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by David Romo | Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 12:00 am CST

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Ringside Seat to a Revolution

Fri, Jan 13, 2006 |

The following excerpt is adapted from Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juárez: 1893-1923 (Cinco Puntos Press, 2005) by David Romo. I was raised in both Juárez and El Paso, but I’ve spent … Read More

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The Mayor’s Silk Underwear

Fear, loathing, macro-history, and metaphysics at the El Paso-Juarez International Bridge

Fri, May 7, 2004 |

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⁄ Donde Est Artaud?

?Donde Est? Artaud?

Fri, Jan 17, 2003 |

The Tarahumaras visit the cities sometimes, drawn by a desire to travel, to see, as they say, how the mistaken men live. For them, living in the city is a mistake. –Antonin Artaud, Voyage to the Land of the Tarahumara … Read More

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All Jokes Will Be Taken Seriously

Fri, Apr 26, 2002 |

Rules for crossing border checkpoints for those of us who fit profiles: 1. Keep your answers short, simple, and unambiguous. 2. Make eye contact but not too much. It might be interpreted as defiance or contempt. 3. All jokes will … Read More

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