#aguayo complex

[streets-in-paradise]

“ El complejo del aguayo consiste en que esa mujer que has amado desde niña, que la has olido y la has creído tu mamá, a los siete años tu familia te enseña a despreciarla. Y el dolor que te produce eso es imperdonable. [...] Es muy doloroso cuando te preguntas de niña ¿por qué no la puedo querer? ” 

“ The aguayo complex consists in the fact that the woman you have loved since you were a child, that you have smelled her and thought she was your mother, at the age of seven your family teaches you to despise her. And the pain that this causes you is unforgivable [...] It is very painful when you ask yourself as a child. ´Why can’t I love her?´ ”

Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui 

I wanted to share with you this sociological concept from a bolivian academic that blew my mind since the first time I read her. Although it describes a microsocial aspect of how colonialism is experienced in Bolivia through the domestic bonds, it has been ( and keeps being) a great inspiration for me to imagine the social dynamics in mycenaean greece slavery for my Troy fic. 

The relationship I’m developing for the mycenaean princess and her trojan slave is a resolution of the aguayo complex that takes the route of resistance. From my understanding of the theorizations I have read, the expected outcome of this complex ( a parallel to the societal ruling cultural aspect of the Oedipus complex ) is the biological family succeeding on imposing classist (and racist, for the bolivian context) hate through the figure of the kid’s caretaker. Wet nurses in the old times and workers of domestic services in current times are the targets,through the despective attitudes of the family towards them the privileged kids are supposed to learn the prejudices that societal expectations assign to them to reproduce their role in colonial society later as adults.

The painful experience the author describes regarding this comes from the fact that kids are trained to despise half of their cultural inheritance ( because in their bonds with the wet nurse/ babysitter/housekeeper, etc who raised them, they acquire her culture along with their parents’) and, by extension, half of themselves. It explores inter class cultural mixing from a really interesting angle that is still relevant to look at in any stratified society. 

The family dynamics I’m building in the fic are a reflection of all of this, I’m doing the reverse cultural journey and taking the latin american concept to a mycenaean greek context that is part of greek mythology. The author herself, although she points out the aguayo complex is an eternal struggle in an analogical way to how the oedipus one is never fully resolved in freudian theory, has chosen the way of resistance and develops a beautifully crafted exhortation to embrace cultural mixing and bilingualism. 

Now speaking about the movie, Troy (2004) has a strong component of anti imperialist criticism in the way it handles the trojan war. Greeks and Trojans are presented as antagonistic societies with kings that are complete opposites and hold on to different cultural values. I know in reality they weren’t that much different, but the plot of the film builds them as opposite powers in a semi Cold War situation( semi, because previous greeks attacks are mentioned by Andromache in a director’s cut scene) until Helen flees with Paris. 

For this precuel fic I loved the idea of making my invented mycenaean princess be a mixed translator that makes both cultures her own via her own resolution of this societal-cultural-psychological complex in her relationship with the slave woman who raised her. For so, she is not a mere rejector of societal rules for the sake of making her a more modern character in tone with our views. There is a complex and understandable reason for her antagonism with Agamemnon. 

She is not an unicorn person who magically aligns with our views because this is a reader insert fic and it has an identification factor, she is a twisted product of the form the aguayo complex presents in her own society. 

[chu2002]

Three Meals a Day

Introduction

The documentary “Three Meals a Day” is a biography and record of a specific individual. The documentary centers around a person studying in New Zealand and a foreign country who insists on cooking three meals a day for herself. The film will use a variety of shots to convey emotion. The three meals serve as an overall framework to drive the plot forward. Interviews, accompanying footage, etc. will all appear in the movie. At the same time, narration will be added to make the documentary more descriptive and informative. The documentary “Three Meals a Day” is not only a record of a person's cooking of various ingredients, but it also expresses a way of thinking about her hometown and her attitude towards life. How to get a sense of belonging and warmth in a foreign country is also explored in this movie. This is also the feeling of many people who are studying abroad and living in a foreign country. Therefore, we hope that this documentary will resonate with some people in foreign countries and bring them some warmth and encouragement. The differences in lifestyle brought about by different cultural backgrounds will also be reflected, so the audience can also be a group of people who want to know more about Chinese life and culture. The audience of this documentary is 15 years old and above. Because of the authenticity of the documentary, it may portray and record the reality of life, so viewers over 15 years old are more capable of understanding and accepting the seriousness of real life.

Research and Modes

Participatory documentaries began to take shape in the 1960s (Aguayo, 2019).

It's often used as a tool for social change. They can empower communities by giving

them a voice and platform to share their stories. This approach has been

particularly effective in activist media, where the goal is to highlight social issues

and inspire action (Aguayo, 2019). As a result, participatory documentaries are

becoming increasingly important. By allowing communities to tell their own stories,

participatory documentaries can challenge dominant narratives and provide a more

nuanced understanding of complex issues (Aguayo, 2019). Nowadays, this genre

emerged as a powerful platform for people to share their stories and engage with

social issues. Nichols highlighted the participatory documentaries are a unique form

of filmmaking where the filmmaker interacts directly with the subjects, often

involving them in the creation process (Nichols, 2017). This mode of documentary,

first categorized by Bill Nichols in his book 'Introduction to Documentary',

emphasizes collaboration between the filmmaker and the subject (Nichols, 2017).

For example, Tongues Untied (1989), directed by Marlon Riggs, this film combines

poetry, personal testimony, and performance to explore the experiences of Black gay

men in America, and Riggs’ active participation in the film’s narrative (2021). Thus,

it breaks down traditional barriers to objectivity in documentary filmmaking and

creates a more interactive and immersive narrative. In participatory documentaries,

Michael Renov outlined four functions of the documentary: to record, reveal, or

preserve; to persuade or promote; to analyze or interrogate; and to express (Terry,

p.57-58). Participatory documentaries often fulfill these functions by involving

subjects in the storytelling process, enhancing authenticity and engagement (Terry,

p.57-58). This gives a more personalized and realistic portrayal of the subject matter

of the documentary, because the people who wrote that were filmed had more of a

say in how their stories were told. In educational theory, Paulo Freire emphasized

dialogue and praxis as essential for transformative learning (Enghel, 2014). This

concept has been applied to participatory documentaries, where the interaction

between filmmaker and subjects can lead to greater social awareness and change

(Enghel, 2014). With the rise of digital technology and social media, the reach and

impact of participatory documentary has been further expanded and more

accessible filming tools are available. Therefore this work uses participatory

documentary to present to the audience.

We also use some of the expository documentary mode when it comes to all the

dabbling with the process of having food made. This allows us to better educate the

audience who are not familiar with Chinese food culture. At the same time, it also

makes the images captured more three-dimensional. We also employ small portions

of poetic modes in the documentary to intersperse into the use of subject modes in a

beautiful and unique way. The poetic mode will be demonstrated through our

attention to frame arrangement, atmosphere creation and music to enhance the

three-dimensionality of the characters. The focus on the poetic mode will create a

unique aesthetic mode for our documentary. We plan to emphasize the filming and

editing techniques of the documentary footage as well as the music choices in order

to explore the subject matter in a particularly cinematic way.

[atomicse]

juliantina au 3 + trope 2 + prompt 34

i didn’t think i would get any of these… but let’s go!

spy!au +  enemies to lovers + “i don’t even know why we’re doing this.”

(idk if this is any good [or coherent] but i wrote it at 3am so pls be kind. also i don’t think this is what u wanted anon, but…)

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“god, this is so boring, this dude hasn’t done anything all day. i don’t even know why we’re doing this.”

juliana rolls her eyes. of all the people they could’ve paired her with, they had to put her with the obnoxious, trust fund baby. “because it’s our job?” she snarks.

the other girl sends juliana what she probably thinks is a murderous glare, but her bright blue eyes and disney princess aura make her look as intimidating as baby yoda. “i’ve worked with this organization for years, i don’t do stakeouts, i do real, important, shit.”

juliana doesn’t say anything, she won’t even try to fight this petulant little girl.

“whatever.” carvajal huffs. minutes pass without her externalizing her displeasure of the situation, and juliana dares to think that maybe, just maybe, she won’t have to deal with her attitude for the rest of their shared stakeout when, “i can’t believe mr. g put me with you.”

“what is that supposed to mean?” juliana asks with a raised eyebrow.

“we’re like, the worst possible combination he could’ve come up with.“ the brunette shrugs nonchalantly. juliana just stares at her. “you’re like, this angsty loner type, and i’m… i don’t know, the kind of agent that has a sense of humor and isn’t brooding 24/7”, she explains.

juliana can’t help but snort, that’s rich coming from her. she’s never worked side by side with the other agent before, -they’ve actually only ever conversed twice, once when she first joined the organization, and right now-, but it is common knowledge that carvajal has this sort of hero complex, people say she’s always hell bent on saving the day. “aren’t you the one that’s always putting herself at risk just to be the hero or whatever?” she sneers. “i would appreciate it if you dropped your preconceived incorrect ideas about me. you don’t know me.” juliana frowns.

