Category Archives: Awkard homages

This Book Wants you to Find Frida the Same Way you Find Waldo

Posted on July 6, 2020 by

What better way to celebrate Frida Kahlo’s upcoming birthday than… by making a book to find her as we go about finding Waldo? Publisher Laurence King is busy promoting Find Frida, a new book by Catherine Ingram (illustrated by Laura … Continue reading →

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Here’s a Mariachi Singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

Chances are this blogger will be terribly busy sleeping working on Saturday, July 4, but wanted to let y’all know, I’m all up for diversity. So, without further ado, please enjoy this rendition of The Star Spangled Banner by one … Continue reading →

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The ‘Veggie Taco Plush Set’ Guarantees your Child Will Never Know what Real Tacos Look Like

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

Speaking of culturally-relevant things… there’s a Veggie Taco Plush Set, which for “only” $49 promises to educate your child on the goodness that naturally comes with tacos, including some packets of questionable salsa; slices of avocado and even some cilantro … Continue reading →

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Disney Wants you to Plunk Down $30 for Minnie Mouse Concha Ears Made in China

Posted on June 28, 2020 by

I don’t know about you, but when I think of Disney, I think of a ton of things before thinking Mexican sweet bread. But the house of Mickey Mouse is proudly peddling the $30 Minnie Mouse Concha Ears, which can … Continue reading →

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This London Chef Wants you to Put Pineapple Ketchup on Cornflake-crumbed Tacos

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

The lockdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on Thomasina Miers’ children. That is why the co-founder of Wahaca, London’s weirdly-named Mexican eatery, has concocted a recipe for tacos that are… well… sure to please Londoners. We’re talking … Continue reading →

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Sushiro Introduces ‘Sushi Tacos,’ and they Look as Awful as they Sound

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

Japanese conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushiro is apparently so fond of Mexican food that is launching its own “Sushi tacos,” a so-called “fusion food” that combines, well, sushi with what they think is a taco. According to local media, Sushiro’s sushi … Continue reading →

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Tired of Boring Rosé? How about a Luchador Cabernet?

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

Still stuck at home with plenty of time to try novelty beverages? How about playing Lotería while you sip some local wine? Using the tagline “This is not your abuela’s wine,” a California winery is peddling what seems to be … Continue reading →

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Mexicans are Making Face Masks Featuring Luchadores

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

They cost between $150 and $200 Mexican pesos (less than 9 bucks) and are available for children and adults. The idea came from Mexican wrestler el Hijo del Soberano, who has been producing these beauties like crazy as the cases … Continue reading →

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Crayola Launches ‘Colors of the World Crayons,’ as if I Don’t Remember their First ‘Multicultural Crayons’

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

Remember Crayola’s multicultural crayons? Well I do, because I wrote about them, like, what seems like centuries ago: Specifically, on May 20, 2014. Except at that time they were called “Multicultural Crayons” and didn’t really catch on… Guess what? A … Continue reading →

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Is Duolingo not Helping your English Practice?

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

Did you buy all the Inglés sin Barreras audiobooks or downloaded apps like Duolingo but nothing helps to improve your English skills? Worry not! In this practical manual for the good use of the English language, the Lord himself comes … Continue reading →

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Mexicans Are Selling a ‘Mystic Candle’ to Fight Off Coronavirus

Posted on May 8, 2020 by

The above candle is being sold as a “mystic product” and it promises to protect us from the evils of coronavirus. In fact, according to the owner of this establishment in Tabasco, all you have to do is light it … Continue reading →

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Why Kmart Needs to Hire a Competent, Bilingual Copywriter

Posted on May 6, 2020 by

Picture this. A two-piece comfy sofa; a soothing image of a lake and a small, deserted beach on the background; a pitcher of delicious ice-tea and then your lovely mom … sucking someone –or being sucked by someone– for some … Continue reading →

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Snoop Dogg Drops Banda Single ‘Qué Maldición,’ Because it’s 2020 and Everything’s Weird

Posted on May 1, 2020 by

I don’t know what to think, really, but why not? Snoop Dogg and Banda Ms on Friday released Qué Maldición, a long awaited collaboration between America’s famed pothead and the Sinaloa insanely popular band. It’s by far the weirdest Anglo-Latin … Continue reading →

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Cinco de Mayo in the Time of Coronavirus Is Just as Dumb as Regular Cinco de Mayo

Posted on April 28, 2020 by

No access to the outside world? No problemo! District Taco, a so-called taquería based in I-don’t-know-where-but-not-Mexico wants you to know that you can “take back your right to fiesta” by ordering the coronavirus-special sheltering in place combo: Delicioso steak fajitas, … Continue reading →

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If 2020 Was a Kitchen Gadget, it Would Be this ‘Taco Toaster’

Posted on April 25, 2020 by

Move over $30-dollar Taco Toaster, here comes a less expensive, even more outrageous contraption to make what Americans think is a taco. I give you the … $22-dollar Made in California Taco Toaster, a plastic/metal mold thingy to hold your … Continue reading →

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