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Posted in Art, Mexico City, Photography, Travels on Dec 8th, 2008
The world needs more of these thoughtful translation-taggers. Yet, “guey” looks really weird when it’s spelled “wey.” Poetic license is always implemented on the streets, but I’m not digging the spelling of this word. “Guey” would have been more profound in writing.
Seen on the streets of Condesa, Mexico City.
Posted in Art, Photography, The New York Beat, Travels on Dec 3rd, 2008
The thought of rough textured facades and decrepit buildings as aesthetic pillars of beauty is hardly novel in the 21st Century. For us — including myself — a crumbling wall, aching buttress, disheveled window-pane and dying foundation are invitations for gawking. How many images this week have you seen stenciled, spray-painted, or painted on [...]
Posted in Art, Mexico City on Nov 3rd, 2008
Last week I wrote about that nifty little widget-bastard-of-a-program “Poladroid” — which I have a love/hate relationship towards — and how it allows you to turn any photograph in JPEG form into a full-fledged sepia-toned block of wonder. Well, you know what? The application is cool, but it makes images look too good. Where’s the [...]
Posted in Mexico City, Photography, Politics, Travels on Oct 31st, 2008
Protests in Mexico City are plentiful. On any given day, hoards of political organizations, non-profits, rancheros, or any equivalent to the disenfranchised will take to the streets booming boastful serenades promoting their cause.
I stumbled upon “Los Encuerados” today: a group comprised of representatives from 400 pueblos in and around Veracruz who are discontent with agrarian [...]
Posted in Art, Mexico City, Photography, Travels on Oct 30th, 2008
I live on the border of Colonia Condesa and Roma Norte, a few blocks away from the Chapultapec metro stop. It’s an area bustling in the day and devoid of crowds at night. You can find the most amazing quesadillas drenched in Habanero sauce and dripping with the oily residuals of Oaxacan cheese at 7am. [...]
Posted in Mexico City on Oct 23rd, 2008
Trips to the States from Mexico City mean one thing: shopping sprees. The quality of products, from bed sheets to electronics, is laughable compared to the competitive power of the American market. In Mexico City, an All-In-One printer in it’s second-year of production will run about 1,180 pesos ($118 at 10-1). At Best Buy, I [...]