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_Beatriz At Dinner_ and Other Pensamientos
Some reviews of Beatriz at Dinner proclaim the film as an exercise in sitting in discomfort (click here to see the trailer). A massage therapist/healer (Beatriz, played by Salma Hayek) is invited to a...
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Festival heleno-iberoamericano de literatura en Atenas
Festival heleno-iberoamericano de literatura en AtenasXánath Caraza Reportando desde Atenas para los lectores de La Bloga, les comparto que Grecia me recibe con el Festival LEA donde confluyen poesía,...
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Gluten-free Cheese Souffle. On-line Floricanto. Interview with
The Gluten-free Chicano Bakes Cheese SouffleMichael SedanoServed with a crisp Caesar Salad, gluten-free cheese soufflé makes an elegant meal suitable for company or a special occasion. Gluten-free...
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Agua, Agüita / Water, Little Water
by Jorge Tetl ArguetaIllustrations by Felipe Ugalde AlcántaraISBN: 978-1-55885-854-1Publication Date: October 31, 2017Bind: HardcoverPages: 32This trilingual picture book written in lyrical verse...
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Nobel Prizes, Literature, and Rock ‘n Roll
Nobel Prizes, Literature, and Rock ‘n RollDaniel CanoTo me, it was a thunderous statement that occurred last year in Stockholm, Sweden when the Swedish Academy bestowed the 2016 Nobel Prize for...
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Is There Enough Chagall in Your Life?
Melinda PalacioIn front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's Chagall paintingI love it when my two worlds collide, Louisiana and California. Earlier this month, Santa Barbara poets were invited to...
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Microagression Girly Style
La Bloga welcomes the return of Lisa Alvarado as a regular Saturday columnist. Lisa's columns appear on alternate Saturdays. See Lisa's bio at the bottom of today's debut contribution.Lisa Alvarado...
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Songs After Memory Fractures: An Interview with Poet Allyson Jeffredo
Olga García EcheverríaWhat is memory? Is it made of smoke, water, fire, or flesh? Can it be broken or fractured like a bone?In Allyson Jeffredo's debut poetry chapbook, Songs After Memory Fractures,...
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LACMA’s Innovative and Powerful “HOME” Exhibit Breaks Boundaries and Hearts
“The House America Built”By Daniel Joseph MartinezBy Daniel A. OlivasI recently had the opportunity as a member of the press (on behalf of La Bloga) to attend a preview of a truly innovative and...
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Literary and Arts Pachangas News. Contraband Libros. World's Most Beauteous...
Tia Chucha Literary Pachanga Showcases Chicano artistsTia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore hosts a montón of artists next month, to celebrate Mexican American Literature. The free Literary...
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Owl in a Straw Hat: El Tecolote del sombrero de paja
Written by Rudolfo AnayaIllustrated by El MoisésTranslated by Enrique R. LamadridAge Range:6 - 8 yearsHardcover:44 pagesPublisher:Museum of New Mexico Press (September 15, 2017)Language:English,...
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Chicanonautica: Who Culturally Appropriated the Taco?
by Ernest HoganFolks are taking offense to people making and selling food that’s not of their ethnicity. White hipsters are reported to have stolen secret tortilla recipes. Lists of restaurants accused...
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Boys of Summer
It’s summer in Denver, and not just because the calendar says so. We’ve going through a stretch of several days of 90 degrees-plus, interrupted by the occasional thunder storm. We don’t usually get...
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_All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the Borderlands_ -- Interview...
Cover of All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands (July 10, 2017)Amelia M.L. Montes: Thank you so much, Stephanie, for joining us today on La Bloga! Your book, All the Agents...
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Este periplo literario llega a su fin
Xánath CarazaEste periplo literario llega a su fin. No sin antes compartir el escenario con Antonieta Villamil de California, Mark Lipman de California, Beppe Costa de Italia, la que escribe de Kansas...
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July's eve: Tower of the Antilles. Wetback Wins Prize. On-line Floricanto:...
Review: Achy Obejas. The Tower of the Antilles. Akashic Books, 2017.ISBN: 9781617755392e-ISBN: 9781617755538Michael SedanoI’d move Achy Obejas’ book of short fiction, The Tower of the Antilles, to the...
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Mayanito's New Friends/ Los Nuevos Amigos De Mayanito
Written by Tato LavieraIllustrated by Gabhor UtomoTranslated by Gabriela Baeza VenturaHardcover: 32 pagesPublisher: Pinata Books; Bilingual edition (October 31, 2017)Language: English/ SpanishISBN-10:...
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Listening to the Voices in Buried Libraries
Listening to the Voices in Buried LibrariesDaniel Cano I hear voices. They come to me trapped in desk drawers and in stuffed file cabinets. They...
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Antonio López: a New Voice in Poetry and Winner at the Santa Barbara Writers...
Melinda PalacioAntonio López, winner of the Poetry Prize at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference 2017Last week, was the 45th gathering of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. Once in a while a student...
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Chicano Soul Food, ire'ne lara silva Workshop and News!
COMIDA DIVINADuring the mid-nineties, I lived in Guadalajara, Oaxaca and D.F. Food. Amazing food, made fresh each day without preservatives. I think the best meal I had was at a stall in the Oaxacan...
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