By Suzanne A. Marshall from the June 2016 Edition Starring: Robert Redford Director: J.C. Chandor “After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.” Be prepared to spend the entire movie at sea on a small sailboat. I […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2016 Edition Is there any better reminder of languid days in the Caribbean than a fresh fruit salad? Fortunately, many of those tropical fruits you enjoy are in the market year round. When choosing mangoes and papayas, look for ones that yield slightly to a gentle touch. A […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the April 2016 Edition Leprosy has been a scourge of man for all antiquity, since well before biblical times. I remember movie scenes with Lepers, with badly misshapen faces and no fingers, begging in the streets, while “the healthy people” run for safety from them. It was like a prequel […]
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By Yann Kostic from the May 2016 Edition The oil industry is experiencing its deepest downturn since the 1990s: the price of a barrel of oil has fallen by more than 70 percent since June 2014, and that’s affecting oil companies. Their earnings are down, so they’re cutting back on exploration and production. Many have gone […]
Continue readingBy Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2016 Edition Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken… Director: Jon Favreau “The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, Mowgli embarks on a journey of […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2016 Edition Starring: Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Conrad Kemp Director: Jerome Salle “Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug that is somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.” The movie […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2016 Edition Cinco de Mayo — or the fifth of May — commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (18611867). A more somber holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a celebration of […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2016 Edition Before I ever stepped foot into Manzanillo, I was made very much aware of two things. The first was the overall beauty and ambiance of the Manzanillo area. The second was my impending responsibility of editing and writing for the ‘World’s Greatest E-Magazine’ (as it was put […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2016 Edition Cordyline, Cordyline terminalis or fruticosa Family: Agavaceae, Asparagabeae or Dracaenaceae or Laxmanniaceae (No little difference in the botanical world here, huh?) (Also known as Palm Lily, Ti Plant, Hawaiian Good Luck Plant, Good Luck Tree or Tree of Kings.) Some assert that these striking, vibrant plants are the “King […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2016 Edition Silver Fittonia, Fittonia argyroneura Family: Acanthaceae Also known as Fittonia, Nerve Plant, Silver-Net Plant, Silver Fittonia, Fittonia Net Leaf, Silver Nerve, Silver Threads, Painted Net Leaf, Mosaic Plant, Lace leaf, Snakeskin Plant or Silver Net Leaf ‘White Brocade’. (While doing secondary research, somewhere along my ongoing tropical […]
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