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Mexican Director Wins Big at Sundance

17:36 H — Jennifer

Mexican director Ernesto Contreras is celebrating a very nice win at the Sundance Film Festival. His movie, Párpados Azules, took home the special jury prize over the weekend. This is the 7th win for the film, which has triumphed... Read more »

Topics: Culture - Events - Mexico - Movies

Are Cubanos Real Estate Mavens?

15:12 H — Jennifer

Capitalism might be the enemy of Castro's Cuba, but according to an article in the International Herald Tribune, that hasn't stopped Cubans from doing their own form of real estate wheeling and dealing. Apparently it's all going on under the... Read more »

Topics: Business - Cuba - Money - Society

Javier Bardem Gets Closer to Oscar with SAG Win

10:34 H — Maegan la Mala

Spanish actor (and Jen's boyfriend) Javier Bardem took one more step in getting closer to an Oscar thanks to the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) giving him a Best Supporting Actor nod last night.Bardem won for his supporting actor role as... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Movies

Obama Takes South Carolina and Gets Kennedy Love

08:24 H — Maegan la Mala

What a political weekend! On Sabado, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the South Carolina party primary by a fairly large margin.With 99 percent of the electoral precincts reporting, Mr. Obama had 55 percent of the vote, Mrs. Clinton had... Read more »

Topics: Race - South Carolina - US Presidential Race 2008