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Jul 18, 20244 min read
Get Those Line Drivers Out: A Review of Julio Quintana’s The Long Game
Ralph Villenueva Reviews of Julio Quintana's film The Long Game
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Jul 10, 20244 min read
Communidad y Familia in Samuel Teer and Mar Julia’s Brownstone: Review by Samantha Ceballos
Reading Brownstone brought out emotions in me that I was not expecting.
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Jul 8, 20242 min read
Paloma Aguirre Reviews Gume Laurel III's Samson and Domingo & Brujos of Borderland High!
Gume Laurel III’s books do something that not all YA texts do— they let queer teens be more than tropes of their sexuality.
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Jul 6, 20244 min read
The Versatility of Gina Rodriguez in Hollywood: Adventurer, Dreamer, & Trailblazer
Review article that explores the roles Latina actor Gina Rodriguez has played
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Jul 6, 20244 min read
Rose Padilla Reviews Omar Morales's Latest Graphic Novel, Major Thomás!
Major Thomás deserves a space among the pop culture fictions that feature Latinx characters
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Jun 13, 20245 min read
One Day at a Time: A Momentary Change in the Tide of Latinx Representation
One Day at a Time points to a shift in tide in Latinx representation in popular culture.
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Jun 13, 20249 min read
Embracing Diversity: Bodegas, Brownstones, and the Rich Tapestry of Our Latinidades
Interview explores experiences with language barriers, cultural syncretism, “found family,” gentrification, and homophobia
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May 31, 20245 min read
10 Latinx/ Latine Poets for Pride Month
10 Latinx/ Latine Poets for Pride Month
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May 22, 20245 min read
Los Exóticos de la Lucha Libre: Subverted Masculinity in Cassandro
The lyrics of Celia Cruz’s “Yo viviré” rhythmically play out above a brightly lit luchador ring in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico in the beginning...
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May 22, 20244 min read
“LatinX Marks the Wound and Space for Collective Healing”
I want to highlight how artists across the U.S. cross ethno-national borders to heal together.
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May 22, 20244 min read
Wakanda Forever’s Eco-Permissible Latinx Worldbuilding
Wakanda Forever builds into its story a significant eco-permissible Latinx moment.
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May 21, 20243 min read
“Structures of Feeling & The Edgar; or Abuelita’s Bowl Cut”
It’s a way to intentionally affirm the Otherness that a conformist mainstream throws at youth.
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May 16, 20244 min read
Ralph Villanueva Reviews Manolo Caro's Film, Fiesta en la Madriguera / Down the Rabbit Hole
What is especially intriguing is the focus on Tochtli, his point of view, imagination, shifting understanding of language, writing, truth.
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May 12, 20244 min read
Aldama & Itzel Usher in a Sci-Fi Worldbuilding Paradigm Shift: A Review of Labyrinths Borne
Aldama offers a path forward by offering readers an emotional, intellectually spirited & collectivist minded tale.
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May 5, 20248 min read
Frederick Luis Aldama Talks with Cristina Herrera: Misfits, Sonic Revolutions, Familial Reconciliations, & Craving More Fiction that Misfits Publishing Molds
I wanted Max Rodriguez to hit the hard truths but also, and overwhelmingly, to take readers to places of joy and compassion.
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May 4, 202411 min read
Frederick Luis Aldama’s Pressing Passion to Portray & Proclaim Powerful Truths of Youth Surviving in the US-Mexico Borderlands: A Conversation
While the borderlands shape each protagonist differently, their individual stories thread together to form a greater tapestry.
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May 4, 202416 min read
Jonathan Hill and the Power of Encouragement
what I took from Hill's talk was a humble attitude of gratitude for all the little lights that shone in the dark, the simple gestures.
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May 3, 20248 min read
Melissa Castillo Planas Reviews Magical / Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders
Vanessa Villareal's autobiographical essays explore issues of violence, toxic masculinity, gender norms, racism, anti-immigrant prejudice
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Apr 25, 20245 min read
“Running Spice”: Latine Criminalization and Stereotypes in Star Wars Episode IX
Poe as former spice runner "as untrustworthy Latino bandit" reverts "to film stereotypes concerning the criminalization of Latines"
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Apr 22, 20246 min read
Regina Mills Reviews Spider-Man 2: A Tale of Two Spider-Men
In Spider-Man 2, we get the ability to switch back and forth between both protagonists, particularly in the exploration of New York City and
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