What they are . . .

Watching in Israel:

“Ajami,” the depiction of life on the streets of the Jaffa neighborhood of that name, a melting pot that sometimes boils over. Featuring the surreal and realistic, actors and non-actors, Arabs and Jews -- there’s hope that the acclaimed movie by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani will represent Israel at the Oscars.

Listening to in Mexico:

“Unico,” or “Unique,” the latest album by pop singer Alejandra Guzman, who was in the headlines recently more for botched plastic surgery than her music.