“and i don’t want to” carvajal shakes her head, turning to look at their mark.

“well, i don’t either.”

“fine.”

“fine.”

they both stare out the window, silently waiting for the man on the other side of the street to get into his vehicle. once he does, carvajal turns on the engine and drives off without saying a word.

juliana sighs in the passenger’s seat, she doesn’t understand why the other girl hates her so much.

after following their mark for hours and trying to gather as much information about him as possible, they decide to approach him on his last stop of the day, a stupidly exclusive casino on the most expensive side of town.

they get out of the car and juliana thanks whatever entity is looking out for them because they let them in, no questions asked.

“okay so, i’m going to go explore the place,” juliana says, already seeing lots of people she thinks might be useful to their mission. “you should go with aguayo, maybe you can get some info directly from him.”

carvajal gives her a weird look “why me?”

“because i’m too much of a broody loner, no?” juliana reminds her “and you’re a lot easier on the eyes” she adds after a beat.

“did you just call me pretty?” the brunette smirks.

juliana blushes an embarrassing shade of pink, “shut up, just go.” she throws over her shoulder as she makes what she hopes is a smooth exit.

an hour and a half after their separation, juliana has already scooped out the area in search for any suspicious activity (and downed three shots of tequila). she’s sitting at the bar, half-heartedly conversing with the friendly bartender while waiting for her partner to finish whatever she’s doing to subtly interrogate their mark.

“hello, gorgeous, you havin’ fun?” she hears a voice say to her. when she turns, she finds a disheveled man eyeing her lustfully.

juliana’s stomach churns, the way he’s staring at her is painfully reminiscent of the many times man just like this one would look and treat her and her mom like they only existed for their twisted enjoyment when she was young.

she’s since stopped being afraid, she is the company’s best asset, but for some reason, she finds herself paralyzed while the unknown man reaches to grab at her.

juliana’s alcohol dazed brain is just catching up, coming up with a half-baked plan to simply kick this man’s balls off when a sickenly sweet voice captures their attention. “hey, sir, i think you should go find someone more age appropriate.” her partner smiles at her over the man’s shoulder and juliana has never been more relieved to see that annoying little dimple on the brunette’s cheek. “besides, this one’s spoken for.” carvajal adds cheekily.

juliana feels the blood rush to her cheeks and curses herself for falling victim to the brunette’s charm.

the man smirks as he looks between them, surely imagining a whole lot of disgusting things that make juliana want to go back to her plan of just ending his bloodline. “can i join?” he leers at them.

her partner scowls at him and takes juliana’s hand, swiftly removing them from the situation before it escalates.

“can’t leave you alone for a second, can i, agent valdés?” ugh, of course she has to ruin it just when juliana’s starting to like her.

“whatever.” juliana crosses her arms over her chest. “did you get anything out of him?” she inquires, hoping that the other woman’s charm had worked with aguayo just as much as it seemed to work with her.

carvajal nods happily, “yeah, dude’s a total lightweight!” she laughs, “a couple of shots of mezcal and he was ready to spill all his secrets to me.” juliana snorts, she guesses that carvajal must’ve had her fair share of drinking too, since she’s being so buddy-buddy with her. “i thought narco leaders were… different.” the brunette says pensively. 

the woman’s attitude is giving juliana whiplash, before she’d treated her like shit, and now she’d being almost nice. “um, right. did you get any relevant stuff for our investigation?” juliana doesn’t want to be here any longer than necessary.

“yeah, i recorded our entire chat. there’s some juicy shit there.” carvajal shows juliana her phone, a forty-minute audio recording sits on her recently saved files.

“good job.” she awkwardly pats her partner on the back. 

carvajal scoffs. “it was better than good and you know it.” she leans down so her and juliana’s faces are dangerously close, “c’mon, v, tell me i was amazing.” she pouts.

damn her and her stupid wide blue eyes and her perfectly shaped lips and- woah, juliana is more than a little buzzed too. “no, ya vámonos, carvajal. we gotta attend the briefing tom-” she starts to ramble when surprisingly strong arms wrap around her waist and soft lips crash into hers.

juliana has kissed people before, of course she has, she’s kissed her fair share of girls, even a few boys during games like spin the bottle or truth or dare when she was in middle school, but no one has ever made her stomach flip like this infuriating woman right here. the way carvajal gently sucks on juliana’s bottom lip makes her brain malfunction. 

they kiss for what seems like an eternity, only separating when their lungs demand air.

juliana blinks dazedly at carvajal when she calms herself down enough to hold the other woman’s gaze without jumping her. “what was that?” she asks.

“the creepy dude from before was pissing me off, looked at you like you were a piece of meat” carvajal explains without letting go of juliana “also, you were talking too much” she winks.

juliana process the information for a second. “so…” she trails off “… are we done here?” she asks as casually as she can. the kiss left her a little shaken, she can’t wait until she gets home for a nice hot bath -or a cold shower.

“yeah, just let me go grab a bottle of water. i need to sober up a little in case we bump into el alcoholímetro.” the brunette finally lets go of juliana.

juliana nods dumbly before going after her, she really needs to sober up too. 

“thank you for the ride.” juliana says quietly. carvajal had taken her home instead of just dropping her off at the subway station like she had suggested, claiming that she would never let someone take the subway at that hour, even if they annoyed her as much as juliana. (hero complex)

carvajal gives her a dorky thumbs up as she gets out of the car. “night, valdés, don’t let the bed bugs bite!” juliana can’t help but smile back. 

this day was so weird; first, being paired with carvajal had been unexpected, second, the other agent had been hostile towards her for no apparent reason, then treated her obnoxiously nicely, and third, she actually kind of liked carvajal, a little bit.

“do you want to… stay the night?” she asks with an amount of courage she didn’t know she was capable of mustering.

carvajal smirks, “are you propositioning me?”

“it’s late, you shouldn’t be out” juliana explains. “and i have a spare room.”

the brunette seems to think it through and juliana scolds herself for offering, you idiot this is none of you business. “sure, yeah.” oh.

“cool. c’mon i- i’ll show you” juliana stutters a half assed explanation of her home’s layout to her partner while said partner just looks at her amusedly.

“relax, valdés” carvajal chuckles. “i’m not going to bite you …unless you want to.”

juliana scoffs, why is she suddenly flirting with her? “didn’t you hate me this morning?”

“i don’t hate anyone, though i did dislike you a little, but i’ve always been a sucker for pretty girls.” she steps into juliana’s personal space.

“i-”

carvajal cuts her off “shut up, valdés, you know exactly why you invited me over.” 

then, she joins their lips together, sucking on juliana’s bottom lip like she had an hour ago, and it is just as glorious. 

[haroldgross]

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Motherland: Fort Salem (series finale)

[3 stars]

Few shows get to go out on their best seasons, but Motherland gets to enjoy that success. Not that the bar was all that high from the previous seasons, but these last 10 episodes are by far their best written and most interesting of the 30 episode run.

In this final dash, the focus of the story shifts a bit, allowing other characters to stretch a little more too. The dual Arlen Aguayo Stewart/Kandyse McClure gets very nuanced at times. And Demetria McKinney gets to build on the foundation she’s been laying for her character all along, as does Ess Hödlmoser (Station Eleven). Not that there aren’t many other enriched storylines, but it’s always nice when bit roles get to blossom more.

The entire final season is at a brisk pace, tearing through many plotlines and issues. And it goes out with a (somewhat contrived) bang and resolution. Is the door open for more? Of course it is, but it does come to a resting place that is fair, given the path they took us down. It feels like a lot was compressed into the season to get us a full story, which was great. This is a rich world and mythos. While some of it is forced and ill-thought-through, much is actually complex and interesting. It is definitely a show with a slightly different (and most distinctly Canadian sci-fi) flare. If you’ve missed it up till now, at least you know there’s a full story to experience if you want to dive in, and know that it gets better as it goes along.

