Mauricio Ruiz10 Famous Belgian men and women you should know aboutMeet the only person — a woman — ever to buy one of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings while he was still aliveFeb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
Mauricio Ruiz“I was fifteen when I escaped the GDR in the trunk of a diplomat’s car”How the fall of the Berlin Wall has shaped Germany’s political and social landscapesDec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019
Mauricio RuizSlow travel: Discovering the natural beauty and nomadic traditions of Southeastern KazakhstanThe cars slowed down to watch the stallion roll around in the dirt. As if sole owner of the entire Kazakh steppe, the horse kicked the air…Nov 3, 2019Nov 3, 2019
Mauricio RuizThe oldest cemetery in Brussels: A guided tour of LaekenIn 1983 the writer and former New Yorker editor, William Maxwell, wrote a story called Love, in which a ten year old recounts the details…Sep 24, 2019Sep 24, 2019
Mauricio RuizArt and illegality: A peek into the marvels of Brussels’s street art sceneThis morning I sat down at the kitchen table and thought hard about the question: How old was I when I saw graffiti and street art for the…Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019
Mauricio Ruiz2019 European Green Capital: What Oslo is doing to cut emissions by 95% in 2030For a period of my life in my late twenties, back when I had to sit on sales calls and talk about wireless communications or storage…Sep 18, 2019Sep 18, 2019
Mauricio RuizPão de Ló de Margaride: A tradition that endures in PortugalIn a small house at the foot of the hill an old woman crumbles a piece of bread with her fingers, brings it to the lips of the girl…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
Mauricio RuizSlow travel: Khiva and the origins of the word AlgorithmFor a period of my life, back when my voice was high-pitched and I cared about nothing except hard-rock music and whether girls were…Sep 6, 2019Sep 6, 2019
Mauricio RuizRothko’s view of the Old World: 60 years ago he boarded the USS Independence and traveled to EuropeAfter emigrating from Daugavpils, Latvia, when he was 10 years old, Mark Rothko returned to continental Europe only three times in his…Jul 21, 2019Jul 21, 2019
Mauricio RuizThe Cultivation of Sensibility: An Interview With Richard PowersRichard Powers — Source: Richard PowersMay 27, 2019May 27, 2019