John McCain’s decision to pluck Sarah Palin from her strategically Russian-facing igloo to run as his VP has left both campaigns wondering how the selection will play out for different demographics. A lot of virtual ink has been spilt...

The “World Names Profiler” is a system that allows you to input your last name and have a computer helpfully point out your ethnicity (Turns out we’re Hispanic!) and the density of people with your surname in various countries:...

So with all the, frankly, embarrassing stunts being pulled by various Latin American and Spanish Olympic teams lately — plus our interest in this post — we found ourselves reading a news story that linked to some pretty cool...

One of the things we love the most about being Latina is being able to claim ties with a vast and varied group of people. Of course, that’s only cool once we kind of gloss over some of the...

Pea-pea pants Fergie recently talked exclusively with Latina.com about how much she wants to cater to an even wider demographic her Mexican roots. Fascinating: When it comes to Fergie, there’s always been an unresolved question in Latinas’ minds—is she,...

Carmen Juri, a Cuban-American writer, has a bone to pick with the whole concept of affirmative action and vents her frustrations through a review of Joey Gonzalez, Great American. The book, by Puerto Rican-American author Tony Robles, talks of...

Associate Editor Alex Alvarez, befuddled to find that her boobs and hips, or lack thereof, seem to fall in and out fashion like leggings and stirrup pants and poppers, takes a look at the American women’s magazine industry in...