Saturday Night Live hit its 50th anniversary last season, which was followed by an eventful summer. As fans awaited the show's return, they learned that creator Lorne Michaels was in fact coming back for Season 51. In the meantime, several cast members either were let go or left voluntarily: long-time veterans Ego Nwodim and Heidi Gardner, John Higgins, Emil Wakim, Devon Walker, and Michael Longfellow. Also, a handful of comedians joined the cast: Ben Marshall (a step up from exclusively being on "Please Don't Destroy"), Veronika Slowikowska, Kam Patterson, Jeremy Culhane, and Tommy Brennan. In December 2025, Bowen Yang announced his exit.

It’s common for Puerto Rico to be overlooked when the topic is its literature. Both in Spain and Latin America, its literary production remains largely unknown despite its power and quality. With few exceptions, due to editorial policies, what is written in Puerto Rico stays in Puerto Rico. The neglect is widespread. In a book as emblematic as Open Veins of Latin America, Eduardo Galeano doesn’t mention the island even once. Needless to say, there was no intention to offend. It’s simply a matter of invisibility. Often, perhaps too often, Puerto Rico is simply left out.

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Beyoncé may have brought her family and worn a silver-and-crystal-jewelry dress made to look like a skeleton for her first appearance in 10 years at the Met Gala. Bad Bunny may have looked like a venerable old man dressed in a Zara suit. The Kardashians may have brought out the big guns—and big corsets—to wear on the most famous steps in the world. But this year, beyond the celebrities, the beautiful dresses, the much-needed inclusivity, and the messages about the conversation between art and fashion, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s gala in New York will be remembered for another issue, one that seems even more important than highlighting body diversity, or how fashion itself is also art: how wealth, changing with each generation, can alter the narrative, take over culture, create a rarefied atmosphere and even usher in a new era.

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