[musicarenagh]

The Obsidian Complex Shares "Hymns Of Innsmouth" As They Discuss Their Music Career

The Obsidian Complex Shares “Hymns Of Innsmouth” As They Discuss Their Music Career

The Obsidian Complex is a two-man band fronted by Joshua Aguayo, a guitarist and producer, and Adam Kovnat, a singer. Self-produced, they combine elements of both current and classic metal while also pushing the boundaries of what is sonically possible. As a result, the band aims to produce a sound that satisfies metal fans’ need for both intricacy and heaviness. With them, we had a long…

[managementstrategy5611984]

ManagementStrategy

A prosperous Culture of Quality is one where the heart Quality values of their organization, like a focus on responding to the requirements of the client and about the need for data-based decision-making, as well as the basic assumptions of employees regarding the nature of human relationships and their place on the planet, such as the importance of collaborative relationships among people with shared goals and the importance of creating long-term private connections, are closely integrated with a single another.iii Commitments to center values are relatively easy to measure, as they're overtly expressed and comprehended in any way levels of the organization. Basic assumptions often resist explicit investigation, even to the people who hold them, which may make involvement at this level difficult.When a company adopts a Culture of Quality, the success of its implementation can rely on whether core fundamentals and underlying assumptions already reflect Quality or can be efficiently modified to embrace Quality through committed change direction. What are the attributes of an organization with an Culture of Quality. Leadership shows its commitment by communicating about values in language and offering the necessary support. Employees promote sharing ideas and cross-functional work, while believing that leadership expects them to become pro-active and also to apply their Quality and abilities according to their best judgement. A Culture of Quality is therefore only possible when leadership and workers share an aligned and extensive comprehension of not only the core values and processes they use and espouse, but their basically basic assumptions of the nature of labour and human relationships on which those core values rest. One of the creators of the superior movement in the United States, said that"Quality is everyone's responsibility" This has been Quality Management by most people as meaning that Quality is. Nevertheless we should think about what writer and superior expert Rafael Aguayo tells us was Deming's in-house decision to his famous injunction:"Quality is everyone's duty, but high management have more leverage in their decisions than anyone else." The initiative for Quality must come in the top.vii While accountability for execution and implementation will lie with a Quality leader in a committed excellent department with support from their counterparts in operations, technology, sales, marketing, and IT, the desire to execute Quality standards throughout an organization must come from the leadership team. They must walk the talk for an excellent program to succeed. Even though there is certainly value in instilling the idea of Quality in each member of a company, without explicit and direct initiative and techniques for implementing these thoughts, another way of saying"Quality is everyone's responsibility" is"Quality is no one's duty in particular." Everybody should strive for Quality, but defining how to do this in terms is something that may come only from the initiative of direction and be entrusted to stakeholders for implementation. This approach highlighted the advantage of process-centered programs of Quality over product-centered approaches that were elderly. This concept is referred to as statistical excellent management and is the backbone of Quality in manufacturing's exploration. The Second World War prompted the American government to implement Quality criteria based on for army vendors.

This improved Quality in the short term, but most civilian manufacturers failed to integrate process improvement throughout their own organizations. After the war, engineers W. Edwards Deming and worked as consultants in Japan as Japanese business worked to get over the war and change their market to concentrate on civilian creation of products and services. Deming and worked with Japanese manufacturers to produce the concept of Total Quality, where Quality extends past the manufacturing procedure to organizational processes and also instills the values of Quality in every worker.x as a consequence of this Total excellent transformation, Japan became a production powerhouse, vastly increasing its market share at the cost of American producers who had yet to recognize the worth of Total Quality.Quality management has four components: quality planning, quality assurance and quality control and continual progress. These contain processes, tools and processes which are used to ensure that the outputs and benefits fulfill customer requirements.The first component, quality planning, involves the preparation of a quality management program which explains the procedures and metrics that will be utilized. The quality management plan needs to be agreed to make sure their expectations for quality are correctly identified. The procedures should adapt to the procedures, values and culture of the host organisation. It validates the use of procedures and criteria, and ensures staff have the understanding, skills and attitudes to fulfil their job roles and responsibilities in a competent way. Quality assurance has to be independent of the project, programmer or portfolio where it applies.The next component, quality management , consists of inspection, measurement and testing. It verifies the Quality Management conform to specification, are fit for purpose and meet stakeholder expectations.Quality control activities ascertain whether approval criteria have, or have been met. In order for this specifications have to be under configuration control. Commonly while preserving time and cost limitations, this will be to accommodate change issues or requests. Any consequent changes to acceptance criteria should be approved and communicated.The last component, continual improvement, is the generic term used by businesses to explain the way that information provided by quality assurance and quality control processes is used to drive improvements in efficiency and effectiveness. This may seem to be an administrative burden on day one of smaller projects, but is always worthwhile in the end.Projects deliver concrete outputs which can be subject to a lot of kinds of quality control, depending upon the technical nature of the work and codes affecting particular sectors. Examples of inspecting Collars include crushing samples of concrete used in the foundations of a building; x-raying welds at a ship's hull; and adhering to the test script for a new parcel of software.Inspection creates data and tools like scatter diagrams, control charts, flowcharts and cause and effect diagrams, and all of which help to know the caliber of work and the way it might be improved.The principal contribution to continual improvement that may be made within the timescale of a project is through lessons learned. 

Existing lessons learned must be consulted at the start of every job, and any lessons used in the planning of the project documentation. In the end of each job, the lessons learned should be recorded as part of the post-project review and fed back into the understanding database.The duty of this programme management group is to develop an excellent management program that encompasses the diverse contexts and technical requirements included within the programme. This sets the criteria for the project quality management plans and also acts as a plan for quality in the benefits realisation regions of the programme.A comprehensive excellent management plan at developer degree can greatly reduce the effort involved in coordinating project-level excellent management plans.Quality management of sparks is mostly handled at project level, but the programme can get involved in which an outcome from 1 project is an input to another, or where additional inspection is needed when outputs from two or more projects are attracted together.The programme is responsible for quality control of benefits. This is a complex task because the acceptance standards of an advantage may cover subjective as well as measurable factors but gains should be described in measurable terms so that quality management may be applied.The typical scale of Quality Management means that they have a very useful role to play in continuous progress. Programme assurance will make sure that projects do take existing lessons learned into consideration and capture their particular lessons along with the knowledge database.The very nature of a portfolio means that it is not likely to need a portfolio quality management program. Quality management for the portfolio should be indistinguishable from the quality management policies of the host organisation as a whole.It could be crucial for the portfolio management staff to give guidance on the application of general policies or possibly strengthen them in which the portfolio generates particular requirements.The portfolio is responsible for delivering strategic objectives. These might be expressed in terms in employing quality management resulting.

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Industrial applications of keratin: more than feathers

Pablo Alarcón

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Executive Summary

Poultry industry is increasing hand in hand with population increase. The reason being that chicken meat is the most consumed by humans. However, not only the meat is consumed. People can use chicken feathers for different industrial applications, and this practice is environmentally friendly, because feathers are difficult to degrade. The industrial applications are a feasible way to not throw away feathers, and it’s because the main component of chicken feathers is keratin which is a protein that has sulfur in its molecular structure. Many products have been elaborated with keratin from chicken feathers such as biofilms, fibers, shampoos and so on.

Introduction

The population's demand for food has increased, seeking that food security is met for the entire population, and one consequence of this problematic is the big progress of poultry industry. The production of chicken meat was about 90-100 million of tons, being the most producing countries Brazil and United States (Mothé, Viana & Mothé, 2017). Of course, the residues also increase, so different industries could use it in determined applications since it is microbiologically allowed. This is considered as an alternative instead of burying or burning chicken feathers. For use the main component of feathers, it has to take place many chemical reactions, so then keratin could be used. It’s important to know that keratin is a complex compound, so it is complicated to hydrolyze it (Chandrakant et al., 2017). In the middle of the past century, the first publication about an application of chicken feathers mentioned that this is a material that could be used as a fiber. So it is a good option for non-comestible applications. Nevertheless, it could be used as a source of protein for many domestic animals, combined with other nutrients.

Timeline of related investigations

In this century, the first investigation about the extraction of keratin was presented by Coello et al. (2003). In the study, scientists extracted the keratin using the degradation of soil microorganisms, specifically, the bacteria Kokuria rosea. The application of this study was using the extracted keratin in Food supplements for salmons. Feeding salmons with this kind of supplement, made them more colorful. Subsequently, Sayed et al. (2005) took a big step in chicken feathers applications. This group proposed that extracted keratin could be used in polluted water treatment. Specifically, keratin could be used as a bioremediatory compound for different pollutants in this type of water such as calcium, iron, magnesium and so on. Then, Poopathi & Abidha (2007) presented a microbiologically important study. They obtained keratin from chicken feathers and used it in a microbiologically medium, for the bacterial growth. This is a successful application because for each study, laboratory workers need a lot a medium, and it is better for the environment if one of the products of the medium is reused. Also, they used different bacteria specie for de hydrolysis of keratin. After the first decade of this century, Aguayo et al. (2011) followed the line of investigation of Sayed et al. (2005). Also, they presented a study that showed the use of keratin as a component in bioremediation process. In this study the range of metal contaminants was improved.

