At home this past weekend, I had the pleasure of streaming “Godzilla vs. Kong,” but the experience was far from pleasurable. There are no spoilers here, and this is not a movie review, but an ...
From the outside looking in, something is quite off in the economics of higher education. With some universities passing a year mark conducting classes partially or fully online, one would expect some form of a ...
Observing social media trends on César Chávez Day this year, I noticed how seldom Chávez is remembered and celebrated nationally. As a representative of the younger generations, I’m afraid to say that this trend is ...
Christopher Hitchens was right. Well, perhaps to some, that first statement by itself is too provocative. Allow me to specify: Christopher Hitchens was right as it relates to third parties. Namely that third parties are, ...
One year ago, I remember telling my friends that this all seemed like a science-fiction film. It’s hard enough for us to comprehend the loss of one person. It’s nearly impossible to understand the loss ...
Tucked away in a red-bricked nook in Boston stands one of my favorite coffee shops. Well, stood. Traveling in the heartland of Boston last September, it was a shock to notice that my once favorite ...
On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a near-complete reopening of the Texas economy. Looking at the COVID-19 data and analyzing the risks and benefits, I disagree with this position. Just as we are a month ...
For the first time in nearly half a century, El Paso has a new private skyscraper, WestStar Tower. The behemoth structure forged almost entirely of aqua glass and steel stands at around 280 feet from ...
If we could imagine a line of all the Americans who desire the coronavirus vaccine, where in line are those who are imprisoned? Are they to make up the rear? After healthy and young Americans? ...
The Georgia runoffs were a must-win for President-elect Joe Biden. In a speech in Atlanta the day before the Jan. 5 election, Biden spoke with passion, noting that “unlike any time in (his) career one ...
I didn’t go to a single movie theater in 2020. Not one. Partially, this is one of the costs of being a college student with no car and no theaters next to campus, but more ...
The city announced Wednesday that it would be resuming library curbside book pickups, which had been suspended since November of last year. Despite closing these outdoor services, the city’s librarians (at least the ones who ...
Editor’s note: Ryan James Solis will contribute essays to El Paso Matters that will be published each Thursday Jan. 6, 2021, will be remembered through it’s images. Portraits from a nation in distress. Mourning the ...
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The census has completed its survey, and the results are in. The winners are Texas, Florida, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, and North Carolina – all of whom picked up one congressional seat (except for Texas, which ...