Why “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome” Matters
Colonialism is political – and psychological. To explore what that means for me and mine, I wrote “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome.”
Puerto Rico
“La Brega” Season 3 Lets Puerto Rican History Breathe
For “La Brega” host Alana Casanova-Burgess, podcasting uniquely lets its stories’ emotions shine, from vulnerability to tenderness.
With Sharp Irony, Puerto Rico May Lose the Bad Bunny & Residente Film
Bad Bunny and Residente are making a film about Puerto Rico’s 1897 uprising against Spanish rule. It should be filmed on the island.
Bad Bunny Turned the Super Bowl Into Puerto Rico’s Living Room
Bad Bunny took the biggest stage in American spectacle culture – The Super Bowl –and said: we’re doing this Boricua style ahora.
“P FKN R” and the Politics of Bad Bunny
“P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Voice of a Global Movement” is the rare academic book you can read without a highlighter.
¡Wepa! Celebrates Puerto Rican Comics at NY Public Library
A new exhibit at the New York Public Library, ¡Wepa! Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics added texture to my Nuyorican world.
Your Watch List for the 8th Anniversary of Hurricane María
Let’s celebrate the inspirational folks working to address climate change as we approach this anniversary of Hurricane María.
Thank you, Calvin Klein: Bad Bunny Rompe el Internet
With his Calvin Klein ad, Bad Bunny is on top, redefining the intersection for desirability and agency for puertorriqueños y más.
“La Pecera” is a Latinx Climate Film. We Need More Of Them
Less than 3% of films mention climate change. La Pecera (The Fishbowl), which premiered at Sundance 2023 and is starting its theatrical run in March 2025, tells the story of Noelia, a woman diagnosed with cancer who travels back to her hometown in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The film is a stunning meditation on the themes […]
So Much of the News Got it Wrong About Hinchcliffe and Puerto Rico
Let’s look beyond the media headlines and dig into the nuances of the Puerto Rico if you really want to understand how we vote.