The Swag. The parties. More Swag. The screams of In-Real-Life meetings! The Expo Hall giveaways. The brands. More parties. And more Swag. This BlogHer newbie did not know what to expect, but the blogger conference exceeded any expectations — and believe me, they were high. I'd been hearing about this unique conference for bloggers for [...]
Why do Americans Celebrate Cinco de Mayo?
May 6, 2009 By 2 Comments
Hopefully you ate enchiladas 'till your heart's content and only had a couple of margaritas today. Cinco de Mayo, though very remotely connected to US history, has become a commercialized made-up holiday for many in the Unites States. As a Mexican-born and raised bi-cultural US citizen (Whew! That's a mouth full!) I'm still asking myself why this [...]
Mumbai Kids' Charity gets Money from 'Slumdog' Movie Heads
April 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Huffington Post reported that $747,000 were donated to a children's organization helping Mumbai street children. Though it seems this money may help more than just the child actors, it is still unclear how much more the young stars are getting as a result of the trust funds set up to help with their education.
'Slumdog' kids slumming it after Oscar success
March 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson took home eight Oscars plus millions in box office revenues for “Slumdog Millionaire”, the movie depicting life in the slums of India. Azharuddim Ismail and Rudina Ali, 10 and 9 years old, received school tution and reportedly got paid 1,700 and 500 pounds respectively, – a veritable pittance compared [...]
GOODBYE FIRST MONTH OF 2009 – Hello “We Deserve It Dividend”
February 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There's been an idea floating around about the $850 billion (the amount changes daily, so don't quote me on this!) the heads of our country want to inject into our floundering economy … Mom heard about a formula for disbursing this much discussed financial bail-out money to the people which seems to make perfect sense to her – and frankly, me too.
