Author, journalist and Cuba-whiz Anne Louise Bardach hits the nail on the head with a recent article in Pacific Standard magazine. She argues: “We’ll Always Have Fidel.” Continue reading
![[Blog] Read This Now: “We’ll Always Have Fidel” by Anne Louise Bardach](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/fidelalwaysface1.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Read This Now: “We’ll Always Have Fidel” by Anne Louise Bardach")
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![[Blog] Hello and Goodbye at the U.S.-Mexico Border](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/msi-summer-08-008.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Hello and Goodbye at the U.S.-Mexico Border")
[Blog] Hello and Goodbye at the U.S.-Mexico Border
After a half-dozen trips, I thought I knew Tijuana. I thought I understood the vicissitudes of border life. But I had never been to the crazy spot between the United States and Mexico, San Ysidro and Tijuana, where the border wall descends into the sea. I finally saw it in 2008, during a trip with the Occidental College Multicultural Summer Institute… Continue reading
![[Blog] Boyle Heights Taco Tour: Mariscos Jalisco, Santa Rita Jalisco + Guisados](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/036.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Boyle Heights Taco Tour: Mariscos Jalisco, Santa Rita Jalisco + Guisados")
[Blog] Boyle Heights Taco Tour: Mariscos Jalisco, Santa Rita Jalisco + Guisados
Have you maxed out on al pastor or carne asada tacos from your local taco truck? Then you need a trip through Boyle Heights to remind yourself just how diverse and versatile tacos can be. That is what I did last week, along with professor Sarah Portnoy’s USC Spanish class on Latino food in L.A. We visited three terrific spots: Mariscos Jalisco, Santa Rita Jalisco, and Guisados. Continue reading
![[Blog] Jean-Michel Basquiat Dumpster: Art is Everywhere!](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/dumpster-cropped.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Jean-Michel Basquiat Dumpster: Art is Everywhere!")
[Blog] Jean-Michel Basquiat Dumpster: Art is Everywhere!
He’s at it again. The artist known as Wild Life is bringing our attention to the mundane, and calling it “art.” He the claims the art has been created by some of our most esteemed contemporary artists. And he’s giving it the seal of approval of the City of Los Angeles and the Museum of Contemporary Art. It’s all a hoax, of course… Continue reading
![[Blog] Lotus Link Roundup: Ciclavia, Planet Taco + Yoani Sanchez Arrested](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/yoani_sanchez.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Lotus Link Roundup: Ciclavia, Planet Taco + Yoani Sanchez Arrested")
[Blog] Lotus Link Roundup: Ciclavia, Planet Taco + Yoani Sanchez Arrested
Lotusland’s roundup of what’s cool to read this week on the web. Continue reading
![[Blog] Lotus Link Roundup: News Consumption Stats, Mexican Institute of Sound Interview + NY Says LA is ‘the Future’](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/la-times-and-vibiana-featuredphotosize1.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Lotus Link Roundup: News Consumption Stats, Mexican Institute of Sound Interview + NY Says LA is ‘the Future’")
[Blog] Lotus Link Roundup: News Consumption Stats, Mexican Institute of Sound Interview + NY Says LA is ‘the Future’
Lotusland’s roundup of what’s cool to read this week on the web. Continue reading
![[Blog] Musings on Olvera St.: Whitewashed or Authentic? | Pensamientos Sobre la Calle Olvera: ¿Whitewashed o Autentico?](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/013.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Musings on Olvera St.: Whitewashed or Authentic? | Pensamientos Sobre la Calle Olvera: ¿Whitewashed o Autentico?")
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[Blog] Musings on Olvera St.: Whitewashed or Authentic? | Pensamientos Sobre la Calle Olvera: ¿Whitewashed o Autentico?
Olvera St.: Authentic Mexican enclave? Whitewashed tourist attraction? Olvera St. is not one or the other. It is both, and in that mix represents a fascinating model of what it means to be at the center of such a pluralistic, multi-cultural city as Los Angeles, in the exact spot where its history, present and future intersect…. [read this post in both English and Spanish] Continue reading
![[Blog] Cute Video: Obama on Michelle’s Favorite Cuisine](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/lilianas.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Cute Video: Obama on Michelle’s Favorite Cuisine")
[Blog] Cute Video: Obama on Michelle’s Favorite Cuisine
In my tamale research for the LA Weekly I came across this very funny clip from Cinco de Mayo 2011. Says Obama, teasing his wife: “You do not want to be between Michelle and a tamale.” The crowd cheers. Continue reading
![[Blog] Watch This Now: Ana Tijoux + Manu Chao in Arizona](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anatijoux.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Watch This Now: Ana Tijoux + Manu Chao in Arizona")
[Blog] Watch This Now: Ana Tijoux + Manu Chao in Arizona
The scene in the just-released music video by Alex Rivera looks calm and quaint, at first. Like a few friends camping in the desert who decide to sing a song at sunset, accompanied only by acoustic guitar and the taps of their toes in the dirt. But it’s not so simple. The place is Arizona, … Continue reading
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“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” — Federico Fellini Continue reading
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