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Happy Friday From Los Master Plus!

Mary Mata March 4, 2011

Los Master Plus is composed of two Guadalajara, México natives, El Comanche and Larry Mon. The duos’ stage personalities are hilarious — Mexican hipsters — and they have the ironic […]

Checalamovie: Rango No Sólo Para Los Niños

Mary Mata

Texas Census: “It’s Basically Over For Anglos”

Mary Mata

News Taco To Go: Jobs, Budget, Drug War, Health Care And Sex

Mary Mata

192,000 jobs were added to the economy in February, which is the biggest jump since mid-2010. Republican lawmakers are trying to pass off their cuts to the budget as job […]

U.S. Wants Less Skinny, More Curvy Models

Mary Mata March 3, 2011

Woopie! The glamorous life of a high earning international model is within my grasp — at least if you believe this report, which notes that the inclusion of “plus” (read: […]

The Work Of Chicana Artist Yreina D. Cervantez

Mary Mata

Chicana artist Yreina D. Cervantez is set to have a small exhibition on the Texas border. The exhibition, “Selected Works In Paper” is co-presented by the University of Texas-Pan American […]

Cook Book Review: Oaxaca Al Gusto

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: This story by Roberto Ontiveros was originally published in the Texas Observer.] MY LATE GRANDMOTHER MARTHA made mole—which I knew as a dark peanut and chocolate sauce over chicken—for […]