Category: Culture
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Ink Tourism: Why More Americans Are Getting Tattoos in Mexico Ink Tourism: Why More Americans Are Getting Tattoos in Mexico
Culture October 15, 2025

Ink Tourism: Why More Americans Are Getting Tattoos in Mexico

US Residents often cite lower prices and personalized attention when asked why ... more

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No ICE, No Karens, No Trump—Just Tacos: Why Americans Keep Moving to Mexico No ICE, No Karens, No Trump—Just Tacos: Why Americans Keep Moving to Mexico
Culture October 13, 2025

No ICE, No Karens, No Trump—Just Tacos: Why Americans Keep Moving to Mexico

One thing cannot be hidden: there is a large portion of American ... more

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LéaLA: “To Read is to Choose Courage and Freedom.” — Marisol Schulz, Closing the Anniversary Edition LéaLA: “To Read is to Choose Courage and Freedom.” — Marisol Schulz, Closing the Anniversary Edition
Culture October 6, 2025

LéaLA: “To Read is to Choose Courage and Freedom.” — Marisol Schulz, Closing the Anniversary Edition

"Thanks to our guests, exhibitors, and especially our visitors, that goal was ... more

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Dora Turned 25: Celebrating the Power of Speaking Spanish Dora Turned 25: Celebrating the Power of Speaking Spanish
Culture October 1, 2025

Dora Turned 25: Celebrating the Power of Speaking Spanish

In the late 1990s, Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes obsessively sought ... more

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LéaLA: Where Books Become Gateways to Other Realities LéaLA: Where Books Become Gateways to Other Realities
Culture September 25, 2025

LéaLA: Where Books Become Gateways to Other Realities

Today marks the beginning of a new edition of the LéaLA Spanish ... more

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Marisol Schultz: ‘We are Facing an Uncertain Situation, But We Appeal to the Nobility of the Event.’ Marisol Schultz: ‘We are Facing an Uncertain Situation, But We Appeal to the Nobility of the Event.’
Culture September 11, 2025

Marisol Schultz: ‘We are Facing an Uncertain Situation, But We Appeal to the Nobility of the Event.’

It’s now in full adolescence. The Léa-LA Book Festival turns 14 this ... more

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Franco-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf wins the FIL Award for Literature in Romance Languages Franco-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf wins the FIL Award for Literature in Romance Languages
Culture September 1, 2025

Franco-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf wins the FIL Award for Literature in Romance Languages

Franco-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf won the Award for Literature in Romance Languages ... more

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LéaLA Launches Exciting Plans for Its Milestone Tenth Edition LéaLA Launches Exciting Plans for Its Milestone Tenth Edition
Culture August 25, 2025

LéaLA Launches Exciting Plans for Its Milestone Tenth Edition

Luis Gustavo Padilla Montes, president of the University of Guadalajara Foundation USA, ... more

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Trump Calls for Investigation of US Museums: “This Country Cannot be Woke” Trump Calls for Investigation of US Museums: “This Country Cannot be Woke”
Culture August 21, 2025

Trump Calls for Investigation of US Museums: “This Country Cannot be Woke”

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has called for an ... more

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Armando Fonseca is the winner of the 16th Ibero-American Illustrated Catalog Armando Fonseca is the winner of the 16th Ibero-American Illustrated Catalog
Culture August 19, 2025

Armando Fonseca is the winner of the 16th Ibero-American Illustrated Catalog

For "the enormous quality of his graphic work and the original visual ... more

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Barcelona’s Literary Ambassador at the International Book Fair Barcelona’s Literary Ambassador at the International Book Fair
Culture July 30, 2025

Barcelona’s Literary Ambassador at the International Book Fair

Mercè Rodoreda is a prominent Catalan novelist, best known for works such ... more

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Barcelona: The Flowers Will Come Barcelona: The Flowers Will Come
Culture July 30, 2025

Barcelona: The Flowers Will Come

Ten years after being declared a UNESCO City of Literature in 2015, ... more

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Voices of La Lucha: Essential Chicano Literature in Times of Struggle Voices of La Lucha: Essential Chicano Literature in Times of Struggle
Culture July 21, 2025

Voices of La Lucha: Essential Chicano Literature in Times of Struggle

As the Trump Administration continues its savage operations against immigrants, it is ... more

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Which one is spicy? None. If they’re too hot, the gringos won’t buy anything Which one is spicy? None. If they’re too hot, the gringos won’t buy anything
Culture July 17, 2025

Which one is spicy? None. If they’re too hot, the gringos won’t buy anything

Fondas and loncherías are being transformed by gentrification in Mexico City. Which one ... more

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The Famous and Invented Barcelona of Writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Famous and Invented Barcelona of Writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Culture July 12, 2025

The Famous and Invented Barcelona of Writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Guadalajara International Book Fair has as its guest the city of ... more

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A Literary Muse, Barcelona Hides Literary Settings in Numerous Corners A Literary Muse, Barcelona Hides Literary Settings in Numerous Corners
Culture July 12, 2025

A Literary Muse, Barcelona Hides Literary Settings in Numerous Corners

There are many novels that, through their pages, take their readers on ... more

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Joaquín Sabina will receive an Honorary Doctorate at the FIL Joaquín Sabina will receive an Honorary Doctorate at the FIL
Culture June 27, 2025

Joaquín Sabina will receive an Honorary Doctorate at the FIL

Joaquín Sabina will receive an Honorary Doctorate, a recognition awarded by the ... more

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Barcelona Presents Program for FIL Guadalajara 2025 Barcelona Presents Program for FIL Guadalajara 2025
Culture June 27, 2025

Barcelona Presents Program for FIL Guadalajara 2025

Barcelona is the Guest of Honor at the Guadalajara International Book Fair ... more

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Street Vendors: The Latin American Tradition Powering LA’s Streets Street Vendors: The Latin American Tradition Powering LA’s Streets
Culture May 26, 2025

Street Vendors: The Latin American Tradition Powering LA’s Streets

How immigrant entrepreneurs are shaping Los Angeles culture and economy—one tamale at ... more