Blogs: Streetview

For my Chicana/o community comes an opportunity to partake in musical history in the making.  Aniceto Molina, also known as “El Tigre Sabanero,” will be celebrating 48 years as a recording artist this Sunday at Rosedale Park.  He brings with him some artistic allies including Celso Pina, Chicos de Barrio, Flash, Los Capi, and...
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This post marks the beginning of a new department for the Gentleman Gamer: 5MB.  Read and infer. 1MB El Shaddai: Ascension to the Metatron is a pastel-colored brawler with Biblical roots and developers from three really great games on board. Gameplay-wise, the game is straddling poetic fluidity and boring-button mashing, according to 1up’s Jeremy...
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While the dedication to his craft is impressive, the jig was finally up last week. Actor/director Casey Affleck came out and revealed what seemed evident from the start: Joaquin Phoenix’s retirement from the film industry in 2008 – the focus of the film I’m Still Here – was, in fact, a sham.
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Whether they’re here for our wildly inspiring culture or just because we have damn good breakfast tacos, artists in San Antonio are here to stay.  And tonight, they’re bringing their work into your own back yard.  Rather, they’re bringing it to la yarda at Krazy Vatos Emporium located at 2342 S. Presa in Southtown. ...
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“Sweet dreams ’til sun beams find you/ Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you/ But in your dreams/ Whatever they be/ Dream a little dream of me” -The Mamas & The Papas, April 1968 recording What worries will the 65,000 illegal immigrants set to graduate from high school this year leave behind them?  Not many. ...
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In 2007, Miguel Figueroa López walked into an Alabama restaurant with his brother – a veteran of the war in Afghanistan – and their mother.  He and his family found a table near the entrance, situated themselves, and looked around in search of their waiter.  Above the bar, a greeting awaited their glance: “DOGS...
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Last night, the Alamo City Rollergirls’ Las Tejanas team took on Dallas troupe Assassination City in a season-ending bout that was important for a few different reasons. First of all, the close of the 2010 season marked the fifth full year of flat track roller derby in San Antonio.
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We love hyper-local initiatives. How could we not? Hyper-local information transcends the usual “if it bleeds it leads” coverage of happenings that are likely closer to each of our individual interests. It seems that a new hyper-local smartphone or social networking app pops up everyday declaring it’s digital relevancy in our already info-cluttered lives. A few...
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If you’re like me, you need a good USB game pad for your computer. Why would you be like me? I’ll get to that in a second, but first, let’s talk about the Tomee SNES USB  Controller for PC and Mac. I got mine from Stone Age Gamer, specializing in old video games and...
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You've got one more chance to get down ’n’ derby with the Alamo City Rollergirls this season. Tickets are still on sale for Sunday's last regular season bout, pitting Las Tejanas against Assassination City at the Rollercade Skatecenter, 223 Recoleta.
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So is my hashtag. Check out these bookends I picked up today.
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“It’s when you use your own imagination when things start to get scary. Everyone has their own idea about what is terrifying to them.”
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