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Two volcanoes crown Mexico City: Popocatépetl and its sleeping lover, Iztaccíhuatl. Their loving gaze sometimes makes us forget that they are two terrifying colossi, harboring fire and fury. As Mexicans from the central region of the country, we’re very used to seeing them guarding the capital — when the smog allows it, of course. None of this would be possible, according to local folk stories, if it were not for the villagers of Santiago Xalitzintla in the central state of Puebla, who were entrusted with keeping Popocatépetl calm. Who are they? And how do they ensure that the volcano won’t…

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by Marco A.Lara El reconocido cantante y compositor italiano Virginio continúa expandiendo su presencia en Latinoamérica, iniciando su camino de la mano de Altafonte Mexico, con el lanzamiento de su nuevo sencillo en español “No le digas a nadie”, una poderosa canción que aborda los amores que nacen en silencio y los sentimientos que muchas veces permanecen ocultos por miedo al juicio de los demás. Definido por medios europeos como “una de las voces más sensibles y cinematográficas del nuevo pop italiano”, y destacado por Rolling Stone US Latin como “el nuevo artista italiano que une tradición y pop contemporáneo”, Virginio vuelve a demostrar…

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This article was written byFollowHi, I’m Yiannis. Spotting winners before they break out is what I do best.Experience: Previously worked at Deloitte and KPMG in external/internal auditing and consulting. Education: Chartered Certified Accountant, Fellow Member of ACCA Global, with BSc and MSc degrees from U.K. business schools. Investment Style: Spotting high-potential winners before they break out, focusing on asymmetric opportunities (with at least upside potential of 3-5X outweighing the downside risk). By leveraging market inefficiencies and contrarian insights, we seek to maximize long-term compounding while protecting against capital impairment.Risk management is paramount—we seek a strong margin of safety to protect…

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Get your kids and your glowsticks: “Toddler techno” DJ Lenny Pearce just announced a 42-date North American tour. The tour starts this September in Baltimore and will take place across the U.S. and Canada through late November, with the sprawling run including dates at famed venues including New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, The Wiltern in Los Angeles and the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier in Chicago. See the complete tour schedule below. “This tour is the biggest thing we’ve ever done,” Pearce says in a statement. “Seeing families come together at these shows – dancing, singing, laughing, and genuinely having…

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David Hockney, who died on Friday at age 88, was an artist enthralled by technological innovation.In interviews, Hockney would sometimes enthuse about how the 19th-century invention of the metal paint tube had transformed the art world by allowing painters to work easily outside. Throughout his career, he embraced the technological developments of his own times, making art with Polaroid cameras, fax machines, photocopiers, iPads, and iPhones.Hockney “always had this omnivorous desire to reach people in new ways,” said Mark Grimmer, the co-founder of 59 Studio, an arts company that worked with Hockney on a 2023 immersive show that blew up…

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Gasly committed two ‘offences’. The other drivers in addition to Russell were McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Gasly’s team-mate Franco Colapinto.Hamilton’s penalty did not affect his second place as Ferrari managed to serve it in a way that did not penalise him in terms of track position during a safety-car period.Piastri, who has been dropped to fifth by Gasly’s reinstatement, lost three places in serving his penalty.The verdict published by the stewards into the right of review hearing said that they had questioned the number of penalties for speeding when the third one occurred.The statement said: “Race control…

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When Guanajuato painter and sculptor Rocío Sánchez was ten years old, her convent school held a contest for students to represent the 1967 International Year of Peace. Sánchez chose to draw a portrait of Gandhi. “Although I had sketched before, drawing Gandhi was a new experience for me,” she said. “I was overwhelmed by the discovery that through creating a simple drawing I could express feelings so deeply.” Today, more than fifty years later, Sánchez still expresses emotions through her paintings and sculptures, which she has exhibited not only in many parts of Mexico but also in Paris, Florence, New…

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