Perfecting the Latino Upnod Duende
Perfecting the Latino Upnod Duende
You know the upnod: the quick up-tic motion where nothing but your head moves in a gesture that says – ‘sup. Latinos have the ability to upnod at birth, but […]
How Can A Bird Pooping On Me Possibly Be Good Luck?
You know it’s happened to you. Maybe it was your tía or your abuelita or your friend or your cousin or even just some stranger that happens to point out […]
Cinematic Fantasy, Economic Reality Collide On Whitter Blvd.
One of the first places I used to go to upon declaring my conditional independence from my parents’ household was Commerce Theater out by Goodrich and Whittier Blvd. I still […]
5 Ways You Can Respond To A Racist
So, yesterday, as I was looking through the News Taco comments, I came across a real zinger. The commenter in question, presumably a man, didn’t use his real name, but […]
Dispatch From the DF: What Mexicans think of the US
by Alejandra Garza de Gutierrez I hope most people who have a sibling will understand me on this one. There is a new study released by the Pew Research Center’s […]
Country Music Star Boycotts Arizona
It’s very common for Latinos in Texas to listen to country music. I’ve been at my share of quinceañeras where the dance floor crowds with raza line-dancing to Boot-Scootin’ Boogie. […]
Happy Friday From Choc Quib Town!
Choc Quib Town is a neat group from Colombia that combines all types of music into a hip hop/latin fusion the band calls Afro-Colombian. The group members hail from the largely African […]
Checa LA Movie: Scream Like Crazy This Week With “Scream 4”
Cuando pensábamos que el disfraz de Ghostface se había quedado guardado en el armario de por vida, una mano misteriosa con hambre de sangre y fama lo desempolva, se lo […]
The Las Comadres 2011 Book List
Las Comadres is a nationwide network of Latinas who share information about everything from education to resources to culture and much more. They put together a 2011 book list we […]
The Saga Of Over-The-Top Mexican Boots
An interesting and short documentary tries to help us understand the growing fashion of these ridiculously long boots we first told you about in November. The short video takes us […]