TALES OF TORRES 5.08.16 “DIA DE LAS MADRES”
DIA DE LAS MADRES Mothers’ Day is upon us. In the United States this year it will be May 8 (observed on the second Sunday in May), while in Mexico it will be observed – as always – on … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.08.16 “COMPOSTELA: ESCULTOR”
El Arsenal de la Puntilla fue digno escenario para la presentación del libro Compostela: Escultor de Carmen Vázquez Arce. Atender el tema conlleva aclaraciones preliminares. Me unen vínculos de afecto … [Read more...]
GUEST BLOG RUDOLfO ANAYA “SYRIA’S CHILDREN”
Syria’s Children The tyrant is mad! The tyrant is mad! He rains bombs on innocent children! Stop! I pray and watch on TV as Syria is destroyed, cities laid Waste. Dust and the … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 5.08.16 ” A WRITERS LIFE – PART ONE”
The best way to start this piece is with a caveat that we’re all writers. Just as we’re all speakers (of whatever language), we’re all writers (of whatever language)—with the exception of those who … [Read more...]
MIRÁNDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DÍAZ 5.01.16 “HOLLYWOOD’S CAFÉ ON LECHE CONUNDRUM”
Simone was able to conjure glamour in spite of everything the world said about black women who looked like her. And for that she enjoyed a special place in the pantheon of resistance. That fact … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS BY ALVARO HUERTA 4.17.16 “GLOBAL MIGRATION A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT”
“Global Migration Represents a Universal Human Right” In life, as the saying goes, nothing is certain except for death and taxes. I propose another: migration. Migration represents a … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 6.17.16 “PUERTO RICAN CUISINE IN AMERICA”
Encarar un tema como la cultura es una licencia extraordinaria, como lo es riesgo atender su amplitud. Los acojo con cautela, consciente de los peligros que conlleva. No creo que el gusto por el sabor … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 4.10.16 “RACISM AND POLITICS”
Racism and politics… It is very disappointing to see that racist undertones, overt and covert, on the Republican side as well as on the Democratic side, permeate the 2016 presidential campaign. … [Read more...]
UTOPIAS DESCIFRADAS con JOSÉ MURATTI 4.04.16 “DUERMES”
Duermes* y yo velo tus sueños. Vuelo en ellos, las yemas de mis dedos sobre la punta de tus alas, el batir de nuestros brazos como aspas de un molino a prueba de lanzas y … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 4.04.16 DR. THELMA REYNA “WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH”
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, it is easy for many of us to return to other issues that consume our attention daily. Women have been extolled throughout this special month of honoring, … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 3.27.16 “LA DEUDA Y EL IMPAGO”
La Deuda y el Impago: Crónica de un Desastre La deuda acumulada por el gobierno de Puerto Rico ($72 billones) con los bonistas se ha declarado impagable. El impago de Puerto Rico es un asunto … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 3.27.16 “EYDIE GORME – THE GOOD STORY NEVER TOLD””
As a writer of non-fiction, you’re always looking for “a good story.” I made a career of searching for good stories, and often catching ‘em and reeling ‘em in. It starts with a good idea and then … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE PIER with HERMAN SILLAS 3.20.16 “MONEY AND POLITICAL PARTIES”
Political parties go back as far as President George Washington. He was a Federalist Party member and advocated a strong central government. The Democratic Republican Party preferred strong local … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 3.13.16 “MCCARTHY AND BERNIE SANDERS”
Déjà vu: Bernie Sanders reincarnates Eugene McCarthy… As Yogi Berra noted, it’s déjà vu all over again. As it did forty-eight (48) years ago, the Democratic Party elite-establishment has declared war … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.07.16 “DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO”
Desarrollo Económico En medio de las inmensas tribulaciones que enfrenta Puerto Rico ante la actual crisis fiscal, las medidas adoptadas por el Gobierno Federal y las serias repercusiones que … [Read more...]