Gustavo Arellano on THE LATINO/A VOTE on American Public Media's MARKETPLACE

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Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart and the Rally to Restore Sanity is LIVE and in HD...

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More Entries in the History of Ethnic American Representation: Weird Tales Edition

source: Golden Age Comic Book Stories

A Guide to Mexican Stereotyping, Estilo 2011

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Latino Designer From Denver Robbed! Project Runway and Mondo Guerra

Breaking News! Bombastic, Hypocritical and Loathesome, California Gubernatorial Canidate Whitman Hits New Low!

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Arizona! Where Prisons are Great Business and a Source for Innovative Legislation | via BoingBoing.net

The Eyes Are Speaking Spanish: The Rise of Univision

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HANS SOLO } TAN SOLO } XICANOSMOSIS: Star Wars Style by José Pulido

José Pulido in BoingBoing.net | Star Wars Calaveras

Classic Mexican Cinema, 60s Edition: TONGOLELE en "AMOR A RITMO GO-GO" (1966) [HQ] by CINE DE RUMBERAS | Pelicula cedida por cortesia de Ignacio Perez (Mexico DF)

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Diego Luna at USC | Gracias to Josh Kun for the Headsup!

Priceless Harsh Comedy: So You Want a PhD in the Humanities

Sofia Vergara's C/Sinematic Grandmother: Lupe Velez!

Speedy Gonzales, Author of the Universe

It tells you that I have been writing about cartoons and comic art for much too long, but is it a stretch to read into this cool coloring book cover from the 1960s an allegory regarding Speedy's place in the pantheon of Warner Brothers animated stars? Here, the diminutive "Mexican" rat is revealed as author of the Warners universe with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd reduced to mere representations, charming simulacras, explicated by the all-knowing Speedy.

original source (note, the illustration has been color-enhanced).

Cool Piece on Lalo Alcaraz and La Cucaracha in the Union Tribune

October 21, 2010 Coming Out Illegal By MAGGIE JONES in the New York Times Magazine