This Town Comes Alive Once a Year, as Thousands of Snakes Mate
NARCISSE, Manitoba — Tokyo has its cherry blossoms, the Netherlands has its tulip fields, and Paris offers itself. But the Canadian province of Manitoba has...
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‘The Gaze Is Ours’
The Look ‘The Gaze Is Ours’ Latinx artists and creative thinkers are incorporating family history and cultural heritage into their work. Photographs by Natalia Mantini...
In Brazil, a New Rendering of a Literary Giant Makes Waves
RECIFE, Brazil — Throughout elementary and middle school, Ricardo Pavan Martins remembers reading Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, one of Brazil’s most famous writers. So...
You Know Frida Kahlo’s Face. Now You Can (Probably) Hear Her Voice.
ImageThe face of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is well known, thanks to paintings like “Self Portrait With Monkeys” (1943). But what does her voice sound...
Brazil Fails to Replace Cuban Doctors, Hurting Health Care of 28 Million
EMBU-GUAÇU, Brazil — The shiny plastic chairs all sat empty in a public health clinic, and the patients who staggered in were told to come...
Canada Joins Global Movement to Ban Single-Use Plastics
MONTREAL — Canada on Monday joined a growing global movement with a plan to ban single-use plastics blighting the environment. Announcing the ban next to...
Mexico Sets Domestic Priorities Aside to Meet Terms of U.S. Trade Deal
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president came to office promising a fresh approach to combat record-high homicide rates: a new National Guard made up of soldiers...
Canada Becomes a Basketball Factory
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — The lanky 6-foot-6 player with the aquamarine sneakers floats downcourt on defense, and the opposing point guard flips a pass too casually...
A Cleveland River Once Oozed and Burned. It’s Now a Hot Spot.
A misconception still clings to Cleveland and it comes down to three words: river on fire. From 1868 to 1969, the polluted Cuyahoga River, which...
Cruises to Cuba are Abruptly Canceled, After New Travel Ban
Carnival Corporation will no longer operate cruises to Cuba, effective immediately, the travel company announced Wednesday. The decision, coming one day after the Trump administration...