America Ferrera has been on my list of favorite actresses for years, from her iconic role in Gotta Kick It Up! in 2002 to her most recent role in Barbie in 2023. Not only is Ferrera incredibly talented, but she’s also been an outspoken advocate for feminism, inspiring girls everywhere—especially Latinas who, like me, felt invigorated by the mantra “si se puede” throughout their childhood.
Another role Ferrera occupies? Beauty icon. Read More...
I recently sat down with several of the key players behind the best picture Oscar nominee American Hustle — co-writer/director David O. Russell, lead actress Amy Adams, supporting actor Bradley Cooper and supporting actress Jennifer Lawrence, all of whom also received individual Oscar noms for the film — to discuss its making and meaning.
As you can see in the videos at the top and bottom of this post and/or read below, we touched on a wide variety of topics over the course of about a half-hour — from the similarities between actors and con men like the ones Christian Bale and Adams play in the film, to Adams’ British and Lawrence’s Jersey accents in the film, to the role of music in all of Russell’s films, to Cooper’s hilarious scenes with Louis C. Read More...
1930s. Author James Crissmman claims that reports from the 1930s indicate that residents of the Appalachian Mountains practised a form of ritualistic cannibalism, during which cannibals ate parts of their dead relatives in order to honour them. How common is cannibalism in nature? Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Read More...