AQ’s Spring Playlist: The Enduring Allure of Eydie Gormé y Los Panchos
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Our latest Latin America playlist features a look back at an all-time classic.
Arts & Culture
Amid Rio’s Violence, a Local Poetry Movement Offers Hope
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“Poesia de Esquina” collects work from aspiring poets and everyday people, offering an outlet for expression in Rio’s City of God favela.
Reckoning with the Shining Path and its Legacy in Peru
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A review of The Shining Path: Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes.
El potencial de México como sede de la NBA
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La NBA es cada vez más una marca global, pero solo hay un lugar donde la expansión internacional tiene sentido.
Two Spies in Caracas: Venezuela’s Collapse, in Truth and Fiction
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Venezuelan columnist Moisés Naím’s first novel is both a fast-moving thriller and a warning about growing populist pressures.
The Case for an NBA Team in Mexico
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The NBA is increasingly a global brand. But there’s only one place where international expansion really makes sense.
Book Review: Lost Children Archive
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Mexican author Valeria Luiselli’s latest novel connects a family’s breakup to broader questions of fragmentation in the U.S. southwest.
Why Roma May Be the Best Film of 2018
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Alfonso Cuarón’s latest release offers a sublime portrait of family life on a universal scale.
AQ’s Fall Playlist
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From boleros to Guadaloupean jazz, AQ’s fall playlist speaks to Latin America’s diverse musical heritage.
Film Review: Pájaros de Verano
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The drug trade tempts a young Colombian couple to abandon tradition in this follow-up to the Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent.
Los Top 5 Narradores Latinoamericanos
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AQ retrata a cinco mujeres y hombres que usan sus voces (o sus plumas, o sus cámaras) para contar las historias que quizás no conoceríamos de otra manera.
AQ’s Summer Playlist
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From samba to electro-jazz, AQ’s summer soundtrack highlights the region’s musical contrasts.
AQ Top 5 Storytellers: Adriana Lestido
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Capturing the heartbreak of others helped this Argentine photographer heal after personal tragedy.
AQ Top 5 Storytellers: Daniel Alarcón
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The Peruvian-American author and Radio Ambulante narrator speaks up for Latin Americans living on society’s margins.
