Ritual ordinario mixes the sounds of Mexican streets with visuals of the process of making, baking, and selling tortillas. This video was shot and the ambient audio recorded in Mercado Cartagena in Mexico City, D.F. [Video by Ricardo Martinez Roa.]
COMIC SAENZ
Unclear on the concept? Two vids for Tink-A-Tāko Mexican Food & Bar
Tink-A-Tāko? TAY-KOH? What the heck is a tāko? Is it a San Antonio accent thing? Here’s a second Tink-A-Tako commercial with the same pronunciation:
Mas…Unclear on the concept? Two vids for Tink-A-Tāko Mexican Food & Bar
LatinoUSA NPR Audio: The 1% and 99% of Mexico meet in NYC

LatinoUSA’s Antonia Cereijido writes the intro:
If you go to a high-end restaurant in New York City, there’s a good chance that you’re dining among some of the wealthiest Mexicans in the world and being served by some of the poorest. This story was produced in collaboration with Round Earth Media. Tyler Kelley is a co-reporter on the piece.
[Mariachi Restaurant in Astoria, Queens, NY, photographed by Aude. Some rights reserved.]
Chipotle to sell cannabis in California, Colorado, Oregon
(PNS reporting from DENVER) Chipotle Mexican Grill is planning to introduce cannabis-based comida in California, Colorado and Oregon later this year, PNS has learned. The decision follows recreational marijuana’s legalization in the Golden State, which now joins its two neighbors on America’s High Frontier.
The new vegan/vegetarian product — dubbed Mota Al Pastor — will replace the reviled Sofrita tofu-based mock meat mezcla that has insulted palates since the chain’s opening. Mota al Pastor will be served in burritos, in tacos, and as a topping for nachos.
Mas…Chipotle to sell cannabis in California, Colorado, Oregon
Joan Miró art, Federico García Lorca words: The Sleepwalker (video)
A surrealist journey through colors and shapes inspired by the poem Romance Sonámbulo by Federico García Lorca. Visual poetry in the rhythm of fantastic dreams and passionate nights inspired by the biomorphism of Joan Miró. [short film by Theodore Ushev.]
Mas…Joan Miró art, Federico García Lorca words: The Sleepwalker (video)
Mexico fears Trump means deportations, end of remittances (video)
As the inauguration of Donald Trump gets closer, our friends and families south of the border are getting increasingly concerned.
Mas…Mexico fears Trump means deportations, end of remittances (video)
Watch: Are these the cheesiest tacos in NYC (Brooklyn, actually)?
The Guadalupe Inn in Brooklyn is all about the Queso Fundido.
Houston: We have tacos! (‘Tacos en el espacio’) [video]
Houston: We’ve got tacos — in space!
What is it? Huge 3-fingered ‘alien’ hand found in Peru (videos, photos)
First the Peruvians found an elongated unearthly skull. And now comes an astonishing new discovery: A strange, huge, 3-fingered hand.
Less that two months after the revelation of the discovery in Peru of a tiny humanoid head comes another strange finding that is less humanoid and more alien-like. The hand has only three long fingers – no thumb – and has other strange characteristics that make its identity difficult. Does it belong to an alien who can no longer give its buddies a high-three? Are elongated fingers a sign the being also had an elongated skull?
Mas…What is it? Huge 3-fingered ‘alien’ hand found in Peru (videos, photos)
Los Villalobos: ‘Auld Lang Syne, El Corrido Del Año’ (video)
Have A Corrido New Year!
51 Years Ago in East Los: ‘Happy New Year Baby’ from The Sisters
Fifty-one years go – 1965 – big hair and girl groups were what all the cool kids dug in East Los Angeles.
Sisters Rosella, Ersi, and Mary Arvizu believed they could be the next Supremes — even before there were Supremes. They called themselves The Sisters.
Mark Guerrero, son of Chicano music legend Lalo Guerrero, tells the story:
Mas…51 Years Ago in East Los: ‘Happy New Year Baby’ from The Sisters
‘Highland Park’: Binge-watch all the episodes right here! (NSFW videos)
Have you been watching Highland Park on the YouTube? We’ve got all the episodes right here for your binge-watching convenience. You can start with this trailer (above), or dive right in (below). [NSFW. Adult situations, language.]
In Episode 1, Los Angeles locals Juanita and Diego had a holy vision in Highland Park. Who knew Tonantzin, Aztec mother goddess, had a cousin named Concepción?
Mas…‘Highland Park’: Binge-watch all the episodes right here! (NSFW videos)
On New Year’s Eve: Hotel Vijai Paradise Mexican Dinner ௹250 rupees
A delicious Mexican New Year Dinner Buffet is a mere ௹250 (rupees) (~$3.67) at Hotel Vijai Paradise, a government classified two-star business class hotel with two banquet halls and bar located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Try the “Mexican Spicy Chicken (Gravy)”!
Here’s the complete menu:
Mas…On New Year’s Eve: Hotel Vijai Paradise Mexican Dinner ௹250 rupees
A star is born…and then: ‘Forgotten Heroes’ (video)
Stars are born … and then they fade. Forgotten Heroes by Pudim is a short film made for Comic Con Brazil, produced by Stink São Paulo.
Is this the worst taqueria video of 2016? Spoiler: It’s from France
Is this the worst online taqueria video of 2016? Spoiler: No tacos were filmed in the making of this O’tacos video. P.S.: It’s from France.
