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Strong Winds are Feeding Wildfires in New Mexico

[ad_1] Strong winds and unusually high temperatures were expected to continue fueling wildfires in New Mexico Monday, where several fires, including one of the largest in the state’s history, engulfed communities and encouraged evacuations. On Monday, the National Weather Service in Albuquerque estimated “Critical to extreme” fire conditions across New Mexico, including damaging winds, high …

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A Psychedelic Trip to Timothy Leary’s Catalina Resort in Mexico

[ad_1] Their Mexican neighbors were stunned. Zihuatanejo historian Rodrigo Campus Aburto, a young teenager in the 1960s, remembers that the community mostly thought American trippers were crazy. He also remembers older youth who sometimes attend the festivities IFIF hosts on the beach. This is how “moon, fire and beer” defines parties. Some smoked marijuana (the …

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Venice Biennale: Attacking Mexico with Mexico’s Consent

[ad_1] MEXICO CITY — If there was a piece to summarize Mexico’s 2022 exhibition Venice Biennalewould be Naomi Rincón Gallardo dark allegory “Vermin Sonnet.” In the 20-minute video, a bat, a snake, a scorpion and a chorus of frogs desperately find their way through a futuristic world ravaged by environmental destruction and social disorder. Rejected …

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This Beach in Mexico is an LGBTQ Paradise. But can it last?

[ad_1] ZIPOLITE, Mexico – When the sun starts to sink into the ocean in this idyllic beach town Mexico’s Pacific CoastA silent migration begins. Groups of mostly gay men, mostly nude people, walking towards a towering rocky ledge on the beach. Climbing a steep staircase, they cross steep cliffs and descend to a secret cove …

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The Met Museum Names A Mexico City Architect To Lead A New Major Project

[ad_1] Mexican architect Frida EscobedoAt 38, the youngest architect to design the Serpentine Mansion in 2018. Metropolitan Museum of ArtIt’s a new $500 million Modern and contemporary art wing, the museum announced on Sunday. “This is a very important commission,” the museum director said. Max Hollein, in a phone call. “This collection will continue to …

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The Met Museum Names A Mexico City Architect To Lead A New Major Project

[ad_1] Mexican architect Frida EscobedoAt 38, the youngest architect to design the Serpentine Mansion in 2018. Metropolitan Museum of ArtIt’s a new $500 million Modern and contemporary art wing, the museum announced on Sunday. “This is a very important commission,” the museum director said. Max Hollein, in a phone call. “This collection will continue to …

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