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#Uptown Love Fashion Event

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Fashion… It’s what separates us from the primates, and in a city like New York, it’s what defines our everyday existence. For some it’s the difference between landing that job interview or not; getting a first date with that hot person across the bar from you; nailing that audition you just went on; or even Read More

If Dora the Explorer were a movie [Video]

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Dora the Explorer goes on some interesting adventures in her shows. Now imagine what her adventures would look like if she were brought to life on the movie screen. Over at College Humor, they did just that are developed the following trailer for Dora the Explorer Movie, where Dora kicks butt and teaches you things Read More

The Nutcracker…no, not the ballet

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Ahhh… The Nutcracker… That tasty flavorful adult beverage that comes in the signature Styrofoam cup or sometimes in the plastic juice cartons. Some say it was created by Boricuas, more people definitively say it was Dominicans and other rumors even suggest it might’ve been an Irishman in the 80’s, but no matter who made it Read More

George Lopez: Defender of women’s Honor

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  The Bachelor is a terrible show. We’ve all caught at least some of this disaster at one point or another, but here it is anyway, in list form. (Advisory: This article includes many lists.) Clean-cut white guy arrives, needs a wife. Women from across the country want to be his wife. He takes them Read More

Courting the Latino viewers

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As the Latino population keeps growing, it is hard for big companies to not take notice. Especially since the Latino community represents a powerful buying power. A buying power that larger companies and mainstream media are trying to attract by openly courting the Latino consumer. This means offering products and services that Latinos connect with, Read More

Chismes y chistes: SoCal is better with Latinos while NY stops-and-frisks

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Weekend News for your Monday Blues Horse racing fans were disappointed to learn that Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another wouldn’t be racing in the Belmont Stakes over the weekend. Now the horse is retired, Mexican-born jockey Mario Gutierrez says that the owners should find a nice, quiet neighborhood to ditch the horse in. California Read More

Benicio Del Toro is bad(ass) [video]

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GQ is currently doing a series entitled “Bad Guys: The GQ Villains.” On that list is very own Benicio Del Toro. Just how bad is the Puerto Rico native? Benicio is so bad he makes something like chopping onions look like murder. While I would never pigeonhole Del Toro as a villain given that he’s Read More

Gay superheroes and same-sex weddings

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I’ll never forget how great it felt when I first discovered El Gato Negro, my first experience with a Latino superhero. For a kid that rarely saw people that looked like him in any form of mainstream media, it meant the world. I reflected back on that day in the library after hearing about DC and Read More

Pablo Escobar: The TV series

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What do you think of when you hear the name Pablo Escobar? Probably the usual: Colombian drug lord, cocaine kingpin, ruthless killer. Some of us have heard the name, but don’t know much about his life, while others know exactly who he was and what he did. But, the story of those who confronted him Read More

Darth Vader gets a parking ticket [video]

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Risa del Día Because laughter is the best medicine, here’s your daily dosage to get you through your day. It seems the force was not with Darth Vader the other day. Not even he gets a break when it comes to parking tickets.