December 17, 2007 | VivirLatino

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Blogs Turn 10

16:48 H — Jennifer

This year, our humble online home, VivirLatino turned two years old. And VL wouldn't exist at all if someone, 10 years ago today, hadn't come up with the concept -- or at least the term:The word "weblog" celebrates the 10th... Read more »

Topics: Internet - Media - VivirLatino

Castro's Niece: "The revolution was homophobic"

14:33 H — Jennifer

Mariela Castro, the director of Cuba's National Center for Sex Education -- who just happens to be Fidel Castro's niece and Raul's daughter -- says that homophobia in the island nation has got to stop, and that state-sanctioned homophobia in... Read more »

Topics: Cuba - GLBT - Society

Philly English Only Not Discriminatory But Maybe Offensive

10:35 H — Maegan la Mala

Geno's Famous Philly Cheesesteaks caused a stir when owner Joey Vento put a sign up saying "This is America. When ordering, please speak English.", implying that those that didn't speak English would be refused service. Yesterday there was a six-hour... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Language - Philly

Political and Seismic Waves In Chile

09:03 H — Maegan la Mala

These past three days brought three separate earthquakes to Chile. This morning a magnitude-5.3 temblor struck at 6:27 a.m. near Valparaiso. Yesterday a magnitude-6.7 quake rocked northern Chile. And on Saturday afternoon, another quake rattled central Chile causing alarm in... Read more »

Topics: Bolivia - Brazil - Chile - Politics