Archive for July 21st, 2008
Jay Smooth on How to Call Peeps Out on Their Racism
4:17 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Uncategorized · Comments Off
21 Jul 2008As much as I love me some Jay Smooth, I don’t know if I completely buy the argument that we need to call peeps out who are being racist based on their actions and not on the fact that they are racist. Why? Bueno porque there are so many subtle ways of being racist without saying the slurs and making the watermelon jokes. Can’t I do both? Can’t I just smack ‘em upside the head?
What do you think?
Via / Ill Doctrine
Hugo Chavez Needs a Hug
2:44 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics|Spain|TV|Venezuela · Comments Off
21 Jul 2008Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is all about making up lately. First he becomes friendly with Colombia’s Alvaro Uribe, and now he wants to hug it out with King Juan Carlos, the same King Juan Carlos who told Chavez : Why don’t you just shut up aka Porque no te callas.
Somehow, porque no me das un abrazo isn’t as catchy or reggaeton worthy.
Via / The Latin Americanist
Lots of Chihuahuas and Disney Movie Making: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
12:44 pm By Maegan La Mala · Movies · 2 Comments
21 Jul 2008Went to the movies this weekend and saw the preview for Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Can you say extreme unease? What could possibly go wrong with a movie about dancing, Spanish-accented Chihuahuas (watch the clip and see how the dogs lose their accent once they start singing hip/hop sounding song)? Should we ask Taco Bell? The confusing part for me is if you look at the list of Latin@ stars they recruited for the film, pretty much all the big guns are there, even my Salmita.
Could there be something redeeming in a Chihuahua movie? Why is the lead Chihuahua character voiced by a non-Latin@? I guess we’ll have to wait until October 3rd to get our answers!
Netroots Nation Blogger Panel Online!
11:58 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Blogs|Events|Internet|Politics|Texas · Comments Off
21 Jul 2008For many of us independent Latino bloggers, going to Netroots Nation wasn’t an option for financial reasons. While I take issue with a conference that claims to be changing the face of progressive politics while pricing independent political bloggers out, the fact remains that conversations happen in these spaces that we need to be a part of.
XicanoPwr, via Matt Ortega, posted a video recording of the “Our ‘Dos Centavos’: Strategies For Latino Bloggers.” panel. The panel tackled issues of importance to the Latino blogomundo including why we blog, the issues we blog about, and our (in)visibility.
The True King of the Mountians
11:36 am By Maegan La Mala · france|Spain|Sports · Comments Off
21 Jul 2008
This year’s Tour de France is the most competitive (and hence, most interesting) it’s been in years. I admit to being obsessed with this year’s tour (it has nothing to do with large groups of men in skin tight suits pumping up huge hills. I swear.), especially with my main man, Alejandro Valverde and his team Caisse d’Epargne. Valverde and Caisse d’Epargne have both taken some hits this Tour: Valverde began the Tour with a huge crash and Caisse d’Epargne just lost one of it’s strongest members (Oscar Pereiro) to a horrible crash. But Valverde has vowed to fight on. And in yesterday’s stage, he did exactly that, fighting through the uphill climbs in the Alps to move up into 9th place from 14th. The best part was when Tour announcers breathlessly proclaimed Valverde was “biking like the true Spanish King of the Mountain he is.”
I love anybody who can be proclaimed a ‘true’ King of the Mountain. Mhm.
Shakira and Colombia’s President Uribe Toast to Peace con Refajo
9:58 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Colombia|history · Comments Off
21 Jul 2008Ok so no one saw the two actually drinking Colombiana with beer. I was drinking refajo as the President of Colombia and Shakira celebrated Colombian independence and called for an end to the cycle of violence in their country.
Shakira and Uribe are joined by Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Peruvian President Alan Garcia. Eleven of the hostages that were rescued together with Ingrid Betancourt were also present in Leticia.The Colombian pop idol called on guerrillas, who still are involved in a war against the government to demobilize and work with the government towards peace.
Later she performed together with fellow Colombian singer Carlos Vives. Hundreds of thousands of people were visiting the border concert.
Via / Colombia Reports
Monday in the Museum With Mala : Dalí : Painting and Film at the MOMA
7:58 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Arts|Events|New York City · Comments Off
21 Jul 2008
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to catch the very packed Museum of Modern Art exhibition on Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí , his paintings and his films.
The exhibit, on view at the top floor of the MOMA through September 15, features 130 paintings, drawings, scenarios, films, and sculptures by Dalí. It is really interesting to see how the same themes and images: melting clocks, cut eyeballs, and ants, appear across the different mediums. Among the films being shown is Un Chien andalou, made with Luis Buñuel, featuring an unforgettable and cringe worthy eyeball cutting scene.
Hola!
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