“Cultural Capital” Interrogates Museums’ Ongoing Colonial Theft
The new documentary, “Cultural Capital” reveals how colonialism steals narrative authority – the right to decide what matters.
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We Shouldn’t Need a Fictional President to Save Puerto Rico
There are a few shows that comfort the soul. The West Wing is one of them. Currently, while I sit in the Archipelago of Puerto Rico, I dream of a leader like Jed Bartlett and his competent crew. I have already made it through today’s power shortage. I hope there’s no more. I currently have […]
Why “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome” Matters
Colonialism is political – and psychological. To explore what that means for me and mine, I wrote “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome.”
Consider the First AI “Actress” Tilly Norwood a Warning
Tilly Norwood is a technological achievement, and a warning – not of what AI can do, but of what Hollywood will pick if left unchallenged.
With “Un Día de Mayo,” Juan Esteban Suarez Demands More for Puerto Rican Cinema
“Un Día de Mayo” is a visually stunning love story, an ode to Puerto Rico, and a powerful example of anticolonial cinema.
Let’s Decolonize Latin American Heritage Month
We should pay more attention to how our community engages with its history and yes, that means we need to decolonize our Heritage Month.
Visually Stunning, “Dune: Part Two” is Otherwise Same Old
“Dune: Part Two” delivers stunning desert vistas alongside dreary empires of destruction, but its white savior narrative is tired at best.
“The Crown,” a Royal Soap Opera with Historical Undertones, to the End
At the end of the first episode of Netflix’s The Crown Season 6, Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) enters her Kensington Palace rooms. She finds them filled with red and fuschia roses. A small case is on the table. It contains a beautiful watch of gold and diamonds, a present from her latest love interest – […]
“I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me” Plays with Belief to Lampoon Colonialism
It’s a funny turn, seeing hapless Mexicans maneuver the attention of organized crime in Spain in “I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me.”
“De La Calle” Celebrates Urbano Music and the Latinx Musicians Who Make It
“De La Calle” isn’t perfect but my Spotify has been bumping since watching Nick Barili recount Latinx artists’ contributions to Urbano music.