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Happy Friday From Soda Stereo

Mary Mata February 3, 2012

This week marked 30 years since the legendary rock band Soda Stereo formed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The group, comprised of Gustavo Cerati, Charly Alberti and Zeta Bosio, is considered […]

The Origins Of One Latina Nerd

Mary Mata February 2, 2012

Top 10 Signs Your Super Bowl Party Party Isn’t Going Well

Mary Mata

Héctor Tobar’s “Barbarian Nurseries” Is An LA Love Letter

Mary Mata February 1, 2012

On a recent Sunday, an intimate gaggle of fans, friends, and family gathered at the Stadium Club in Dodger Stadium to hear Héctor Tobar read excerpts from his new novel, […]

Pablo Neruda Is The Food Of Nerdy Latino Love

Mary Mata

By Eres Nerd The approach of St. Valentine’s signifies the annual season where Latino nerds across los Estados Unidos discover Pablo Neruda. Like Christian using Cyrano De Bergerac, Neruda becomes a […]

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: January 22-28, 2012

Mary Mata January 28, 2012

Tucson, book bans, walkouts and gentrification — what century are we in? Interesting stuff afoot this week on NewsTaco, where we looked at demographic trends, Tucson’s Mexican American Studies ban, […]

Happy Friday From Maneja Beto!

Mary Mata January 27, 2012

Maneja Beto is a band based in Austin, Texas that combines styles like cumbia and Tejano with rock and synth. They are super popular in their hometown, but have also […]