TuesdayJanuary132009

A woman’s Ugg boot — or, you know, the actions of a violent and dangerous boyfriend — led to her death. Kelly Mack, 29, was rescued by a good Samaritan after getting her Ugg boot stuck in a level...

Its dreary and dark here at Guanabee HQ and we would really like nothing more than to curl up with a blanket and eat a slice of this moist, delicious almond cake laced with tequila añejo. Because nothing makes...

Kanye’s new shoe for Louis Vuitton looks like a chav took a shit on Vampire Weekend. [Towleroad] Jennifer Garner’s newborn daughter is named Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck. Why have children if you hate them so much? [People] Whitney Port’s...

The New Kids on the Block (NKOTB if you’re nasty, or spend a lot of time in chat rooms ostensibly aimed at teenagers ) is planning a tour consisting solely of concerts held on a cruise ship, which is...

You might already be familiar with the “Boyfriend Pillow” [pictured after the jump], a creepy and snuggly pillow made to resemble a man’s torso and arm after you’ve sliced and dismembered him, but have you seen the “Girlfriend Pillow?”...

Narrowly beating out Luis Miguel for Father of the Year, a man in Greenfield, California has been arrested after selling his 14-year-old daughter into marriage (Is that the official term for sexual slavery now?) in exchange for $16,000, 100...

In an effort to rehabilitate the island’s failing public transportation system, the Cuban government is encouraging drivers of old-fashioned American and Russian cars to apply for taxi licenses and set their own fare prices. Cuba is easing into more...

Tyra Banks works the red carpet at the “America’s Next Top Model: Obsessed” launch party. [Image Source] Splash...

George Bush wants to air his last good-bye on several major TV networks. And then engage in a national beer pong tournament! Woo! [Variety] A guest at a Golden Globes after-party told Brad Pitt he looked really ugly in...

Mickey Rourke celebrates his new Los Angeles Confidential cover. [Image Source] Splash...

Undisgraceable Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s sexy head merkin is setting trends in the fashion world. The “chic combover” is apparently a burgeoning hair trend for 2009, making it slow journey from the heads of emo Myspacers, sleazy politicians and...

The recent wave of attacks on Latinos in Long Island, like that of Patchogue resident Marcelo Lucero, has prompted a federal investigation that will, perhaps, include looking into whether the Suffolk County Police Department handled these situations to the...

Fitness guru “Mr. Motivator” demonstrates the “poop” position on a British morning show. [Image Source] Splash...

Yesterday our president-elect Barack Obama reached across the great cultural divide with a message of change for Mexican President Felipe Calderon, “You wanted to be a member of the most powerful clique in school. If I wasn’t already the...

MondayJanuary122009

Whether you’ll be cheering, weeping or pounding your fist on the ground while wailing “why!?,” January 20th is going to be a momentous day for all of us. Barack Obama will be sworn in as president of the United...

Self-declared Antichrist Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda just lost a divorce case to his “gold-digging lesbian” second wife Josefina Torres. Now, he’ll have to cough up half the value of his business/”non-profit” church to the tune of about $2,000,000....

Councilman Eric Crafton of Nashville, Tennessee is trying to push a resolution making it necessary for Nashville lawmakers speak only in English when conducting official business. His resolution, called “English First” (critics are referring to it as “English Only”),...

Since Madonna is obviously busy down on her knees, wanting to take take Jesus there (You know. In the midnight hour? She can feel his power? Just like a prayer, you know she’ll take him there.), Alex Rodriguez decided...

A wedding at Taco Bell? These mojones totally stole our venue. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt straight-up ignored Ryan Seacrest on the Golden Globes red carpet. They probably couldn’t see him, what with their noses so firmly embedded in...

President-elect Barack Obama said on Sunday that he’s at the brink of making a very important decision affecting the state of our great nation - the breed of the United States of America’s First Dog-elect. Obama told George Stephanolous...

After Mexican president Felipe Calderón announced a competition to find the “Most Useless” piece of government paperwork, the nominations poured in by the thousands - but in the end, only three winners were picked on the federal, state and...

Two days after 41-year-old ice skater Jayne Soliman died of a brain hemorrhage, doctors delivered her daughter, Ava Jayne. Medical staff kept Soliman’s heart beating up until the delivered the baby by C-section last Friday. Says friend and fellow...

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are inspiring quite a bit of animosity for their decision to attend the Latino Inaugural Ball in DC on January 18th even though the couple did not vocally or financially support Barack Obama during...

Katie Holmes and daughter Suri leave her last performance of “All My Sons” in New York City. [Image Source] Splash...

When a bunch of crazy, caucasian chocolatiers from either Portland, Oregon—perhaps the whitest place on earth—or Newark, California, (it’s hard to tell from their website), decide to mold and sell 3-inch chocolate Barack Obamas on the internet, is it...

