los años noventa el panorama en México era muy complejo: el país estaba eufórico con el levantamiento del EZLN; un mundo virtual se miraba en el horizonte (aunque no…