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Mexico’s Tahí Farm Enshrines Mystery and Wonder of the Orchid
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For some, they are the very essence of feminine sensuality, their delicate petals unfolding like a vibrant display of female genitalia (think Georgia O’Keeffe’s famous flower paintings that resemble a vagina). For others, they symbolize death and the morose beauty of unobtainable passion. In 1894, H.G. Wells wrote a short story about them, describing their bulbs as
Read moreOn the Terrorizing Trail of Edgar Allan Poe
By RICH GRANT There’s a small brick basement in Philadelphia that is to mystery and horror fiction readers what the basement clubs of Liverpool are to fans of the Beatles. Though obscure and a little off the tourist path, it was in this basement and the small house above it that everything we call mysteries, detective stories, science fiction and
Read morePassage to Japan, A Poetic Marriage of Cultures
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The late 19th century and early 20th century writer and critic José Juan Tablada (1871-1945) is generally considered to be the Father of Modern Mexican Poetry. The son of a well-heeled businessman, he travelled abroad throughout much of his early life, living briefly in both Paris and New York. But it was Tablada’s obsession and fascination with
Read moreA Passion for Romance
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Enrique Volopapilio is an incurable romantic. (Then again, aren’t we all, even if we don’t admit it publicly?) Volopapilio’s passion for romance may have started back when he was studying business administration in college and let himself be distracted from the tedious writings of Jay Heizer’s “Principals of Operations Management” to snatch of bit of amorous ardor
Read moreHonoring the Bard of Ayrshire
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The St. Andrew’s Society in Mexico will host a memorial dinner in honor of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m., at Sir Winston Churchill’s Restaurant. The evening will include Celtic dancing, a piper from the St. Patrick’s Battalion Pipes and Drums, poetry readings of Burns’ works and traditional
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