By Amanda Cohen The National Geographic show “Border Wars” depicts the daily activities of border patrol agents stationed along the U.S./Mexico border. Border Wars focuses on The Río Grande River, Tucson and Nogales, Arizona.  The realism of the show is immediately evident by the footage of searches conducted by U.S. border agents upon cars and people crossing into both the U.S. and Mexico.  Although... 

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c West Wing Story www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook It was short that President Barack Obama made to Puerto Rico this week, but long enough to raise money for his presidential campaign, which has a price tag of $1 billion. Jon Stewart poked fun... 

By Natalia Muñoz Jon Stewart is an exceptionally gracious host. He and his writers spotlight the incongruities, hypocrisy, blatant lies and “isms” within the GOP as much as the Democratic Party and across all the news programs, both left-leaning and those that are right-wing. I watch his program almost every night and most times at the very least, I chuckle. But mostly, watching... 

By Abel Ortiz A modern family can be defined in many ways these days, especially with the variation coming from mixing people from different countries, religions, and sexualities. These new dynamics have opened up the meaning of what a modern family is. Three distinct families star in ABC’s hilarious television series of that same name. One family consists of a gay couple and their adopted child... 

By Natalia Muñoz A new “Survivor” season will begin soon, this time in Guatemala, a country still recovering from the ravages of a decades-long civil war. The game is a stain on its genre, reality TV. It’s an adult version of musical chairs with the savagery of “Lord of the Flies” thrown in. Today’s television set is Rome’s Coliseum, blinking and blasting... 

By Tavis Potter Many talented and famous Latino actors exist in Hollywood today.  But are they able to nail the diverse roles in mainstream Hollywood films that so many “American” actors do? Or does their ethnicity ultimately affect their job? I have taken a look at the film careers of two specific Latino Actors and the roles they have played in American films over the past few decades. First... 

By Jenna Furey For many Latina women, Jennifer Lopez is a role model. She has found success in a variety of different endeavours. Her achievements include lead roles in major motion pictures, best-selling music albums, and countless television appearances. She has also done considerable work in the fashion industry and has a popular line of perfume. In addition, she is an activist for many different... 

By Cat Baker Telenovelas are unadulterated fun. Melodramatic and exaggerated, you can easily lose yourself in this sensational variety of soap operas. They are rife with complex plot twists, larger-than-life characters, and the necessary large quotas of love, contempt and deceit. Viewers are often loyal and religiously tune into their favorite dramas. The success of telenovelas illustrates something... 

By Sara Clarke George Lopez is one of the most well-known Latino faces currently in the mainstream media. As both an actor and stand-up comedian, he is best known for his ability to make people laugh through jokes he tells on television. However, lately many fans are concerned with the actor’s recent animated character choices. In the upcoming 2011 animated feature, The Smurfs, Lopez is lending his...