The food industry was beneficiated with the study of Darah et al. (2013), because they identified another way to use keratin of chicken feather as a food supplement. The presentation in this case was a feather flour. The difference between this study from the study of Coello et al. (2003), is the use of another microorganism specie such us Microsporum fulvum. In the next year, two important studies took place. Xu & Yang (2014), inspired in the first applications of keratin from chicken feathers. They made a fiber with this main component and did physical and chemical analysis for determine the spinning capacity of this fiber. Marculescu & Stan (2014), took another big step in this field. They proved the capacity and the yield of the extracted keratin as a biofuel. However, it showed that is better than a biofuel from wood, but it had a little content of carbon, which is needed to produce CO2. Then, many studies took place. Kawara et al. (2015) used a thermal treatment for produce activated carbon. This study was economically successful because it reduced the cost of produce activated carbon which is used for cosmetical products and for mediums used in in vitro culture of plants. On the other hand, Reddy (2015) made biofilms with this component with similar properties to its counterpart. In the same line of investigation, Poole & Church (2015), made more resistant biofilms so they can be an environmentally friendly alternative to plastics such as HDPE, PA6 and so on.

Another gold year for this type of investigations was 2017. Sharma et al (2017) evaluated the possibility of using the extracted keratin in pharmacological applications such as shampoos and creams. For this application, a chemical method of extraction was the best option. Mothé et al. (2017) followed this line of investigation and improved shampoos based on the extracted keratin. The hairs proved were softer and without frizz. On the other hand, Esparza et al. (2017), made a good example of plastic based on this product. The process was economic, and the physical properties were similar to their counterpart. Finally, Garrido et a. (2018) made biofilms based on soy and the extracted keratin. Also, the process of extraction was economic because it was similar to the other chemical process.

Classification of keratin applications

In summary, extracted keratin from chicken feathers have many fields of applications. In agroindustry applications can be considered the study of the NYSM medium of Poopathi & Abidha (2007), and the study of Reddy (2015) to make biofertilizers. In the cosmetic industry can be considered the study of Sharma et al. (2017), for make shampoos and creams based on this keratin. Mothé et al. (2017) also incurred in this investigation and improved the characteristics of the conventional shampoos. Keratin as a film and fiber were presented by Reedy (2015), Poole & Church (2015), Esparza et al. (2017), Garrido et al. (2018), Xu & Yang (2014). Furthermore, keratin from chicken feathers presented as a main component for food supplements in the studies of Coello et al. (2013).  Finally, this compound proved in bioremediation process by Aguayo et al. (2011).

Conclusions

Keratin from chicken feathers can be used in many industries, and it could be extracted with chemical and biological methods. There aren´t too many studies on this topic, so it has potential to be studied. The most complicated challenge is to see which way to extract keratin is the most economical, most environmentally friendly and in turn reproducible anywhere in the world.

References

Ismael Alejandro Aguayo-Villarreal, Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet, Virginia Hernández-Montoya, Miguel A. Montes-Morán, Hilda E. Reynel-Avila, Batch and column studies of Zn2+ removal from aqueous solution using chicken feathers as sorbents, In Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 167, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-76, ISSN 1385-8947, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2010.11.107.

Coello, N., Bernal, C., Bertsch, A., Estrada, O., Moccó, Y., & Hasegawa, M. (2003). Feathers as agro industrial waste: Their biotechnological utilization to develop new added value products. [Las plumas como residuo agroindustrial: Su utilización biotecnológica para producir insumos de interés industrial] Revista De La Facultad De Ingenieria, 18(3), 119-126.

Darah, I., Nur-Diyana, A., Nurul-Husna, S., Jain, K., & Lim, S. -. (2013). Microsporum fulvum IBRL SD3: As novel isolate for chicken feathers degradation. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 171(7), 1900-1910. doi:10.1007/s12010-013-0496-4

Garrido, T., Leceta, I., de la Caba, K., & Guerrero, P. (2018). Chicken feathers as a natural source of sulphur to develop sustainable protein films with enhanced properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 106, 523-531. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.08.043

Esparza, Y., Ullah, A., & Wu, J. (2017). Preparation and characterization of graphite oxide nano-reinforced biocomposites from chicken feather keratin. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 92(8), 2023-2031. doi:10.1002/jctb.5196

Marculescu, C., Stan, C. (2914) Pyrolysis treatment of poultry processing industry waste for energy potential recovery as quality derived fuels, In Fuel, Volume 116, Pages 588-594, ISSN 0016-2361, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2013.08.039.

Mothé, M. G., Viana, L. M., & Mothé, C. G. (2017). Thermal property study of keratin from industrial residue by extraction, processing and application. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 1-10. doi:10.1007/s10973-017-6845-8

Poole, A. J., & Church, J. S. (2015). The effects of physical and chemical treatments on Na2S produced feather keratin films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 73, 99-108. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.11.003

Poopathi, S., & Abidha, S. (2007). Use of feather-based culture media for the production of mosquitocidal bacteria. Biological Control, 43(1), 49-55. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.04.019

Reddy, N. (2015). Non-food industrial applications of poultry feathers. Waste Management, 45 doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2015.05.023

Xu, H., & Yang, Y. (2014). Controlled de-cross-linking and disentanglement of feather keratin for fiber preparation via a novel process. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2(6), 1404-1410. doi:10.1021/sc400461d

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Frida Kahlo’s neighbourhood: exploring vibrant Coyoacán, Mexico City

Ahead of a major Frida Kahlo show at Londons V&A we visit the artists bohemian district from her house to the cantina where she drank, and from arts venues to fantastic markets and restaurants

Coyoacán was once a hard-to-pronounce place, little known outside of Mexico City. Now it is an almost-obligatory destination for most visitors. Blame it on Frida Kahlo-mania. The artist’s birthplace and final residence, now the Museo Casa Azul, is here on a quiet residential street between similar still-private homes built around the turn of the 20th century. The folk art-filled museum, open as such since 1957, now draws queues that snake around the tree-lined block (advance online purchase of tickets is advisable). But this was not always the case.

Self-portrait with necklace by Frida Kahlo, 1933. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

On my first visit to this vast capital in 1978 as a student of art history, I wanted to visit the then little-known artist’s house. My guidebook didn’t mention it and my hotel concierge didn’t know of it – nor did the several taxi drivers I queried to help me find it. On that occasion I didn’t get there. And when I finally did, several years later, it was dusty and forgotten; I was the only visitor that day.

A short walk from the Casa Azul is the home where Leon Trotsky lived – and was killed with an ice-pick. The house has been preserved in detail: Trotsky’s bathrobe still hangs on the hook where he left it. It’s the area’s other big draw.

Museo Casa Azul, the Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacán. Photograph: Alamy

But it’s worth exploring the neighbourhood beyond these famous homes as there is much more to discover. Coyoacán’s main plaza, cobblestoned and plant-filled, is divided in halves, called Jardín Centenario and Jardín Hidalgo. They form a typical colonial Mexican town square, complete with benches for people-watching, gazebos for music and vendors selling balloons, toys and traditional sweets.

At the eastern side sits the church of San Juan Bautista, a highly gilded baroque affair. Across the plaza to the left of the church is the Casa de Cortés, a large yellow edifice, which occupies the site of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés’s 16th-century country home. Corazón de Maguey is an informal restaurant offering Oaxacan and other regional dishes. In the evenings it becomes more of a bar, with a large selection of mezcals. Outside seating affords a good view of the plaza.

Corazón de Maguey, Mexico

Frida and her husband Diego Rivera liked to knock back a tequila or 10 at Cantina La Guadalupana, which opened its doors in 1932. But unlike the equivalent Hemingway hangouts around the world, La Guadalupana has not become an overpriced tourist trap: it retains its old-fashioned working-class charm, bullfighting decor and good service. Free snacks are offered with drinks and there is a serviceable menu of Mexican dishes. The Mercado de Antojitos down the block, is a well known garage-like space; it’s open late and locals stop here for a rich pozole, the hominy-filled stew or a deep-fried quesadilla of cheese, squash blossom or chorizo.

Cantina La Guadalupana. Photograph: Alamy

Coyoacán’s market, a few blocks north (Calle Malintzin between Aguayo and Allende) is where Frida shopped, although the current structure was built in the 1950s, after her death. It still offers a colourful, folksy experience perfumed by flowers, fruits and bubbling pots of spicy mole sauce. In the middle of the market is the renowned Tostadas Coyoacán, with an abundant display of tostada toppings such as prawns, chicken, crab, and spicy pork, piled high and ready to be heaped on a crispy corn tortilla. Order one of the exotic fresh fruit drinks at the adjacent booth for a perfect Mexican lunch.

