Oliver Stone’s ultraviolent satire, which reflected a moment when the media lost its way and elevated criminals to superstar status to gain audiences, fits perfectly into the era of fake news and the saturation of true crime on streaming platforms
The country’s current leader hopes to remain in power for another six years and his electoral proposals are aligned with the values of Bolivarian socialism
With ideas completely opposed to the Chavista government, the opposition candidate seeks to re-establish international relations and reunite Venezuelan families that have been fragmented by exodus and exile
The veteran capo arrested in Texas spent more than 30 years in the upper echelons of the Sinaloa criminal empire without ever setting foot in jail thanks to a low, almost ghostly profile
Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate is confident of his lead in the polls, but has reservations about President Maduro’s reaction if Chavismo loses the election on Sunday
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ goes over the childhood and teen traumas of Trump’s vice-presidential candidate, which he presents as a story of overcoming adversity
Founded in the 1980s, the criminal organization is struggling amid the raids launched by the authorities and an internal turf war
While the vice president has indeed played an immigration-related role under Biden, her responsibilities are often mischaracterized. The reality is that her role has been diplomatic
The Republican vice presidential candidate questioned the right to vote of people without offspring in a 2021 interview that has now gone viral on social media
As a young boy, he was forced to flee his home in South Sudan before going on to compete in the first Refugee Olympic Team, and now uses his experiences to offer hope to others
Joaquín Guzmán López, one of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s sons, was also apprehended in the operation carried out at an airport in the border city of El Paso
GDP grew at an annualized rate of 2.8%, double that of the first quarter, showing unexpected resilience despite the higher borrowing costs
The Argentinian cartoonist has published a carefully illustrated biography of the Soviet leader on the centenary of his death
A scientific review of existing literature reveals the biases and poor quality of some research that claims a few glasses of wine are good for your health
Lenacapavir, an antiviral drug already approved as a treatment that costs $40,000 in the US, prevented 100% of infections in a study on African women with just two injections a year. UNAIDS is asking the drugmaker Gilead to reduce the cost in order to make it more widely available
Given the twists and turns in the United States, any prediction is risky, but hope is reborn
American researchers warn that ‘efficient and sustained mammal-to-mammal transmission is unprecedented’ and is occurring among asymptomatic cattle
The deaths of three sea lion pups and several viral videos of encounters with humans have revived a years-long struggle between environmentalists and residents in San Diego
The English musician, who died at 90, had an enormous influence on the music scene of the sixties as well as being a unique talent scout, launching the careers of Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor from his band, the Bluesbreakers
The vice president’s marketing team may not be is the hippest movers on the internet, but at least it’s a change from the tedious pulpit speeches of Trump and his ilk
The vice president promises to build on Biden’s legacy but go further on issues such as abortion and climate. Her biggest blind spot: the disappointing handling of the immigration crisis
The state’s governor, Republican Greg Abbott, has harshly criticized the vice president and all-but-certain Democratic presidential candidate for her role in the immigration policies of the Biden administration
Over the last decade, the ruling party has lost a large part of its support base. The corruption and enrichment of the political leaders, in contrast to the impoverishment of the people, have led to deep disenchantment
Problems with the Mexican Swimming Federation and other sports institutions lead athletes to seek alternative nationalities to fulfill their dreams
In a conversation with EL PAÍS, the son of the president of Venezuela expresses confidence in a Chavista victory at the polls on Sunday but gives assurances that they are also ready to recognize defeat
The international affairs expert and former White House correspondent has become the first woman and the youngest person to direct the Mexico Institute of the influential Woodrow Wilson Center
The Democratic campaign is focusing on the Republican candidate’s problems with the justice system, including his recent conviction in the hush-money case
According to numbers compiled by Cuban economist and demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos, the island’s population fell by 18% between 2022 and 2023
Kimberly A. Cheatle made the announcement a day after getting grilled at the Capitol, where lawmakers from both parties demanded her resignation
The emergence, 65 years ago, of a generation of ambitious musicians and best-sellers gave new life to a genre that was losing the talent of Billie Holiday and Lester Young
The vice president raised over $100 million on Monday, partly thanks to women’s groups who are supporting her nomination
The vice president suffered similar attacks in 2020, when internet trolls focused on her gender, her skin color and her parents’ background
Scientific research shows higher temperatures decrease positive emotions such as joy or happiness and increase negative ones such as anger or stress
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Venezuelan opposition leader expresses her confidence that Chavismo will accept electoral defeat if voted out on July 28
