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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, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral 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.

14 March 2023

Visit Denmark’s new AI campaign brings famous paintings to life

Visit Denmark has launched a new AI campaign that is generating a lot of attention among art lovers and tech enthusiasts alike. In the new campaign, […]
14 March 2023

The Banff Mountain Film Festival goes on world tour

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is touring the world in 2023, bringing the best of mountain culture and exploration to screens near you. The festival started […]
9 March 2023

Brussels iconic concert hall to become a neighbourhood hotspot

Brussels iconic concert Ancienne Belgique, known better as just AB, is planning a major renovation project, aimed at strengthening its ties with the neighbourhood and improving […]
7 March 2023

Is toki pona the simplest language in the world?

How many languages do you speak? Speaking more than just one language certainly comes in handy nowadays, regardless of where you live in the world. Whether […]
7 March 2023

Researchers find hidden corridor in the Great Pyramid of Giza

An international research team has discovered a previously unknown chamber in the Cheops pyramid of Giza near Cairo, Egypt. Already in 2016, measurements had given reason […]
3 March 2023

Discovering the jazz and ethno-jazz culture in Azerbaijan

When hearing the word jazz, one would understandably think of New Orleans and the African-American community there that created jazz as a more complex deviation of […]
28 February 2023

Did you know that Amsterdam’s underground holds a medieval treasure?

Building Amsterdam’s North-South metro line was a significant challenge, yet it brought about unexpected surprises. Archeologists unearthed a wide variety of ancient objects. The excavations in […]
27 February 2023

Brussels inaugurates mural dedicated to Ukraine

On the 24th of February, the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city of Brussels inaugurated a mural as a tribute to Ukraine. […]
24 February 2023

The grand restoration of Brussels’ Justice Palace to start in 2024

The restoration works on the Justice Palace in Brussels will finally commence after the summer of 2023. This comes after more than 40 years since the […]
24 February 2023

How the felting traditional handicraft empowers women in Kazakhstan

Qazaq-Oner is an artisans’ centre in Almaty. What started as an ambition of reviving the Kazakh traditional handicraft of felting turned into a women empowerment movement, […]
22 February 2023

The art in artificial intelligence

Art is a net that captures time and life and sometimes a unique moment of historic change. The exhibition, SHIFT- AI and a Future Community (KI […]
22 February 2023

Happiness immersive experience opens in Brussels this spring

An immersive art exhibition aimed to give visitors’ brains a “happy boost” will open on 31 March in Brussels. Simply called “HAPPINESS“, the expo focuses on […]
21 February 2023

Saudi Arabia plans to transform Riyadh’s downtown

The latest project in Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman move to diversify the country’s economy from oil revenue is the New Murabba Development Company, […]
17 February 2023

What Gaziantep Castle used to look like before Türkiye’s earthquake

Gaziantep Castle, an important tourist destination and historical site in southeastern Türkiye, has been severely damaged by the earthquake that hit both Türkiye and Syria on […]
15 February 2023

Four-day festival honours novelist Georges Simenon in Liège this spring

Georges Simenon was one of the most popular authors of the 20th century. Born in 1903 in the Belgian city of Liège, he published around 400 […]
13 February 2023

Egypt opens 4,000-year-old tomb to the public

Luxor, the Egyption home of the world-famous Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, is now opening […]
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