The Mane Event
Beauty, Style
Editor’s Note: We winterize our cars, but not the driver. Time to take care of mami, and winter is the perfect time to detox and refresh. This Detoxing From Head to Toe series will help you do just that.
The first thing you need to know…
Mompreneur Spotlight: Celebrity Chef Melissa Guerra
Money, Work
Melissa Guerra is a celebrity chef, cookbook author, and owner of an award-winning Latin American culinary store in San Antonio. If you’re looking for the best pan de polvo recipe or an authentic mortar and pestle hecho en Mexico, Guerra’s…
3 Myths About Prepaid Debit Cards
Dollars and Sense, Money
There are a slew of new prepaid debit cards that promise everything from raising your credit score to roadside assistance, and have famous names attached to them. But are these debit cards really better than an account at a financial institution?…
Online Latina Moms Study: Tech-Savvy, Culturally Focused & the New Swing Vote
Money, News & Politics
Online Latina Moms view jobs and education—more so than immigration—as the top two most important issues in the upcoming presidential election, are concerned with "what’s wrong with America," but are optimistic about the future and…
Growing Out is Hard to Do: Short Hair Tips
Beauty, Style
UPDATED August 1st, 2016
If you've ever tried to grow out your short hair, you know it's hard! In the late 60’s, a doll named Crissy was manufactured by the Ideal Toy Company. Chrissy’s main feature was that her hair could be made…
Spotty Nails: What Does it Mean?
Health, Medical News
MEDICAL MYTH: White Spots on Fingernails Mean Vitamin Deficiency. What does it mean, really?
BUST: Though a popular belief that white spots on one’s fingernails mean a calcium and zinc deficiency, those visible little spots on your…
SOPA. PIPA. What's at Stake? MUCHO
Money, Technology
What's the big deal, you say? Sopa is delicioso and cute babies have pipas. So how bad can two little Internet laws be?
Well, in Washington, D.C., SOPA stands for the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill that the House of Representatives is voting…
In Defense of Books, Not Banning
Life, Opinions
The new Arizona mandate to end the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American studies classes this week had school officials boxing and carting out of classrooms books that deal with oppression, race and ethnicity, including those…
I Want to Party Like...My Parents!
Empowerment, Health
In Proust’s novel, Remembrance of Things Past the narrator is transported back in time with the taste of the soft cookies called Madeleines dipped in tea. For me it is hearing the laughter of adults at a party.
My parents threw great…