No puede ser más linda, más conmovedora, más increíblemente íntima la muestra del artista tucumano Gabriel Chaile en esa extraña sucursal del Museo Malba que es Malba Puertos y que está en Escobar,

Un poco al aire libre, un poco con salas de exhibición con paredes de vidrio, un poco con muchos talleres, un poco con la presencia de un curso de agua ahí, ahí mismo, para sentarse a su lado a pensar en lo que se acaba de ver o, bueno, a pensar nomás, que no está mal. Y todo gratis.

Gabriel Chaile hizo, para la Bienal de Venecia de 2022, un enorme grupo escultórico con piezas que medían entre tres y seis metros y pesaban más de 300 kilos. Y el coleccionista Eduardo Costantini las vio y las compró. Sí, hubo que traerlas desde Venecia, pero ese es otro tema.

A simple vista se entiende que remiten a las vasijas indígenas que aparecen el norte argentino pero, tal vez por eso, que hablan de su familia. Son vasijas y son hornitos. Pero esas enormes vasijas tienen carita, expresión, a veces manos, y están dispuestas de manera significativa: por eso es enorme y está en el centro si abuela materna, Rosario Liendro. Así, como la abuela, se llama la obra. También están la madre -que carga dos niñitos-vasijitas- el padre y los abuelos paternos.

Las obras fueron a dar a la “Sala Chaile” y son la muestra permanente de Malba Puertos. Alrededor de ellas, el Museo -que dirige Eleonora Jaureguiberry- organiza actividades. Una de ella consiste en llamar a distintos autores y pedirles que escriban un texto inspirado en esta sala. Y luego, que lo lean ahí mismo.

Eso hizo este sábada Marie Gouiric, nacida en 1985 y autora de varios libros de poesía y de las novelas las novelas De dónde viene la costumbre (publicada por la editorial Random House en, 2019) y Ese tiempo que tuvimos por corazón (Random House, 2023).

Aquí el texto que leyó Gouiric, en plena sala. Lo tituló “El rincón donde yo me crecí”. El que habla, explicó, es Dios.

Marie Gouiric

Dices, y te equivocas con las palabras que eliges. Dejas bajo una transparencia el error que significaste para este mundo desde que llegaste. Es por ese error que yo te elegí, entre tantos.

Las piedras hablarían si nadie hablara, y tú eres esa piedra. Una piedra marrón, preciosa, que viaja y siempre vuelve a casa. Una piedra con un corazón conforme al mío, que saca cuerpos del barro y les da vida: una génesis caprichosa que yo también hice en el comienzo de todo. Debo advertirte sobre esto: donde hay vida, hay muerte, y ahora que pasaron los años y perdí el control de mi propia creación, multiplicada por toda la tierra, me doy cuenta: hice lo que hice para no estar solo. Tú no estás solo ni vas a estarlo. Yo estoy contigo. Sin embargo, sigue construyendo tus criaturas para que te acompañen y ganen el respeto del mundo. Un mundo que te creyó errado, a vos y a los tuyos, y por eso te elegí entre tantos. Amasa a tu madre, a tu padre, a tu abuela y a tus hermanos. No importa lo que hayan hecho, por tu mano se volverán más buenos, más puros y más sabios. Podrás perdonarlos y estarás en paz.

Cuando hables del pan, el sol brillará y será tu forma más inteligente para hablar del hambre. Cuando nombres los ladrillos que son estufa, el viento se detendrá y será tu forma más amable para hablar del frío. Cuando digas trabajo, las aves volverán a sus cuevas y será tu forma más humana para hablar de la falta. Cuando enumeres tus materiales, la tierra se mantendrá húmeda y será tu forma más oportuna para hablar del vacío. Cuando digas política, no sucederá nada y será tu forma más correcta para hablar de la intemperie.

Hiciste silencio en un principio para comprender. Tu silencio fue escuchado, por eso te elegí entre tantos. Luego produjiste el alimento en hornos como animales, y lo multiplicaste. Lo repartiste entre hombres, mujeres y niños, frente a un río que no te olvida aunque estés lejos. La naturaleza tiene sentimientos —y tú lo sabes—, emociones que se conservarán en lo que hagas siempre que confíes en todo lo que pienses, en todo lo que hables. Armarás tu familia ¿y a quién más? Nadie sabe, queda tiempo por delante.

Te protegeré de aquellos que se intimidan frente a lo que es diferente y lo destruyen. Del que habita bajo mi abrigo, nadie toca su morada. Entre mis plumas te cubriré y debajo de mis alas permanecerás seguro. Yo soy el gran yo soy, te elegí entre tantos y ese error que te dirían ser es tu fortaleza. Pudiste contar el rincón donde te creciste por no cargar con mandatos. Tuviste libertad para estudiar y abrazar una historia desmembrada y sin imágenes, donde se pierden los nombres y se confunden los relatos. Pero yo te di un arte heredado y maravilloso, y tú lo supiste desde siempre.

Era yo quien te murmuraba cuando niño y te decía: serás artista. Fue mi manera de nutrirte con un propósito. Hiciste todo lo que te mandé con la mirada siempre en el horizonte y eso te salvó de la locura. Te empujé con un amor vasto y suficiente para atravesar el túnel de la necesidad y el tiempo, accidente que amenazó con tragárselo todo, pero tuviste mi bendición —que algunos llaman suerte— y la conseguiste también para los tuyos porque eres bueno y los buenos todo merecen.

