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11.21.09

BLOGS

The Legacy of Ritchie Valens

by Angie Romero | 02.03.2009 | 3:45pm | 1 Comment

How appropriate is it that as I look out my window, snow is falling. Fifty years ago to this day, a small charter plane that was carrying Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson from Clear Lake, Iowa, to Fargo, N.D.,. . . READ FULL STORY

ENTERTAINMENT

GET CULTURED: If All Goes Wrong...

by Mariela Rosario | 11.24.2008 | 2:26pm | 0 Comments

At least I'll always have the Smashing Pumpkins. Certain bands from the 90's will forever be a part of my iPod's simply titled ROCK playlist and SP is definitely one of them. And it's not just because the Chicago band, formed in 1988, makes some. . . READ FULL STORY

ENTERTAINMENT

GET CULTURED: There's No Such Thing As a Free Lunch...

by Mariela Rosario | 11.21.2008 | 3:05pm | 4 Comments

That is most definitely true, especially in this crapulent economy. But thankfully, there is such a thing as free Junot! Diaz, that is. The Pulitzer Prize-winning hottie (well, if nerds are your thing as they are mine) is doing a reading on Monday. . . READ FULL STORY

ENTERTAINMENT

GET CULTURED: Tonight, I can write the saddest lines...

by Mariela Rosario | 11.19.2008 | 1:47pm | 3 Comments

Sigh. I still remember the first time I came across those words back in middle school. Miss Toranzos (I think she’s on Facebook now!) made each one of us learn Neruda’s “Poema 20″ in its entirety and then recite it in front of the whole. . . READ FULL STORY