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Colombian Vacations A Hard Sell

18:06 H — Maegan la Mala

While many people around the globe plan vacations to exotic Latin American locales, Colombia usually isn't one of them. According to one article, this can be at least partially the fault of the drug related crime in the South American... Read more »

Topics: Colombia - Drugs - Marketing

Costa Rica steamed over South Park episode

17:30 H — Jennifer

Costa Rican government officials don't think South Park is one bit funny. Why? Because a recent episode places the characters in the Carribean country declaring, among other things, that it smells..."like ass":The main characters, a group of children, are on... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Costa Rica - TV

NYU Republicans Play Racist Games

13:54 H — Maegan la Mala

Yesterday Jen wrote about an alarming new trend in colleges and universities across the country, racist parties. Not even my home city, traditionally liberal NYC, can escape the trend. The New York University Republicans are hosting a game called "find... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Education - Immigration - New York City

Nashville mayor vetoes English-only, calls it "mean-spirited"

12:43 H — Jennifer

Nashville's music industry might have turned its back on our friends the Dixie Chicks, but the city's mayor has shown himself strong against English-only activists who were looking to call attention to the rise in immigration:Even supporters acknowledged that the... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Language - Politics - States