SHANDRA BACK
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Royal blue drawstring bags carve marks into backs, leaving imprints and a sore throbbing that lingers long after the day's walk. On nights when the earth becomes a mattress, the bag turns into a pillow— a comfort and reminder of the weight that caminantes, walking Venezuelan migrants, carry.
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Eyes scanned mindlessly through pages. Another day of mom dragging a groaning high-schooler to a too-small shop full of too many antiques. Cydney Scott’s fingers grazed through pages in a magazine, then stopped.
A young family sets out with another child on the way, while a man, marked by a fresh scar, heads home.
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Eyes sweep from left to right at the Sinclair on Monday. A red fedora. Muscle tee beneath a sweater. Flowing fabrics of warm tones. A blue collared shirt.
When all distractions fade away, the soothing flow of Brazilian Zouk dancing takes hold of José Cuadra.
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Blue Raspberry coats the insides of the Brighton Music Hall like a slushie on a too-hot day. Pops of cherry swirl together and the night oscillates in shades of grape.
Nestled in the heart of Copley Place is a boutique owned by Kim Pham, a Vietnamese-American who fled her ravaged homeland, helped her others escape...
As people file into the First Church of Boston on Thursday night, they aren’t here for church, but they are expecting a spiritual experience.
“The first place I ever played in America was in Boston,” exclaimed Damon Albarn, co-creator and lead singer of the virtual band, Gorillaz. “The police shut us down because we were enjoying ourselves too much.”
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La propuesta de prohibición de los “nips” fue un tema controvertido en la audiencia del Ayuntamiento celebrada el pasado lunes.
Bass reverberations filled the hall at Big Night Live on Tuesday, February 14. The electronic squeal of anticipation met with screams from the audience and signified the end to the waiting game.
If there was a global competition in language proficiency, the U.S. would come in dead last.
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Photo Courtesy: Fauj Bhangra dance members
Pitch Black. The only available sense to the audience is sound. A mix of Punjabi and classic Bhangra music blares from the speakers as the air of anticipation rises.
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Capture of Colombia’s Most Wanted Drug Trafficker Spurs Predictions for the Future of the Drug Trade
On October 23, Dairo Antonio Úsuga—Columbia’s most wanted drug trafficker—was captured after being on the run for over a decade.
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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on September 6 banning social media sites from removing content they deem to be promoting the spread of misinformation.