Post #747342
2026-03-21 20:08 UTC
Great little feature on the recent re-emergence and resurgence of rótulos in Mexico City (following a period in which street vendors were ordered to paint over or remove their signs and display a municipal seal instead 😖)
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-21/the-new-life-of-hand-painted-signs-in-mexico.html
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@ashur@front-end.social 2026-03-21 20:09
See @blag@typo.social’s article from 2022 about the change (subscribers-only — hint, hint! 😉) https://bl.ag/rotulos-of-cuauhtemoc-the-whitewashing-of-vernacular-signs-in-mexico-city/
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@tylersticka@social.lol 2026-03-22 15:01
@ashur@front-end.social Gorgeous!!