Why Do Latino Movies Suck?

Latino films created by Hollywood for popular consumption are terrible. That is a fact, but it’s also the subject of an interesting post by Alonso Duralde for Slate.com. What he […]

Relatives came up from Mexico this past Christmas and as always they brought goodies for everyone. It amazes me how they arrive with relatively few pieces of luggage for a […]

Thanks to my friend Tim for sending me this video. Basically, after reading my piece about dating Latinos, he found this in reference to what my guelito called my guelita, […]

You might be saying to yourself, “Sara, what does Lisbeth Salander have to do with a crazy pocha like you?” Well, I would argue that a whole lot. I absolutely […]

I know I’m not the only one who does it. Recently a male friend of mine remarked upon an interaction I had with another, somewhat arrogant Latino male in a […]

Las películas nominadas al Oscar se convertirán en la plática favorita de sobremesa para muchos aficionados al cine. Viene el tiempo, algo así como el “Rush Hour” de los Oscares, […]

Avocado-n-Goat Cheese 4 ounces goat cheese 5 avocados, halved, seeded, peeled Juice of one lime ½ teaspoon hot sauce Kosher salt, to taste Several twist of the pepper mill French […]

I had the occasion to see perform and meet comedian Darren Carter, who grew up in Modesto, California (if I remember correctly) and so is really familiar with what you could call […]

I came across this interesting piece in e-book.com. It’s called “Learning To Speak Spanish – Useful Phrases For The Roads.” Everything about that  headline called to me: Which roads? How […]

What’s a pocho, or a pocha for that matter? It’s a question that’s not confusing to me, but my piece last week about how dating Latinos doesn’t make me racist […]