As anyone familiar with Mexican food or drink (especially drink!) will know, this is a big deal
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I suspect the politicians involved in this action are not without cynical motivation but the action is interesting and addresses a hateful and unresolved legacy. I am also particularly keen to see whether this will have repercussions for Haiti – the article implies France acted with much more noble intent than I recall was the case.
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Wall Street still excusing dictatorship
Story in the Guardian about the jaw-droppingly awful suggestion in the WSJ that Egypt would be “lucky” to get its own Pinochet. There are just no words.
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Guardian piece on the RA Exhibition
Frances Stonor Saunders piece in the Guardian on the new RA exhibition of Mexican art
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This must be pretty terrifying for Mexico City residents. It’s so close, though often obscured by smog of course.
Dr. William A. Booth 