Friday Film Roundup: ‘A Haunting in Venice,’ ‘A Million Miles Away,’ ‘Satanic Hispanics,’ and More
Friday Film Roundup: ‘A Haunting in Venice,’ ‘A Million Miles Away,’ ‘Satanic Hispanics,’ and More
It’s another big week for horror and Latinos! Everywhere you look it’s jump scares and English subtitles. Thankfully, if you’re already feeling burnt out by the end of summer, you won’t have to leave your house to watch most of these movies. Between Netflix and Amazon Prime alone there’s a [...]
At Red Bull’s Houston Batalla Qualifier, Community Means More Than Victory
At Red Bull’s Houston Batalla Qualifier, Community Means More Than Victory
Last year, when LATINA interviewed Mo Amer, a Palestinian-born comedian whose family settled in Houston when he was just nine years old, he said there are three art forms that are indigenous to the United States: jazz, stand-up comedy and hip-hop. If that’s the case, one could argue that Houston, [...]
Jorge Gaviria Is Changing the Way We Think About Corn
Jorge Gaviria Is Changing the Way We Think About Corn
Before going to Cosme, I never doubted the efficacy of food writing. I thought it was possible to describe flavor, to capture it with the cincture of language. But as I had a bite of Cosme’s corn husk meringue, I was struck by its overwhelming density of flavor. Within [...]
In the Wake of Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Ricans Are Made All Too Familiar Promises
In the Wake of Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Ricans Are Made All Too Familiar Promises
Much of Puerto Rico is still without power after Hurricane Fiona struck the island three weeks ago, causing a nationwide blackout and leaving thousands without water or electricity. This storm hit the island just five years after Hurricane Maria, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell expects the damage estimate to once [...]
The Controversy Behind ‘Blonde’ Is More Interesting Than the Movie Itself
The Controversy Behind ‘Blonde’ Is More Interesting Than the Movie Itself
Before most people even had a chance to see it for themselves, writer-director Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” had already been chewed up and spit out by audiences targeting any major release that drums up even the slightest amount of controversy. From the moment insider sources dubbed the film as “unreleasable” [...]
Ada Limón is the Next Poet Laureate
Ada Limón is the Next Poet Laureate
On July 12, 2022, Ada Limón was named the next U.S. poet laureate, making her the first Latina to hold this prestigious role. Speaking to the New York Times, Limón shared her desire to use her platform and linguistic skill to harbor a space for unfiltered feeling and emotion. Only [...]
9 Reproductive Justice Organizations You Can Support
9 Reproductive Justice Organizations You Can Support
With Roe v. Wade overturned on June 24th, people across the country have been feeling both incensed and powerless. There are looming fears that this court, with its unchecked power, will continue to ban other contraceptive measures, or even overturn decisions such as Obergefell v. Hodges, and that such a [...]