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Too Much is Just Enough

Too Much is Just Enough

Carina del Valle Schorske's tour-de-force writing on Eddie Palmieri, Bad Bunny, and more

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Michelle Mercer
Feb 22, 2025
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Last month, when I was reading Puerto Rican novels to prepare for a writing retreat there, my thirteen-year-old son asked how I liked the new Bad Bunny album.

“I haven’t really listened,” I said. “Reggaeton is okay. Not my favorite.” (In my defense, with all the political news to follow, what grown person doesn’t perform daily triage on pop culture, lim…

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