“Ivelisse Rodriguez conceives exquisite misery and makes alchemy of hopelessness in her debut short story collection Love War Stories(Feminist Press). In these tales, febrile adoration is returned with a slap, infidelity, and duplicity. Characters in this collection wade, and sometimes drown, in pools of delusion, eyes fixed on perceptions of idealized love. Rodriguez is…
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Stand Still and Listen: The Vinyl Museum of Salsoteca
By Maria V. Luna Last night in London, the Terrace Bar at Tate Modern hosted a pop-up exhibition, Social Cement “Salsoteca.” A project by Lucy Harrison, Social Cement “Salsoteca” was an electrifying, multimodal exhibition featuring 7 DJs, walls adorned with album covers conceived in the golden age of salsa, and PBS’ “The Salsa Revolution” screening…
Marc Anthony’s Debut Concert in the UK
On Sunday night, London’s Latinos came by the thousands to witness salsa legend Marc Anthony’s first UK concert. The Spanish Harlem native opened with “Valió la pena,” a stylistic staple in the singer’s repertoire of gorgeous lyrics, and a lingering pace that is marked by the clang of a cymbal which speeds the rhythm up…
Maria V. Luna 