Black and Brown are Down in Arizona!

A Chicano, of Course, Behind the Genius of Pulp Fiction | Outing Tarantino's Debt to Aztlan

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Ack! Ack! Ack! "Mi pobre ciudad" | Laredo, Una Bola de Tontos and other Horrifying Revelations!

That's all Laredo, Texas, my hometown, needs: MORE Bad Press--hit the story from Portfolio.com by tapping the image above for the details!

Here's the dispatch from my friend Marc García-Mártinez, profe at Allan Hancock College:

From: Marc García-Martínez

Subject: hey smarty-pants Tejano!

Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:56:35 -0800

To: Bill Nericcio

Hola Bill...what does Laredo, Texas have in common with other cities like Merced, Fresno, and Bakersfield? According to a new study, it's one of the least-brainiest (read: not that smart) cities in the nation. I'm forced to wonder about the Latino/a demographic in these cities, and which 'behind-the-measures' measures these pseudo-scientific pendejos who compile the list may be directly/indirectly applying. Check out the links: one, two, three.

love,   M

Chicana-Boriqua Super Heroine! Araña, aka SPIDER-GIRL

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Ilan Stavans on the New Norton Anthology of Latino/a Literature

New Logo for the Holidays: Rita Cansino, aka Rita Hayworth

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Breaking News: Latina Starlet Coupled with Sexual Metaphorics.... #1,793,242 in a Series | Eva Mendes

original posting 8/8/08 | updated (video fix), 12/04/10



The fusion of Tex[t]-Mextian and eyegienic forces at work in Mendes's latest career move are noteworthy. Pushing the envelope of U.S. prudery, Mendes's natural assets coupled with designer Fabian Bond's camera nets viewers a next-generation meditation on the nature and consumption of desire.

Here's the banned ad; click the image above for one of the many postings on the story!

Lalo Alcaraz! Sunday Funnies...

I get SO tired of the San Diego Union-Tribune's ongoing effort to shrink the Sunday comics (out of existence, almost), that I've decided to scan one of Lalo Alcaraz's weekend efforts and blow it up to the Windsor McCay-proportions it deserves.  The scan messed up the color, but it's nice to admire Lalo's wit on the 'big screen'.

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Here's how it looks online...

Cool Source for Mexican Film Finds! Cine de Rumberas | Yolanda Montez aka TONGOLELE

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The End of an Era, Nuevo Laredo-style | The Cadillac Bar Closes

...just catching up on this story.... hit the image for the tragedy!

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The Soundtrack for Xicanosmosis!