Does Felipe Calderón love his children? We are quite sure that he does. If this promotional video for the possible heir to fellow PANista Vicente Foxe seems to you to have a “North of the border” slickness, it may not be simply coincidental.

Harvard-educated Felipe Calderón, who the New York Times calls “a dapper man who speaks with all the fire of an economist,” is perceived as the safe, business-friendly presidential candidate. This video carefully cultivates a persona antithetical to the rougher-hewn López Obrador.

As an artesan, Javier Marin works with a variety of materials, employing many techniques to create his pieces. He has been kind enough to take the time to explain some of these materials and processes. Javier’s father, in the days well before email, used to transmit telegraph messages via morse code in the building adjacent to where his son now works.

Ecological awareness is universal these days, especially among young people. Javier explains his own use of natural and biological materials, a use that does not involve the destruction of any living creatures, but rather the reuse of materials that have been jettisoned by their original animal owners.

Take it from the boys in Skampida, the best ways to learn a language are 1) to watch a lot of tv (yabla!) and 2) to find yourself a native girlfriend/boyfriend! Skampida is one of the best bands ever from Bogotá, and we caught up with them while they were spending some time hangeando in The Big Manzana.

Just over a quarter of Mexico’s 127.5 million people are aged 18-24, and as such the “youth vote” could easily make or break any candidate in Mexico’s upcoming election on July 2. Patterned after the “Rock the Vote” campaign in the USA, Tu Rock Es Votar is running a television, radio and web campaign that hopes to improve voter turnout in the Mexican youth population despite a general desencantado (“disenchanted”) attitude found amongst all eligible voters.

Tu Rock Es Votar, a.k.a. TREV, continues its efforts to rally Mexico’s youth to get out and vote come election day. It’s something of an unspoken secret that TREV’s organizers tend to lean to the left, but they strive to make the ads non-partisan.

At last, Duque is able to confirm the true outcome of the numbers he played in the Loterín.

While Margarita awaits the arrival of the rescue squad, Plata updates the company on Duque's unfortunate situation. Meanwhile, Cuentagotas' crew fears that their interrogation of Duque may have gone too far.

At the nightclub, Duque's naïveté and inexperience comes to light. Meanwhile, Margarita, Orrego, and Plata continue to discuss how to deal with the aftermath of the latter two's extreme practical joke.

Roberto gives Jorge's lawyer a piece of his mind as a shaken Marcela visits her ex-boyfriend.

As Mariana continues to struggle at the hospital, Marcela and Jorge continue their intense conversation, and Nicolás' father attempts to placate his demanding girlfriend.

While Jorge begs Marcela to stay, she is officially fed up with his heartless and egotistical behavior. Meanwhile, Mariana's parents struggle not to blame themselves for her tragic situation.

Albeit tragic, the incident with the hamster has changed the dynamic between Kevin and his older brother Leo forever.

In the wake of the hamster incident, Kevin and Leo's relationship is strained, to say the least.