Category Archives: Awkard homages

I May Have Found a Reason to Watch this Year’s Super Bowl …

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

I’ve never been a fan of so-called American football –and you wouldn’t catch me dead watching hours upon hours of a Super Bowl. But all this might change on Sunday, February 2, 2020 when my favorite band EVER is set … Continue reading →

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Quincy, Massachusetts Preps ‘Latin-Inspired’ Eatery: Tacos, Nachos, that Kind of Thing…

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

Residents of Quincy, Massachusetts, are apparently very excited about Pearl & Lime, an upcoming 80-seat restaurant that promises fresh food with a “Latin flair,” targeting the demanding millennial palate. But what exactly do they mean by Latin flair? Well, I’m … Continue reading →

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Wanna Grow Old? Go Buy Chicken at this Mexican Chicken Shop

Posted on January 18, 2020 by

Today in the always popular section of Mexicans: How can Anyone not Like us I give you this chicken shop somewhere in Mexico whose slogan is just perfect –and quite impossible to translate without losing all its beauty. But basically, … Continue reading →

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Dear People of France: You Had One Job

Posted on January 2, 2020 by

 

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YOU GUYS! The French are Selling ‘Chichis’ with Chocolate for Only 4.50 Euros

Posted on December 30, 2019 by

They look like churros, but apparently they’re boobs –or something like that. Photo: Laura Martínez, Bayeux, France 2019.

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This Parisian Restaurant Specializes in Latin American Food –Whatever that Means

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

This only proves what I’ve been saying, like, forever: The farther you go from Latin America, the more generic our food becomes. Photo: Laura Martínez, Paris. 2019.

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Pablo Escobar’s Brother Launches Foldable Phone; its Marketing Is Something Else

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

Roberto De Jesús Escobar Gaviria, the brother of late Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, has joined the foldable phone fever with the Escobar Fold 1, a $350 device that comes unlocked and claims to be compatible with “all networks” worldwide. I … Continue reading →

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