It’s Not News to Us
Hola. I’m Lalo Alcaraz. You might know me.
I have been a Chicano political cartoonist forever. I know, I know, it’s God’s work, you’re welcome. Now, all of a sudden I’m a primetime TV writer and producer. Huh? Yes, the last two years in my life have been a super WTF. With ten percent LOL. #facepalm
Like it or not, I am now part of a historic pop culture moment: the first season of the first animated primetime TV show featuring a large cast of Mexican and Mexican-American characters: Bordertown.
Here’s what we saw when we opened the cyberwindow tonight at the POCHO Ñewsroom in downtown Rancho Pocho, CA.
Jesus Cristo has appeared on a tortilla in San Antonio, Texas. His burnt, crusty face showed up (photo) on a homemade flour tortilla just after his mom, La Virgen de Guadalupe, appeared on another flour tortilla in nearby Mexifornia.
Mas…Face of Jesus appears on flour tortilla in San Antonio (photo, video)
(PNS reporting from LAS VEGAS) The very latest in High Aztech is on display at the fifth annual Cholo Electronics Show (CES) opening here today.
Generating the biggest buzz is the new “freemium” app Chologram™ from Oakland’s Firme Junior Systems.
The free at first Instagram challenger showcases La Vida Loca Lifestyle® image effects, including the one-tap application of teardrop tattoos to a facial image.
The premium version ($5.99) features one-tap removal of teardrop tattoos from a facial image.
Mas…Cholo Electronics Show CES 2016 spotlights latest in High Aztech
En Ingles for you pochos: The first documented case of stage names…And what do you guys think of ‘Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar’? It just feels like ‘Hugo, Paco, and Luis’ lack punch.”
Mas…Sweet Los Reyes Magos cartoons en Español — just for you
Before there was Bordertown, there was The Culture Clash show. Only about TWENTY-SOMETHING YEARS AGO, so SUCK IT humorless haters!
(It was my first showbiz writing gig!) Big props and eternal thanks to the Culture Clash guys!
And before all of us, there was LALO GUERRERO doing Chicano satire, hell, INVENTING it! Check out Guerrero’s singing There’s No Chicanos on TV!
Mas…Roots of Chicano Satire: Lalo Guerrero and Culture Clash (videos)
Weatherman Chris Farley is El Niño and he’s coming your way. But what does “El Niño” even mean, though?
We bet you can figure out Sophie’s French by yourself:
La Chica est le projet hybride de Sophie Fustec, artiste franco-vénézuélienne, qui propose un collage de textures sonores empruntées à son héritage traditionnel latino-américain et de diverses influences modernes en cassant les codes établis.
A delicious Mexican New Year Dinner Buffet is a mere ௹250 (rupees) (~$3.75) 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…Mexican New Year Dinner is just ௹250 (rupees) at Hotel Vijai Paradise
Bizarre Transmissions from The Bermuda Triangle — hosted by Funk Overlord Buddha Gonzalez — features wild and one-of-a-kind music videos from all genres mashed up with classic horror and sci-fi themes, an artist spotlight, special guests and demented humor.
Tonight’s New Year’s Eve Special features Jerry Moore (Karlos Borloff) of Monster Madhouse TV, Butch “Eddie Munster” Patrick , Pat “Marylin Munster” Priest of 1964’s The Munsters. [Video via Outer Space International.]
Hitting a piñata until the goodies fall out is hard work, but somebody’s got to do it, explains Elmo’s Mexican cousin Pepe. Los Muppets de Sesame Street wish you a Happy New Year!
Greg Streech is so hungry for tacos he makes his own, starting with corn tortillas from scratch. And a margarita. Trojans are chingon!
Battle of the Clowns/Payasos: Payaso Platanito clowns around with Donald Trump with helpful captioning in English and Español tambien. PRO TIP: Platanito means “Little Banana.”
Three glorious black and white Public Service Announcements remind an “ordinary Joe” not to be “Joe Shmoe.” How? “Don’t be prejudiced.”
“Negroes and whites, Jews and Christians, [women are seen but not heard],” says the cheery announcer. “We are all in this together.” Also we’re all in the circus and on the baseball diamonds, high rise construction sites and neighborhood block parties.
Mas…Home Team USA: People of Every Creed, Color, Heritage (1952 PSAs)
All the kool kats and kitties dig this playlist o’ videos from the Esquivel Christmas LP. Man, they dig it the most! Plus, it’s in ¡LIVING ESTEREO!
Loosen your belt, take off your shoes, and relax in front of the virtual fireplace with little Bub, the sleepy kitty, star of the mega viral hour-long 2013 video. Over three million viewers can’t be wrong!
Carlos Puertolas aka CHARPU has been called the “best drone racer in the world.” We’re no experts on FPV (First Person View), but CHARPU demonstrates mad skillz flying a GoPro-equipped quadcopter through the architectural ruins of the Ex Hacienda de Coahuixtla in Morelos, Mexico. CHARPU, a San Francisco resident originally from Madrid, Spain, pilots his drones wearing virtual reality (VR) goggles (photo).
Darlene Love and Paul Shaffer’s orchestra still give us the piel de gallina when they do Christmas, Baby, Please Come Home. This Late Night with David Letterman performance is from 2005.
OMG! Is it true? For the first time in history, whites are a minority in Bordertown, Mexifornia. What are the implications for gringos like Bud?
Mas…BORDERTOWN Mexclusive: Whites are a minority in Mexifornia (video)
It’s Tuesday, and The Madcaps, from Rennes in western France, want tacos from the Taco Truck. In this just-released music video, that means cactus, chiles, Dios de los Muertos, sombreros, mariachis, French approximations of cholos in Pendletons, associated hynas, tequila shots, and luchadores. Plus some ugly-looking tacos.
Mas…French band The Madcaps is crazy ’bout that ‘Taco Truck’ (video)
