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A string of colourful Papel Picado (paper banners) cut into skeletons with ornate flower crowns. The photo is taken outside on a bright day, with shadows of the papel picado and tree branches casted on a backdrop of an amber yellow wall, the same autumnal colour as the marigolds lining the grass below.
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Lessons on grief from Día de los Muertos

Zainab Salam October 26, 2026

Grief is a difficult emotion to process. It’s not something you can fully move on from; it often lingers within and shows up in waves. There is no expiration date to grief.  I lost my father to cancer 12 years ago. I had celebrated my 15th birthday less than a month before his passing. I still remember the awareness that had cemented itself within every corner of my body as I walked to the bakery to purchase my own birthday cake; my mom was busy taking care of my dad. But it would be more accurate to say that she…

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Mexican Gothic reimagines colonial horror stories

Saije Rusimovici November 9, 2023

Content warning: brief mention of eugenics and colonialism. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia will leave you unsettled, frightened, and absolutely horrified. Just thinking about it sends a chill down my spine. Halloween may be over, but this horrifying gothic mystery…

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FOOD FIGHT: El Santo brings the taste of Mexico to New West

EIC March 29, 2016

El Santo will shatter your conceptions of authentic Mexican cuisine. Founder Alejandro Diaz and Head Chef Shane King have formed a soon-to-be legendary collaboration to bring the fresh and modern cuisine culture of Mexico City to New Westminster. Proudly local,…

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