Felita was born in Naranjito, Puerto Rico on May 4, 1924, the eldest of the eleven children of Julián Oyola and María Cruz. Her schooling only went as far as the second grade of elementary school, but even as a child she showed artistic inclinations, taking part in school programs. At age 15 she married Joaquín Rivera Padilla, but divorced him after eight years of marriage and four children:... 

By Félix Sánchez (June 30, 2011) Yesterday, an initiative was launched that draws attention to the lack of Latino voices on the four broadcast television network’s Sunday morning news talk shows: ABC’s This Week; CBS’s Face the Nation; FOX News Sunday; and NBC’s Meet the Press. This social impact project called “The Art of Politics” is a joint effort by the National... 

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 From a column by George Will that ran in the Washington Post on July 19, 2010: “Many Republicans suspect that congressional Democrats support statehood for the same reason they want to pretend that the District of Columbia is a state — to get two more senators (and in Puerto Rico’s case, perhaps six members of the House). Such Republicans mistakenly assume... 

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 Lorraine Blasor “Puerto Rico in the 1960s,” a collection of black and white pictures by photographer Marvin W. Schwartz, offers more than a shot of nostalgia. It is a riveting look at a special time in the island’s history. Taken during the years when Schwartz lived in Puerto Rico, the 68 pictures in the book capture the past and bring it to life. These were the years of Puerto... 

Famous retort to sexist car ad By Lauren Kamb When you hear the term, “macho-man,” what image comes to mind?  Do you think of a big, burly guy with lots of muscles lifting weights at the gym?  Do you think of a proud, egotistical loudmouth bragging at the bar about all of his recent sexual conquests?  Or do you think of a well-dressed and clean-cut man politely holding the door open for... 

By Natalia Muñoz The Huffington Post is a necessary part of the national discussion on culture and politics. But its promotion and defense of David Letterman dampens the blog’s standing as a respectable participant in the world of ideas. Letterman’s conduct with female staffers over the years, in which he wooed women much younger than he to be in intimate relationships with him,... 

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...