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Following her stunning work as Cleo in Alfonso Cuarón’s award-winning film Roma, Oaxacan-born Yalitza Aparicio is in the limelight and representing a side of Mexico that is refreshingly way less Univision than we’re used to seeing in the media. In honor of Aparicio’s Oaxacan homeland, an area rich with culinary traditions that date back through the ages, here are...
Like prizefighters, resilience is a quality that allows us to bounce back after be knocked down. However, remaining positive and optimistic, key qualities for being resilient, proves incredibly difficult when those adversarial punches are constant. That's why it's truly remarkable that people of color in the United States are able to show resilience day after day when facing racism and...
Rich in gold and other Old World commodities, South America was the promised land for the Europeans, who colonized it between the 1500s and 1700s. Loaded with artifacts, materials, and spices, fleets of Spanish galleons took incalculable amounts of wealth back home. The most coveted South American treasure was gold and the most prominent legend about unlimited stores of...
Although there’s nothing particularly Latin about drinking Guinness and eating corned beef and hash, it seems Latinos are always up for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day every year come March 17. Let’s face it, Latinos always gravitate to a good party, and St. Patty's Day is kind of like the Irish version of Cinco de Mayo. But below the surface...
A team of archaeologists recently stumbled across nearly 200 Maya artifacts beneath the ancient city of Chichén Itzá in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, deep in the cave of Balamkú. (Balamkú is the Maya word for Jaguar God.) National Geographic, who helped fund the excursion, first reported on the discovery of the artifacts — a collection of incense burners,...
In honor of her 44th birthday, we’re celebrating everything we love and admire about the one and only Eva Longoria. That’s right, everyone’s favorite not-so-desperate housewife is turning 44 years old. We’ll let that sink in. Because clearly this beauty does not look a day over 29. But despite her perpetually peaking and ageless appearance, she’s embracing everything that...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was speaking at the eponymous event “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left” last weekend at SXSW when she took her final question from an unexpected attendee, Bill Nye the Science Guy. His appearance sparked raucous applause from the audience. “As you may know, I’m a white guy,” Nye began, framing his question to reflect one of the existential...
After months of speculation following his narrow loss to Texas Senator Ted Cruz in midterm elections, El Paso native Beto O’Rourke has finally taken up a bid for president. He announced his candidacy on Thursday morning, when he kicked off a three-day tour of Iowa. https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1106155281845760000 Connecting at a personal level with the electorate through a message of promise and hope...
Keith Raniere, the spiritual leader of secret society aka sex cult NXIVM, has been hit with one more charge before his trial begins at the end of April: child pornography. Federal authorities revealed the new allegations on Wednesday, claiming to have images of two minors that were taken and distributed by Raniere; one of the victims was only 15...
The World is Messy: Here’s Why Kindness is Our Last Bastion of Hope Current events, interpersonal conflicts, social media trolls and mobs, and a culture of “every man for himself” can leave you feeling downright discouraged about the fate of the world. But there’s a good reason for you to have faith in the power of kindness: Kind acts beget...
A Newbie’s Guide To Serving Face Your choice in makeup is as personal as your choice in undergarments. But unlike your intimate, makeup determines the aspect of yourself that you want to project, and thus has the power to set the tone for your day. Just like wearing those grandma panties that likely won’t help you score in the bedroom,...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Wednesday that halts the execution of inmates on death row, giving over 700 convicted felons a reprieve from their sentences for the time being. “I do not believe that a civilized society can claim to be a leader in the world as long as its government continues to sanction the...