Paula

They left Santiago seeking a better life by the sea. But an infidelity ended their marriage. Over the years, the pain gave way to a new kind of family.

A woman has just had a baby and, a few days later, stops sleeping, hears voices, or begins to believe things like her baby is a demon. Postpartum psychosis is a rare illness that can alter her contact with reality and progress within hours. These weeks it has been in the spotlight again due to the case of Lindsay Clancy, an American woman who killed her three children and then tried to take her own life. Before the murders, she had asked for help. And that point is relevant because after childbirth, attention usually focuses on the newborn; however, the mother also goes through enormous physical and emotional changes. Watching her, supporting her, and being alert to signs that something is wrong can make a difference.

She is two years old, has more than 56 thousand followers, and has traveled several kilometers. Molly walks with a harness, travels south, and has even gone trekking in the mountains. But none of that was planned when Magdalena, her owner, decided to adopt her.

In this edition of our Legal Advice column, we talk about what happens when, after a separation, differences in parenting styles end up affecting the health, development, or well-being of a child. Where does a different way of parenting end and a possible violation of rights begin?

He was never much into dating. He preferred studying, traveling, and exploring the world. But Cupid did his work, and while studying far from Chile, he met the man with whom he would end up building a family.

After almost a decade off the scene, the traditional Guachaca Summit returns this September with music, celebration, and a gastronomic proposal that revives the most beloved flavors of Chilean cuisine.

For decades, Aurora Badilla de Calvo’s photographs remained stored in the family memory. Today, her glass plates – taken between 1894 and 1925 – allow us to reconstruct not only the life of one of Chile’s first amateur photographers but also the faces, customs, spaces, and scenes of a country that has already disappeared.

At 91 years old, Luz Jiménez has just filmed Caído del cielo, a short film about the encounter between an elderly woman who lives alone and a young man who escapes from a juvenile detention center. Regarding this project, she talks with Paula about old age, loneliness, and the desire to continue doing theater.

They talk, remember what they are told, and are available whenever a boy or girl wants to talk. They are stuffed animals, dolls, and small robots that incorporate artificial intelligence to become a kind of “friend” always available. A new way to play that also raises unsettling questions about the bonds they create, what they might say, and what happens to everything they hear.

“Being skinny is the outfit,” says a new trend on social media. The phrase may sound new, but the idea behind it is older than the wheel: that a skinny body is better than the others.