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Social Networks Love You!

16:33 H — Maegan la Mala

This made me crack up. Pobre Friendster. Go get out and have a real life this weekend, with real friends! ... Read more »

Topics: Internet - Media

Local Coverage of Postville, Iowa ICE Raid Surprisingly Fair

14:24 H — Maegan la Mala

They didn't call them illegals. They mention the separation of families right from the get. Color me surprised by the local television coverage of the ICE raid in Iowa. Of course the woman who said that ICE raids was something... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Iowa - Media - TV

Latino Books Month, Viernes May 16th Pick : Peel My Love Like an Onion by Ana Castillo

12:36 H — Maegan la Mala

Peel My Love Like an Onion by Ana Castillo is one of the most worn books in my personal library. This fictional narrative of Chicana love, disability, and the struggle to fit in through those lenses is one of the... Read more »

Topics: Bilingualism - Books - Language - Literature - Women

Trying To Escape a Hurricane? Make Sure You Bring Your Papers

10:36 H — Maegan la Mala

If you're in Texas and planning to escape a hurricane, you better bring your residency papers.Hurricane season starts June 1. In the event of a hurricane in the region, emergency officials predict more than 130,000 evacuees will leave the Valley... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Immigration - Politics - Texas

Chavez: "I hope Merkel doesn't tell me to shut up"

08:11 H — Jennifer

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said yesterday that he hopes the German president, Angela Merkel -- with whom he currently has a rather thorny relationship -- doesn't tell him to shut his trap when they cross paths at the Latin American-European... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Germany - Latin America - Politics - Venezuela - World

Friday Morning Bochinche : Brazilian Novela El Clon to Be Redone in Spanish

07:36 H — Maegan la Mala

El Clon, a Brazilian novela dealing with Islam, the role of women and the science of cloning, is going to be redone in Spanish by Telemundo. I watched the dubbed version when it was originally aired in 2002 and... Read more »

Topics: Chismes - TV

Slim and Buffett Donate to Shakira's ALAS

06:51 H — Jennifer

ALAS, the non-profit organization dedicated to aiding impoverished communities in Latin America for which Shakira is a spokesperson and advocate, has received a major contribution from some of the world's richest businessmen:With the affirmation of "We are going to make... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Business - Celebrities - Entertainment - Latin America