Heading west from the main plaza, Avenida Francisco Sosa is lined with spectacular colonial-era homes, such as the Italian Cultural Institute and the Casa de Cultura Jesús Reyes Heroles. Across the street is the leafy Plaza Santa Catarina, one of the loveliest spots in the city.

La Casa de los Tacos, Mexico

For a knockout taco experience, head to La Casa de los Tacos. The owners, Hector Ramos, a photographer who runs an art gallery upstairs, and Alejandro Escalante, author of the renowned Tacopedia, have created a thoroughly bohemian vibe. The tacos prehispánicos feature edible insects and are surprisingly delicious. For the less adventurous, there are grilled chicken, beef and pork tacos.

Mercadaroma, meanwhile, is Coyoacán’s answer to the gourmet street market craze. Dozens of stands offer multi-regional Mexican and international foods – and fusions of both – in a smartly designed three-storey building. Try the seafood tacos from the Pacific state of Sonora at Tetakawi or a torta (Mexico’s version of the sandwich), at La Barraca Valenciana.

Mercadoroma

Plaza de la Conchita, a few blocks east of the main plaza (walking down Higuera), is another peaceful park, whose church is one of the oldest in Mexico, dating to the mid-16th century. This architectural gem is a rare example of tequitqui style, which shows the influence of indigenous Indian craftsmen on Spanish baroque architectural ornament.

In addition to architecture-viewing and great eating, Coyoacán offers several other important cultural institutions. The Cineteca Nacional is Mexico’s central film institute, housed in a soaring modern complex where as many as 30 movies are shown on any given day. The Centro Cultural y Social Veracruzano is home to a theatre, shop and El Tajin one of the area’s best restaurants. Down the same road, at no. 134 is the largest branch of Gandhi, Mexico’s major bookseller.

A stroll around Coyoacán makes for a peaceful – and delicious – day out. And a snapshot of Frida’s Mexico.

More Frida-related attractions in Mexico City, and beyond

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum, San Angel, Mexico City

Photograph: Alamy

Designed by the couple’s friend, the architect and artist Juan O’Gorman, this was Kahlo and Rivera’s first proper marital home. It’s actually two houses joined by a bridge. They lived here from 1934 to 1939 and divorced in that year. Kahlo moved back to the Blue House and when she and Rivera remarried the following year, he moved to join her there, though he kept the San Angel house as his studio. Most interesting for visitors today is the bathroom in Frida’s quarters, which inspired one of her most famous works: What the Water Gave Me – it’s a meditation on her life and her history, as she lay in the tub. • Admission £1.30, under 13s free, estudiodiegorivera.inba.gob.mx

Xochimilco and Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City

Colourful boats at the Floating Gardens in Xochimilco. Photograph: Alamy

The floating gardens of Xochimilco have been Mexico City’s favourite way to spend a Sunday for many decades, as shown by the photographs of Kahlo trailing her hand into the water from her boat. It’s still the best place to soak up the vibrant, colourful and musical culture of the Mexico Kahlo loved. Rent a boat and be ferried through canals awash with mariachi bands, tortilla- and taco-makers, beer and tequila sellers. Afterwards head for the tranquillity of the Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino, a 17th-century mansion once owned by a friend and patron of Rivera’s. As well as many works by him it contains important paintings by Kahlo, although they’re on loan to an exhibition in Milan until the summer. • Admission £3.75, free entry on Tuesdays, museodoloresolmedo.org.mx

Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City

Photograph: Francesca Yorke/Getty Images

Kahlo’s painting The Two Fridas features in the museum’s collection of 20th-century Mexican art. The museum is currently showing more than more than 200 works by British artist Leonora Carrington (until 23 September). Carrington arrived in Mexico City in 1942, and was based there until her death in 2011. She knew Kahlo and was friends with English millionaire Edward James, a patron of surrealist artists and creator of Las Pozas sculpture garden in the jungles of San Luis Potosí. The exhibition includes discoveries such as a colourful 22-piece set of tarot cards, intricate paintings and tapestries never shown before as well as her best-known works including her self-portrait borrowed from the Met, and her 1947 painting The Giantess. • Admission £2.40, free on Sundays, museoartemoderno.com

Cuernavaca

Interior of the Robert Brady Museum. Photograph: Alamy

Soon after their first marriage (in 1929), Kahlo and Rivera went to live in Cuernavaca, around 90km south of Mexico City, borrowing the home of the US ambassador to Mexico where they lived while Rivera was painting murals in the town’s Palacio de Cortés. They depict the atrocities committed against the indigenous people, and the Mexican Revolution, and are a macro take on the world, in contrast to Kahlo’s micro take. The Robert Brady Museum is one of the best artistic highlights of the city and contains work by Kahlo and Rivera. • Admission £1.80, museorobertbrady.com Joanna Moorhead

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Frida Kahlo’s neighbourhood: exploring vibrant Coyoacán, Mexico City

Ahead of a major Frida Kahlo show at Londons V&A we visit the artists bohemian district from her house to the cantina where she drank, and from arts venues to fantastic markets and restaurants

Coyoacán was once a hard-to-pronounce place, little known outside of Mexico City. Now it is an almost-obligatory destination for most visitors. Blame it on Frida Kahlo-mania. The artist’s birthplace and final residence, now the Museo Casa Azul, is here on a quiet residential street between similar still-private homes built around the turn of the 20th century. The folk art-filled museum, open as such since 1957, now draws queues that snake around the tree-lined block (advance online purchase of tickets is advisable). But this was not always the case.

Self-portrait with necklace by Frida Kahlo, 1933. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

On my first visit to this vast capital in 1978 as a student of art history, I wanted to visit the then little-known artist’s house. My guidebook didn’t mention it and my hotel concierge didn’t know of it – nor did the several taxi drivers I queried to help me find it. On that occasion I didn’t get there. And when I finally did, several years later, it was dusty and forgotten; I was the only visitor that day.

A short walk from the Casa Azul is the home where Leon Trotsky lived – and was killed with an ice-pick. The house has been preserved in detail: Trotsky’s bathrobe still hangs on the hook where he left it. It’s the area’s other big draw.

Museo Casa Azul, the Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacán. Photograph: Alamy

But it’s worth exploring the neighbourhood beyond these famous homes as there is much more to discover. Coyoacán’s main plaza, cobblestoned and plant-filled, is divided in halves, called Jardín Centenario and Jardín Hidalgo. They form a typical colonial Mexican town square, complete with benches for people-watching, gazebos for music and vendors selling balloons, toys and traditional sweets.

At the eastern side sits the church of San Juan Bautista, a highly gilded baroque affair. Across the plaza to the left of the church is the Casa de Cortés, a large yellow edifice, which occupies the site of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés’s 16th-century country home. Corazón de Maguey is an informal restaurant offering Oaxacan and other regional dishes. In the evenings it becomes more of a bar, with a large selection of mezcals. Outside seating affords a good view of the plaza.

Corazón de Maguey, Mexico

Frida and her husband Diego Rivera liked to knock back a tequila or 10 at Cantina La Guadalupana, which opened its doors in 1932. But unlike the equivalent Hemingway hangouts around the world, La Guadalupana has not become an overpriced tourist trap: it retains its old-fashioned working-class charm, bullfighting decor and good service. Free snacks are offered with drinks and there is a serviceable menu of Mexican dishes. The Mercado de Antojitos down the block, is a well known garage-like space; it’s open late and locals stop here for a rich pozole, the hominy-filled stew or a deep-fried quesadilla of cheese, squash blossom or chorizo.

Cantina La Guadalupana. Photograph: Alamy

Coyoacán’s market, a few blocks north (Calle Malintzin between Aguayo and Allende) is where Frida shopped, although the current structure was built in the 1950s, after her death. It still offers a colourful, folksy experience perfumed by flowers, fruits and bubbling pots of spicy mole sauce. In the middle of the market is the renowned Tostadas Coyoacán, with an abundant display of tostada toppings such as prawns, chicken, crab, and spicy pork, piled high and ready to be heaped on a crispy corn tortilla. Order one of the exotic fresh fruit drinks at the adjacent booth for a perfect Mexican lunch.

Heading west from the main plaza, Avenida Francisco Sosa is lined with spectacular colonial-era homes, such as the Italian Cultural Institute and the Casa de Cultura Jesús Reyes Heroles. Across the street is the leafy Plaza Santa Catarina, one of the loveliest spots in the city.

La Casa de los Tacos, Mexico

For a knockout taco experience, head to La Casa de los Tacos. The owners, Hector Ramos, a photographer who runs an art gallery upstairs, and Alejandro Escalante, author of the renowned Tacopedia, have created a thoroughly bohemian vibe. The tacos prehispánicos feature edible insects and are surprisingly delicious. For the less adventurous, there are grilled chicken, beef and pork tacos.

