Monthly Archives: December 2009

Watch Out! Gringos Send UFO’s to Mexico Border

Posted on December 8, 2009 by

And by UFO’s I mean to say Unmanned Flying Objects. Just in time for this upcoming Season to be Jolly, the U.S. government has unveiled a “super” idea: It will begin using military predator drones to catch illegal immigrants along … Continue reading →

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Shakira Goes to Oxford. Forgets to Take Bruiser

Posted on December 7, 2009 by

Shakira (the artist formerly known as a nice, Spanish-speaking non-blond Colombian singer) this week visited Oxford University, where she put a call for “universal access to education as a tool for world peace,” and blah, blah, blah… Which is, like, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Pop culture | 3 Comments

Hispanic New Yorkers Find Novel Way to Mess Up their Offspring

Posted on December 5, 2009 by

If you thought U.S.-born Hispanics didn’t have enough tribulations, consider this: Their parents have found a novel way to screw them up from a very tender age, by giving them names their abuela (and probably themselves) will not be able … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Language | 6 Comments

Pancho Villa is About to Look This Sexy

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

Because I’m sure you’re wondering what Johnny Depp and Emir Kusturica are up to…. The most beautiful man in the world (according to this blogger, of course) has been tapped by the Serbian director to play Pancho Villa in the … Continue reading →

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No Green Card?????… No Toys for You!

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

Well, it looks like Santa will not be showing his gentle, white face to thousands of children in the Houston area. The reason? Some local charities are asking whether children are in the country legally before giving them toys. According … Continue reading →

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The ‘Guadalupe Scale’ Offers Personalized Message in Spanish. Mine Said: ¡Deja de Tragar!

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

Driving back home from Washington D.C. this weekend I stopped in charming Freehold, New Jersey only to find this machine waiting for me at the entrance of a crowded public restroom. Manufactured by Impulse Industries, the Guadalupe Scale offers Latinos … Continue reading →

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CBS Wants you to Know Shakira is an Ivy League Graduate, Somehow Linked to ‘Sex and the City’

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

UPDATED: SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE AT CBSNEWS.COM READ THIS BLOG, SO THE COLUMBIA SLIP-UP HAS BEEN FIXED ONLINE. [THANK GOD FOR SCREEN GRABS] Turns out Univision’s CEO, Joe Uva, is not the only who is nuts about things hailing from Columbia. … Continue reading →

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