"Peccadillo," the Paralympics, and Queer People's Right to Exist (and Excel)
…again used to point fingers at so-called “sinners.” It was a plot line straight out of a bad satirical movie, if you ask me. First, there was the general outrage…
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12 Latine Projects to Catch at TIFF 2024
…the damage the carceral state inflicts on the people it houses and the journey it takes to be free. Linda, directed by Mariana Wainstein When Linda, the titular character of…
Back into the Favela with “City of God: The Fight Rages On”
…Paulo Lins, City of God broke records at the box office in its native country and shortly thereafter hit international markets with great success. For its gritty realism, frenetic pace,…
"Interview with the Vampire" Is the New Supreme
…with their “daughter,” it is never made clear. This is the subtext, the story you have to read between the lines for. While I have always played around in this…
The Smart “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld" Is Best in Class
…influencer before the word existed and he still influences fashion today – just look at Fendi’s 2022 ready-to-wear line featuring Antonio’s designs. Taking a microscope to fashion icons has been…
"Deadpool & Wolverine" Is Chaotic Fun – To A Point
…badass one-liner in a battle sequence, Keen doesn’t have much to do. I understand that it’s not her movie, but given the film’s emphasis on the importance of her and…
We Need More Latina Late Bloomer Stories
…with their brother. The comedy-musical from Maria Paz Gonzalez, Lina from Lima about a housekeeper in Chile who is trying to go back to Peru to visit her son for…
“Betty La Fea” Reboot Has Room to Grow
…like Betty still feeling the need to change her looks to be her “true self,” the photographs that line the entrance of the new Ecomoda offices (which show women’s legs…
5 Latina Journalists Who Analyzed the RNC So You Don’t Have To
…messaging: the invocation of names like Kate Steinle, Laken Riley, and Rachel Morin – white women whose deaths have been linked to undocumented immigrants. Ulloa explains how the RNC strategically…
5 Reasons To Watch BookTok’s Current Obsession, “My Lady Jane”
…That same year, King Edward fell ill and then died. Before his death, he drafted a will and named Jane next in line to the throne. Jane became Queen of…