Mercadaroma, meanwhile, is Coyoacán’s answer to the gourmet street market craze. Dozens of stands offer multi-regional Mexican and international foods – and fusions of both – in a smartly designed three-storey building. Try the seafood tacos from the Pacific state of Sonora at Tetakawi or a torta (Mexico’s version of the sandwich), at La Barraca Valenciana.

Mercadoroma

Plaza de la Conchita, a few blocks east of the main plaza (walking down Higuera), is another peaceful park, whose church is one of the oldest in Mexico, dating to the mid-16th century. This architectural gem is a rare example of tequitqui style, which shows the influence of indigenous Indian craftsmen on Spanish baroque architectural ornament.

In addition to architecture-viewing and great eating, Coyoacán offers several other important cultural institutions. The Cineteca Nacional is Mexico’s central film institute, housed in a soaring modern complex where as many as 30 movies are shown on any given day. The Centro Cultural y Social Veracruzano is home to a theatre, shop and El Tajin one of the area’s best restaurants. Down the same road, at no. 134 is the largest branch of Gandhi, Mexico’s major bookseller.

A stroll around Coyoacán makes for a peaceful – and delicious – day out. And a snapshot of Frida’s Mexico.

More Frida-related attractions in Mexico City, and beyond

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum, San Angel, Mexico City

Photograph: Alamy

Designed by the couple’s friend, the architect and artist Juan O’Gorman, this was Kahlo and Rivera’s first proper marital home. It’s actually two houses joined by a bridge. They lived here from 1934 to 1939 and divorced in that year. Kahlo moved back to the Blue House and when she and Rivera remarried the following year, he moved to join her there, though he kept the San Angel house as his studio. Most interesting for visitors today is the bathroom in Frida’s quarters, which inspired one of her most famous works: What the Water Gave Me – it’s a meditation on her life and her history, as she lay in the tub. • Admission £1.30, under 13s free, estudiodiegorivera.inba.gob.mx

Xochimilco and Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City

Colourful boats at the Floating Gardens in Xochimilco. Photograph: Alamy

The floating gardens of Xochimilco have been Mexico City’s favourite way to spend a Sunday for many decades, as shown by the photographs of Kahlo trailing her hand into the water from her boat. It’s still the best place to soak up the vibrant, colourful and musical culture of the Mexico Kahlo loved. Rent a boat and be ferried through canals awash with mariachi bands, tortilla- and taco-makers, beer and tequila sellers. Afterwards head for the tranquillity of the Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino, a 17th-century mansion once owned by a friend and patron of Rivera’s. As well as many works by him it contains important paintings by Kahlo, although they’re on loan to an exhibition in Milan until the summer. • Admission £3.75, free entry on Tuesdays, museodoloresolmedo.org.mx

Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City

Photograph: Francesca Yorke/Getty Images

Kahlo’s painting The Two Fridas features in the museum’s collection of 20th-century Mexican art. The museum is currently showing more than more than 200 works by British artist Leonora Carrington (until 23 September). Carrington arrived in Mexico City in 1942, and was based there until her death in 2011. She knew Kahlo and was friends with English millionaire Edward James, a patron of surrealist artists and creator of Las Pozas sculpture garden in the jungles of San Luis Potosí. The exhibition includes discoveries such as a colourful 22-piece set of tarot cards, intricate paintings and tapestries never shown before as well as her best-known works including her self-portrait borrowed from the Met, and her 1947 painting The Giantess. • Admission £2.40, free on Sundays, museoartemoderno.com

Cuernavaca

Interior of the Robert Brady Museum. Photograph: Alamy

Soon after their first marriage (in 1929), Kahlo and Rivera went to live in Cuernavaca, around 90km south of Mexico City, borrowing the home of the US ambassador to Mexico where they lived while Rivera was painting murals in the town’s Palacio de Cortés. They depict the atrocities committed against the indigenous people, and the Mexican Revolution, and are a macro take on the world, in contrast to Kahlo’s micro take. The Robert Brady Museum is one of the best artistic highlights of the city and contains work by Kahlo and Rivera. • Admission £1.80, museorobertbrady.com Joanna Moorhead

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Frida Kahlo’s neighbourhood: exploring vibrant Coyoacán, Mexico City

Ahead of a major Frida Kahlo show at Londons V&A we visit the artists bohemian district from her house to the cantina where she drank, and from arts venues to fantastic markets and restaurants

Coyoacán was once a hard-to-pronounce place, little known outside of Mexico City. Now it is an almost-obligatory destination for most visitors. Blame it on Frida Kahlo-mania. The artist’s birthplace and final residence, now the Museo Casa Azul, is here on a quiet residential street between similar still-private homes built around the turn of the 20th century. The folk art-filled museum, open as such since 1957, now draws queues that snake around the tree-lined block (advance online purchase of tickets is advisable). But this was not always the case.

Self-portrait with necklace by Frida Kahlo, 1933. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

On my first visit to this vast capital in 1978 as a student of art history, I wanted to visit the then little-known artist’s house. My guidebook didn’t mention it and my hotel concierge didn’t know of it – nor did the several taxi drivers I queried to help me find it. On that occasion I didn’t get there. And when I finally did, several years later, it was dusty and forgotten; I was the only visitor that day.

A short walk from the Casa Azul is the home where Leon Trotsky lived – and was killed with an ice-pick. The house has been preserved in detail: Trotsky’s bathrobe still hangs on the hook where he left it. It’s the area’s other big draw.

Museo Casa Azul, the Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacán. Photograph: Alamy

But it’s worth exploring the neighbourhood beyond these famous homes as there is much more to discover. Coyoacán’s main plaza, cobblestoned and plant-filled, is divided in halves, called Jardín Centenario and Jardín Hidalgo. They form a typical colonial Mexican town square, complete with benches for people-watching, gazebos for music and vendors selling balloons, toys and traditional sweets.

At the eastern side sits the church of San Juan Bautista, a highly gilded baroque affair. Across the plaza to the left of the church is the Casa de Cortés, a large yellow edifice, which occupies the site of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés’s 16th-century country home. Corazón de Maguey is an informal restaurant offering Oaxacan and other regional dishes. In the evenings it becomes more of a bar, with a large selection of mezcals. Outside seating affords a good view of the plaza.

Corazón de Maguey, Mexico

Frida and her husband Diego Rivera liked to knock back a tequila or 10 at Cantina La Guadalupana, which opened its doors in 1932. But unlike the equivalent Hemingway hangouts around the world, La Guadalupana has not become an overpriced tourist trap: it retains its old-fashioned working-class charm, bullfighting decor and good service. Free snacks are offered with drinks and there is a serviceable menu of Mexican dishes. The Mercado de Antojitos down the block, is a well known garage-like space; it’s open late and locals stop here for a rich pozole, the hominy-filled stew or a deep-fried quesadilla of cheese, squash blossom or chorizo.

Cantina La Guadalupana. Photograph: Alamy

Coyoacán’s market, a few blocks north (Calle Malintzin between Aguayo and Allende) is where Frida shopped, although the current structure was built in the 1950s, after her death. It still offers a colourful, folksy experience perfumed by flowers, fruits and bubbling pots of spicy mole sauce. In the middle of the market is the renowned Tostadas Coyoacán, with an abundant display of tostada toppings such as prawns, chicken, crab, and spicy pork, piled high and ready to be heaped on a crispy corn tortilla. Order one of the exotic fresh fruit drinks at the adjacent booth for a perfect Mexican lunch.

Heading west from the main plaza, Avenida Francisco Sosa is lined with spectacular colonial-era homes, such as the Italian Cultural Institute and the Casa de Cultura Jesús Reyes Heroles. Across the street is the leafy Plaza Santa Catarina, one of the loveliest spots in the city.

La Casa de los Tacos, Mexico

For a knockout taco experience, head to La Casa de los Tacos. The owners, Hector Ramos, a photographer who runs an art gallery upstairs, and Alejandro Escalante, author of the renowned Tacopedia, have created a thoroughly bohemian vibe. The tacos prehispánicos feature edible insects and are surprisingly delicious. For the less adventurous, there are grilled chicken, beef and pork tacos.

Mercadaroma, meanwhile, is Coyoacán’s answer to the gourmet street market craze. Dozens of stands offer multi-regional Mexican and international foods – and fusions of both – in a smartly designed three-storey building. Try the seafood tacos from the Pacific state of Sonora at Tetakawi or a torta (Mexico’s version of the sandwich), at La Barraca Valenciana.

Mercadoroma

Plaza de la Conchita, a few blocks east of the main plaza (walking down Higuera), is another peaceful park, whose church is one of the oldest in Mexico, dating to the mid-16th century. This architectural gem is a rare example of tequitqui style, which shows the influence of indigenous Indian craftsmen on Spanish baroque architectural ornament.