It looks like O’tacos offers a “Philly” taco (suspiciously burrito-looking) which includes provolone cheese and grilled onions. How do they say “cheesesteak” in France?
Mas…Is this the worst taqueria video of 2016? Spoiler: It’s from France
I’m dreaming of a ‘Pulp %&*^$#$ Christmas’ (NSFW video)
Do you know what they call frackin’ Santa Claus in Italy? [NSFW adult language.]
Lalo Guerrero: Pancho Claus (Santa’s cousin from south of the border)
It doesn’t get more pocho than this! Lalo Guerrero, the father of Chicano music, tells the story of Pancho Claus, Santa’s cousin from south of the border, in this 1956 classic.
Cheech and Chong: Santa Claus and His Old Lady (video)
Santa Cleese? The vato with bony knees? Sure, I know him, man. We used to gig together.
Speedy Gonzales: ‘Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Beeg’ (videos)
Mel Blanc, the amazing voice artist who brought our hero Speedy Gonzales to life, is the man behind this November 1957 novelty record, The Hat I Got for Christmas is Too Beeg:
Mas…Speedy Gonzales: ‘Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Beeg’ (videos)
Lay’s Potato Chips: Now with more racism! (1966 video)
Actor Bert Lahr — the Cowardly Lion in Wizard of Oz — plays both Christopher Columbus and a stereotyped Native American in this 1966 commercial for Lay’s Potato Chips. At least the Frito-Lay company recognized that taters are “local vegetation” before calling their hosts “Indian Givers.”
In ‘Alike’, a father tries to put his son on the right path (video)
In a busy life, a father tries to teach his son the right way. But what is the correct path? Alike is an animated student video from Barcelona.
When piñatas fall in love: ‘Pinata Enamorado’ storyboard video
“What are piñatas thinking about when they’re waiting on the ceiling of the mercado?” asks Lucia Ventura. She answers her own question with this “storyboard pitch for a short film about a paper maché donkey who chases after the one who got away.”
Ancient Amazon Stonehenge discovered in Brazil jungle (video)
“Stonehenge!” sang the world’s loudest band, Spinal Tap. “‘Tis a magic place, where the moon doth rise with a dragon’s face. Stonehenge! Where the virgins lie, and the prayers of devils fill the midnight sky.” But no druids were harmed in the discovery of a Stonehenge-like structure in the Brazilian jungle.
The NYTimes reports:
CALÇOENE, Brazil — As the foreman for a cattle ranch in the far reaches of the Brazilian Amazon, Lailson Camelo da Silva was razing trees to convert rain forest into pasture when he stumbled across a bizarre arrangement of towering granite blocks.
Mas…Ancient Amazon Stonehenge discovered in Brazil jungle (video)
Bangor? I just met her – at Saborro Mexican Burrito Bar (video)
Yesterday we learned that Bangor, in Maine, is not the original Bangor. Original Bangor is in County Down, Northern Ireland. And guess what? The town with the double entendre name also has the Saborro Mexican Burrito Bar, which looks legit. Have you been?
#TBT 2007 Video: Latino Comedy Project “300”
A new age is dawning. We will never retreat. We will never surrender. Mexicans, tonight we dine… in SAN DIEGO!
Are you in Tokyo? All-you-can-eat tacos for under $9 (photos)
An all-you-can-eat taco bar is open for business in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood, according to English-language RocketNews24.
Pollo of some sort, puerco, lechuchga, queso, cebolla, cilantro, guacamole and “salsa sauce” are waiting for you just a few blocks from Shibuya’s famed Scramble Crossing intersection at TexMex Factory. Cheap, too — a mere ¥1000 ($8.62 yesterday).
Mas…Are you in Tokyo? All-you-can-eat tacos for under $9 (photos)
Cheech and Chong Xmas Classic: ‘Police got my car!’ (NSFW video)
Cheech y Chong can’t go burn one or grab a beer at the bar. Por que? Police got my car! [NSFW adult lyrics.]
Los lyrics:
Mas…Cheech and Chong Xmas Classic: ‘Police got my car!’ (NSFW video)
Modern Xmas Carol: ‘I’m Dreaming of a White Privilege’ (video)
I’m dreaming of a white privilege, just like the one y’all seem to know.
DREAMer from Georgia, back in DF, tries to fit in (NPR audio)

Yovany Diaz was brought to the U.S. without papers when he was only seven, and he grew up in Georgia, speaking English. When his mom’s health issues required him to move “back” to Mexico City, this all-American ice hockey loving pocho found himself in a strange new world, even though it was “home.” James Frederick of NPR’s Latino USA has the story.
Chicano Batman: ‘Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)’ [video]
Los Angeles band Chicano Batman team up with New York’s Mariachi Flor de Toloache in Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm) the debut single from forthcoming album Freedom is Free. Does every friendship, they ask, end in betrayal?
BBC Video: Lucha libre — not just for hombres anymore
Lucha libre is no longer just for men, as Marcela and her friends explain to the BBC.
Every day is taco day when you freeze your tacos in a bag (video)
Here’s an idea: Make your ground beef tacos ahead of time, put ’em in a bag, suck the air out, freeze the bag o’ tacos and reheat when needed. Tacos In A Bag demonstrates.
