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Vintage 1968 anti-war video reborn: ‘Mickey Mouse In Vietnam’
This one-minute 1968 black and white short 16mm animation by Milton Glaser was thought to be lost, but it resurfaced a month ago. There are lots of versions floating around but we like this one with music.
Mickey is no stranger to controversy. Here are two recent Mouse-themed toons from POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alcaraz:
Mas…Vintage 1968 anti-war video reborn: ‘Mickey Mouse In Vietnam’
Spanglish with @wilw Wheaton: Today’s word is ‘pupacabras’ (Vine)
Wil and Anne Wheaton consider the correct pronunciation of the word for “chupacabra puppies.” [New to Vine? We are too! Click on the audio speaker icon in the top left corner of the image to hear Wil and Anne. You may have to hover your mouse over some magic spot to make icon appear; we’re not entirely sure.]
Attention Mexican voters: Morris el candigato is a freakin’ cat! (video)
Morris the cat is a write-in candidate for mayor in Xalapa, Veracruz, MX. He’s a candigato, get it?
MEXICO CITY — Fed up with politicians they call “rats,” a group of friends in the eastern Mexican city of Xalapa have put forward their ideal candidate for mayor: a cat named Morris.
Xalapa resident Sergio Chamorro, who adopted the cat in August, said the plan began as a joke between friends borne out of their frustration with the Veracruz state government over freedom of speech.
“Fed up of voting for rats? Vote for a cat,” reads one campaign poster featuring the black and white cat, using the Spanish “ratas” for rats and “gato” for Morris.
Mas…Attention Mexican voters: Morris el candigato is a freakin’ cat! (video)
Meet artist Abel Alejandre: He’s all about the cock fighting (video)
Los Angeles artist Abel Alejandre says he did a lot of fighting when he was a kid, so the fighting cock has become his alter ego. [Video by Eric Minh Swenson. Music by Josh Garcia.]
Sleeping with my husband, puta? I’ll throw you off a cliff (video)
In Peru, love hurts. Next step: Couples counseling?
GOP, Christians reach out to millennials: ‘Rappin’ for Jesus’
If the GOP has any future, it needs fresh blood, according to young Christian conservatives at a recent right-wing confab.
And reaching “Millenials” means communicating in the languages These Kids Today know — sarcasm, hiphop, humor and snark.
“How do you make abortion funny?” That was a key question mulled at a major conservative gathering Friday on how to make social conservatism appealing to young people, after an election where Republicans got trounced in the battle for millennial voters (who are are moving even further and further away from the Christian-right on marriage and other issues).
Mas…GOP, Christians reach out to millennials: ‘Rappin’ for Jesus’
Finish your vegetables, mijo, or El Cucuy will get you (video)
El Cucuy? He’s the Mexican Boogie Man and he’ll get you if you don’t do the right thing! [Video by Eddie G.] (NSFW language.)
Kanye West’s ‘I Am A God’ as read by Elise Roedenbeck (video)
When an important pop culture artifact like a Kanye West CD (or baby) drops, smart pochas y pochos step back from the frenzy and take a dispassionate look at WTF is going on.
That’s why our MiJA, Elise Roedenbeck, at her new gig down there in Miami with Fusion, embarked on a dramatic reading of the West composition I Am A God, from the album Yeezus. (SAFE FOR WORK. ALL LYRICS HAVE BEEN SANITIZED FOR YOUR PROTECTION.)
In Brazil, this is how they roll — tractor tire style (video)
A huge rolling tractor tire gathers no moss, especially if you and a buddy are curled up inside going downhill. Kids, don’t do this at home without a safety helmet and a chase truck. Also, please remember Brazil is in the Southern Hemisphere, where everything is upside down and bass-ackwards. If you try this in the U.S., position the tire to roll uphill.
A Tribe Called Quest: I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (music video)
True story! My mom went on a game show and won a cruise vacation and left me home alone so I took the 1974 Dodge Dart with my crew and went cruising. Across the country. We paid our turnpike tolls and hit the road, taking turns driving so people could sleep in the back. Then we got lost in the middle of the desert. And look at this — a four-foot dude in a big sombrero. Hey, Pedro do you know where we can get gas and food? Sure, says Pedro, over there in El Segundo….
Popocatépetl explodes again, webcam gets it all (video)
Popocatépetl blew its top again Monday afternoon and a webcam captured it all.
With one game to go, in San Antonio, it’s all about the Spurs (video)
Joe the Barber — like lots of San Antonio (including young Sebastien de la Cruz) — is all about NBA home team the Spurs. And when true fans who want roundball players’ likenesses sculpted into their haircuts, he’s the guy. [Video by Jim Mendiola.]
When Rosalinda Guzman ran into Kim Kardashian at Lamaze (video)
Just before Kim Kardashian was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in West Hollywood to deliver a daughter (with babydaddy Kanye West), she was at Lamaze classes with unwed teenage mom-to-be Rosalinda Guzman. (NSFW language.)
Looks legit! UFO spotted over Mulholland Drive (video)
The view is from Mulholland Drive, the fabled road that follows the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains, looking north into the San Fernando Valley toward Pacoima, hometown of Ritchie Valens. But wait, what’s that, up in the air…
Luiz Antonio: A argumentação para não comer polvo (video)
From Brazil: Young Luiz Antonio asks Mom about the octopus (polvo) they’re having for lunch:
Is an octopus an animal? Where is his head? Why did he have to die? Is a chicken an animal? A cow? I don’t want them to die. Why are you crying, Mommy?