In addition to architecture-viewing and great eating, Coyoacán offers several other important cultural institutions. The Cineteca Nacional is Mexico’s central film institute, housed in a soaring modern complex where as many as 30 movies are shown on any given day. The Centro Cultural y Social Veracruzano is home to a theatre, shop and El Tajin one of the area’s best restaurants. Down the same road, at no. 134 is the largest branch of Gandhi, Mexico’s major bookseller.

A stroll around Coyoacán makes for a peaceful – and delicious – day out. And a snapshot of Frida’s Mexico.

More Frida-related attractions in Mexico City, and beyond

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum, San Angel, Mexico City

Photograph: Alamy

Designed by the couple’s friend, the architect and artist Juan O’Gorman, this was Kahlo and Rivera’s first proper marital home. It’s actually two houses joined by a bridge. They lived here from 1934 to 1939 and divorced in that year. Kahlo moved back to the Blue House and when she and Rivera remarried the following year, he moved to join her there, though he kept the San Angel house as his studio. Most interesting for visitors today is the bathroom in Frida’s quarters, which inspired one of her most famous works: What the Water Gave Me – it’s a meditation on her life and her history, as she lay in the tub. • Admission £1.30, under 13s free, estudiodiegorivera.inba.gob.mx

Xochimilco and Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City

Colourful boats at the Floating Gardens in Xochimilco. Photograph: Alamy

The floating gardens of Xochimilco have been Mexico City’s favourite way to spend a Sunday for many decades, as shown by the photographs of Kahlo trailing her hand into the water from her boat. It’s still the best place to soak up the vibrant, colourful and musical culture of the Mexico Kahlo loved. Rent a boat and be ferried through canals awash with mariachi bands, tortilla- and taco-makers, beer and tequila sellers. Afterwards head for the tranquillity of the Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino, a 17th-century mansion once owned by a friend and patron of Rivera’s. As well as many works by him it contains important paintings by Kahlo, although they’re on loan to an exhibition in Milan until the summer. • Admission £3.75, free entry on Tuesdays, museodoloresolmedo.org.mx

Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City

Photograph: Francesca Yorke/Getty Images

Kahlo’s painting The Two Fridas features in the museum’s collection of 20th-century Mexican art. The museum is currently showing more than more than 200 works by British artist Leonora Carrington (until 23 September). Carrington arrived in Mexico City in 1942, and was based there until her death in 2011. She knew Kahlo and was friends with English millionaire Edward James, a patron of surrealist artists and creator of Las Pozas sculpture garden in the jungles of San Luis Potosí. The exhibition includes discoveries such as a colourful 22-piece set of tarot cards, intricate paintings and tapestries never shown before as well as her best-known works including her self-portrait borrowed from the Met, and her 1947 painting The Giantess. • Admission £2.40, free on Sundays, museoartemoderno.com

Cuernavaca

Interior of the Robert Brady Museum. Photograph: Alamy

Soon after their first marriage (in 1929), Kahlo and Rivera went to live in Cuernavaca, around 90km south of Mexico City, borrowing the home of the US ambassador to Mexico where they lived while Rivera was painting murals in the town’s Palacio de Cortés. They depict the atrocities committed against the indigenous people, and the Mexican Revolution, and are a macro take on the world, in contrast to Kahlo’s micro take. The Robert Brady Museum is one of the best artistic highlights of the city and contains work by Kahlo and Rivera. • Admission £1.80, museorobertbrady.com Joanna Moorhead

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Cryptocurrency Startup Flees to Canada to Avoid U.S. Regulatory Expenses

CBblocks, a Miami-based firm that specializes in cryptocurrency wallet management, has enjoyed great success in 30 days. So much so that the company is planning to move to Canada in order to escape the U.S. regulatory burden.

Cryptocurrency Wallet Management Startup Moves to Canada to Avoid U.S. Regulation

CBlocks was created by Auston Bunsen, Mario Aguayo, and PK Banks, in a matter of days. Launched in mid-January, the venture quickly found high demand, worth $32,000 in a single month. The product: a mystery box of cryptocurrencies delivered in a physical USB wallet.

Auston Bunsen, Chief Executive Officer of the startup, told StarterStory that the team drew inspiration from Crypto Roulette, a website that shows users how much they could have profited from investing $1,000 in the cryptocurrency market with any set of six random digital currencies at any point in time in the year of 2017.

“I had recently seen this website cryptoroulette.info and told him he could literally buy anything and he would probably learn something and make money.”

While the first day of business was supported by friends and family buying, the second day was worth $3,000 in sales after being featured in TheNextWeb. CBlocks has been featured in Forbes, The Outline, and LifeHacker since then and sales skyrocketed. By mid-March, the startup was two weeks backlogged on orders.

CBlocks randomly generates five different cryptocurrencies for users and loads them into a secure USB wallet with AES 256 bit encryption, the same used by banks to protect their networks. Buyers can choose from four 4 subscriptions tiers that range from $75 to $500, with each tier costing $25 more. Then USB drive is then shipped inside a collector’s case and delivered to the buyer’s address.

The startup claims they have developed an algorithm to randomize the five cryptocurrencies chosen among the top 100 digital assets by market capitalization. The product is mostly marketed to people who want to enter the cryptocurrency market, but don’t know how.

By randomly choosing the cryptocurrencies and delivering them via USB drive, CBlocks takes care of what many newbies would consider complex decision-making, such as understanding the value of each digital currency. Customers can also skip registering with an exchange operator.

The high demand had CBlocks’ founders scrambling to learn whether the startup is a money services company or not. The costly situation of eventually being considered as such by U.S. regulators has led the founders to choose Canada for the company’s headquarters.

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Cryptocurrency Startup Flees to Canada to Avoid U.S. Regulatory Expenses

CBblocks, a Miami-based firm that specializes in cryptocurrency wallet management, has enjoyed great success in 30 days. So much so that the company is planning to move to Canada in order to escape the U.S. regulatory burden.

Cryptocurrency Wallet Management Startup Moves to Canada to Avoid U.S. Regulation

CBlocks was created by Auston Bunsen, Mario Aguayo, and PK Banks, in a matter of days. Launched in mid-January, the venture quickly found high demand, worth $32,000 in a single month. The product: a mystery box of cryptocurrencies delivered in a physical USB wallet.

Auston Bunsen, Chief Executive Officer of the startup, told StarterStory that the team drew inspiration from Crypto Roulette, a website that shows users how much they could have profited from investing $1,000 in the cryptocurrency market with any set of six random digital currencies at any point in time in the year of 2017.

“I had recently seen this website cryptoroulette.info and told him he could literally buy anything and he would probably learn something and make money.”

While the first day of business was supported by friends and family buying, the second day was worth $3,000 in sales after being featured in TheNextWeb. CBlocks has been featured in Forbes, The Outline, and LifeHacker since then and sales skyrocketed. By mid-March, the startup was two weeks backlogged on orders.

CBlocks randomly generates five different cryptocurrencies for users and loads them into a secure USB wallet with AES 256 bit encryption, the same used by banks to protect their networks. Buyers can choose from four 4 subscriptions tiers that range from $75 to $500, with each tier costing $25 more. Then USB drive is then shipped inside a collector’s case and delivered to the buyer’s address.

The startup claims they have developed an algorithm to randomize the five cryptocurrencies chosen among the top 100 digital assets by market capitalization. The product is mostly marketed to people who want to enter the cryptocurrency market, but don’t know how.

By randomly choosing the cryptocurrencies and delivering them via USB drive, CBlocks takes care of what many newbies would consider complex decision-making, such as understanding the value of each digital currency. Customers can also skip registering with an exchange operator.

The high demand had CBlocks’ founders scrambling to learn whether the startup is a money services company or not. The costly situation of eventually being considered as such by U.S. regulators has led the founders to choose Canada for the company’s headquarters.

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Cryptocurrency Startup Flees to Canada to Avoid U.S. Regulatory Expenses

CBblocks, a Miami-based firm that specializes in cryptocurrency wallet management, has enjoyed great success in 30 days. So much so that the company is planning to move to Canada in order to escape the U.S. regulatory burden.

Cryptocurrency Wallet Management Startup Moves to Canada to Avoid U.S. Regulation

CBlocks was created by Auston Bunsen, Mario Aguayo, and PK Banks, in a matter of days. Launched in mid-January, the venture quickly found high demand, worth $32,000 in a single month. The product: a mystery box of cryptocurrencies delivered in a physical USB wallet.

Auston Bunsen, Chief Executive Officer of the startup, told StarterStory that the team drew inspiration from Crypto Roulette, a website that shows users how much they could have profited from investing $1,000 in the cryptocurrency market with any set of six random digital currencies at any point in time in the year of 2017.

