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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.

23 November 2022

Which European countries are best at English as a second language?

Education First (EF) has released its 2022 English Proficiency Index revealing that nine out of the top ten countries with very high proficiency in English are […]
22 November 2022

Germany to introduce €200 culture pass for 18-year-olds

Next year, Germany will introduce a culture pass for people turning 18 to spend on cultural activities in their local communities. The Kulturpass will be like […]
22 November 2022

World’s tallest residential building will have a crown of diamonds

Binghatti and Jacob & Co have partnered for the construction of the world’s tallest residential building, which will embellish Dubai’s skyline with a crown of diamonds. […]
18 November 2022

Brussels adds explanatory QR codes to controversial murals

Belgium is famous for its comic books, or comic strips, with beloved characters like the Smurfs and Tin Tin even being featured on the Belgian passport. […]
18 November 2022

Did you know of the strangest aircraft ever conceived?

In Nazi Germany, many different designs of aircraft were developed for vertical takeoff. Perhaps the most unusual of these interceptors was the Focke-Wulf Triebflugel, which was […]
17 November 2022

Who really invented the lightbulb?

Most people associate the invention of the lightbulb to Thomas Edison, yet names like Alessandro Volta, Humphrey Davy and Joseph Swan played a key role in […]
16 November 2022

Archaeologists have discovered the earliest written sentence in human history

Archaeologists in Israel have found an ancient comb dating back some 3,700 years that probably has the oldest known complete sentence in Canaanite alphabetic script, according […]
15 November 2022

The political messages of Venice Biennale’s National Pavilions

Ever since its opening in 1895, the Venise Biennale created, through the National Pavilions and wider exhibits, an opportunity for countries to share their artistic creations, […]
15 November 2022

3 YouTubers to follow if you’re mad about castles and renovations

When scrolling through YouTube, you’ll quickly realize there’s something for everyone out there. Whether you’re curious about how to fix your broken dishwasher or want to […]
11 November 2022

The strange beauty of Murano glass

Glass is a fragile thing forged hot and has a four-thousand-year history of inspired creation. At the Glasstress 2022 – State of Mind exhibition at the […]
11 November 2022

These drones show what iconic unfinished buildings could look like

There are many incomplete buildings around the world. Some still in construction, some that have lost the battle against time. Ancient ruins, like the Colosseum, are […]
9 November 2022

TV series Peaky Blinders helps put Birmingham on the map

The huge TV hit Peaky Blinders and the Commonwealth Games are not typical “bedfellows”. One is all about a notorious gang of criminals who wreak havoc […]
8 November 2022

Brussels wants to bring back the former ‘grandeur’ of central avenues

The redevelopment of an iconic building in the centre of Brussels, on the corner of Place de la Bourse and Boulevard Anspach, had been granted the […]
4 November 2022

The harsh honest truth of Anselm Kiefer in Venice

Going to the Venice for the Biennale is a conversation between the now and a thousand years of yesterday. The exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at the […]
3 November 2022

Travel companies celebrate 60 years of James Bond with themed tours

The James Bond franchise celebrated its 60th anniversary on 5 October, the first film in the series coming out in 1962. Needless to say, the occasion […]
3 November 2022

These are the 5 sustainable architects of the year

Sustainability is the buzz-word of the moment and not without reason. With a planet that’s rapidly changing and a climate that’s warming up even faster, we […]
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