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Una canción matutina

Una canción matutina

Cuba qué linda es Cuba (1981-1989) Crecimos a coro -sí, todo siempre fue de un plural excesivo- con una tonada de Carlos Puebla que se extendía en elogios para la…
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The morning after

The morning after
LA MAÑANA DESPUÉS

  Translated by Cheyla Samuelson It’s a grey morning in the Second Ward, the most traditional Mexican barrio in Houston, Texas. It is also an unnervingly quiet morning. The neighbor across…
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De la inutilidad de los Nobel

De la inutilidad de los Nobel

Aclaro, para empezar, que estoy entre quienes creen que Bob Dylan sí merece el Premio Nobel de Literatura que hace poco se anunció. Lo creo no sólo por la evidente…
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Lies in the presidential election of 2016

Lies in the presidential election of 2016

From the very beginning of this electoral campaign, both presidential nominees have continuously complained about their rival’s false claims. The overwhelming amount of lies circulating in the media has generated a lack of…
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Celebrating Bob Dylan

Celebrating Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan was recently the subject of some controversy, having been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Institute is no stranger to disputes regarding its laureates, having had…
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THE WRONG BORDER

THE WRONG BORDER

Del arribo Mi familia ha vivido en California desde hace 366 años; digo California porque así se llamaba entonces, antes de que la dividieran, en una época en la que…
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That Mexican Thing

That Mexican Thing

What does Mexico mean to the average US citizen? Jumping beans? Speedy González? The lovely señorita from the Corona beer tray, perhaps? Does it conjure up the image of the…