Love is Anything and Everything in Jorge Drexler’s ‘Tinta y Tiempo’
In his most recent album, Tinta & Tiempo, Uruguayan singer/producer/composer Jorge Drexler waxes poetic about love, artistic originality, Leonard Cohen, our genetic material, and so much more.
‘Now and Then’: All Hail the Dynamo Rosie Perez!
In Apple TV+’s new crime drama ‘Now and Then,’ Puerto Rican acting legend Rosie Perez shows why she deserves to star in her own dramatic series once and for all.
MANO’s 2022 May Music Playlist
Let’s get new music into your playlists with this diverse, empowering, and imaginative array of 20 new singles, EPs, and full-length albums ranging in sound from socio-politically charged R&B, reggae, and electro-pop to feisty rock, funk, and hip-hop.
A Murderous Theory
Even as young white men mow down Blacks and Latinos, Republicans continue to deny that they are inflaming racism or prodding lunatics to take matters into their own hands. They claim it is conservative white people who are under attack.
In the Post-Roe World, Conservatives Do What They Want
Conservatives are dead set on molding the country in their image and based on their own political and religious beliefs, no matter what the law says or how long it has said it.
When Liberal Values Are Put to the Test
The homelessness crisis forces one liberal Angeleno to make uncomfortably pragmatic decisions that contradict his progressive principles.
Phoenix-Based Las Calakas Release First Full-Length Album, ‘Hechizo’
Las Calakas is a Phoenix-based band known for their lively performances of Latin fusion, specifically cumbia. The band recently debuted their first full-length album, ‘Hechizo’ (also available on vinyl), released by the L.A. label My Grito Industries.
Two Abortions & a Vasectomy
The story about my two abortions and the vasectomy I had back in February.
Interview with Poet Suzi F. García
MANO’s music editor Sandra Treviño sits down with Peruvian-American writer and poet Suzi F. Garcia for a discussion on reconnecting with her roots, her work, and her recent guest editorship for Poetry Magazine.
Another Source of American Rage
Social scientists believe that white Americans see their numbers and influence declining, and when that decrease is especially jarring — such as in certain school districts — they lose their “fundamental need to count, to be recognized and respected.”
Who Will the GOP Target Next?
There will always be another tiny demographic to blame for all of America’s problems—and conservatives will always be right there to let you know who you should hate now.
Does Our Genetic Heritage Define Us?
When it comes to your identity, there is your biology and there is your culture. And then there is you.