Love In Gravity Provides A Sonic View into Queer Latino Identity
Love In Gravity Provides A Sonic View into Queer Latino Identity
“That’s why we’re here: to unlearn all the fucked up shit we were taught growing up.” This quote is only one example of the many cathartic snippets from Love in Gravity – a new six-episode narrative podcast that sheds light on queer Latinx communities. The original stories from all six [...]
Citrus and Tequila are Key to a Rejuvenating Summer Cocktail
Citrus and Tequila are Key to a Rejuvenating Summer Cocktail
As the oppressive summer heat becomes evermore inescapable, lurking in every shadow and supposed refuge, the only true escape we could find was through cocktails. These four summer cocktails transform “having drinks” into “having refreshments,” each packed with the power of reinvigoration and recovery. In the perpetual fight against the [...]
Eating Mexican Food at This Brooklyn Fan Favorite Spot is a Religious Experience
Eating Mexican Food at This Brooklyn Fan Favorite Spot is a Religious Experience
“I wanted corn to be the main player in every dish,” said Matthew Diaz, the culinary director behind For All Things Good — the restaurant that he runs alongside chef Carlos Macias. Before ballooning into a restaurant with two locations, a neighborhood staple in Bed-Stuy and a newer cafe [...]
Poetry, Performances and Palomas: What To Do in NYC This July and August
Poetry, Performances and Palomas: What To Do in NYC This July and August
If you’re looking for LATINA approved activities to check out in New York City this week — whether it’s art, musical performances, film, or food — we’ve got you covered. Grab a friend, dress fashionably but practically for the ninety degree weather, pack a water bottle, and head out to [...]
The Power of Latina Artists Taking Agency Over Their Stories
The Power of Latina Artists Taking Agency Over Their Stories
Latina is highlighting the work of Latinx creatives and visual artists through NYC art guides and thematic stories in our new column, Curated by KCV. Each month, Art Curator and Processa founder, Kiara Cristina Ventura, will speak on exhibitions and inspirational artists that everyone should keep on their radar from [...]
Veronica Fernandez Extends Empathy Through Her Art
Veronica Fernandez Extends Empathy Through Her Art
Delving into the depths of her mind, Veronica Fernandez extricates and depicts memories that extend empathy to the viewer while capturing her father's spirit. The Los Angeles-based, Virginia-born, and New Jersey and Miami-raised artist creates evocative works that tug on the dynamics of family and emotional understandings that exist within [...]
Superheroes Offscreen: Meeting David Castañeda and Genesis Rodriguez
Superheroes Offscreen: Meeting David Castañeda and Genesis Rodriguez
The popular Netflix show “The Umbrella Academy”— starring Aidan Gallagher, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Elliot Page, and more — returned with its third season on June 22. Based on the comic book by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, the series follows the seven adoptive children of Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore). The [...]