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Meet Latin America's First Eco-Friendly Cultural Center
Artist Francisco Toledo integrates Oaxaca’s tradition for arts and crafts to new art audiences.
Give Trump the Middle Finger by Drinking This Mezcal Tonight
A grand total of 75 bars around the world—some located in areas as far away as the UK, Lithuania, and the Cayman Islands—will be participating in a synchronized shot in protest of the Republican presidential candidate tonight.
Madlavning med muxes - Mexicos tredje køn
Muxes gør op med Mexicos traditionelle kønsdogmer - og så kan de lave mad.
The Gringo's Guide to Drinking in Oaxaca
Oaxaca City lies at the epicenter of Mexico's burgeoning mezcal industry. But mezcal is only one of the many intoxicants available, and we wanted to try them all.
Gasoline Paintings and Honeycomb Skulls Recast Ancient Traditions
Artist Sabino Guisu has a reverence for natural elements.
The Art of Making Mezcal in Oaxaca
I recently found myself making a batch of mezcal de pechuga—a special holiday version of the Oaxacan spirit that incorporates a raw turkey breast into the distillation process—at a backwoods still in Southern Mexico.
A ‘Racist’ Coca-Cola Christmas Ad in Mexico Disappears From YouTube
Indigenous rights and consumer rights activists are demanding sanctions against the ad in which a group of pale-skinned and obviously affluent young people roll into an indigenous town to build a Christmas tree for wide-eyed locals.
A Great Restaurant Is Only as Good as Its Staff
People used to text me and ask, “Are you going to be there tonight?” And I would respond, “It doesn’t matter. My staff will be there.”
The Future of Food According to Andrew Zimmern
I joined chef and Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern in Oaxaca, where we ate stone soup and a salsa made from fatty ants, and talked about whether the future was full of Soylent or insect protein.
From London to a Football Field, Protests Spread Against 'Genocide in Mexico'
Protests sparked by the killing of a news photographer in Mexico City have spread to London, Madrid, and several Mexican states, as journalists called for an end to violence and censorship against their work.
In Mexico, Small-Time Crooks Are Kidnapping People's Pets
The weird, sad story of a crime on the rise.
Oaxacan Micheladas Recipe
This spicy concoction is a Bloody Mary-like Mexican beer cocktail that hits the spot when you’re miserably hungover or just eating a plate of tacos.