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Covers:  music; movies; social commentary; Venezuela; immigration; politics; feminism; social issues; television; trends
Editor in chief at @indyespanol. Venezuelan immigrant. Tweets in Spanglish. She/her/hers. Views are my own.
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Young Hollywood | Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s' Perfectly Captures The Trials & Tribulations of Tweendom!

Young Hollywood | Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s' Perfectly Captures The Trials & Tribulations of Tweendom!

Young Hollywood — From the same guy that delivered the line, “Well Jules, the funny thing about my back is that it's located on my c***k” in Superbad comes the touching coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old boy that will warm your heart. No,
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Hispanic Heritage Month: My two last names

Hispanic Heritage Month: My two last names

The Minaret — The line at the post office wraps out the door. Should I go from the O line to the T line? Those are my thoughts as I approach the post office lines, organized by last name, at ...
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Young Hollywood | Remembering Mac Miller: A Creative Journey Left Unfinished

Young Hollywood | Remembering Mac Miller: A Creative Journey Left Unfinished

Young Hollywood — Remembering Mac Miller: A Creative Journey Left Unfinished Mac Miller and Larry Fisherman didn't share the same profession, but they were both trapped inside the same person: Malcolm McCormick. Better known to the world as Mac Miller, McCormick was born in 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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The Power of the Playlist: In The Hands of Curation and Discovery - PopEd World

The Power of the Playlist: In The Hands of Curation and Discovery - PopEd World

popedworld.com — We already know who killed the radio star, but who killed CDs? The answer, of course, is streaming platforms. Last year, Best Buy announced that after July 1st, they would dramatically reduce their CD selection, which is quite unsurprising seeing that 2018 marks the record all-time-low in CD sales.
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Can We Justify Protecting Hate Speech?

Can We Justify Protecting Hate Speech?

The Minaret — By Alexandra Tirado Oropeza A pro-rape group organized a protest to further restrain women's rights in Downtown Tampa. At Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, faculty was unable to censor a faculty member who threatened to rape anti-abortion activists, since they are a public university, they had to stand by government standards.
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Young Hollywood | Timothée Chalamet & Steve Carell Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'!

Young Hollywood | Timothée Chalamet & Steve Carell Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'!

Young Hollywood — Beautiful Boy is a beautiful movie about a horrible story, and there couldn’t have been a better duo than Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet to tell it. Near the beginning of the movie, as he confronts his eldest child, Nic
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UT's Parkland grads react to shooting

UT's Parkland grads react to shooting

The Minaret — Two weeks ago, Parkland, Florida was the 15th safest city in America based on FBI crime statistics, according to Florida Today. Last week it became home to the worst shootings at a high school in American history after 19 year-old Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people at Stoneman Douglas High School,...
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Young Hollywood | The 5 Most Badass Ladies of the Summer!

Young Hollywood | The 5 Most Badass Ladies of the Summer!

Young Hollywood — Ah, the end of Summer. Say goodbye to your tanning lotions and hello to your pumpkin everything. Goodbye to sleeping in and hello to waking up early (or, if you are already a full-functioning adult, stick to the same routine but
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Students' First Amendment rights questioned

Students' First Amendment rights questioned

The Minaret — Editor's note: Alejandro Romero, one of the students quoted in this story, is also The Minaret's multimedia editor. He did not contribute to the writing or the editing of this article in any way, and did not read the article before publication. By Alexandra Tirado Senior journalism students Alejandro Romero, Jamie Zale and Veronica Brown...
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Ricardo Vega: a rebel without a cause who loved life

Ricardo Vega: a rebel without a cause who loved life

The Minaret — BY ALEXANDRA TIRADO Sandra Torres, 58, always wanted children. In fact, she wanted them so badly that when she became a mother, first to Alessandra, 22, and then to Ricardo Vega one year later, she let them know that they were not ordinary children. "I used to tell my kids that there are two kinds...
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Young Hollywood | Back to The Beginning: Everything You Need To Know To Get Ready For Tonight's E...

Young Hollywood | Back to The Beginning: Everything You Need To Know To Get Ready For Tonight's E...

Young Hollywood — Back to The Beginning: Everything You Need To Know To Get Ready For Tonight's Epic "American Horror Story" Crossover Episode! For an anthology series, "American Horror Story" is getting incredibly difficult to follow if you haven't seen its previous seasons. This week, the show's new season, "Apocalypse", is going back to where it all started: "Murder House".
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Young Hollywood | ICYMI: Selena Gets Her Own Netflix Series PLUS 4 Other Legendary Divas Who Dese...

