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...this point, though, Cruz is more likely to witness the second coming of Montezuma than to see López Obrador, the former mayor of Mexico City, declared President. There is little compelling evidence that victory was stolen from him. To many observers, including prominent Mexican leftists, his refusal to accept the fact that he did lose--if only by 243,000 votes out of 41 million cast--is no longer democratic protest but demagogic petulance. Polls show that Mexicans are exasperated by the massive political street fair, complete with mariachi bands and the aromas of regional cooking. But the most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Mexico Keeps Burning | 9/3/2006 | See Source »

...Carax's 1999 Pola X contained a love scene with a somberly lighted but unmistakable view of an erect penis, yet it received a U in France, the equivalent of our G. (The film had a limited, unrated release in the States.) Y tu mama tambien, Alfonso Cuaron's Mexican comedy-drama about two teenage boys and the slightly older woman they take on a jaunt, could be seen by 12-year-olds in France but was forbidden to under-18s by the MPAA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Censuring the Movie Censors | 9/2/2006 | See Source »

Felipe’s: 1. Harvard Square’s answer to Mexican cuisine. 2. The Spanish word for “grease...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Harvardisms: Learning The Lingo | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

...college student, you will undoubtedly experience those late night cravings for greasy food. That’s when you’ll want to head to the uber-popular Mexican joint, Felipe’s (83 Mt. Auburn Street). Here you’ll likely run into half the people who were at the party you just left 20 minutes...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Many Tastes of The Square | 8/28/2006 | See Source »

...Europe is the U.S.'s enduring emphasis on religious liberty. Religion is accorded far more respect in the public realm in the U.S. than in Europe. Think about it. We are in the midst of a rancorous debate over immigration in which many Americans reject "hyphenated identities" like Mexican-American as a threat to national cohesion. Yet while evangelical Christian, Catholic and Jewish Americans may disagree vehemently among themselves, the religious basis of their identity is not seriously questioned by anyone. If Muslim Americans are not so readily accepted today, it is not because they are believers. In Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The American Exception | 8/14/2006 | See Source »

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