Articles By gustavo arellano

Not As Seen on TV

Wed, May 7, 2008, 11:58 am

Hispanics and high-speed chases — bad boys, bad boys, or just a bad rap?

Barbarians at the Wall

Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 8:12 pm

Border crossings, gang colors ... are Scots the Mexicans of England?

Special Paperback Edition

Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 11:50 am

Buy my libro, please!

¡ask a Mexican! Pressing Issues

Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 1:50 pm

Dear Mexican: My company''s customer-service department uses a phone-tree system that asks callers to press…

¡ask a Mexican! Special Día De Los Impuestos Edition

Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:00 pm

Social Security, identity theft and why the Feds couldn't care less

Bronze Typecasting

Wed, Apr 2, 2008, 5:40 pm

The Mexican is back on the job

Special Last-Column Edition!

Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 6:45 pm

Is this adios for the OC wab?

Latin Terms of Endearment

Wed, Mar 19, 2008, 6:30 pm

Getting lost in translation

A Plea to Know Nothings

Wed, Mar 12, 2008, 1:45 pm

Don't give us your poor, your tired metaphors

Your Mexican Godparents:

Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 12:00 am

They're all relative

Special Election Edicion

Wed, Feb 27, 2008, 5:40 pm

Silly questions about Mexican voters and other racist, racial pendejadas

Special Iberian Edicion

Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 10:00 am

Spanish blood, Portuguese tongue

Tastes in Movie Mayhem

Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 6:00 am

I work at a video-rental store. I won't mention the name but let's say it…

¡Ask a Mexican! Special Sexy Edition

Tue, Feb 5, 2008, 4:00 pm

 

¡Ask a Mexican!: More On Dogs and DUIs

Fri, Feb 1, 2008, 6:00 pm

Dear Readers: Mucho feedback from ustedes regarding recent questions about archetypical Mexican dogs and the…

Ask a Mexican! Las Puertas

Wed, Jan 23, 2008, 2:30 pm

Never realized Jim Morrison was the equal of Morrissey and Charles Bronson among other Mexican guero icons.

¡Ask a Mexican!® There Has Been Blood

Wed, Jan 16, 2008, 6:00 pm

Dear Mexican: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Mexican-Americans have the highest proportion…

¡ask a Mexican! Let My Gente Go

Wed, Jan 9, 2008, 9:00 am

Dear Mexican: I feel that the more Mexicans come to this country, the better. I…

¡Ask a Mexican! Ay, Chihuahuas!

Wed, Jan 2, 2008, 12:00 pm

As everyone knows, dogs seem to reflect their masters’ personalities. Likewise, the breeds invented by…

¡Ask a Mexican! Asking for It

Wed, Dec 26, 2007, 9:00 am

Dear Readers: Gracias, thank you, gracias for another successful year. The Mexican now appears in…

¡Ask a Mexican!

Wed, Dec 19, 2007, 6:00 am

Dear Mexican: USA citizens are sick and tired that for more than 40 years, Latin…

¡Ask a Mexican! Catholic Distastes

Wed, Dec 12, 2007, 9:00 am

Dear Mexican: I’m sad that there aren’t more Mexicans here in the Detroit area. We’re…

¡Ask a Mexican! Recipe From the Melting Pot

Wed, Dec 5, 2007, 6:00 pm

Who came up with Tex-Mex or New Mexican food names?

¡Ask a Mexican! The Real End of the American Century

Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 1:00 pm

Why doesn’t Mexico have this drive toward technology and math/science education that has virtually transformed India? 

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is more artifice and attitude than a persuasive cauldron among three new... More »
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Speed Racer
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What Happens in Vegas
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Then She Found Me
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Son of Rambow
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Redbelt
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Bloodline
Release Date: May 9
Frontier(s)
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The Fall
Release Date: May 9
Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience
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Before the Rains
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A Previous Engagement
Release Date: May 9