By Roxy Heras AUSTIN, Tx. — As each day passed, I got more excited for my Quince to come. Unfortunately, due to Covid, I was unable to have the Quince I had always desired. It was exciting, overwhelming, and most of all delighting during the two days we had to plan for my Quince. Even…
From 2010 to 2020, Austin experienced a 33% increase in its population, growing from 1,716,289 citizens to 2,283,371 at the end of the decade. This, according to Austin Chamber, is due to Austin’s, “draw as a destination for migrant talent.” Meaning, due to the now booming Tech industry, along with Hollywood’s most recent discovery that…
By Dana Garibaldi MCALLEN, Tx.—Two years ago, a video of a man threatening two Spanish-speaking women went viral on the internet. I was 14-years-old, sitting in shock, as I watched the scene play out on my phone. In a political climate full of hatred and intolerance, I was made to feel my Hispanic heritage and…
By Anna Martinez Model Sofia Jirau is helping transform the Victoria’s Secret industry one catwalk at a time. Jirau is a 25-year-old Puerto Rican model who will be walking in Victoria Secret’s Love Cloud Collection. She is the first model with Down Syndrome to walk for the company. The Love Cloud Collection is part of…
The University of Houston-Downtown observed Earth Month and their 50th Anniversary on Tuesday, April 23 at the College of Sciences and Technology with their “From Information to Action: Sustainability Across Houston” event featuring four panelists and two art exhibitions that were focused on sustainability across Houston. All registered guests were provided with lunch, refreshments, and…
By Bailey Pownall AUSTIN, Texas – Last week the annual South By Southwest festival (SXSW) was cancelled to prevent further Coronavirus outbreaks. For the first time in 34 years, South By Southwest will not take place. Growing up in Austin, SXSW was always the best way to spend spring break. For two weeks in the…
Clocking in at a little under three hours, The Hunger Games prequel, and latest addition to the universe, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is immaculate. Trust me when I say, I don’t state that lightly. I’ve been a massive fan of The Hunger Games trilogy since I was 12, fourteen years later and nothing…
Only four years have passed since Guatemalan-born Creative Director Mike Alfaro ingeniously updated lotería, the so-called “Mexican Bingo” game played in Latin America for centuries. It was late 2018 when Alfaro first released the complete set of Millennial Lotería. But these four years have felt like nothing short of a lifetime. Wearied by a worldwide pandemic,…
La diversidad de la música, con su rango de sonidos y ritmos, logra capturar la fusión cultural que caracteriza a sus países de origen. Esto ha permitido influir diversos géneros globalmente. Tanto así que hoy en día, es habitual encontrar artistas y bandas latinas en importantes conciertos y festivales alrededor del mundo. Austin City Limits…
