My boyfriend brought these today and I kind of want to send them (and him) back.
Month: May 2019
Bill de Blassio Has no Idea What Condón Means in Spanish
Ever since he announced he’s running for president in 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been using a very special hashtag in the hopes it will go viral. Nothing wrong with tapping on the power of social media to get traction, except that the hashtag in question is –wait for it– #ConDon.
Not only he has posed alongside supporters holding a #ConDon sign, but he’s even sending out very special mailers (below) asking Americans to contribute and support his campaign. Apparently, De Blasio’s #ConDon thing has something to do with Donald Trump, but I will never know because every time I read #ConDon, I cannot help but think about these things.
One thing, though, Mr. De Blasio: If you’re going to advocate for people wearing preservatives… use an accent over the “o” will ya?
We’re coming for you, #ConDon pic.twitter.com/l0EujCt007
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) 16 de mayo de 2019
Photo via: Juan Manuel Benitez
Brace Yourselves: The Gentrification of Veladoras Is Here
Prayer candles, better known among my people (i.e. The Hispanics) as veladoras, are making a splash among the avocado-loving millennial, non-Latin, non-religious crowd pushing their prices so high that you will wanna start praying for a raise.
According to this Vox.com article, a prayer candle featuring the likes of Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Jonathan Van Ness (because they all kind of are in the same business) can cost up to $12, compared to a regular prayer candle, which you’ll find pretty much anywhere in the USA for $2 –or for very few pesitos in any Latin American street market.
University professors and religious studies experts claim this is yet another sign of the decline of religious affiliation of Americans and some even go as far as to call these colorful candles “blasphemous” and a “direct threat to the Catholic faith.”
I don’t know much about that, but consider yourselves warned: The gentrification of veladoras is here to stay.
Via: Vox.com
Tequila Cazadores Wants me to Put a ‘Summer of Tacos Calendar’ on my Desk –for Some Reason
Marketing professionals are one creative bunch.
Not content with bringing to market some awesome, creative and stupid products (i.e. the avocado toast sneakers or the Throw Throw Burrito Game) they have now conceived another innovative thing…
I give you… the Summer of Tacos daily desk calendar, a thing that promises to have me dreaming of tacos every day of the week.
The idea, writes some marketing person apparently with a straight face, is “to celebrate the unofficial start of summer and its most notorious pairing, tacos and tequila.”
These calendars –which are being pitched as a must-have desk accessory– feature word puzzles, cocktail recipes and “taco facts to impress colleagues with at the water cooler.”
Listen, people, I dream of tacos every day and no, I don’t need your must-have desk accesory. *inserts eye roll emoji*
Millennials are Having ‘Brunch Tacos’ –Whatever that Means
Not content with pushing the price of guacamole to the roof and destroying anything that is good with avocados, millennials are now into something called brunch tacos, as reported by The New York Times, the same medium that gave us the now infamous pea-guacamole.
I’m super busy right now, but please somebody DO SOMETHING!
Hat tip: Emily Ramshaw
Americans are Putting Avocado on a Stick and I’m Screaming
Was this really necessary?
The short answer is no, but it seems like Americans in general –and millennials in particular– continue to find ways to ruin everything.
According to an unnecessarily long article, this thing was conceived by some dude in Vermont to help his fellow Americans, who continue to suffer from Avocado Hand, a potentially devastating malaise affecting an increasing number of non-Mexican people, specifically those who have no idea how to cut an avocado.
“They warn that putting avocado on a slice of bread is complicated and implies a danger, because in the United States some people have been injured trying to split an avocado, so they say that, with this presentation, enjoy the ‘green gold’ is simple and delicious.”
Oh, and don’t get me started on the plastic…
Via: Milenio
Alexa Will Soon Speak Spanish –and it’s about Time!
According to numerous reports, Amazon is asking customers to participate in a program that will help the company build “a Spanish-language Alexa experience” for U.S. users. The program, which is currently invite-only, “will allow Amazon to incorporate into the U.S. Spanish-language experience a better understanding of things like word choice and local humor.”
This couldn’t come soon enough because last time we checked, Alexa was doing *this*…
Alexa will soon speak Spanish and that’s great, because last time we checked she was doing *this* 👇🏽 https://t.co/htgha8TqoL pic.twitter.com/gbY9bfdlxX
— Laura Martínez (@miblogestublog) 4 de mayo de 2019
Via: CNET.com
This Harlem Bodega Has Best Name Ever
Photo: Laura Martínez, Harlem
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