Beyond the Facts: Patriotic student refuses to learn Spanish (video)
“You can’t force me to learn a foreign language on American soil,” high school sophomore Kyle Johnson said. “Spanish sucks! I’m American and I speak American!” And he went to court to fight for his rights. (NSFW explicit language.)
The Latino Shopper: You probably think this vid is about you
ZOMG! They made a video about mi gente, The Latino Shopper? About how we are unique and have a special sensual way of Latino shopping? Because, after all, all Latinos are the same! That’s right, Hispanics, too! Does this video have clip art, arrows and zoomy sound effects? Perky gabacho announcer? ¡Orale! I am so there!
Al Madrigal exposes evil whistleblowing humane criminals (video)
The Daily Show’s Al Madrigal exposes the evil whistleblowing videographers who video animal abuse, blow their little whistles and thereby help the terrorists win. Because who the hell cares how chickens are killed, and pigs stunned and cows bled? [Disclosure: Madrigal also tells tax authorities he is POCHO’s Migrant Editor.]
Food News: Flying burger copter delivers lunch in England (video)
It’s not bogus like the taco copter or merely a proof of concept like the flying burrito bomber. It’s not a product that hasn’t shipped yet, like the 3D tortilla printer. The flying hamburger copter is here; actually it’s over there, in London. As a matter of fact, if you’re in London now, order a burger to go with everything on it to be delivered to the POCHO office. When they ask for money, tell ’em Wimpy sent you.
Whitest Kids U Know: Hey, kids, aren’t you lucky?! (music video)
Aren’t You Lucky to be born in the only place that always gets it right? The Whitest Kids U Know sing.
Depressed? Shy? Ask your doctor if tequila is right for you (video)
Are you depressed? Shy? Trouble coming out of your shell? Do you sometimes feel you should be more assertive? Ask your doctor if tequila is right for you.
Dateline Република Србија: All my friends know the lowrider (video)
In the formerly-Soviet Република Србија (Republic of Serbia), lowrider rides you!
Shocking video: Facebook updates a guy’s real life
True story! My cousin’s friend in Baltimore came back to his place after work and found out that Facebook had updated his real life! Luckily for us, he had a full sound and video crew there. Also maybe lighting and craft services.
Get Loqui! Spanglish mariachi cover of Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ (video)
No, it’s not Juan Direction. It’s Sangre Azteca playing Uruapan Mexican Son the mariachi and Spanglish-ish version of Get Lucky by Daft Punk. You can hear these guys every Friday on the radio show Despierta Exa 6 to 10 AM, probably in some Mexican time zone, on Exa FM. Their Spanglish is more like Manglish.
Here are the English lyrics so you can follow along:
Mas…Get Loqui! Spanglish mariachi cover of Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ (video)
Rice Boy Liu: Rapping in 12 different ethnic accents (NSFW video)
Hey, Mr. Homie Rice Boy Liu: Do I really esound like that? (NSFW language.)
Are UFO/OVNIs flying into the Popocatepetl volcano AGAIN? (video)
That Popocatepetl OVNI/UFO that wasn’t really there last time is back again, captured over the weekend by the 24/7 PopoCam. This time, the “optical illusion” — or whatever they end up calling it — heads from outer espace PAST the smoldering crater and then hangs a U-TURN before diving into the volcano.
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Mas…Are UFO/OVNIs flying into the Popocatepetl volcano AGAIN? (video)
Criança de 2 anos canta ‘Don’t Let Me Down,’ dos Beatles (video)
This two-year-old Brazilian kid rocks the classic Don’t Let Me Down dos Beatles.
Thanks to Gabacho Borracho for the link!
Hey you with the ‘public display of affection’ — don’t do that! (video)
Hey, you two! Get a room! (From España with love, but not too much.)
Luchador Peatonito is Mexico City’s ‘Defender of Pedestrians’ (video)
In Mexico City, a superhero luchador fights for the rights of pedestrians.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
If you ever get stuck in gridlock at an intersection in this crowded capital city, you can’t expect help from a street cop. But you might try “Peatónito,” the protector of pedestrians who dresses as a Mexican wrestler.
When a car blocks a crosswalk, from out of nowhere appears Peatónito (“little pedestrian” in Spanish), in a cape and wrestler’s mask. He stands directly in front of the car and tries to push it back with his bare hands—often to the astonishment of the drivers. If a motorbike is parked on the sidewalk blocking the way, Peatónito lifts it up and puts it on the curb where it belongs.
Mas…Luchador Peatonito is Mexico City’s ‘Defender of Pedestrians’ (video)
When goats attack, it’s no laughing matter! Well, actually… (video)
As you can see from this video, these goats seem to have something against people. Is that Portuguese they’re speaking?
New! Hands-free Whopper™ makes eating junk food easy! (video)
Today’s world is all about the multi-tasking! You want to Tweet. You want to play your guitar. You want to walk the perros. You want to give your customer a puro tat. And you want to eat a delicious Whopper™ from Burger King. No worries, meng. The hands-free Whopper™ is here!