Pat Robertson can’t be more stupid, can he? Everyone has made fun of his remark about Haiti's deal with the devil and subsequent curse. He has being ridiculed and mocked. Yet, the joke is on us.

In this nation, fundamentalism has spread like a viral wart and it has made… Read full post »

I like vampire allegories because they are as subtle as a stake through the heart, yet they let you guess a little. I had been in mourning of the vampire character since Twilight came out, but I knew we were ripe for a vampire movie which stood… Read full post »

Carole Hallundbaek editor’s pick answering the OS challenge Buddhists vs. Brit is a beautiful, well thought piece. It also takes the topic beyond a puerile, and sterile, us vs. them discussion to what really matters: spirituality. Yet, despite Hallundbaek’s conciliatory message, it is nec/… Read full post »

On November 14, 2009, the body of 19 year old Jorge Steven López-Mercado was found burned, dismembered and decapitated. He was found in a town outside the Metro area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Jorge Steven was an active member of the LGBT community here, and… Read full post »

Feliz Navidad, Merry Christmas.

How Christian of the right wing faction to provide us with this anthem of loving brotherhood. Some folks at Talk Radio, Fox and Rice, decided to spread the love with this nice adaptation of José Feliciano's bilingual Christmas song "Feliz Navidad".

How admiringly… Read full post »

My husband and I have been engaged on an ongoing discussion since this weekend.

He keeps telling me all the fuss about Tiger Woods has to do with his race. I tell him it has to do with his hypocrisy. 

He says that if Tiger were black, the… Read full post »

I did not want to go out. My friend insisted, said that I needed a break. So, I went. We headed to the Parabox, a 45 minute drive, and then some, to find a decent Salsa club in South East Michigan.

I had fell in love that summer, broke up,… Read full post »

I saw a news article about cancer and birth defects in Fallujah, Iraq. It had pictures, pictures of deformities and desperate faces. It talked about the long term consequences of contemporary warfare. Consequences suffered by the generations born after the war, those who don't have a say and can't he… Read full post »

I am dead tired tonight. I have burnt the midnight oil too often this week and I feel beaten, drenched.

So, I decide to be masochistic and watch the latest Michael Moore's movie.

Boy, was I pissed at the end. It is not enough to find every suspicion you… Read full post »

This morning, while driving the kids to school, my husband and I start talking about Sammy Sosa. I mentioned to him how I saw these pictures where his skin looks significantly whiter. Then, we start a semi argument on criticizing people for changing their appearance. My husband, who sometimes likes t… Read full post »

So, I live on an Island, therefore the screen name. If there is something particular about islands is that they have been the vessel of outsiders' imaginations. Inhabited by gentle natives who want nothing less than greet outsiders, according to mainlanders, islands have served as little cultural lab… Read full post »