By Lola Hello folks! Yes, I’ve been on vacation and blessedly disconnected—though not necessarily by choice. Funny how one has become so completely dependent on technology. Anyway, I’ve been at my mom’s and she has a wireless connection but couldn’t find the password so I couldn’t connect my laptop and I couldn’t upload my photos [...]

By Lola Talk about a “good ol’ boys” network. Talk about gross coverups. Talk about disgusting. Some of you might remember the brouhaha that ensued back in late 2005 when Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho exposed the sexual goings-on (of a pedophilic nature, no less) perpetrated by a group of politicians and businessmen. Basically, she got [...]

By Lola I’ve always been a fan of the three-tequila comida. Seems to me a lot more than just business got done—camaraderie, friendship, conversation, ideas, laughter, good-natured discussions… It all ebbed and flowed quite nicely between courses and sips on a caballito filled with Guadalajara’s finest. It seems, though, that with the Americanization of Mexico, [...]

by Lola I found this little tidbit tucked away in a CHINESE English-language website, China View, the Mathaba News Agency site from GREAT BRITAIN and All Headlines News.com based in, and I might be mistaken, INDIA. The fact that this groundbreaking news in a country known for its massive gender gap made it into these [...]

By Lola The other day I posted something about the imminent demise of smoking in Mexico City restaurants. Here’s a bit more on the subject: A few days ago, Francisco Mijares Noriega (president of CANIRAC, the National Chamber for the Food and Restaurant Industry), proposed that each restaurant choose whether it wants to be a [...]

By Lola The man has an unfortunate name: Roberto Madrazo, politician, has a last name that’s slang for “hit”, “punch” or otherwise beat on someone. However, in the big scheme of things, it seems to be quite appropriate, as the erstwhile presidential candidate has not only received a “madrazo” (a humiliating defeat in last year’s [...]

By Lola One of Mexico City’s main papers, El Universal, reports the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal or ALDF) just approved a groundbreaking reform that will force restaurants, cafeterias, offices, theaters and other entertainment venues to physically separate smokers from non-smokers. Physically, as in, with a concrete or glass [...]