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erika p. rodriguez
Jan 1, 2020
The Last Days of Legal Cockfighting in Puerto Rico
A story written by Patricia Mazzei about the upcoming federal ban on cockfighting in the island.
“This is our life,” Mr. Figueroa said on a recent morning as he tossed dried corn kernels into the birds’ feeding dishes. “If they take this away from us, what are we going to do? I’m 70 years old. No one else is going to give me a job.”
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An Artist Who Transforms Paintings Into Cosmic Sculptures
For T Magazine "A new exhibition in New York showcases the boundary-pushing, but long overlooked, work of Zilia Sánchez."
“Colors have to call me,” she says. “It’s why I’ve never used red. Sometimes I listen to the call and I grab my brush and start painting over works that are already done.”