A hipster alert resounded through Guadalajara and a sea of black-clad “under 30-something’s” descended on Andares Mall last Thursday as Boutique Elnierika hosted a launch party for a limited edition sale of VANS footwear – not just any model of the globally popular skateboard shoe, mind you, but sneakers and high-tops with designs created and hand-sewn by Jalisco’s native Huichol Indians.

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.