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To Grieving Parents: I Won’t Say I Understand

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They—whoever “they” are—always say that there’s nothing more devastating for a parent than to lose a child. And while I’ve always understood this intellectually, it wasn’t until I had a child of my own that I really got it. I…
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5 Things You May Not Know About Emilio & Gloria Estefan

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 I recently had the opportunity to interview Emilio Estefan at the Hispanicize 2013 social media conference in Miami Beach. The entrepreneur and musician is admired by many, not only for his success in the entertainment…
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Matt Damon & Luciana Barroso Renew Vows in St. Lucia

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Matt Damon and his Latina wife renewed their vows on Saturday with a lavish party on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The couple celebrated eight years of marriage at the Sugar Beach resort with an invitation list that included…
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For Boston: Running in Honor of Those Who Can’t

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When I go for a run, I often pass by the memorial you can see in the picture here. It’s for a girl who was hit by a car in 1996. She was 12 when she died. About a year ago, I Googled the girl’s name. Alycia was hit by a driver who ran…
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Location Based Online Dating Apps

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Imagine signing up for a location-based online dating site. You post a photo and profile and ta-da!—messages from potential suitors start to pop up almost immediately. You’ve gotten your money’s worth, right? Wrong. New Yorker writer…
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Is Sofia Vergara the Modern Charo?

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“Sofia Vergara is doing me right now,” says Latina legend Charo. The cuchi-cuchi-ing entertainer spoke at The Adelante Movement: The Wisdom of Latina Legends session at the Hispanicize social media conference in Miami last week. Really? Vergara…
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The Art of Quilting, Rediscovered by Sylvia Hernandez

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Latina Moms have been making colchitas or colchas to keep their families warm for centuries! The term quilt comes from the Latin culcita. The word culcita can be used as a noun, describing the three layers that make up a quilt patch, or as…
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Can You Have a Good Relationship With Your Ex After Divorce?

Would you believe that there is a holiday to celebrate ex-husbands and ex-wives? Ex-Spouse’s Day is April 14, and the purpose of the day is to…remember the good times? Look on the bright side? See the glass half full? Bury the hatchet,…

Dragon Baby

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Canadian filmmaker Patrick Boivin’s awesome video short, starring his 1-year-old son Romeo, is hilarious and amazing. The kid knows Kung Fu and he’s not afraid to teach that dragon a lesson! It’s easy to see why this vid went viral—it…