Makin’ Cash in the New Economy.

Everybody wants to make a buck. The Economy is tanking. How do we make a dollar outta 15 Cents? Like this gang -- great read on the Tech Convention in Austin TX - full of ideas, VC, and all kinds of Cash Related Ephemera. The New York Times has the story - -you'll dig...

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Ready faithful viewers?! On gen n in April we're celebrating National Record Store Day. Not, April 1st mind you. (I gotta think of a practical joke for April Fools Day first! What shall we do to the gen n crew?!) Anyway, since we're the only Network with a show called...

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A white rose – -for a sincere friend

A white rose – -for a sincere friend

Fania All-Stars performing Guantanamera in Africa - Cheo Feliciano, Héctor Lavoe, Ismael Miranda, Ismael Quintana, Santos Colon, Ray Barreto, Larry Harlow, Jorge Santana, Bobby Valentin, Nicky Marrero y Johnny Pacheco and Pupy Pedroso.

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This is how it’s done

MICHAEL WINERIP, writing beautufuly in the well named Generation B column in the Sunday NYTimes, does a lovely job with this portrait of a 'Do-The-Right-Thing' Kinda guy in this profile of Tito Santana. The Mexican-American wrestling superstar embodies the flip side...

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Let Us Now Praise Abundance and a bit of Gluttony.

But the truth is we LOVE Man Vs. Food, the new show on the Travel Channel. Apparently, there are only so many Samantha Brown style trips you can take. (We have a crush on you Samantha Brown. Love your legs.) Cause it seems people like to travel and when they get...

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Presenting… The New Charada!

Welcome to La Charada 2.0La Charada China is a Cuban tradition based in the lottery play of the Cuban provinces. From what i've figured out, and please educate me if i'm wrong - Numbers runners, in order to attract more folks into playing the lottery or "los...

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Commitment. Gloriously.

Commitment. Gloriously.

Hats off. As a teenager, the pop star Shakira fought illiteracy, teaching reading at a parochial school in the humble La Playa district of her hometown on Colombia's Caribbean coast.The multiple Grammy winner (above, with the president of Colombia and two unidentified...

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Talk about Fight Club. Write about Fight Club.

Blood in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC is a new book by L. Jon Wertheim about... well you can probably guess by the title. We love MMA at ñ.At Salon.com Robert Anasi has a great review with the spirit of a good fight. Read...

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Bob Dylan & Will.i.am – A Sign of the End Times

You're kidding. Before and after the awesome 12 minute Bruce Springsteen concert yesterday a pretty great football game was played. Here's what we took from the telecast in it's entirety. 1.) Bruce & E. Street Kick Ass. 2.) There's a cool-ass G.I. Joe Movie coming...

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Fala Tarantino?

Fala Tarantino?

Our Fave Flick in recent history and it's only 12 minutes. Period. The Mind of Tarantino - in Portuguese - hope you don't mind subtitles. From badass men of cool, 300ml and featuring Selton Mello and the great Seu Jorge.

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Weird but true.

Weird but true.

Did anyone know they let 11-year old kids bullfight? How does this sport go - You taunt a bull with a red cape and then stab it to death? Maybe it's awesome! maybe it's awful! We have no idea. Here's a story from the BBC though. You tell us. Here's the story on ITN....

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Cuban Pete was Puerto Rican.

That's what Debbie O. Yelled in my ear the first night he was at Starfish. He became a bit of a regular there, a legend mingling with the mortals. But he'd been a legend long before that, and he would be long after. Wikipedia writes: Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar (June...

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