Daily Archives: June 25, 2012

It’s Official: Latinas Will Shine in Primetime [As Maids]

After months of speculation, and hopes that all the brouhaha was nothing but a bad taste joke, Lifetime Television has reportedly picked up Devious Maids, the 13-episode series featuring Latino women working as -what else?- maids. Devious Maids is based on … Continue reading

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Why this McDonald’s Billboard Would Never Work in Spanish

As soon as I saw this billboard at my local bus stop, my bilingual brain immediately tried to come up with its Spanish translation. After all, Harlem is ground zero for all things Hispanic, from lettuce and Mexican haircuts to … Continue reading

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