2007

THINGS ARE CHANGING IN 2007! READ ALL ABOUT IT IN THE EDITORIAL A better world, in ten thousand pieces. The writing’s on the wall in our MAIN FEATURE The Condesa, this month’s BARRIO, is poser paradise. Party Mexican style, by pretending to be Mary and Joseph: find out how on p8. Only a chilango could reach such great heights… the rocket man, in CARA A CARA. Blonde? Female? You’ll be needing our survival guide on p19. Why wrap up when you hit the rink? You’ll see in MODA that leotards are so much n-ice-r. And finally, Santa spotted at the taco stand, in this month’s CENTERFOLD.

Drug-fuelled ramblings? That's what we call a MAIN FEATURE… read and learn * The city's meanest BARRIO: Tepito's not all pirated goods and drug dealers * Life's like a lemon, on page 16 * Food art inspired by the little-known gourmet paradise that is this month's MERCADO * Our all-time favorite Day of the Dead altar, in the CENTERFOLD * Stuck downtown in nothing but a flesh-colored unitard? Getting dressed is easy, with Paola and Napoleón...

Your soundtrack for October, courtesy of Danica, resident spook at Viva Radio * Don't be a fool, stay in school: UNAM appeals to horny, artistic types * Modern witches in Mexico: Who needs skills when you've got spells? * Mexicans in Japan: They put the "fun" in "functional" in this month's MODA * CARA A CARA: You talkin' to me? I'm gonna get Mosca on yo' sorry ass * And more...

The death of the gran chingón: Pablo on the new macho * The ups and downs of life as an elevadorista in CARA A CARA * Cruise Ciudad Satélite in BARRIO * Pin-up girls in INHABITANTES and a gentleman in pins in MODA * Why does everything happen in September? See the CENTERFOLD * Check out this month’s MERCADO for instant bliss * A policeman’s lot is not a happy one… Read about chilango cops in this month’s MAIN FEATURE...

Day-by-day account of the election madness * Borscht, amulets and a mammoth in this month's BARRIO * Sex with cousins: how Mexicans lose their virginity * Easy on the picante! Street food to make your mouth and eyes water * CENTERFOLD: Trees do exist here, but you might not recognize them * Meet DF's dandiest butcher in CARA A CARA * ABCDF hits NYC on page 18 * MODA: Kelley strips off to get her clothes drawn on...