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2 months ago | 
metropolitanreview.org | Alex Perez |Àlex Pérez
Alex Perez pulls no punches in this review of Headshot, a much-lauded novel that was nominated for the Booker Prize. Perez is a critic like none other in America, and we’re very excited to have him in The Metropolitan Review. If you want to support our mission of reinvigorating the cultural scene, please pledge $50 today. We’re planning for a print issue that you won’t want to miss. Every $50 brings us closer to making that a reality.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
readcontra.com | Pedro Gonzalez |Pedro González |Katherine Dee |Vincenzo Barney |Alex Perez |Àlex Pérez
Mercy For Some, Not AllBack in 2018, a black Manhattan mugger named Matthew Lee ambushed 87-year-old Dr. Young Kun Kim, a former Lehman College professor. Kim was standing at a Citibank ATM when Lee pounced. Lee killed Kim over $300. Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Dafna Yoran said she felt sorry for Lee. Yes, he put down an old man over a few bucks. However, Yoran “saw an opportunity for a transformative outcome,” according to Gothamist. After all, who could blame the defendant?
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
readcontra.com | Pedro Gonzalez |Pedro González |Alex Perez |Àlex Pérez
I’ve been publishing a lot lately to make it worth your $5, but it’s been basically at random times of the day and night and week and weekend. So, to create some sense of rhythm and regularity, I am trying to nail down a formula for the newsletter. If you have a preferred day and time in mind, let me know in the comments below.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
compactmag.com | Alex Perez |Àlex Pérez
You Are the Snake By Juliet Escoria Soft Skull, 256 pages, $16.95This is the era of the literary It Girl. While the moniker serves mostly as a branding gimmick, this moment of supposed female literary coolness—if we must call it anything—has produced genuinely interesting, if flawed, writers, such as the ever-present Honor Levy and Allie Rowbottom.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
original.newsbreak.com | Alex Perez |Àlex Pérez
To rent a yacht in Florida for chartering in the Caribbean, you will need to follow these steps:1. Research and choose a reputable yacht charter company that operates in Florida and offers Caribbean itineraries. 2. Contact the charter company to inquire about available yachts, pricing, and itineraries for the Caribbean. 3.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
compactmag.com | Alex Perez |Àlex Pérez
In recent decades, the American culture industry has been fixated on the need to lift up “POC voices”—so long as these voices tell a particular type of story focused on marginality, deprivation, and oppression. The Oscar-nominated, critically acclaimed film American Fiction is the most successful send-up of this tendency so far.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Alex Perez |Alex Perez
The unnamed 40-something narrator of Melissa Broder’s latest novel, Death Valley, is running away. A novelist, she leaves her dysfunctional life in Los Angeles and heads to the California desert, where she hides out at her favorite hotel, the Best Western. She’s attempting to escape the two men who grant her meaning but also send her into massive bouts of existential despair: her ailing father and her sickly husband.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
imprintnews.org | Alex Perez |Alex Perez
Minnesota’s onlystatewide advocacy group to address foster youth’s needs has a new executive director who is now seeking feedback in advance of next year’s lawmaking session. Nikki Beasley, 50, spent eight years in foster care as a child. Her career over 20 years has involved working with youth who’ve experienced family conflict, homelessness and sex trafficking.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Alex Perez |Alex Perez |Armando Sanudo
The automotive industry is fundamental to Mexico’s development and key to its economic growth. To understand the importance of the automotive industry in Mexico, below are some representative figures: Largest source of foreign currency; 6% of GDP; Approximately 1,000,000 direct jobs (22% of all manufacturing jobs in Mexico); During 2017-2022 accounted for 17.2% of all Direct Foreign Investment.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
plazahotelcasino.com | Alex Perez |Àlex Pérez
Scott’s back for his fourth appearance, but this time as “co-host.” That’s in quotes so you know that the author of Vital Vegas is NOT on the Plaza payroll. Scott and Jonathan talk to another big-time Internet influencer, Jacob Orth. He’s been posting YouTube videos on life in Vegas for several years under the easy-to-remember title: Jacob’s Life in Vegas. He regularly updates fans on the craziest stuff happening here.
