When the 300 soldiers led by Leonidas died at the end of the epic movie "300", we had no choice but to think it was all over. Who would have known that another story would rise and come alive on March 7th 2014. Directed by Noam Murro from a screenplay by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad; this is how "300: Rise of an Empire" came to be.
Latinos have made some very important contributions to the culture, history, and heritage of the United States -- and The Friends of the American Latino Museum are rallying for their acknowledgement through its 2014 Campaign Design Contest.
The people behind the robbery of Lamar Odom and estranged wife Khloe Kardashian might be the drug dealers of Lamar who were looking to get even as the basketball player has not been paying for his purchases.
Nickolay Lamm has designed an "average Barbie" that is based on an average women's body measurements that hopes to promote a realistic standards of beauty.
Seattle Mariners' Robinson Cano, who recently signed a 10-year, $240 million contract this offseason, believes that the Mariners need more of an offensive strike, though the team already boasts two of baseball's choice talents, Cano and Felix Hernandez.
For Big Vision Empty Wallet and Big Vision Creative, which provides resources, tools, education and opportunties for innovation-driven producers and content creators -- 2014 is the year of the audience.They are dedicating an entire year to focus on the audience -- "how to build one, how to keep in touch, and how to deliver art to your fans."
The Women, Infants and Children program, better known as WIC, has just expanded its food choices -- and for the first time in 34 years, fresh, frozen and canned vegetable has been added, as well as yogurt and tofu.
"(1) Drop: Shifting The Lens On Race," a project headed researcher Dr. Yaba Blay and photographer Noelle Théard, examined culture, ethnicity and attitude about race and questioned the perspectives of 58 people who identified as being some degree of "Black."
The idea of Barbie could be getting a full-figured make-over. An artist is trying to raise money to create a doll that looks like the everyday woman. His motto? Average is beautiful.
In terms of "really bad ideas," reviving a deadly giant virus that's been dead for 30,000 years is right up there with genocide, war, and feeding your Gremlin after midnight. But that's exactly what a few scientists in Siberia have done (no, seriously: WHAT is going on over there in Russia?), and the worst part? This giant virus is not only still infectious, it's a harbinger of things to come.
Fine points regarding Latino health has been revealed in multiple studies over the last number of years, and the public has become privy to information regarding conditions and diseases that most affect the Latino community.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of the late socialist leader and political trailblazer Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer at age 58.In the aftermath of Chavez's reign and amid this tumultuous time of political unrest in Venezuela, many are reflecting on the past, praying for peace and economic stability and mourning the loss of 18 anti-government protesters. This has left the country in a deflated state of bewilderment, sadness and anxiousness as to what the next chapter will bring.
As we all know, yesterday was Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday), and today is Ash Wednesday. It's one of the holiest days in the Catholic tradition...but what does it really signify, or mean, for Catholics, and Latinos?
