Republican Party Lawyer Intimidating Latino Voters in New Mexico

By Mariela Rosario | 10/24/2008 - 13:35 |

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You've certainly heard about ACORN, but have you been keeping tabs on the voter suppression techniques that are being exploited to keep Latinos out of the booths? A perfect example of this can be found in New Mexico, a state that is approximately 40% Latino, giving it the honor of being the most "Latin" state of the union. Among those 1 million Latino residents, almost 70% will be supporting Barack Obama come Nov. 4th. This may be scaring some Republican operatives in the state who have launched a campaign of voter intimidation.

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Essay Contest: Gimme Shelter

By Mariela Rosario | 10/22/2008 - 15:12 |

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The visions came in fragments, drifting in during the steel gray intervals of relative calm, between gusts of tears and sorrow. I saw dogs. Dogs in confinement, to be precise; abandoned, with desolate eyes staring from cold cages. I’m not quite sure why I thought of shelter dogs in those empty hours following my mother’s death, but for reasons I couldn’t understand at the time, I began to scour the Internet for local shelters.

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Enrique Iglesias in Flight Scare

By smundhra | 10/22/2008 - 09:08 |

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Boys and girls, pay attention: jet-setting can be hazardous to your health. Just ask Travis Barker, DJ AM, and now, Enrique Iglesias. UK's Sun reports that the Latin popstar's private plan was forced to make an emergency landing at England's Luton Airport on Monday, after one of its engines shut down mid-flight.

Thankfully, unlike Barker and DJ AM, Enrique emerged without a scratch, and once his flight crew rectified the problem, was able to continue his journey.

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Get Active in Antigua

By Mariela Rosario | 10/21/2008 - 15:16 |

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November kicks off the high season in Guatemala, ushering in endless days of perfect spring-like weather and offering high visibility for your treks around mountains and volcanoes surrounding Antigua. If you're planning on taking on serious hiking expeditions while your visiting, you need to prepare. Increase the incline on your carido machine a few weeks prior to your trip in order to get in peak hiking condition.

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Believe It or Not: Latin Superstitions

By Mariela Rosario | 10/20/2008 - 16:45 |

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As if worrying about black cats and broken mirrors weren’t enough, you also had mami threaten you with facial distortion if you opened the fridge with a hot head. And if you dared to strike her, forget it! Your hand would hang out of your coffin forever (probably after she was through with you). Caught between belief and skepticism, all you knew for sure was that you were not going to test them out. In the spirit of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, here are fifteen other superstitions that still haunt us to this day:

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Eduardo Verastegui Supports John McCain and Ban on Gay Marriage

By smundhra | 10/20/2008 - 14:45 |

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Chasing Papi star Eduardo Verastegui used to make us weak in the knees, but lately he' s just making us sick to our stomachs. The self-proclaimed conservative Catholic is not only voting for John McCain next month (his perogative, and we respect that), but he's also making a public statement against gay marriage by campaigning in favor of California's Proposition 8, which bans civil unions for homosexuals.

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