Tag: Media
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Is Argo a Whitewash of Latino Identity?
Hola Meltingpot Readers, This weekend el esposo and I went to see the film Argo. In case you haven’t heard about it, Argo is the movie based on the true life rescue of six hostages held in Iran during the infamous 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The hero of the story, Tony Mendez, is the CIA…
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Anderson Cooper and Me
Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, honestly, I don’t have anything to say about Anderson Cooper except that he is as fine in real life as he is on TV. And, he’s actually really funny, even unscripted. I’d like to say Anderson and I have been talking about Ms. Meltingpot co-hosting with him on his new morning…
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Wednesday Round-Up: Rosie Perez Helps Mitt Romney Get a Clue, Afro-Latinos in America and Little White Girls Who Wanna Be Black
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday again which means I get to share some of the best stuff around the web I’ve found in the last week. But let’s be honest, I didn’t find all of these by myself. Some of you sent me a link or two. (Thanks, Sharontina!). So let’s get to it. I…
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Ms. Meltingpot is Peeling Back the Layers
Dear Readers, I have this spiffy new blog design and I went to not one, but two, how-to -be-a-better blogger conferences this summer. And I’ve updated my links list and thought about things to sell in my Meltingpot Shop, but something still doesn’t feel right. And I finally figured out what it is. My blog…
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Cosmo In Any Other Language Still = Fun, Fearless, Female
Helen Gurley Brown, the former editor-in-chief and patron saint of Cosmopolitan magazine, died on Monday. She was 90 years old. Coincidentally, the New York Times magazine ran an excellent story a couple of weeks ago about the international influence of Cosmo. Did you know there are 64 international Cosmo editions, including Cosmo Kazakhstan and Cosmo…
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Archie Goes Black!
Archie Comics played an important role in my childhood. I wasn’t big into comics as a genre, but I read every single Archie comic I could get my hands on. Keeping up with the trials and tribulations of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Reggie, satisfied my pre-adolescent need for romance, drama and adventure. For me,…
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A New Day on the Meltingpot
Welcome to my new online home. Please come in and look around. I’m still working out some kinks on the new site, but I’m finally moved in and wanted to welcome all of my loyal readers back. Welcome back, Meltingpot readers! Thanks for sticking with me. Please check back tomorrow for our regularly scheduled posts…
