Energetic and expressive Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra — they call her “la jeune chef mexicaine” — rehearses the Orchestre de Paris in Danzon n°2 by Arturo Márquez, a contemporary Mexican composer.
Madonna’s new NSFW music video ‘Taco Truck Bonita’ is puro L.A.
OOPS, SORRY POCHOS.
THE VIDEO PEOPLE CHANGED THE SETTINGS TO PRIVATE.
IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED!
Mas…Madonna’s new NSFW music video ‘Taco Truck Bonita’ is puro L.A.
Latino? Hispanic? Spanish? What’s the difference? (videos)
Hispanic, Latino and Spanish are often used interchangeably in describing ethnicity. But what’s the right terminology? Feminist, vlogger and “critical thinker” Kat Lazo sets people straight. Nice Venn diagram, too.
Mas…Latino? Hispanic? Spanish? What’s the difference? (videos)
Mexican artist Hector Zamora: Reality and other deceptions (video)
Mexican artist Hector Zamora filled up an exhibit space in the French countryside with empty, boarded-up campers and RVs (they call them caravans over there).
Why, exactly? Julien Zerbone explains:
Mas…Mexican artist Hector Zamora: Reality and other deceptions (video)
When la vida gets too loca: ‘F*ck That: A Guided Meditation’ (video)
When the going gets loco, the loco turn pro with F*ck That: A Guided Meditation, a totally NSFW video from Jason Headley.
Watch: Cuba’s underwater Jardines de la Reina are pristine – for now
Southwest of the island of Cuba, an underwater wonderland of sea plants and creatures thrives. It’s the natural and untouched Caribbean, protected from humanity for generations – and so-called progress.
Mas…Watch: Cuba’s underwater Jardines de la Reina are pristine – for now
Pocho Ocho most amazing facts behind El Chapo’s daring escape
The daring prison escape of Mexican drug lord El Chapo Guzman Saturday has raised many questions. Why Saturday? Who dug the tunnel? How did they do it? How did they hide?
Here are Pocho Ocho Most Amazing Facts Behind El Chapo’s Escape we’ve unearthed so far:
8. Shoutout to Uber de Mexico for the fast pickup!
7. Strategic rest areas every 200 meters stocked with Red Bull and Takis
6. Extra guys at Home Depot got lucky that day
Mas…Pocho Ocho most amazing facts behind El Chapo’s daring escape
This is how Los Angeles welcomed Donald Trump Friday (video)
Dennis J. Romero of LAWeekly.com was on the scene at the Luxe Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Brentwood Friday afternoon as Donald Trump came to speak to a private GOP gathering:
Donald Trump’s mouth might be the most uncivilized thing to have graced the blue-blood hills of Brentwood, but those reacting to the GOP presidential candidate’s presence in Los Angeles tonight were as civil as afternoon tea.
Mostly.
Mas…This is how Los Angeles welcomed Donald Trump Friday (video)
Gentrification Notes from Technotopia, SF: On the Cruelty of Indifference
By GUILLERMO GÓMEZ-PEÑA
Dear Ex-local artist, writer, activist, bohemian, street eccentric, and/or protector of difference…
Imagine a city, your city and your former “hip” neighborhood, being handed over by greedy politicians and re/developers to the crème de la crème of the tech industry. This includes the 7 most powerful tech companies in the world. I don’t need to list them: their names have become verbs in lingua franca; their sandbox is the city you used to call your own.
Mas…Gentrification Notes from Technotopia, SF: On the Cruelty of Indifference
David Tomas Martinez: ‘The Only Mexican’ (2-minute poetry video)
San Diego homie David Tomas Martinez read his poem The Only Mexican at the Brooklyn Poets Reading Series on April 25.
UPDATED! @LaloAlcaraz: Talk, photos, toons from Comic-Con 2015
Just like I promised the Washington Post, here are some photos from Comic-Con in San Diego:
Let’s start with the first of several selfies. Here I am with Ramon Ramirez of Smarty Cartoons:
This dude? Photo speaks for itself. Maybe:
Mas…UPDATED! @LaloAlcaraz: Talk, photos, toons from Comic-Con 2015
The molcajete: Mexico’s stone-age cooking tech still rules (video)
The continued popularity of the molcajete (mortar) and companion tejolote (pestle) is a living example of the principle “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
No justice, no peas? Eight excellent ways to rock the guac
- Go for it! Actually try that loco New York Times pea guacamole recipe that has been dividing the nation. Worst case scenario, it’s guácala but you can call your mama and brag to her that you ate an entire vegetable. Maybe she’ll make you some real guacamole as a reward!
- Got a fierce sweet tooth? Scandalize everyone by making this dessert guacamole with lots and lots of chocolate!
- Impress your Filipino friends by making this sabroso avocado milkshake with condensed milk. (Tell the metiches that ask you what it is that it’s full of nopales!)
- Just go ahead and throw everything in your ethnic identity in a bowl with this Chorizo-Queso Fresco-Guacamole!!
Mas…No justice, no peas? Eight excellent ways to rock the guac
Freaky Flowers: Echinopsis Cacti in Bloom (video)
Greg Krehel aka Echinopsis Freak loves Echinopsis Cacti, which are native to South America He hopes you like his cactus video, too:
A montage of a dozen types of Echinopsis cactus flowers blooming. And wilting. And just generally showing off their mind-blowing colors. My favorite cactus flowerings from the 2014 blooming season.
Luminous UFO/OVNI buzzes Colima Volcano on July 4 (video)
Rockets’ red glare? Bombs bursting in air? Nope, just your typical cigar-shaped glowing Objeto Volador No Identificado flying over an erupting Volcan de Colima on July 4.
San Antonio artist Isabel Ann Castro dreams of Frida Kahlo
Isabel Ann Castro — aka the Queen of Tacos, Texas — raises desmadre and makes art in San Antonio, Texas. Last weekend she was holding hands with Frida Kahlo.
Mas…San Antonio artist Isabel Ann Castro dreams of Frida Kahlo