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It’s been weeks since Netflix dropped ‘Shadow and Bone’ and our feeds are still filled with hot takes. It premiered on the top-ten list and seems to have at least some staying power. Is ‘Shadow and Bone’ really that good? Or is it just the algorithm sweet spot of YA, fantasy, adventure, romance? Per usual, Latinas do not agree…

Queen of the South 506 “Silver or Lead” reveals Teresa Mendoza as someone who has decided to actually live, not just survive.

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“Lineage of Rain” author Janel Pineda discusses the process of publishing her first chapbook, how she prepares for performances, and her hopes for her career and the Salvadoran diaspora.

Bachelor Matt James said he was on his best behavior because this was probably the first time that a Black man was in some of the audience member’s homes. But does this just condone the audience’s limited view by playing a part? I say, be who you are Matt!

With her debut novel “The Five Wounds” out, author Kirstin Valdez Quade discusses with us the religious fraternity of penitentes in New Mexico, the inspiration behind the story, and the colonial violence that shapes our communities today.

The first half of “Chicano Squad” felt like I was getting a vibrant history lesson from my favorite cousin, by the fifth episode I was in a full-blown CSI/crime story, rife with injustice, loyalty, corruption, and determination.

‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ glamorizes the military in a bit of propaganda made more offensive by the Latino mouthpiece they chose.

In ‘Of Women and Salt,’ Gabriela García explores the complicated nature of identity as the novel shifts location, periods, and perspectives.

Latinx stories have been finding their home in podcasting, calling back to a rich history of oral, familial storytelling and, of course, chisme. Check out these eleven podcasts that are doing the work of putting Latin American and immigrant stories front and center, told in our own voices and to our own rhythms.