Clowns and Soccer Take Over South American Politics
American politics might seem a little crazy, but if you take a look down to South America, you’ll realize things aren’t half bad.We might have a lot of clowns in Congress, but none of them were ever...
View ArticleAn American in Brazil: Anna Elena’s Tongue
A stormy romance taught Stephen Bloom, an English-language reporter in São Paulo, all the Portuguese he never learned in school. Brazilians know how to make noise.I found this out firsthand after I...
View ArticleThe United States of South America
It won’t ever happen, but Max Ornstein thinks the United States needs to start qualifying for the World Cup through South America.In America, we often judge success by asking, “What have you done for...
View ArticleThe Secret Service, Prostitutes and a Presidential visit: Is this a Novel?
Tom Matlack weighs in on the Secret Service’s peccadilloes in Colombia.I have spent that last few days skipping back and forth between The Expats by Chris Pavone and news about 21 prostitutes brought...
View ArticleMan-to-Man with Tai Chi master and author Arthur Rosenfeld
Cameron Conaway sits down with Arthur Rosenfeld to discuss Tai Chi and what’s next for this modern-day monk.As a writer, Arthur Rosenfeld is the originator of the genre now known as “Kung Fu Noir” and...
View ArticleUruguay Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Uruguay is now the third country in the Americas to legalize same-sex marriage.Lawmakers in Uruguay voted Wednesday to legalize gay marriage with a vote of 71-21. According to the Associated Press,...
View Article5 Guys Talking: Men of Action
An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how...
View ArticleUruguay’s President Drives An ’87 Beetle and Donates His Paycheck To Charity....
Jose Mujica has gone viral for his humble lifestyle and liberal reforms. Paul Blest on what the Uruguayan president’s popularity means for global leftists. —–President Jose Mujica is not your typical...
View ArticleFour Ways to Support and Appreciate Military Children
GMP joins the nation in celebrating April as The Month of the Military Child_____Military personnel make up about 1% of the total US population. Just under half of them have children. Depending on...
View ArticleMeet Ground-Breaking Transgender Parents
Embed from Getty ImagesDiane and Fernando announce their pregnancy and excitement for growing their family.—LGBT activist Diane Rodriguez and her boyfriend Fernando Machado are an Ecuadorian couple...
View ArticleThe Gorgeous South American Film ‘Esteros’ may be the Best Queer Film About...
—By David ReddishAttention all readers who take their romance bittersweet: the new Argentine film Esteros is an extraordinary exemplar of this genre. It also qualifies as a fine piece of queer...
View ArticleAt Symposium of Mormon Academia, Panelists Ask: Is There Colorism in The Book...
For his work with MormonLeaks, Ryan McKnight releases previously confidential information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Las Vegas man has said in public interviews that...
View ArticleRainforest Pays High Price for Gold Mining
— By Alex Kirby The legend of El Dorado lives on. The glistening treasure of Latin America, which five centuries ago drew the invading European conquistadores in search of gold and plunder, is still...
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