A new crime map for Mexico
Beyond acronyms and groups, and the unequal territorial control they exert, the death of El Mencho demonstrates the intensification of operations against crime in the country, under the watchful eye of the United States
By your command, my robot: AI war games spark debate about ethical limits
What can the left do against technocapitalism?
Silicon Valley oligarchs are manipulating our attention and paving the way for the populist authoritarianism of Trump
The new robber barons are the tech tycoons
The great American fortunes of the 19th century tried to impose titanic monopolies. Today’s magnates want to do the same
Iran: The country the West came to know through film
For decades, Persian-language movies have showcased Iranian culture and people. Today, the country’s great directors are exiled in Europe
The former archdeacon looking to put limits on AI: ‘The problems posed today have been the subject of theological reflection for years’
Lyndon Drake, researcher at the University of Oxford, has developed a guide to ethical principles for engineers and artificial intelligence leaders, designed as an antidote to the excesses of Silicon Valley
Oil, the crisis crushing Cuba and giving Trump new leverage
Fuel shortages are paralyzing the economy, while the United States is incentivizing the island’s private sector
Cuba’s collapse in the age of influencers: ‘Staying here should be a source of pride, not a sacrifice’
A handful of young content creators on the island have found a degree of freedom online
Young people want to leave Miami, but for Hispanics it is not so simple
The high cost of living in the city is pushing people out, but family dependency complicates a move
Tokatlian: ‘If Peru, Colombia, and Brazil shift to the right, the US will have the bulk of Latin America under its influence’
The Argentine academic, a specialist in international relations, warns about the region’s growing alignment with Trump
Alan Faena, the Argentine real estate developer who wants to turn around New York’s West Chelsea district
The third project of this performative businessman in white is taking root in the city that never sleeps
Rebecca Hall: ‘We lost counterculture somewhere along the way’
The painter, actress and director works from a personal and communal place, saying, ‘when you paint a face, that creates an exchange’
The hidden history of Afro-Bolivians: From slavery in silver mines to fighting for power
UNESCO recently highlighted a series of 17th-century documents. These reveal that the trafficking of Africans to exploit Bolivia’s Cerro Rico was the origin of the Black community in the country
Kristen Bell, the voice of ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Frozen,’ reaches new heights thanks to comedy
Her career began as a child filming commercials, she tried her hand at Broadway, and her career took off thanks to ‘Veronica Mars’
AI ends online anonymity: the ease of unmasking pseudonymous accounts
Study shows how combining a handful of data extracted from the trail that ‘unknown’ users leave on the internet can lead to their identification
A new interactive atlas reveals the human body in unprecedented detail
Mexico’s Silicon Valley defies the shadow of organized crime
The Ig Nobel awards are moving to Europe after 35 years: ‘It has become unsafe for our guests to visit the US’
Philippines, the call‑center capital: Taking a deluge of calls for under $2 an hour
The Asian country is a global leader in customer services, with Western corporations employing young people at salaries well below the cost of living
US growth fell to half of forecasts in Q4 2025 due to tariffs and the shutdown
Venezuela opens its gold and gas-rich subsoil to the United States
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury: ‘Do we want to achieve zero dependence on the U.S.? I’m not sure that’s the best approach’
The nightmare of organizing a Morrissey concert
The former frontman of The Smiths canceled his concert in Valencia due to ‘sleep deprivation,’ a decision that highlights the challengers promoters have to deal with
Brazilian cinema has high hopes of making Oscar history
‘The Secret Agent’ and Wagner Moura are nominated in four categories just one year after Brazil won its first ever Academy Award
Netflix preparing series on stormy relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Directors Patricia Riggen and Gabriel Ripstein speak exclusively with Papallones about the intricacies of a project that is currently in the writing phase
Western Sahara conflict underpins Morocco and Algeria’s ‘selective silence’ on attack against Iran
Rabat and Algiers have avoided condemning the US and Israeli strikes, amid ongoing talks over the African territory in a dispute
Insult or adaptation? Why films still struggle to adapt novels
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Inside the ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar party, where Madonna whispered to Brad Pitt and Courtney Love’s manager was banned
Jessie Buckley, Hollywood’s new breakout star: From near-obscurity to Oscar frontrunner
Paul Dano: ‘The sad thing about seeing celebrities get into politics is that it shows how impressionable we are’
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