The Texan bodybuilder and elementary schoolteacher participated in the pageant in June, becoming the oldest contestant in the history of beauty competitions
In just over 24 hours, the vice president garnered enough support to ensure her place at the head of the ticket before the party’s national convention next month in Chicago
There is a type of amnesia that prevents the formation of new memories, its place taken by confabulations. The writer W. G. Sebald used this illness to relate the story of a family member who ended his days in a psychiatric hospital
The vice president, the most likely Democratic candidate for the November election, offered her first remarks at the White House after the president’s decision to withdraw from the campaign
In his interview with EL PAÍS, Morales, who governed from 2006 until 2019, affirms that the attempted coup that took place on June 26 was orchestrated by incumbent President Luis Arce. He also warns about the possibility of mass demonstrations in case he is impeded from presenting himself as a candidate in 2025
45 years after Somoza’s flight, the country struggles to reckon with its past
The German scientist, in the running to win the Nobel Prize, believes that his experimental drug can rejuvenate the brain and reverse a multitude of diseases
Country singer Ingrid Andress’ unfortunate rendition of the American national anthem adds to the long list of good artists’ bad nights
The criminal organization has repeatedly tried to join the government’s dialogue processes without success. Three weeks ago, it held a public funeral for one of its commanders in broad daylight and in front of dozens of foreign tourists
The free solo is not a recent trend, but a historical mountaineering tradition that modern psychology regards with amazement
The US president has caved in to pressure from within his own party and on Sunday endorsed Kamala Harris to take on Donald Trump in November. With the decision to step down from the race, the most atypical American campaign in recent memory sank a little deeper into chaos
National GDP is expected to grow by 4.2% in 2024 and oil production now exceeds 820,000 barrels per day after years of catastrophic figures
Russia and China were two prominent exceptions as officials from other countries and regions rushed to express their admiration for the US president
The president’s withdrawal from the race is the most reasonable solution to keep his party’s options alive
The former president and his running mate, Senator J. D. Vance, have aligned themselves with House Speaker Mike Johnson to demand Biden’s resignation
After working as a lawyer, attorney general of California and senator, she became the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States
What can the Democrats do to win? They must be able to attract moderate voters, former Trump voters, and re-establish deep ties with the African-American and Hispanic communities. A party candidacy would be a losing one. It must be a candidature of the American Democratic culture beyond the party itself
The actress, an idol for young people in Latin America for her role in the series ‘Isa, TKM,’ will star in the movie ‘The Duel’ along with Dylan Sprouse and her husband, also Venezuelan actor Christian McGaffney
The 25-year-old artist, whose work appears in the 2012 film ‘Moonrise Kingdom,’ sells paintings to famous clients, such as producer David Geffen, or Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp. Liftin is also in favor of images created with the help of artificial intelligence
The musical subgenre seeks to resume the narration of stories through song, which detail eccentric lives, luxuries, as well as the violence that permeated the style and way of life of those growing up in the early 2000s
Every day, in this restaurant in the Bronx, the Méndez-Saavedra family distributes more than 500 free meals to immigrants who have recently arrived in the city
Kenneth C. Griffin, founder of hedge fund Citadel, paid a record amount for a stegosaurus skeleton. Like him, other wealthy financiers are building up valuable collections of art and historical artifacts
‘Finance bro’ has become a fashionable term on TikTok to describe a certain type of gentleman with a healthy bank account and stand-out closet, proving that, even as some trends come and go, deep pockets and a tie will always be attractive
Walking, playing or simply being with our canine friends provides multiple benefits, such as easing anxiety, stress and even depression
The president of Ukraine wants to organize conferences on energy and food security, and the return of prisoners of war and deported minors, between July and September. Moscow is refusing to participate in a second round of dialogue
Technology, diet, and investment in elite sport are key for humans to continue breaking their physiological limits. However, it is unlikely that we will see many new records in Paris as the Olympic Games are more given to emotion
EL PAÍS visited the LeBron James Innovation Center at Nike’s global headquarters in Oregon. Scientists and designers explain how they have placed the voices of female athletes at the center of their work
The Brit stars in ‘The Bikeriders,’ which seems destined to burnish both his reputation as a character actor and off-screen fame
Spyridon Louis, a humble water carrier without any athletics training, was the first great hero of the Olympic Games when, at the last minute and against all odds, he brought victory to Athens in 1896
His images are all over social media and his style continues to inspire fashion in a world that no longer has anything to do with what he represented. A quarter-of-a-century after his passing, friends and experts remember the Kennedy heir
