Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, Catapult, The Common, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, JMWW, River Teeth, Literal Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.
On Friday, 19 April, the Brussels Parliament approved by a large majority a draft ordinance aimed at regulating the opening of UNESCO World Heritage sites to […]
In what will be a 2 million euro makeover, Florence’s famous bridge Ponte Vecchio is planned to be restored to its former glory. In its 700-year-existence, […]
Italy has inaugurated the highest pedestrian suspension bridge in Europe between the medieval village of Sellano and the hamlet of Montesanto, halfway between the cities of […]
The Via dei Fori Imperiali, connecting Piazza Venezia with the Colosseum might well be one of the Italian capital’s most-used tourist routes. In order to make […]
Francois Coorens will have his artwork displayed on walls throughout the Hilton Brussels Grand Place for the coming year. It is a part of a project […]
There’s a new reason to visit Tokyo, a Guinness record-breaker that gives a new purpose to a 30-year-old skyscraper. Entitled “Tokyo Night & Light”, the brand […]
A record-breaking 3D-printed mosque has been completed in Saudi Arabia. The innovation, in the Al-Jawara neighbourhood of Jeddah, has pipped Dubai to the post to become […]
A tiny Swiss village is about to become a record-breaker, when the world’s tallest 3D-printed structure is completed there in June 2024. The Tor Alva, or […]
The host city for this year’s Flanders Open Monument Day has been announced as Leuven. Taking place on the second Sunday of September, Open Monument Day […]
In the rush of getting from one place to another, we might sometimes forget to take a moment to observe our surroundings. While some train stations […]
Hong Kong’s central business quarter is welcoming a new landmarkt to its skyline. The Henderson office, a skyscraper designed by the team at Zaha Hadid Architects, […]
Italian opera has been added to the United Nations’ list of intangible cultural heritage list. The UN cultural agency’s committee has been looking at 55 nominations […]
A massive project is underway in Western Australia, as the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper is set to be constructed in Perth, as the city’s Metro Inner-South […]