Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero surely knows what needs to be done to support tourism to Russia.
Ah…. .. the wonders of Freudian slips.
Minnesotan Teens Think Mexico’s ‘Problem’ Sounds Just like the Perfect Spring Break Vacation
Now that the U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert warning people about the dangers of going to Mexico, thousands of reckless American teenagers are pondering their options: To go or not to go to Cancún for their spring break and terrorize the locals with their binge drinking and wet T-shirt parties.
But while many are already considering alternative destinations, Minnesotan teens seem to be much more adventurous:
“I read that the main problems are alcohol and the club scene — which pretty much sums up my spring break,” a sophmore told Minnesota’s Star Tribune.
You go girl!
Even Layoffs are a Happy, Musical Affair at Univision
One of the casualties of Univision’s latest round of layoffs was Despierta América’s host Fernando Arau, who used his own morning show on Monday to say good-bye after 12 years of annoying entertaining Latinos on TV.
For the occasion, the pink-slipped Arau was treated by his co-hosts and family members with a real Mariachi band singing El Rey.
Ahhh…. if only everybody could be fired that way….
To watch Arau’s Mariachi farewell click here:
Venus Williams Wins Mexican Open in Acapulco. Celebrates Wearing a Mariachi Hat
The super ultra fit Venus Williams this week beat defending champion Flavia Pennetta to claim the Mexican Open title in Acapulco. And, judging from this photo, she also took the opportunity to sport some local paraphernalia.
Meanwhile, in Thailand…
Mexican golfer Lorena Ochoa strikes three victories, and celebrates wearing… a Banamex hat (because, as you know, the Mexican bank is now property of the U.S. government)
This Little Gadget Says it All…in Spanish
Remember the culturally-relevant padlock, which allowed Hispanics to set their combination in Spanish?
Well, a company in St. Louis, Missouri is now launching Blue Selecto, the “first Spanish-language only programmable thermostat” in the market. The gadget, says Emerson Climate Technologies, was the result of “exhaustive” research that showed that “most Spanish-speaking homeowners feel enthusiastic about the opportunity to use an accurate digital thermostat in their own language.”
I couldn’t agree more, because there is nothing more reassuring than knowing Vent is short for Ventilación (not Ventilation;) Temp is short Temperatura, not Temperatura and so on.
(Oh, and just in case you were wondering: 70 in Spanish is also 70.)
Satisfied Doing What She Does Best….
There is nothing like a thick, white moustache to show the world how good you are are doing… what?
Drink milk. I guess.
This is one Mean Son of a Bean!
Heinz seems to know a lot about beans, their heavy accent, heritage and struggle, especially what they can learn from their mother.
“Why be nice when you can be mean? She was a mean bean, my mother. But I’m one mean son of a bean.”
Hat tip: Carla Raygoza
And you Thought you Had Cool Friends…
Barack Obama this week put in a call to Univision Radio’s Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo to let him know he’s hard at work fixing the immigration mess -and that they are now BFF. I’m not going to bother you with details (you can read the full transcript here) but the highlights of the show were definitely the first and last 5 seconds:
1:48 P.M. MST
THE PRESIDENT: Hello.
PIOLIN: Hello.
THE PRESIDENT: Who am I speaking with?
PIOLIN: Piolín.
THE PRESIDENT: Piolín, my friend, this is President Barack Obama.
And, just a few minutes later, at 1:57 P.M. MST:
THE PRESIDENT: All right. Well, thank you so much, Piolín. It’s great to talk to you.
PIOLIN: Mr. President, you know we are close friends and you know that I have your BlackBerry phone number and you have mine.(Laughter.) So keep in touch.
This is what the NYU Strike Boils Down to…
After all, there are far more important things than creating a union or launching a scholarship program for Palestinian students.
Photo bluntly stolen from: Gawker
What Ever Happen to Hearty, Spanish Meals? King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía Go Low Fat
You would think Spain’s King and Queen would cheat a little on their respective diets during their recent visit to the U.S. (After all, what is a gastronomic peccadillo here and there?) But, as it turns out, the royal couple opted for a low-fat version of the meal they shared with 500 guests at a Royal Society Luncheon in Pensacola, Fl.
Let them eat grease, she said. Just like Marie Antoinette.
Speaking of Sinaloa… Are U Ready for Digital TV?
This is what I call a no-nonsense approach to informing Latinos about the upcoming digital switch. Ajúa!
Pónganse trucha, mis compas
Sin tele van a quedar
Porque ya viene llegando
La transición digital
Si no tienen la cajita…
Sin tele van a quedar
Looking for a Real Outdoor Adventure? Come to Sinaloa. Take a ‘Narcotour’
Nobody can accuse Mexicans of having ran out of ideas. Take the Northern state of Sinaloa, where a budding group of entrepreneurs are offering visitors tours associated with the state’s most dangerous drug lords.
“The tours include visits to their mansions and to the places where some high-profiled narcos have been killed,” according to press reports. Some of these visits are done riding a pulmonía, those golf-cart-type taxi substitutes that roam free on the roads of Mazatlán.
Alas, the Narcotours are apparently clandestine, and certainly not authorized nor promoted by Mexico’s Tourism Board.
Yet.
¡La Puta! Mexico’s Political Situation is Real Bad
…Either things are really, really ugly or the Web designer at El Universal got a little too creative by super-imposing the voter’s head over the section’s headline, which I believe is actually called La Disputa 2009 (The Dispute 2009). But then again, when it comes to Mexican politics, you can never be sure.
Tough Times Ahead: Lady Liberty Takes up the Iron
Remember those glorious days when Lady Liberty was a mere symbol of freedom and enlightenment?
Well, folks, that is nothing but gone now. In these turbulent times, in which only U.S. Latinos seem to be the only ones who can afford to buy anything, Lady Liberty herself has been forced to take up the iron and work hard at pitching dry cleaning services… in Mexico.
Who knew the llama eterna would end up becoming the plancha eterna? Ay, Dios!
Hat tip to paisano, and loyal Miblogestublog follower Rafael Carballo.
Mexico Beats England!… in Group Smooch
39,897 was the number of people who gathered this Saturday at Mexico City’s famous Zócalo to take part in a group smooch (el megabeso), easily beating the UK’s 2007 record when 32,648 people kissed in Weston-super-Mare.
¡Sí, se puede!
(Now we only have to find a way to beat the gringos at soccer. But I guess that’ll have to wait.)
Photo: Houston Chronicle
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