Mexico at a glance.
Science
Mother Nature's healing bounty, like quercetin, holds immense potential for wound care. But ethically sourcing, ensuring fair access, and rigorous scientific research are crucial to avoid environmental harm, exploitation, and inequality.
Health
Explore cellular intricacies through systems biology. Osbaldo Resendis-Antonio's team integrates diverse biological data to understand metabolic alterations in diseases like cancer. Their predictive models offer insights into tumor heterogeneity, paving the way for personalized treatments.
Cuisine
Achieve rice nirvana with 7 rinses, a watery soak and a simmering silence. Unleash fluffy, separate grains ready for curries, stir-fries and culinary masterpieces.
Cuisine
Spring's here! Embrace the weird and wonderful with garden eats like chive butter ice cubes, dandelion pesto, and endless rhubarb. Ditch grocery aisles and embrace your yard.
Cuisine
Malbec, once a Bordeaux reject, found its groove in Argentina, becoming the king of reds and BFF to BBQ. Now it's tangoing in Chile, NZ and Canada, with a wink to its Cahors roots. So raise a glass to the grape that went from outcast to rockstar.
Politics
AMLO built airports with soldiers, roasted Zedillo, promised reforms and cheap flights, celebrated falling crime, slammed judge release and “politicization” in Ayotzinapa case.
Cuisine
Acapulco's not Acapulco without chilate, a frothy cocoa elixir worshiped by locals and tourists alike. Dive into its pre-Hispanic roots, learn to whip up this “drink of gods,” and find where to savor its fleeting chocolatey bliss.
Acapulco
Acapulco's tourism rebounds (Dorada zone sizzles), but organized crime casts a shadow. Extortion and shutdowns plague businesses. The mayor fights back, tackling violence and aiming for a happy ending.
Mazatlan
Mazatlán's got whales, wobbly wheels, and an epic eclipse. Whale museum to open with ocean giants, drivers strike over tiny fares, traffic's a tangle, but the carnival's hot and April's eclipse promises celestial magic.
World
The US fuels scapegoating and fear with migrants, ignoring their own woes. Meanwhile, migrants face abuse and limbo. Let's treat them right and build bridges, not walls, to a stronger future for all, north and south. Ditch fear, embrace humanity.
Recipes
Tired of boring spring cocktails? This watermelon mezcal mash-up is equal parts sunshine in a glass and fiesta in your mouth. Made with young mezcal, watermelon, lemon, and grenadine, it's the perfect drink to welcome spring. Garnish with a watermelon slice and raise a toast to the season!
Women
Medieval women faced divine contradictions as theologians juggled equality sermons with male supremacy. St. Paul preached parity, yet St. Augustine and pals insisted on women's servitude. A script where Sundays promised equality, but weekdays brought earthly subordination.
Tulum
Tulum's beaches sparkle with Platinum awards, but the political drama heats up as the mayoral candidate's son-in-law gets shot and kidnapped. Meanwhile, the Mayor seeks re-election, and gunfire paints Veleta red. Can paradise handle the glitz, grit, and gunsmoke?
Playa del Carmen
Mayhem in paradise! Tourists in a traffic light mishap, a crafts seller's feud turns deadly, a baby mysteriously abandoned, a plane takes nosedive, and restaurants ready to sizzle in 2024. Just another manic Monday in Playa del Carmen.
Puerto Vallarta
From the charro rodeo and Bearadise festival to the Madonnari art extravaganza, this city is a vibrant canvas. But watch out for unexpected crocodile neighbors—Puerto Vallarta, where every day is a lively fiesta.
Los Cabos
Cabo's week: lost hikers found, justice served to bad guy, anchoring big bucks, AND Los Cabos is Mexico's safest city! Get your permits, avoid drug drama, and don't lose yourself (or your yacht)… unless you're into dramatic rescues.