The latest John Green adaptation, Turtle’s All The Way Down, is out and it is incredible. I’ll be candid in admitting I was a little nervous about this one. Typically John Green adaptations are a success, but typically the subject matter, while heavy, is more digestible. Turtles All The Way Down follows Aza Holmes (Isabela…
!Ay mi negra! tu tono de piel cuenta una historia entre carabelas, mares y olas. De un tierra a otra, tu piel, tu sonrisa y tu cabello se mezcla con la nuestra. Siglos han pasado permitiendote ahora apoderarte tu propia historia. ¡Ay mi negra! Sueña que nada nunca te detenga camina con la frente…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Between people clamoring to get gifts and going out to celebrate, today might be so hectic you forget your greatest love: yourself! Here at Latinitas, we’re trying our best to ensure that doesn’t happen. On top of the many things Latinitas does, we also run weekly clubs in schools in Austin and…
By Vanessa Batz AUSTIN, Texas —The familiar cat call you hear as you’re walking down the street, minding your business. The unfairness in a Latinx household where a son is the favorite and it’s not because of his academic achievement of straight C’s. The unsaid rule where men can do what they please while women…
Back in 2018 writers Rod Barr and Alejandro Monteverde had a vision, a dream of getting the story of Tim Ballard, and the children he freed out into the public. Unbeknownst to them, this wouldn’t become a reality until five years later when, after plenty of pushback, the film finally got its theatrical release. Based…
SXSW is a lot of things; a film festival, a major conference, a great way to explore a big city, but perhaps the biggest aspect of SX is its exceptional live music. Being that I’d never attended, I was a little intimidated by the insane amount of artists available on their roster. I didn’t know…
This past weekend the streets surrounding the Texas Capitol were packed full of avid book readers, well-known authors, and established news outlets at the 27th annual Texas Book Festival. Originally founded in 1995 by Former First Lady and Librarian Laura Bush, the Texas Book Festival was established to help connect authors and readers as well…
By Raven N. Garza AUSTIN, Tx.—After spending the majority of her life trying to fit in with society’s beauty standards and perception of “normalcy,” Michelle Faraco decided it was time to tell the world about what she had been covering up. Now, she has a social movement called Moon Child, named after her astrological sign’s…
By Larissa Davila AUSTIN, Tx. —El 2021 ha comenzado y escucho a muchas personas preparándose para abrir un nuevo negocio o renovar su negocio actual. Me conecto con ustedes porque tengo dos negocios que nacieron en enero. Uno de ellos cumplió 6 años el 8 de enero, y el otro cumplió uno el 2 de…
