Rihanna is known for her love of tattoos. By now, she may be quite used to going under the needle, and continues to add on to her awesome body art collection. The "Pour It Up" singer flaunts her inked up body whatever chance she gets -- whether on her vacation in Barbados, clad in a variety of skimpy, barely-there bikinis or on her racy, provocative music videos. Check out all of her 22 tattoos listed in order and discover the significant meanings behind them!
Is former Cuban President Fidel Castro becoming an art aficionado in his old age?
Inspired to show his support for the arts, Castro made his first public appearance in nine months, attending the opening of an art studio in the Cuban capital of Havana, according to The Associated Press.
The beautiful phenomenon known as aurora borealis, or northern lights, will be seen in unexpected parts of the United States today and tomorrow, including as far south as Colorado
The Harlem ballroom scene was once ablaze with Latinos and African Americans performing the highly stylized, modern house dance called Vogue or voguing. While Madonna's video "Vogue" (1990) popularized the model-like poses, the history of the dance began in the early 1960s -though competing reports state that Drag (Queen) balls can be dated back to the 1930s, which was referred to as "Spectacles in Color" by Langton Hughes. The dance scene evolved into the "intricate and illusory form" that it is recognized as today. Vogue magazine was inspired by the dance; as well as Malcolm McLaren's "Deep in Vogue"; America's Best Dance Crew dance group Vogue Revolution; as well other mediums of performance and art. The 1990 film Paris is Burning documented the creative phenomenon.
Latinos' experiences continue to grow in America and abroad; history's hand collectively grasps at information while generations of Latinos look to the past to uncover the traditions, practices and creations of their ancestors. For this, museums are perfect. They act as time capsules, and able to offer patrons polarized frames of existence. Salvador Dali's painting The Persistence of Memory and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel Cien anos de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude) solidify a time, a place and an experience, without an explicit announcement of placement.
“The Brazilian Bombshell” to some and “The Chiquita Banana Girl” to others, Carmen Miranda (born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha) was a bonafide star to all who knew her name. Frequently clad in exotic costumes and hats made of fruit, the Portuguese-Brazilian singer and actress rose to fame in Brazil before she became an international film and stage star.
The Sicilian and Irish populations have been able to assimilate; pour directly to the racial and ethnic melting pot that is America without missing much of a beat. However, African Americans, Native Americans and Mexican Americans will never be able to assimilate, according to conservative Jason Richwine, co-author of a controversial immigration study, and numerous others. America’s title as a melting pot was earned from breaking ties with old countries, learning a new culture, and learning a new language.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), universally known as Obamacare, opened enrollment for insurance on Oct. 1, 2013. This came as a relief to low income individuals –- particularly members of the Latino community, which has the highest rate for uninsured adults in the county. In some states, more than a quarter of adult women don’t have insurance. In 2010, 30.7 percent of the Hispanic population is uncovered by health insurance, compared to 11.7 percent of the non-Hispanic white population.
A peacock learned the hard way that it's a cold, cruel world out there today. The animal died after becoming frozen to a tree in the bitter cold. Meanwhile, a little girl learned the same lesson in a less tragic way.
On Jan. 5, scientists came upon a rare discovery - they found the bodies of two conjoined gray whale calves floating in Laguna Ojo de Liebre in the Mexican state of Baja California, which opens up to the Pacific Ocean.
Beyoncé and Jay Z celebrated their adorable daughter Blue Ivy's second birthday yesterday, January 7, and the lucky girl received so many thoughtful and surprising gifts.
