Since he was three years old, Gerardo Goss has been fascinated by the Virgin of Zapopan.

Little has changed in the two years since Imelda Virgen, a 40-year-old Guadalajara psychologist, was beaten to death on the orders of her husband. The suspects remain in custody but have yet to be sentenced.

Much to the disappointment of the family, authorities have refused to classify the case as a femicide (a crime motivated by hatred of women), despite the requests of human rights groups.

Ever wondered what your lips say about you – when you’re not talking, that is?  The art of “Lipsology” is the newest method to discover aspects of your personality you never dreamed of – at least that’s what certified lipsologist Ariana Lightningstorm (Anna Snodgrass) maintained on a recent visit to Guadalajara as part of introducing her certified specialty to Mexico.  My own venture into lip print reading was fun, revealing, and easy to accomplish.

“It seems to me that the rules and regulations for a same sex marriage are much like those for many other bureaucratic processes in Mexico. Just when we thought we knew the rules, they changed.”

A small Guadalajara business will soon be heading into its third year designing and selling creatively reworked industrial castoffs.

The chic and the earthy mingle every Saturday afternoon at the upscale Andares centro comercial with a pleasant farmers market or tianguis that draws a crowd to the north edge of town with offerings of organic produce and artesanal prepared foods.