Young Hollywood | ICYMI: Selena Gets Her Own Netflix Series PLUS 4 Other Legendary Divas Who Dese...

Young Hollywood — Get ready to get "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom: stuck in your head once more, because the Queen of Tejano has officially been given the Netflix treatment! Netflix announced this week that they had greenlighted a series about Tejano icon Selena
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Young Hollywood | ARTIST TO WATCH: Ozuna

Young Hollywood | ARTIST TO WATCH: Ozuna

Young Hollywood — If the name Ozuna doesn’t sound familiar, read this and get ahead of the curve, because it will be soon. Ozuna, or as he calls himself, El Negrito Ojos Claros, has been a regular name on Latin music radio stations for
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Fyre Festival: How To Fail At Success - PopEd World

Fyre Festival: How To Fail At Success - PopEd World

popedworld.com — An unknown Titanic crew member is reported to have said to embarking passenger Sylvia Caldwell, "God himself could not sink this ship!" In 2017, a promotional video for the Fyre Festival, which was supposed to take place in May 2017 on a paradise island in the Bahamas, came out promising potential ticket buyers "an immersive music festival ...
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Walk the Talk: UT demands gun reform

Walk the Talk: UT demands gun reform

The Minaret — Members of the UT community gathered in Vaughn Courtyard March 14 to take part in the nationwide Walkout to honor the victims of the Parkland shooting and stand together against gun violence. "I am so sorry we had to meet under such circumstances," said Jeff Kurnick, a sophomore philosophy...
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Caring: The first step towards change

Caring: The first step towards change

The Minaret — As a foreigner living in the United States and actively participating in its culture, I think I can say this with some confidence: U.S., you're quirky as hell. Don't get me wrong though America, you are a wonderful country. Even in this age and time, the U.S.
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Wavy eyebrows: The newest trend in makeup

Wavy eyebrows: The newest trend in makeup

The Minaret — "They make it look as if there were snakes on their foreheads," said Maria Saldarriaga, a junior business major. Steve Ambrosino, a senior business major, agrees. "I don't understand why people would do it," he said. "Why not try things that actually look like they are supposed to be on your face?"...
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Young Hollywood | ARTIST TO WATCH: Dream Wife

Young Hollywood | ARTIST TO WATCH: Dream Wife

Young Hollywood — Punk is not dead and its future is female. The new British band Dream Wife is making headlines as the new alt-rock all-girls band who are here to challenge patriarchy. Their first single, "Somebody", which has over
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Searching for the perfect Cuban

Searching for the perfect Cuban

The Minaret — For a common food here, the Cuban sandwich is definitely well-regarded compared to all its peers. Sure, the grilled cheese and its croque-monsieur cousin are beloved by sandwich lovers, but there just seems to be something about the Cuban that makes it stand out.
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Dollarless beers: let the drinking games begin

Dollarless beers: let the drinking games begin

The Minaret — College students tend to struggle when it comes to have a reasonable amount of money throughout the semester. We all have student loans, bills, rent and groceries to buy. Going out can become quite expensive, so I wondered if it was possible to go out and not spend...
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Young Hollywood | ARTIST TO WATCH: Tierra Whack

Young Hollywood | ARTIST TO WATCH: Tierra Whack

Young Hollywood — Tierra Whack’s new album isn’t just a #mood -- it’s all of them. After distancing herself from her previous rapping persona, Dizzle Dizz, Whack went on a journey to find ways to express herself, and the result was her
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Tampa's recipes for culture

Tampa's recipes for culture

The Minaret — "So, what is it?" "It is sort of this wheat bun --" "So bread?" "No, no, it's round and kind of sweet but not really--" "So like an English Muffin?" "You know what? Never mind." If this conversation sounds familiar to you, you have probably tried, at least once, to explain...
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Young Hollywood | 5 Lessons Learned From 'Red Dead Redemption 2' (By a Video Game Virgin)!

Young Hollywood | 5 Lessons Learned From 'Red Dead Redemption 2' (By a Video Game Virgin)!

Young Hollywood — The last time I played a story-mode video game, I was 9 and it was the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on myPlaystation 1. In an effort to get me to like “girlier” stuff (spoiler alert: it didn’t work) and
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Young Hollywood | Noah Centineo: Not Your Typical Romantic Leading Man!

Young Hollywood | Noah Centineo: Not Your Typical Romantic Leading Man!

Young Hollywood — Noah Centineo: Not Your Typical Romantic Leading Man! Unless you have been on the process of purposely avoiding all forms of social media and also happened to have forgotten your Netflix password for the last two months, there is no way you haven't heard about Noah Centineo.
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