Sex, Death and Butterflies in Michoacan
The migration of the North American monarch butterfly between Mexico and Canada is a journey of life, death and rebirth, a testament to...
Samadhi Cafe: Haven for the beer-obsessed teutonophile
When your first opportunity to eat currywurst is inside a massive, drafty suburban shopping mall in Guadalajara, Mexico, you may found...
The tattoo artist as healer
Sitting in the sun-lit office of Chapultepec-adjacent tattoo shop Chamuca at three in the afternoon, owner and artist Rodrigo Ruiz...
Lake Chapala's ukulele cartel
A succinct visual summation of Ajijic, Mexico's retirement paradise on its largest lake. Ukuleles. More and more, it seems like they’re...
"Gastronomic Corridor" or the mayor's poorly polished turd?
Mayor Alfaro (center) holding forth during COME's inauguration in October Upon completion of an examination of Guadalajara’s newly minted...
Casa Luna in Tlaquepaque: Feast for the eyes, some good leftovers for the tongue
Nothing fogs up the windscreen of the critical faculties like having within arm’s reach an eight-foot-tall tree (fake, but made of real...
Annual Guadalajara livestock fair a fecund onslaught for the senses
Guadalajara’s Expo Ganadero, an annual livestock fair and competition running from October 5 to November 2, is for the first-time...
A Lake Chapala resident recalls her time with the embodiment of America’s puerile aspirations
The recent passing of Hugh Hefner, the silk clad Playboy magazine founder perpetually draped with blonde, big busted women - and a...