11 June, 2010

FIFA World Cup begins in South Africa

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Comunicas.- The 2010 World Cup in South Africa got under way with a spectacular and vibrant opening ceremony at the 94,000-capacity Soccer City in Johannesburg. The ceremony was followed by the first game of the tournament between the hosts and Mexico, which ended 1-1. Africa is staging the World Cup for the first time, with [...]

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4 June, 2010

“Sex and the City”: Asian women exist to serve, black woman love a good neck roll, and Latinas don’t exist

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Comunicas.- The latest addition to the “Sex and the City” franchise, Sex and the City 2, is a film that’s nearly universally hated. Nearly every reviewer — from The New York Times to The Stranger.com to Roger Ebert — calls it at least mildly racist, given its backwards and shallow portrayal of women in the [...]

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26 May, 2010

Oliver Stone to present “South of the border” in Bolivia next week

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Comunicas.- US filmmaker Oliver Stone will present next June 1 his latest documentary in Bolivia, organizers of the event reported on Tuesday. Bolivian Former Culture Minister Pablo Groux confirmed Stone arrival to present “South of the Border” in the city of Cochabamba. Groux explained the documentary screening will take place in a sports center with [...]

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25 May, 2010

Hugo Chavez opened his personal Blog: chavez.org.ve

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Comunicas.- Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is opening on Tuesday his official blog www.chavez.org.ve, after his recent Twitter account success, becoming the Venezuelan with more followers in the so-called network of networks. The page, which allows people to post comments, will guarantee personal data privacy, the statesman said during a meeting with the United Socialist Party [...]

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23 August, 2010

Brad Pitt ask for a death penalty for BP

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Comunicas.- Most folks are angry with BP for the Gulf oil spill. But Brad Pitt could be the most angry of all (at least publicly). In Spike Lee’s new documentary, “If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don’t Rise,” which premiere’s Monday night on HBO, the actor talks about those responsible for the crisis and [...]

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19 August, 2010

“Kevin Keller”, the first openly gay character of Archie

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Comunicas.- When I think of Archie Comics, my mind is instantly taken back to a time in America when my parents went to school, when Rock ‘n Roll was just getting started, when everyone had to walk uphill both ways to get anywhere, and a soda cost a nickel. But it’s also not an image [...]

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13 August, 2010

“Gay marriage will be legal in California”

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Comunicas.- California same-sex couples looking to get married: start your engines, and get ready to head down to your local city hall or church to tie the knot. That’s because Judge Vaughn Walker, who last week declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional, has lifted the stay on the case, meaning that California is yet again in the [...]

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30 June, 2010

Larry King ends his Show after 25 years on air

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Comunicas.- His future at CNN in question since a recent string of weak ratings became a symbol for the network’s struggle to find its way in an increasingly ideologically divided cable landscape, Larry King, host of the longest-running continuously hosted show on a single network, announced Tuesday evening that he is hanging up his “nightly [...]

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22 June, 2010

Woman shoots herself to get health care in the US

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Comunicas.- If you want to see the desperate measures lack of health insurance can drive people to, look no further than Kathy Myers, who actually shot herself in a misguided bid to get care. Like 1.2 million of her fellow Michigan residents, Myers, 41, doesn’t have health insurance. Over a month ago, she hurt her [...]

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16 June, 2010

Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez on US tour

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Comunicas.- After a concert in Oakland, California, Cuban singer Silvio Rodríguez will continue his US tour with stops in Los Angeles and then in Washington and Orlando, Florida. As he posted on his blog, Segundacita, “I continue travelling long distances, rehearsing with my friends whenever we find a place, and trying to respond to the [...]

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