I have been coming to Oaxaca for 16 years now. I come for weeks or even months at a time, and yet I am so far unable to master the language. In spite of all the time I’ve spent going to dinner, riding in taxis, and attempting to decipher the labels in the galleries and museums. …
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The Books Of January
Fiction: Artemis — Anthony Weir From the guy who brought you The Martian, one of the finest sci-fi adventures of the last 20 years, Artemis is another adventure in space. This time on the moon with lots of science: lunar shelters and manufacturing in zero G and more than most of us need to know about …
Things that Make You Think
From the exhibition “Guex Liu, Kuu ñunro, Totlalhuan” por Fernando Palma Rodríguez — shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca. These are only a little taste of the many moving constructions. It is amazing what a creative person can do with some quality servos and a couple of Arduino boards. Sewing machines and …
The Books of December
More or less. I’ve got a lot of books to catch up on. Here’s the first batch. Fiction: Beartown — Fredrik Backman (2017) Dropped it after just a couple of chapters. I like hockey but not this much. And I don’t simpatico with the characters. The idea of an entire town’s future resting on the …
The Books of November
Several books in this issues point to a trend: writers seem to be losing the magic in their work. Is it age, too much writing, or the unbelievably cartoonish reality of the times? Whatever, the magic is gone from a lot of writing at the moment. * Magical Realism can’t keep up with the zeitgeist. * …