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RIP LA Weekly
I wanted to write something about what happened last week at LA Weekly. Much of the details can be found in this article by Jack Denton for Pacific Standard. The short version of the story is that a gaggle of … Continue reading
The Oversimplification Of Complexities
Below is an essay response for a quiz in my “Race, Ethnicity, & Identity” class at San Diego State University. The essay prompt is based on the 1986 film The Mission starring Jeremy Irons as Father Gabriel and Robert De … Continue reading
Tecate’s Partnership With Golden Boy Culminates With “16 Stories Of Punch”
After years of waiting, fans will finally get to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez face Gennady Golovkin in the ring. Many fans and non-fans alike have witnessed the huge marketing push by Tecate in the US and Mexico for the fight. … Continue reading
Manchester City In Pomona, CA
Two months ago, City Football Group announced its new partnership with Goals Soccer Centers in the US and Canada. The companies made the announcement at GSC’s 5-a-sde training facility in Pomona, CA in the middle of Manchester City’s pre-season tour … Continue reading
How Helado Negro’s “Young, Latin and Proud” Became a Generational Anthem
There will be a point this coming Thursday night when Helado Negro, the musical alter ego of Roberto Carlos Lange, will kick up a wave of high-pitched sounds off his synthesizer and lead the crowd at the Regent Theater into … Continue reading
The Future of SoCal Indie Music Looks Bright — and Latino — at Viva! Pomona
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and there’s nothing about Viva! Pomona that needs to be fixed. Founder Rene Contreras celebrated the sixth birthday of his little festival that could in Pomona this past weekend with yet another stellar … Continue reading