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  1. movie review
    A Portrait of Frida Kahlo Like We’ve Never Seen Her BeforeCarla Gutierrez’s documentary uses the artist’s own words (and pictures) to tell her story.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  2. early and often
    The Drama-Lover’s Guide to the New Trump BooksLove gossip but not enough to actually read all the books about Trump? Here are all the juicy, disturbing, and darkly amusing tidbits you missed.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. street view
    The Mexican Architect Making Sublime Modern Buildings From Clay and Pine NeedlesUsing traditional Oaxacan techniques, Juan José Santibañez’s museums and schools have a tactile beauty.
    By Justin Davidson
  4. crime
    What We Know About the Death of Shanquella RobinsonMonths after a 25-year-old American woman was found dead while in Mexico, federal prosecutors announced they won’t file charges.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  5. tremendous content
    Trump Still Plotting Not-So-Secret Attack on MexicoHe’s still asking advisers to draw up “battle plans” to attack drug cartels with or without Mexico’s consent. But now he can’t feign ignorance.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  6. odor events
    Time to Lie on the Beach and RotFlorida is coming under siege by a massive roving seaweed blob.
    By Claire Lampen
  7. crime
    4 Americans Were Kidnapped While Seeking Cosmetic Surgery in MexicoTwo reportedly survived, and two were found dead.
    By Claire Lampen
  8. ticketdisaster
    Ticketmaster Mexico Fined Over Canceled Bad Bunny TicketsPotentially up to 10% of their ticket sales in the past year.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  9. nope!
    Great British Bake Off’s Mexico Week Is As Bad As It SoundsYou’d think contestants would know how to eat a taco — or at least how to pronounce “guacamole.”
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  10. immigration
    46 Migrants Were Found Dead in a Truck Near San AntonioOfficials suggested they had overheated in a tractor trailer after being abandoned by the truck’s driver.
    By Danielle Cohen
  11. perfil
    Fernanda Melchor y la tragedia del machismoCon historias inspiradas en el crimen, la novelista arroja luz a los rincones oscuros de la masculinidad.
    By Max Pearl
  12. profile
    Fernanda Melchor Writes Tragic MachismoIn her crime-inspired novels, male fear and desire are two sides of the same coin.
    By Max Pearl
  13. rip
    Vicente Fernández, Mexican Music Legend, Dies at 81He had been hospitalized since August.
    By Charu Sinha
  14. gender-reveal parties
    Two People Died in a Terrifying Gender-Reveal StuntThe latest party to go horrifically awry ended with a plane crash.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. go home
    Shouldn’t Ted Cruz Be in Quarantine Right Now?Rather than, say, glad-handing two days after his jaunt to Mexico?
    By Claire Lampen
  16. hypocrisy
    And Now Ted Cruz Is Throwing His Own Kids Under the BusIn a statement, he insisted that the whole trip to Cancún was his daughters’ idea. They are 10 and 12 years old.
    By Claire Lampen
  17. movie review
    Netflix’s I’m No Longer Here Is a Lovely Tale of Music, Migration, and LossFrom the director of Los Espookys, it’s a heartbreaking drama about a cumbia-obsessed teen’s journey from Mexico to New York.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  18. international women’s day
    Thousands of Women Marched for International Women’s DayOn Sunday, women around the world took to the streets to protest femicide, fascism, and discriminatory labor practices.
    By Hannah Gold
  19. trade
    Trump Mulls Throwing Big Pharma Under the Bus to Save NAFTA 2.0The U.S. has long used trade deals as an excuse to export America’s high drug prices. Trump is reportedly willing to back away from that tradition.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. crime
    A Mormon Family Was Brutally Murdered in Mexico. What Happened?Three mothers and six children were killed while traveling in northern Mexico.
    By Amanda Arnold
  21. foreign interests
    The Massacre of a Mormon Family in Mexico Will Hang Over the 2020 ElectionThis horrific example of Mexico’s security problems will likely become a fixture in Trump’s rhetoric on combating violence south of the border.
    By Jonah Shepp
  22. power
    Julian Castro Escorts LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Across Mexico-U.S. BorderBut hours after the group was told their cases were reviewed, they were returned to Mexico.
    By Marie Lodi
  23. the urbanist
    An Artist’s Guide to San Miguel de AllendeVegan tacos, indigenious textiles, and historic haciendas.
    By Trupti Rami
  24. the urbanist
    A Gallery Owners’ Guide to Mexico CityYouthful art spaces, the best chilaquiles, and a goth-punk flea market.
