Stories about Puerto Rico (U.S.) from January, 2007
Puerto Rico: Whither reggaetón?
Puerto Rican blogger Norenid Ramírez posts an article (ES), originally written for the journal La Voz, on the current state of reggaetón.
Puerto Rico: Two poems
Puerto Rican writer Elidio La Torre-Lagares posts two interesting poems in English.
Puerto Rico: Learning English
Studies show that although English is a compulsory subject in Puerto Rican schools from elementary level upwards, only 20% of the country's population has a mastery of the language. Eugenio Martínez Rodríguez thinks he knows why.
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama: Rosca de los Reyes
We're about a week late, but Melissa de León has a delicious Rosca de Reyes al Café recipe to put an inventive twist on the traditional bread for Three Kings Day (January 6).
Puerto Rico: Religion? None
Eugenio Martínez Rodríguez gives a nurse at a Puerto Rican medical centre pause (ES) when he reveals that his religion is “none”: “On the other hand, I'm almost sure that the nurse's reaction would have been similar if I had answered that I was Spiritist, Muslim or Buddhist.”
Puerto Rico: Writers who blog
Eugenio Martínez Rodríguez is pleased (ES) to see that at least one Puerto Rican writer has a blog (or two), which doesn't prevent him from offering the writer a bit of advice. In an update, Eugenio reports that the writer has responded to his critiques on his own blog.
Puerto Rico: Artists who revolutionised my thinking
Háblame de música (ES) posts a list of “artists who revolutionised my thinking in 2006″.
Puerto Rico: Wikipedia and fair use
Tinta Digital (ES) uploads the logo of a Puerto Rican political party to Wikipedia, and gets caught up in a debate about fair use.