“I had recently seen this website cryptoroulette.info and told him he could literally buy anything and he would probably learn something and make money.”

While the first day of business was supported by friends and family buying, the second day was worth $3,000 in sales after being featured in TheNextWeb. CBlocks has been featured in Forbes, The Outline, and LifeHacker since then and sales skyrocketed. By mid-March, the startup was two weeks backlogged on orders.

CBlocks randomly generates five different cryptocurrencies for users and loads them into a secure USB wallet with AES 256 bit encryption, the same used by banks to protect their networks. Buyers can choose from four 4 subscriptions tiers that range from $75 to $500, with each tier costing $25 more. Then USB drive is then shipped inside a collector’s case and delivered to the buyer’s address.

The startup claims they have developed an algorithm to randomize the five cryptocurrencies chosen among the top 100 digital assets by market capitalization. The product is mostly marketed to people who want to enter the cryptocurrency market, but don’t know how.

By randomly choosing the cryptocurrencies and delivering them via USB drive, CBlocks takes care of what many newbies would consider complex decision-making, such as understanding the value of each digital currency. Customers can also skip registering with an exchange operator.

The high demand had CBlocks’ founders scrambling to learn whether the startup is a money services company or not. The costly situation of eventually being considered as such by U.S. regulators has led the founders to choose Canada for the company’s headquarters.

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Cryptocurrency Startup Flees to Canada to Avoid U.S. Regulatory Expenses

CBblocks, a Miami-based firm that specializes in cryptocurrency wallet management, has enjoyed great success in 30 days. So much so that the company is planning to move to Canada in order to escape the U.S. regulatory burden.

Cryptocurrency Wallet Management Startup Moves to Canada to Avoid U.S. Regulation

CBlocks was created by Auston Bunsen, Mario Aguayo, and PK Banks, in a matter of days. Launched in mid-January, the venture quickly found high demand, worth $32,000 in a single month. The product: a mystery box of cryptocurrencies delivered in a physical USB wallet.

Auston Bunsen, Chief Executive Officer of the startup, told StarterStory that the team drew inspiration from Crypto Roulette, a website that shows users how much they could have profited from investing $1,000 in the cryptocurrency market with any set of six random digital currencies at any point in time in the year of 2017.

“I had recently seen this website cryptoroulette.info and told him he could literally buy anything and he would probably learn something and make money.”

While the first day of business was supported by friends and family buying, the second day was worth $3,000 in sales after being featured in TheNextWeb. CBlocks has been featured in Forbes, The Outline, and LifeHacker since then and sales skyrocketed. By mid-March, the startup was two weeks backlogged on orders.

CBlocks randomly generates five different cryptocurrencies for users and loads them into a secure USB wallet with AES 256 bit encryption, the same used by banks to protect their networks. Buyers can choose from four 4 subscriptions tiers that range from $75 to $500, with each tier costing $25 more. Then USB drive is then shipped inside a collector’s case and delivered to the buyer’s address.

The startup claims they have developed an algorithm to randomize the five cryptocurrencies chosen among the top 100 digital assets by market capitalization. The product is mostly marketed to people who want to enter the cryptocurrency market, but don’t know how.

By randomly choosing the cryptocurrencies and delivering them via USB drive, CBlocks takes care of what many newbies would consider complex decision-making, such as understanding the value of each digital currency. Customers can also skip registering with an exchange operator.

The high demand had CBlocks’ founders scrambling to learn whether the startup is a money services company or not. The costly situation of eventually being considered as such by U.S. regulators has led the founders to choose Canada for the company’s headquarters.

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This Film Festival Spotlighting Female, Non-Binary, and BIPOC Artists is Going Virtual

Breakthroughs Film Festival, the only festival in Canada devoted exclusively to short films directed by emerging women and non-binary directors, is taking its 2020 lineup online this year. From June 25 to 28, the festival—now in its ninth year—will be presenting 17 short films screening at 7pm daily.

This year’s festival features works of narrative fiction, animation and documentary, tackling issues from gender identity and motherhood to race and body image. The theme for the 2020 Breakthroughs Film Festival is ‘Too Much,’ in reference to “all the ways in which women and non-binary people are often seen as ‘too much’ of something or ‘not enough’ of something else.” 50% of this year’s line-up was created by BIPOC artists, and the filmmakers hail from five different countries: Iceland, USA, Finland, India and Canada.

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Canadian highlights from this year’s lineup include Kourtney Jackson’s Wash Day, an experimental documentary spotlighting three young Black women as they talk about their hair and their personal journeys in body positivity and self-love; Alicia Harris’s Canadian Screen Award-winning narrative-short Pick, about a young girl who has to face the unexpected consequences of wearing her afro to school; and Metis Femme Bodies by Chanelle Lajoie, featuring candid conversations about what it means to be Métis.

The films will screen at 7pm EST everyday between June 25 and 28 on the Breakthroughs website, with a live Q&A with the filmmakers following each screening. An $18 festival pass allows access to all 17 films, with single tickets also available for $5 each.

See the full 2020 Breakthroughs Film Festival schedule here:

Thursday, June 25th

Bite & Smile, Elise Bauman (Canada, 1 min) A satirical look into society’s expectations of women, set against the gloriously comedic backdrop of a commercial audition.

I Am Mackenzie, Artemis Anastasiadou (USA, 20 min) Caught between toxic masculinity, a sequin dress and a teenage crush, a young skater growing up in rural Texas learns more about herself after impulsively rushing towards love.

Tight, No Pain, Isabella Carrera (Canada, 10 min) Three women share their intimate experiences living with Vaginismus and the effect it has on their self-esteem, body image and romantic relationships.

A Celebration, Mahsa Razavi (Canada, 11 min) In an attempt to fit in with her new Canadian classmates, 8-year-old Ada tries to convince her newly-immigrated mother to celebrate Thanksgiving by cooking a turkey.

Friday, June 26th

Pick, Alicia K Harris (Canada, 11 min) A young girl wears her afro to school and has to deal with the unexpected consequences.

Pitoc E Icinakosian, Gerry Ottawa & Jos-Onimskiw-Dubé (Canada, 6 min) Gerry’s realization of her true identity and decision to transition is accepted and encouraged by her loving family in this sweet portrait co-authored by her brother.

Mother and Milk, Ami Lindholm (Finland, 11 min) This sharply humorous animation exposes the mental strain on new mothers by depicting the challenges as exaggerated catastrophes.

Wanted: Strong Woman, Marilyn Cooke (Canada, 15 min) Nadege lacks the confidence to get what she wants from life, until the day she discovers a new passion that awakens the beast inside her.

Saturday, June 27th

Best Friends Forever, Emily Gagne & Joshua Korngut (Canada, 14 min) When teenage outcast Leslie mistakenly unleashes a nightmarish ghoul named Nancy, she’s forced to defeat a decades-old urban legend or face a fate worse than death: becoming Nancy’s new best friend…forever.

Date Night, Arlen Aguayo Stewart (Canada, 6 min) Alba nervously gets ready for her first date after a very long time battling a negative inner monologue about her age, appearance, and a deeper fear that her daughters don’t want to talk about.

Affanato, Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur (Canada, 5 min) Living in a surreal universe, Mathilde, a young girl who is studying the violin, finds her everyday life changed when her hands fuse with her instrument.

Kenin, Élisa Moar (Canada, 3 min) The journey from self-blame to self-healing is distinctly depicted in this personal and poetic documentary about surviving sexual assault and finding freedom in speaking one’s own truth.

Binimoy, Tanvi Chowdhary (India/USA, 19 min) Gauri and Amal are both secretly planning a special surprise for each other to celebrate their first wedding anniversary in this delightful remake of the O Henry classic, The Gift of Magi.

Sunday, June 28th

Baby Teeth, Anik Desmarais-Spencer & Sonya Chwyl (Canada, 13 min) When Ana sets out to fulfill her mother’s last wish by burying her corpse in the woods, she’s consumed by memories of their relationship in this skillful narrative exploring the complexities of mother-daughter relationships.

XY, Anna Karín Lárusdóttir (Iceland, 15 min) Lísa is struggling with secrets about her body and uncomfortable visits to the doctor until she finally finds a compassionate ear in her estranged best friend Bryndis, who breaks through to Lisa with loving acceptance.

Metis Femme Bodies, Chanelle Lajoie (Canada, 6 min) Candid conversations about what it means to be Métis, to unlearn misleading narratives and the importance of relearning one’s own body and heritage are set to the backdrop of poetic, interpretive images of bodies.

Wash Day, Kourtney Jackson (Canada, 10 min) As they get ready for the day, Eve, Kyera, and Magda discuss the public perception of their blackness in relation to their personal journeys in cultivating a strong sense of self.

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