Love that Cameron Diaz messed up Angelina’s name / Kate Winslet forgot she existed. Britney’s former manager thinks she’s being pushed back into work too soon. Silly, what could possibly go wrong when a woman with a history of...

Nicole Richie’s bra insert makes its debut at a charity gala in LA. [Image Source] Splash...

We didn’t watch the Golden Globes last night, because when we’re looking for something grandiose and masturbatory to do on a Sunday evening… we do something else. We do like seeing what the nominees, presenters, seat fillers and publicity...

Jessica Alba enjoys a day at the playground with daughter Honor. [Image Source] Wenn...

Charolastra and actor Gael Garcia Bernal and his wife, Dolores “Who Cares” Fonzi, gave birth to baby boy on Thursday in Madrid. Oh, rather, she gave birth while he texted “OMG BBville & im teh MAYOR!!!” to fellow new...

SaturdayJanuary102009

Camilo Lara, he of the Mexican Institute of Sound, realizes we are all in that post-holiday funk with no presents or tamales or coquito or heroin to look forward to. So he sent us ANOTHER new track from his...

FridayJanuary092009

Guanabee rummages through the stacks so you don’t have to. Let us sort through the mess and bring you our weekly Top Find. This week’s Top Find is something that, on the Fashionable-Useful spectrum, probably veers violently towards the...

We are tickled pink to announce the first book in our new, biweekly book club: Chilean author Roberto Bolaño’s 2666. Here’s how this will work: We’ll assign a certain number of pages / chapters every two weeks and, at...

It seems that people the world (wide web) over have very strong, incorrect feelings about the drama surrounding former Univision anchors Carmen Dominicci and Fernando del Rincon. In response to the Fernando’s recent interview with “Al Rojo Vivo,” one...

Amidst the plaintive wails of infants in the audience (as in, there are literally crying babies heard throughout most of his speech), Governor Blagojevich and his head merkin gave a speech defending his actions as “unimpeachable.” His reasoning? He...

The Barbie-World of pink shoes and dream houses has been rocked by a new book that reveals the Barbie designer as a sex-crazed swinger. Jack Ryan, who died in 1991, is best known for his work at Mattel where...

PETA is pushing to rename fish “sea kittens” in hopes of putting people off the thought of eating them. It didn’t work the first time with beaver, now did it? [News.com] “Ugly Betty” star Ana Ortiz is pregnant, probably...

Raul de Molina shares his weight loss tips with People en Español. [Image Source] People en Español...

We had pretty much the best natilla evaaaar last weekend in Corona, Queens’ own Rincon Criollo. And we got to wondering how hard it might be to replicate at home. We have a sneaking suspicion that our at-home version...

Fernando del Rincón finally sat down with “Al Rojo Vivo” to give his side of the ongoing drama between him and ex-wife Carmen Dominicci, both of whom were fired from their jobs at Univision. Dominicci has accused del Rincón...

Mickey Rourke on the red carpet for the 2009 Critic’s Choice Awards. [Image Source] A Socialite’s Life...

Calling all creative types! The 10th Annual Latino International Film Festival is still looking for submissions and, if you happen to have made a movie about and/or for Latinos, your film could be shown at the festival. We know...

Presidents age twice as fast as the rest of us, according to a study by the inventor of the “Real Age” calculator. Dr. Michael Roizen is well known for his in-depth studies of the contributors to physical aging, and...

Angelina Jolie’s weave-tearing face is award enough. Kanye West is experiencing 808’s and Heartbreak over his VIBE cover, which shows him with a little humility stuck in his beard. West believe that this is a case of “SOME BENJAMIN...

The Calendario Romano 2009 is finally out, unlike most of its readers. The monthly calendar, which is enthusiastically approved by the Vatican, features one whole year of sinsational (groan…), cute, young priests. Most of them look suspiciously like Abercrombie...

Penelope Cruz attends the 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica. [Image Source] Splash...

An earthquake that struck Costa Rica yesterday has left at least three people dead. The earthquake, which struck primarily in the capital city of San Jose, left several people without power, caused injury, road damage and structural damages. Two...

Despite demanding four nannies and four astrophysicist nannies’ assistant for their trip to Colombia, sources say that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s infant twins might be the reason for their marital stress. Says someone, probably Jennifer’s left cachete: “The...

ThursdayJanuary082009

Benicio Del Toro, that squinting, slightly greasy lord of our heart, made an appearance on the Colbert Report to promote his new movie Che. Colbert facetiously accuses Del Toro of trying to turn Americans into communists by heroizing Che...

Hypnotist enthusiast and former stripper Serena Valentine has come up with a unique way to help New Yorkers cope with economy-related stress- by hypnotizing them into feeling rich. Valentine has gone through hypnotherapy herself for her own issues (we...

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