Que siempre tengas frutas de los árboles y trigo de la tierra para hacer el pan.

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Democrats are sticking to their skepticism about President Donald Trump’s performance on the economy, blasting the country’s «unaffordability» even as the reporting from January exceeded expectations on inflation and the job market.

January’s inflation report, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed just a 2.5% increase in prices over last year — a number that inches the economy closer to the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%.

Similarly, the U.S. jobs report for last month showed that the economy added 130,000 jobs, beating out projections from forecasters like Reuters, Oxford University and Bloomberg.

Many predictions had estimated the U.S. would add just 50,000 to 75,000 in January.

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The reports are the latest in a series of reports during the second Trump administration that have defied Democrat predictions of persistent inflation and economic downturn amid the implementation of GOP policies that Democrats oppose, such as Trump’s tariffs and a more aggressive focus on domestic production.  

But to Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the top Democrat on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Development Committee, the numbers don’t make good on the promises Trump made on the campaign trail.

«Donald Trump promised to lower costs ‘on day one.’ But one year into his second term, food continues to get more expensive, utility costs are soaring, and housing prices are rising,» Warren said in a statement on the inflation report.

«Trump is making life less affordable for American families – and instead of fixing the economic pain he’s caused, he says this is the Trump economy, and he is ‘very proud’ of it,» she said.

Among the policies Democrats believe are contributing to high prices, Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member on the House Budget Committee, singled out Trump’s position on tariffs in his own statement about the price index.

«Donald Trump promised he would end inflation on ‘day one.’ Today is Day 389, and prices are higher than ever,» Boyle said.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a «Make America Wealthy Again» trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

«Instead of keeping his promise, Trump has increased the costs Americans pay through his massive tariff taxes — the highest tariffs since the Great Depression. Ordinary Americans simply can’t afford Trump’s reckless economic policies,» he said.

The criticisms from Boyle and Warren aren’t new. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., blasted the administration on affordability even ahead of the reporting on inflation. 

«Costs haven’t gone down in the United States of America. Costs have gone up under failed Republican policies. Housing costs are out of control. Grocery costs are out of control. Healthcare costs are out of control. Utility bills are out of control. And child care costs are out of control,» Jeffries said in a press conference last week.

Other Democrats believe the numbers themselves may come with an asterisk.

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, said he thinks the job report, in particular, doesn’t signal a strong market on its own.

«Beating expectations once doesn’t absolve the pain of the meager monthly average of 15,000 jobs created last year,» Neal said in a statement about the labor report.

«The fine print of this report, which shows significant downward revisions of Trump’s first year in office, casts strong doubt that people can rely on this administration to deliver for them,» Neal said, referring to other disappointing jobs reports from 2025.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., walks towards the House chamber on Capitol Hill on Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, believes Republicans are showing signs of nervousness about the economy.

She believes that Trump has already tacitly admitted that affordability remains an issue for Americans.

«Trump called this affordability crisis a ‘hoax,’ but he knows it’s real and now wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%,» Waters said, referring to an idea floated by Trump earlier this year to limit the amount banks can charge borrowers.

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«Well, President Trump, I’m pleased to know if you’re listening, we don’t agree on much of anything, but we do on this,» Waters said.

Democrats contacted by Fox News Digital did not address whether the numbers from the January reporting indicated the country was on the right track, despite their other outstanding concerns.

French police raided the headquarters of the Arab World Institute (AWI) on Monday as part of its investigation into a former government official’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Authorities searched the Paris headquarters along with several other locations, according to the national financial prosecutor. The investigators were searching for documents relating to ex-culture minister Jack Lang, who served as the AWI’s head until his resignation last month. AWI is a part of France’s foreign ministry.

Both Jack and Caroline Lang have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing or receiving financial benefits from Epstein. Their lawyer, Laurent Merlet, told French broadcaster BFMTV this month that «there was no movement of funds.»

Fallout from the release of millions of new documents related to Epstein has rippled through Europe. On Saturday, Paris prosecutors set up a dedicated team to review the files, coordinating with the financial prosecutor and national police.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter on Saturday that «all» Epstein files have now been released, consistent with Section 3 of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

«In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and as described in various Department submissions to the courts of the Southern District of New York assigned to the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutions and related orders, the Department released all ‘records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the possession of the Department’ that ‘relate to’ any of nine different categories,» the letter read.

The letter includes a list of more than 300 high-profile names, including President Donald Trump, Barack and Michelle Obama, Prince Harry, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Kurt Cobain, Mark Zuckerberg and Bruce Springsteen.

Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill and takes questions from Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram ahead of a House hearing. (Tom Williams)

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In accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the list of names includes «all persons where (1) they are or were a government official or politically exposed person and (2) their name appears in the files released under the Act at least once,» the letter said, adding that the names appear in a «wide variety of contexts.»

Some of the names mentioned had «extensive direct email contact with Epstein or Maxwell» while others were mentioned «in a portion of a document (including press reporting) that on its face is unrelated to the Epstein and Maxwell matters,» the letter said.

The Department of Justice released a trove of Epstein documents on Dec. 19 following President Trump’s signature on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

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The document outlines the broad range of Epstein-related materials, including records concerning Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell; references to individuals—up to and including government officials—connected to Epstein’s activities; and documents tied to civil settlements and legal resolutions such as immunity deals, plea agreements, non-prosecution agreements and sealed arrangements. 

Reuters contributed to this report.