Archive for January, 2009
Un Zapatazo to Say Adios to Bush
20 Jan 2009
One more thing antes que Presidente Obama steps up: Casa Mala’s shoe throwing tribute for outgoing Bush.
Un zapatazo en contra de todas la guerras, not just the ones overseas, pero also the ones within and against communities here in the U.S. For New Orleans, the fronteras, the barrios, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Un zapatazo con tacon for Oscar Grant, Marcelo Lucero, all of those raided by ICE, all the children separated from their parents, for those young men of color sent to the front lines, for all those without health insurance and papers. For all those behind walls: prison walls, border walls, walls of poverty.
Time to feel my feet on the ground and dig into the earth with my toes and walk and work.
Throw your shoe up on your site and link to the shoe throwing throwdown at My Ecdysis.
Spencer Tunick: “I feel more comfortable in Mexico”
7:51 am By Maegan La Mala · Arts|Culture|mexico · Comments Off
20 Jan 2009
Famed U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick, known mostly for staging massive shots of naked people in public places, says he feels more comfortable working in Mexico than in the U.S. because of the open-mindedness of the people.
“Mexico made me grow as an artist, and gave me the confidence to work with more than 25,000 people,” said the New York photographer Spencer Tunick upon announcing that in April he will open an exhibition at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco [Mexico City].“In this country I feel more comfortable than in the United States because Mexicans are more open to new experiences. You can dialogue with them, something that doesn’t happen in Texas,” he said.
Back in 2007, Tunick met with opposition when he wanted to shoot at the Teotituacan ruins near Mexico City. He later opted to work in the city’s massive main square, El Zócalo, and at artist Frida Kahlo’s home, la Casa Azúl.
Tunick’s new exhibit won’t be of his typical multitudinous compositions but instead of portraits he made of individual Mexican models.
Via / Crónica
Oops! Jill Biden Spills the Beans
7:36 am By Maegan La Mala · Chismes|Controversia|Funny|Politics · Comments Off
20 Jan 2009Well I’m guessing Hillary isn’t too happy with this:
Did you see how red Joe Biden got? Talk about loose lips sink ships.
Jill Biden said on the Oprah show that she wanted her husband to be vice president instead of secretary of state, chiefly because it would involve less travel.“If you’re secretary of state, you’ll be away, we’ll never see you, you know,” she said, describing how she and her husband had talked about it.
“I’ll see you at a state dinner once and awhile. But I said, if you are vice president, the entire family, because they worked so hard for the election, they can be involved. They can come to our home. They can go to events, they can be with us all the time. And that’s what’s important to us,” she said.
Biden, seated at his wife’s side, looked sheepish and tried to shush his wife after she made the remark.
So the scenario looks like it played out like this: Obama asked Biden which job he wanted, and Hillary got sloppy seconds. Damn.
So What do Some Latino Celebs Think of Obama Presidency?
9:56 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Obama inauguration · Comments Off
19 Jan 2009So VivirLatino couldn’t attend (as in couldn’t afford) The Latino Inaugural Gala. Pero just in case you were wondering what the famosos who attended are thinking about the soon to be President Obama (that feels nice to write), here you go.
See Shakira after the jump.
Say Goodbye with a Cyber Shoe Throw
19 Jan 2009
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day
19 Jan 2009The important question he asks: If I do NOT stop to help this man, what will happen to him?
That’s the question that faces us in the U.S. as we begin a new era in our history–how will we answer it?
What Was Missing from the Broadcast of the Inagural Concert?
11:00 am By Maegan La Mala · GLBT|Internet|Obama inauguration|Politics|TV · Comments Off
19 Jan 2009I mentioned in my previous post that there were three ways to see the We Are One Inaugural Concert yesterday. Be there, watch it on HBO, or watch it streaming online from HBO. Only one of those ways gave you the complete program.
The opening prayer of openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson was not shown on any of the broadcasts. Robinson’s presence came as a result of pressure and protests against homophobic Rev. Rick Warren, who will pray at the official inauguration tomorrow.
Contacted Sunday night by AfterElton.com concerning the exclusion of Robinson’s prayer, HBO said via email, “The producer of the concert has said that the Presidential Inaugural Committee made the decision to keep the invocation as part of the pre-show.” Uncertain as to whether or not that meant that HBO was contractually prevented from airing the pre-show, we followed up, but none of the spokespeople available Sunday night could answer that question with absolute certainty. However, it does seem that the network’s position is that they had nothing to do with the decision.
Here’s the opening as not seen on tv.
“We Are One” Obama Concert (Unless You Don’t Have Cable or a Computer)
9:00 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Music|Obama inauguration|Politics|Washington DC · 7 Comments
19 Jan 2009
Yesterday, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, was the biggest celebObama fest, the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial concert.
If you couldn’t get down to D.C., you had to have cable or internet access to see the patriotic sing along. I watched it streaming online.
The Obama familia looked fabulous and Malia Obama, the older of the two girls could be seen snapping pictures with her digital camera throughout.
To many of my twitter friends, it seemed like every celeb of color was invited to the event (although not many Asians and were there any disabled people) and well lots of celebs in general. A very unshaven Denzel Washington gave an introductory speech. Mary J. Blige, wearing winter white, sang “Lean On Me.” Jamie Foxx spoke. Betty LaVette duetted with Jon Bon Jovi. Marisa Tomei quoted Ronald Reagan. James Taylor, John Legend and Jennifer Nettles performed a song together.
Durex Ad: Bunnies Safe for NSFW?
7:02 am By Maegan La Mala · Internet|Marketing|sex · 3 Comments
19 Jan 2009This new viral video ad from Durex condoms leaves me wondering: is this safe or not safe for work? If your boss comes by and sees you watching videos of condom balloon bunnies, don’t say I didn’t warn you…kind of.
Something tells me this ad will be relegated to the Internet and will never see the light of day on TV. At least not in the U.S.
Via / YouTube
Kiss in Public and Go to Jail in Mexico
6:53 am By Maegan La Mala · Bizarro|Latin America|mexico|society · 3 Comments
19 Jan 2009
Excessive PDA is something I’ll admit I’m not a huge fan of, but if you’re in Latin America it’s something you just have to live with. On the metro, on the bus, on the street corner, there’s a whole lot of fajándose going on. But that has come to an end — in fact any type of kissing has come to an end — in the Mexican city of Guanajuato:
A controversy has broken out in Mexico after the city of Guanajuato, in the center of the country, decided to penalize couples who kiss in public with jail time.The municipal law was approved on Tuesday by city hall — its majority politicians from the conservative Partido Acción Nacional (PAN)- and according to Guanajuato’s mayor Eduardo Romero Hicks, is part of a campaign to encourage “good habits”.
According to the PAN mayor, prolonged kisses in public make children feel ashamed and for this reason the law will stipulate a fine or up to three days in jail.
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