    As told to Trupti Rami
  25. el chapo
    El Chapo Sentenced to Life in Prison, Likely Headed to ‘Alcatraz of the Rockies’The Feds aren’t taking any chances with the known escape artist and will likely send him to a supermax prison in Colorado.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. foreign interests
    Trump’s Unlawful Asylum Policy Is a Jab at MexicoTrump needs our southern neighbors’ help to fix the migrant crisis – so he’s forcing them into illegal agreements that come with unmanageable burdens.
    By Jonah Shepp
  27. horror
    Into the Dark’s Immigration Horror Story Is a Sci-Fi Nightmare“I really am heartbroken,” says Mexican-Canadian director Gigi Saul Guerrero. “I wanted to showcase every inch of what I’m feeling.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  28. immigration
    The Story Behind the Viral Photo of a Drowned Migrant Father and ToddlerThe photo has been compared to a 2015 image of a drowned Syrian boy that drew attention to the refugee crisis.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  29. trailer mix
    See the Exclusive Trailer and Poster for the New Wave, Neon This Is Not BerlinA coming-of-age film set in Mexico City’s mid-’80s queer art scene.
    By Nate Jones
  30. tariffs
    Trump’s Mexico Tariffs Might Actually WorkMexico is reportedly on the cusp of making major concessions to prevent Trump’s duties from going into effect.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. tariffs
    Trump’s Threatened Tariffs on Mexico: Everything We KnowA 5 percent tariff on all Mexico imports is set to go into effect on Monday, and virtually everyone opposes it.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. fashion
    Opening Ceremony Is Bringing Mexican Designers to New YorkFor a full year.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  33. the economy
    Trump’s Two-Front Trade War Is UnsustainableIt appeared that Trump was, for once, behaving strategically on trade. Not anymore.
    By Josh Barro
  34. tariffs
    Trump’s Plan to Seal the Border by Putting Tariffs on Mexico Will BackfireThe move threatens approval of Trump’s new NAFTA, jeopardizes the economic expansion, and could actually make Mexico less cooperative on immigration.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. trade war
    Trump to Open a Second Front in His Trade WarTrump announced a tariff on Mexican goods until the migration crisis is solved. Like the border wall, it is an ineffective stab at crisis management.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. politics
    10-Year-Old Boy Was Drugged and Sexually Assaulted in U.S. Custody, Lawsuit SaysThe Guatemalan child was forcibly separated from his father and detained for nearly a year.
    By Amanda Arnold
  37. drink up!
    How Mexico’s Best Bartender Makes a MargaritaA few simple tricks — and one surprising ingredient — are all you need.
    By Hannah Seligson
  38. the urbanist
    The Urbanist’s Guide to OaxacaZapotec rap, blue-corn tetelas, petrified waterfalls.
    By Megan Frye
  39. travel
    Who Killed Tulum?Greed, gringos, diesel, drugs, shamans, seaweed, and a disco ball in the jungle.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  40. el chapo
    The Wildest Revelations From the El Chapo TrialIncluding his diamond-encrusted guns, a nude escape through a secret tunnel, and the time he buried a man alive.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  41. border wall
    It Will Be Called a ‘Wall,’ No Matter What It Actually IsTrump’s promises to his supporters have run smack into reality.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  42. international affairs
    The Migrant Crisis Means No Honeymoon for Mexico’s New PresidentPresident López Obrador’s first term has begun, and so has the challenge of handling the migrant caravan and a disruptive leader north of the border.
    By Jonah Shepp
  43. immigration
    As Trump Screamed About the Border in ‘16, Unauthorized Immigration Was DroppingFor all of the president’s demagoguery about Mexico, entries from that country declined steadily from 2007 to 2016, as did all border violations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. immigration
    What to Know About the Crisis at the U.S.–Mexico BorderOn Sunday, U.S. authorities closed off the busiest port of entry and sprayed tear gas at hundreds of asylum-seekers.
    By Chas Danner and Amanda Arnold
  45. weekend with
    All the Colors of Mexico CityAn art director photographs the capital.
    By Daise Bedolla
  46. immigration
    As Migrants Arrive En Masse, Tijuana Mayor Declares ‘Humanitarian Crisis’Nearly 5,000 migrants have arrived, overwhelming the Mexican border town.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  47. out of office
    A Stylish Travel Guide to Mexico CityFrom a New York City expat with great taste, Abby Clawson Low.
    By Jessica Boddy
  48. religion
    Upload Your Prayers to the Virgin of GuadalupeIn Mexico, the Basilica of Guadalupe offers a digital pilgrimage. It’s not the only holy site to do so.
    By Ellen Freeman
  49. global tech
    The Pirate Cell Towers of Rural MexicoA small nonprofit is fighting Mexico’s big telecom companies and providing low-cost cell-phone service to the country’s indigenous groups.
    By Martha Pskowski
  50. immigration
    U.S.A. or Bust: Migrants Explain Why They’re Marching“There is no work back home. No future.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
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