Posted by | September 2, 2017
San José : DO NOT OPEN until 2117

San José : DO NOT OPEN until 2117 MACLA Instagram screen capture: Xavier Cortada, “DO NOT OPEN/San Jose,” 2017   In “DO NOT OPEN,” I ask residents of San José...

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Posted by | August 28, 2017
Marking “I have a dream”

Xavier Cortada, "The Markers, 1963," South Pole, 2007. On Aug. 28, 1963, this point (marked by the flag) on the moving ice sheet that blankets the South Pole stood at...

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Posted by | August 26, 2017
His presence will be felt for many days to come…

We learned about Father Lerena's passing a month ago. Here is what I wrote... Fr. Francisco Pérez-Lerena, S.J. December 27, 1924 – July 25, 2017   Fr. Francisco Pérez-Lerena, S.J. lived on...

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Posted by | August 24, 2017
They gave it a name and told us to take cover– under a mattress, in the bathroom…

Hurricane Andrew: August 24, 1992 25 years ago a hurricane came barreling into my hometown at 168 miles an hour. It came out of nowhere… 48 hours earlier, the Category...

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