Stuck In Neutral — And Loving It!

Stuck In Neutral — And Loving It!

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

Beiges, sands, ivory, oh my! We may not be in Kansas, but we’re certainly in neutral town. This summer, shades of neutral are in. Want a summer wardrobe, but bright […]

LGBTQ Latinos Need Better Reproductive Care

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

A new report from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) finds that cultural and linguistic barriers, among others, affect how LGBTQ Latinos receive reproductive care. An excerpt from the report noted: […]

Ditch Your Denim This Summer, Choose Chambray

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

It looks like denim, it may even smell like denim, but it’s not denim! Yet, like denim, chambray is a cotton fabric that is dyed light indigo. But unlike denim, […]

Anti-Gay, GOP-Funded Group Pushing Anti-Abortion To Latinos

Mary Mata

You might have heard of this group, Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, which is pushing the anti-abortion message to Latinos with billboards in Los Angeles. What are these people selling and […]

Bien Hecho: Latinitas Inspires Girls With Media, Tech

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

Latinitas Magazine started off in 2002 as a way to help empower young Latinas with media and technology. By allowing young women to participate in school programs, teen internships, Saturday and […]

Being A Bridesmaid For The First Time

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

So, now that I’m sneaking up on 30, it’s finally my turn to be a bridesmaid. The lucky girl in question is someone I’ve known more than half my life […]

Guapura 101: How To Whiten Your Teeth Naturally

Mary Mata

Recently I had my teeth cleaned and my dental hygienist, suggested I could use baking soda to help whiten my teeth. So that got me wondering, what are other natural ways […]

Interview With Mexico’s Vampire Woman

Mary Mata June 3, 2011

By Enrique Limón, of El Zonkey Show and on Twitter Mexicans fall short on internet meme hierarchy. Perhaps it’s because we hardly keep inside cats; maybe it’s because we need to save up memory […]

How To Wear Loud 1950s Patterns

Mary Mata June 2, 2011

As you may recall from my post last week, I’m on something of a 1950s style kick. Well in addition to wearing great dresses, women wore clothes to be bold […]

The Trouble With Haiti’s Refugee Camps, Over A Year Later

Mary Mata June 1, 2011

Port-au-Prince, Haiti — On a hot and dry Sunday morning, fifty people gathered inside a weathered tarp to pray. A priest led them to stand, and they sung religious chants […]