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Cholito hipsters

Last month I attended one of the best parties in L.A.  No, I’m not talking about the Oscars.  I’m talking about the Brisk Bodega-Star Wars Cantina party, presented by Brisk Tea. Now ostensibly the party was intended to present and offer party-goers samples of Brisk Tea.  But by partnering up with LucasFilm, Brisk was able to offer another element of intrigue at its party: an exhibition of art conceived by emerging, young artists, and based on the iconic characters from the “Star Wars” film.
 

2012: Beginning of the End of our World?

As many of you have seen in the movie 2012 and have heard from scholars based on their interpretation of Mayan culture and the Mayan calendar, the world will end December 2012. Doomsday is upon us in 355 days on December 21, 2012.

TOP 10 Reasons the Grammys Dropped Best Tejano Album Category.

ejano music artists keep it real, even as The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences skips a beat.  By Al Carlos Hernandez – Contributing Editor 10. They want to concentrate on the profane obscene no talented members of society. 9. Emilio Estefan couldn’t find a way to rig it. 8. The second-rate Latin Grammys killed the real Grammys for U.S. Latinos.
 

Ad Age endorses hate

‘m still not sure why Ad Age felt compelled to give a voice to hate. I mean, how else do you explain their decision to invite a bona fide prophet of hate to their upcoming “Media Evolved” conference?  Glenn Beck may be doing something interesting in media (according to Ad Age) but he’s still a racist.

It’s the TV, stupid

TV can do a lot of great things for brands but it can also make you impotent–and I can assure you that I did not intend to spell “important.”  And that is what one is led to conclude after reading some of the reports coming out of last week’s beer distributors’ convention in Las Vegas.

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