By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Tomorrow, Sunday, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day, and, at least for 24 hours, just about everyone […]
Archive for ‘History’
Ashes to Ashes…
By MATT SEDDON Rector of Christ Church Mexico City The most common thing that archaeologists discover when they excavate is […]
The Khojaly Genocide, the Night when Dreams Were Shattered
By MAMMAD TALIBOV Head of mission at the Azerbaijani Embassy in Mexico Twenty-seven years have passed since that cold winter […]
Cortés Was in Cozumel, but Not on Vacation
By RICARDO CASTILLO The question is not if (since it will surely happen), but how well will the conquest of Mexico’s […]
Mexico’s (Almost) Forgotten Holiday
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Monday, Feb. 4, is an official holiday in Mexico. It commemorates (one day early this year) the […]
European Geopolitics and the Iron Law of Evolutionary Biology
By ANIS H. BAJREKTAREVIC A look at the freshly released IMF’s World Economic Outlook brings no comforting picture to anyone […]
Mexican Gulf Cultures Showcased in Anthropology Museum Exhibit
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park opened an exhibition on pre-Columbian […]
The Wonders of Luxor, Old and New
By MELISSA T. CASTRO Known in its heyday as Thebes, today the city of Luxor stands as a trial of […]
An Overlooked Perspective of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
By JENNIFER SCHNEIDER “If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews […]
Seeds of Life and Sexuality in Mexico’s Pre-Hispanic West
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As part of the ongoing 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Guadalajara […]
A History of Mexico, Cast in Silver and Gold
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Money, in addition to being the fuel that powers any nation’s economy, is the tangible record of […]
1977: Acapulco, Braniff…and the Setting Jetset Sun
By WILLIAM JACK SIBLEY For five years in the late 1970s, early 80s, I was employed as a “Spanish speaker” […]
The Pastorelas of Tepotzotlán
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF It’s an ideal setting for a Christmas pageant: the little colonial town of Tepotzotlán, […]
Mexico’s Traditional Christmas Flower
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Blush-red poinsettias have long been regarded around the world as the perfect companion to […]
Walking and Drinking Cerveza on the Road to Mexico’s Revolutions
By RICH GRANT By a stroke of good fortune for the Mexican tourism office, both of Mexico’s revolutions began 100 years […]
