Univision’s Maria Elena Salinas interviewed Charlie Sheen for Aqui y Ahora for his new show, Anger Managemen, on Fox. Comments in the Latin community seem to have been pretty negative, with one blogger asking Charlie “to re-enter the Latino denial closet. He can keep Cameron Diaz, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Alba company.“ Oh please. I think his comment that he doesn’t…
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Since I’ve been away from Canada, I’ve come to appreciate English much more than I was taught to do. I must say that –although, English has always been (well, from 4 or 5 years of age onward) my main language of communication– it was always been looked down upon by my parents (mother and step-father)…
Really, I don’t understand the commotion about instant messaging (IMing) at work –since employees (as well as employers) are still going to waste time if they want. For instance and perhaps not the case where you work and maybe extreme, but in Chillán, Chile bosses are never in their offices, anyway. They’re always “en terreno”, most…
Up until now, I’ve thought of remixes as different takes or renditions –some authorized, some not, sometimes by the original author/s, sometimes not– but all the while never impressing me as much as the original work they’re based on. In come two versions of a piece called “Intro” by The XX.
Baya, no entiendo como algunas mini-empresas de provincia no quiebran. Éstas empiezan porque sus fundadores tienen algo de dinero, y no (necesariamente) por un amor al producto o calidad de servicio que proveen. Es así como funcionan las cosas aquí en Chillán, Chile donde existe poca competencia. Un tal ejemplo es como la experiencia que…
Había planeado publicar este articulo con un vídeo de canciones Nu Folk de Christian Aguila , pero después de esperar por un año y de perder contacto, decidí mover adelante sin su música de solista. Feb. 20, 2010 Finalmente tuve la oportunidad de entrevistar Christian Aguila (mejor conocido por el apodo “el Lana”). El divide…
I had planned on releasing this article with a video featuring some Nu Folk songs Christian Aguila takes to composing lately. But after waiting on him for a year and losing touch, I decided to proceed regardless. Feb. 20, 2010 I finally got a chance to interview Christian Aguila (better known as “El Lana”). He’s…
Update The newspaper La Discusión decided to mention the exhibition. Even yours truly shows up in a picture. Works by various German artists entitled Exposición Artistas Alemanes-Grabadores de Sajonia Dresden were displayed at the Museo Internacional de la Gráfica de Chillán on January 28, 2011. On the one hand there was no central theme to…
A bit of progressive Canadian rock from more than a decade ago –and probably the best song I’ve heard from the Rheostatics, although a little short for my taste.
Since I’ve been overseas and teaching English, I’ve come to appreciate Shakespeare more. If you’re in the same boat, you shouldn’t shy away from having a little bit of fun at the writer’s expense. The following (viral) poem –presumably in the public domain (as the earliest copy does not contain a license) and attributed to…
