“Contagion” Is An Exciting, Realistic & Entertaining Film

“Contagion” Is An Exciting, Realistic & Entertaining Film

Mary Mata September 9, 2011

By Jennice Fuentes Courtesy of www.OurTiempo.com Be scared.  Very scared.  And please get your supply of hand sanitizers ready to go before you set out to watch Steven Soderbergh’s much anticipated movie “Contagion.”  You […]

What’s A “Good” Immigration Policy?

Mary Mata September 8, 2011

By Mariana Garza What would “good” immigration policy look like? I think about immigration — the act of entering and settling in a country of which you are not a […]

The First Time You Witness Murder Is The Hardest

Mary Mata September 7, 2011

To this day, I cannot repress, suppress or otherwise erase the image of the first man I ever saw die. Even now my mind performs an odd ritual of vivisection. […]

Bien Hecho: Rigoberta Menchú To Run For Guatemalan President

Mary Mata September 6, 2011

Nobel Peace Prize winner and longtime Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchú has announced that she plans to seek her country’s presidency this month. This would be the second time she seeks […]

ASCO Exhibit In LA Highlights 1970s Chicano Performance Art

Mary Mata

“ASCO: Elite of the Obscure” is a new exhibit slated to start on September 4 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, representing a watershed moment in the history […]

When The Remote Control Determines Who’s In Charge

Mary Mata

This morning my son Conor watched TV from the breakfast room as he ate waffles and fresh strawberries for breakfast. He decides that he doesn’t like the great wisdom Spongebob is […]

“The Debt” Is A Well-Acted, Satisfying Thriller

Mary Mata September 3, 2011

By Jennice Fuentes Courtesy of www.OurTiempo.com Watching John Madden’s taut thriller, “The Debt,” reminded me of a smorgarsbord.  Yes, so much to process, so much to stomach, so little time.  “The […]

Happy Friday From Los Hermanos Flores!

Mary Mata September 2, 2011

Founded originally in 1962, La Orquesta Internacional de Los Hermanos Flores, are world renown and are a huge deal both in El Salvador and generally in Latin America. The group, […]

Latino Artist Creates Own Business Model, Thrives

Mary Mata

To chat with Franco Mondini-Ruiz is to be sucked into his world — art museums, New York City, Mexican mothers, San Antonio art society, gay parties, baroque wedding cakes, 18th […]

Why Isn’t Zoe Saldaña On Any Magazine Covers?

Mary Mata

Zoe Saldaña’s career highlights, and the surprising holes in it, were highlighted this week by Allison Samuels in The Daily Beast. Basically was Samuels says is that, despite Saldaña’s huge […]