SXSW 2012 Highlights: Music, Films, and Talks To Remember
by Jorge Rivas on March 20 2012, 11:04AM
Jorge Rivas brings you a few highlights from SXSW.
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Jeremy Lin Set To Announce First Global Endorsement Deal with Volvo
by Jorge Rivas on March 19 2012, 3:42PM
Although Jeremy Lin sports Nike shoes during games and is said to be in the works to create his own show with the athletic wear company, he has yet to announce any major endorsements.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Jeremy Lin, /NOW Blog
The March Madness Statistic You Don’t Hear About: College Grad Rates
by Hatty Lee on March 19 2012, 9:32AM
The country’s best teams are competing in the NCAA tournament for a national championship. But are schools preparing its black players for life after basketball?
Topics: Arts & Culture, March Madness, Schools & Youth
March Madness Crowd Chants ‘Where’s Your Green Card’ at Latino Player
by Jorge Rivas on March 15 2012, 3:34PM
When Kansas State’s point guard Angel Rodriguez (who’s Puerto Rican) went to take the line some in the crown started chanting “Where’s your green card?”
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Rihanna on Working With Chris Brown: ‘It’s Music and It’s Innocent’
by Jorge Rivas on March 15 2012, 1:51PM
Rihanna was a guest on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Thursday morning and said she decided to work with Chris Brown again because he’s the “hottest R&B artist out right now.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Race Discussions Blow Up at SXSW Premiere of LA Riots Documentary
by Jorge Rivas on March 15 2012, 11:40AM
A Korean-American that attended the film premiere called out the director for “just showing Koreans with guns.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
American Idol Expels Black Finalist, Puts Criminal Record on Blast
by Jorge Rivas on March 15 2012, 10:22AM
American Idol is about making dreams come true but on Wednesday night’s show producers not only cut some dreams short but they also humiliated a contestant when they put his criminal justice history on blast.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Meet Jimmy, the White Guy Who Made a Video About Why the Philippines is So Awful
by Jorge Rivas on March 14 2012, 3:33PM
Meet Jimmy Sieczka, the white guy who made a 14-minute video about why he dislikes the Philippines so much.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
‘Homeless Hotspots’ Miss Point on Dignity, Says Head of Street Newspaper Network
by Jorge Rivas on March 14 2012, 1:45PM
The Director of the International Network of Street Papers says the advertising agency behind the homeless hotspot campaign missed the mark on dignity and self-respect.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
After 20 Years SXSW Finally Gets First Official Latino Event
by Jorge Rivas on March 13 2012, 7:10PM
Throughout the history of South by Southwest Latinos have organized unofficial “meet ups” to convene but after twenty years Latinos finally got an official event at SXSW.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
98 Major Advertisers Say No to Limbaugh and Other Right Wing Radio Shows
by Jorge Rivas on March 13 2012, 11:17AM
Afraid of potential controversies corporations are pulling out of any show that could potentially spark controversy.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Colorlines.com & ColorOfChange.org Meetup in Austin for SXSW [Photos]
by Jorge Rivas on March 12 2012, 12:42PM
Colorlines.com and ColorOfChange.org host meet and greet in Austin!
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Artist on Anti-Woman Attacks: ‘Politicians Off My Poontang!’
by Julianne Hing on March 9 2012, 12:00PM
“My uterus is mine,” says Favianna Rodriguez.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
At SXSW, An Honest Look at a Latina Transgender Bar in Transition
by Jamilah King, Jorge Rivas on March 9 2012, 8:49AM
Wu Tsang’s “Wildness” tells the story of one of Los Angeles’s most iconic bars and how its longtime transgender Latina patrons navigate loss, pride, and gentrification.
Topics: Arts & Culture, SXSW
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‘Nutella Face Paint’ That’s What MTV Calls Blackface Incident on ‘Battle of the Exes’ [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on March 8 2012, 4:36PM
On Wednesday night’s episode of the MTV reality challenge show “Battle Of The Exes” the last black contestant almost went home not because he lost a challenge but because his own teammate/ex-girlfriend mocked him with “one of the most offensive pranks” in MTV Challenge history
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
As Election 2012 Nears, Hate Groups at Record High
by Jorge Rivas on March 8 2012, 10:43AM
For the third year in a row, the American radical right expands dramatically, led by the antigovernment ‘Patriot’ movement.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Love for the 92-Year Old Lakota Grandma Who Stood in Front of Keystone Pipeline Trucks
by Jorge Rivas on March 7 2012, 6:43PM
One of the women who stood in front and blocked the giant big rigs carrying Keystone XL pipeline was a 92-year-old grandmother.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
MPAA Says No to Teen Who Delivered 200k Signatures to Change ‘Bully’ Rating
by Jorge Rivas on March 7 2012, 6:23PM
Katy Butler, a 16-year old from Ann Arbor, Mich., delivered more than 200,000 signatures to the Motion Picture Association of America on Wednesday urging them to change the rating of the documentary “Bully” to PG-13 so more young people can see it.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Rush Limbaugh Loses 42 Advertisers, Says ‘Everything’s Cool’
by Jorge Rivas on March 7 2012, 5:40PM
According to ABC News Limbaugh has lost 42 advertisers but he told his listeners today that “everything’s cool,” that those advertisers have little if any impact on the show’s revenues.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
New York’s WNBC is Getting Rid of Anchorwoman Sue Simmons After 32 years
by Jorge Rivas on March 7 2012, 4:51PM
After more than three decades, NBC’s New York affiliate WNBC/Channel 4 is getting rid of anchorwoman Sue Simmons.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
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