YES! Drives me nuts too. I had a conversation on public nudity the other day, and some dude said: "Europeans are just far more relaxed than us about that". I just kept thinking, who exactly is he talking about? Germans? Yes, they love being naked. Spanish? Only topless in the beach. Nordics? Only in a sauna. Poles?…

Me too. "Latino/a" and "Hispanic" usually sound so foreign to me, like a label someone is trying to define me with, not something I would naturally claim. I guess if you are an immigrant trying to find yourself in another country, you would claim one of these terms as of your own. But as someone who grew up mostly in…

Meh. Don't get Gaga either. My goddesss is Tori Amos - just a piano, voice and raw talent. Everything else just seems so unecessary to me.

Yup, naked white woman = Playboy; naked black woman = National Geographic

It is about 10 seconds long, but I am really digging her cover of "Blue Velvet". Is it going to be realeased too along with the video?

You know what is this respectful? The fact that she is a duchess in the first place. Monarchies belong to the 18th century.

Yes, I tend to agree with this view... I am a globalist, and the way I see it is more along the lines of "world cultural patrimony". It is obvious that this isn't meant to be a national costume competition, but an inspiration or theme for a very nice pret a porter collection. We are living in increasingly diverse…

It is definitely a mix between the three (Spain/Argentina/Mexico). Those are most definitely serapes, there are very obvious hints to the traditional traje de luces that matadors wear (look at those capris!) and the puffy sleaves are probably taken from a Sevillana dress. The gaucho hats add the final Argentinean…

*Slow clapping*

BRAVO

Oh gosh... I tutor a 15 year old kid, and the other day he was telling me that he is a big fan of Gorillaz... then he goes: "you know the singer, Damon Albarn? He used to be in a band called Blur.. they are pretty great too!"

I have to say, it looks lovely... smokey/sexy in a way I can never reproduce myself with a fresh face. That being said, I am prone to eye infections, so I must wash my face every night if I don't want to walk around with painful stye for a week :(

Oh, where from? I was born and raised there too. Like I said, it is largely a regional thing. I have to say, coming from Mexico City, certain things happening in Guadalajara or Queretaro seem like from another planet. Still, I would argue that, while at a local level certain overlapping might take place, religion and…

My 2 cents:

What?! Mexico is, right next to France, an über-secular country. Did you know that up utill 1992 religious education was forbidden, even in private schools? Now, private schools can have religion classes as part of the curriculum, but before, your school could lose its licence and recognition if they were caught…

You might be a very smart, self-defined nerd, but you totally fail at understanding nuance, empathy, and respect.

Now this had left me wondering... isn't it here somewhat of a cultural element? For example, Latin people (both, Latin Europeans and Latin Americans) are generally very touchy-feely, so I, a straight woman, have been doing this for forever, to both men and women. It has never occurred to me that it might be impolite,…

^ THIS... a thousand times!!!

^ HA! It is true though! I was there in March and those two things are pretty accurate: headscarves are totally unnecessary, but please don't wear shorts ;) Morocco is pretty chillaxed compared to Egypt, but still, bare legs are rare. You don't need to dress like a Duggar, but a cute skirt below the knees should do.…