Lou Dobbs Mistaken for an Elk!

There's nothing funny about a threat to civility--especially, despite the irony, when it comes to the enemy of Mexicans in the Americas, Lou Dobbs, but the story linked above, really does merit careful scrutiny as Dobbs' safety (if not his sanity) becomes an issue. source

CNN, Latinos & Irony

George Lopez on Comedy and Autobiography

Xicanosmosis: Cool Iris Beta Experiment

Just a quick test of Cool Iris' beta effort at creating embeddable photo walls--pretty remarkable tool; this wall, basically a google-image search of the terms Chicano, Chicana, and Mexican-American turned up some beautiful photography as well as some surprises. Note that the wall below is clickable and draggable--additionally, you can take it full screen if you have Cool Iris loaded on your browser.

Josh Kun @ Steve Turner Contemporary

Televisual Ontologies: Stan VanDerBeek's Eyegieinic Reveries

Review | South of the Border with Disney via Cartoon Brew

Don't Believe Your Lying Eyes: Beau Lotto on TED

Gun as Camera or Virilio's Nightmares Continued

More reflections in an eyegienic vein--with a huge tip of the hat to Virilio.

Carnales! UCSB is Calling!

more info!

Bob Griese! Ex-Dolphin and Ethnic Studies Expert on Colombians Love of Tacos

Eyegiene: This American Life by Chris Ware | Camera as Virus

kudos to boingboing.net for the link!

Are you in Austin!? Be Sure to Visit the Mexican and Mexican-American Fine Art Museum of Texas

Culture Clash at 25 in the Los Angeles Times

More Lupe Velez, The Mexican Spitfire, Glossies @ Heritage Auctions

Lupe Velez archeaology is a personal avocation--see here for more; see Tex[t]-Mex, as well.

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