The Halloween Issue CELEBRATING FEAR! The DEATH of Salsa? Cubana Creating Social Change
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Young People:
The Future of Media Emanating from the continued success of the award winning TV magazine show OPEN on BronxNet, is a new program hosted and produced by High School students called OPEN 2.0. The students work in all production capacities shooting, writing, hosting, and producing in the BronxNet studios at Lehman College, and out in the community to cover real issues of interest to their peers as well as adults.
Brianna Graham of JFK HS, Kimberly Cionca of Lehman HS, Calvin Kendrick of Bronx HS of Visual Arts, Carlton Miller & Michael Cadenas of JFK HS are among the students receiving Certificates of Achievement for OPEN 2.0 from Youth Media Coordinator Marisa M. White, April Horton of Verizon, and Michael Max Knobbe of BronxNet
Hosts of OPEN 2.0 have conducted interviews with their peers as well as NY City Councilman James Vacca about public transportation, Bronx Chamber of Commerce President Lenny Caro about preparing for careers, and an in-depth interview with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. about a range of issues facing Bronxites. Borough President Diaz states “BronxNet is once again leading the way and innovating in the area of youth media and journalism, opening up channels so our young people can have a voice to speak of the issues.” BronxNet Executive Director Michael Max Knobbe relates “The students participating as the production team for OPEN 2.0, are developing high-level skills that will prepare them to bring new standards of quality to the ways we share ultra-local information and connect to the world. Communities will greatly benefit as the students of OPEN 2.0 have chosen to focus on a range of issues, including education, community, health, entrepreneurship, social issues, arts and life.” Students from Lehman High School, John F. Kennedy High School, Harry S. Truman High School, Bronx High School of Visual Arts, Jonathan Levin High School and School for Community Research and Learning have been producing under the supervision of BronxNet Youth Media Coordinator Marisa White. Mrs. White shares “The incredibly supportive teachers from the different high schools that work with us in the studio are impressed with how OPEN 2.0 energizes students, positively effects schoolwork, and encourages students from different schools to work together.” Visit www.bronxnet.org for more information. 2 OCTOBER 2010
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CONTENTS LT 10.2010 Juan Guillén Publisher Bernadette Giacomazzo Associate Editor Dominika Bajuk Graphic Designer Hope Lawrence Administrative Assistant Javier Castano Translator / Writer
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Ray M. Figueroa, Carl Lamarre, LeAura Luciano, Eddie Olmo, Giselle Rodriguez, Gina Santi, Hedwin Salmen-Navarro
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Trendspotting Reel to Real Biting Saints Movies Books
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Special Circumstances Residency 31 Turning Negative Into Positive 34 Special Report: Haiti 36
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METROPOLIS Angel Falls: Elegant Entry
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HEALTH & BEAUTY On the Move: NYC Dominican Republic
Obesity Scare Scary Makeup Ingredients The Ugly Side of Beauty
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LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS Scary Men Dear Judy: Sad Suegra Trendscopes
46 48 51 On the Cover: Rocsi Diaz For a full list of credits, see page 24
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Publisher’s Column
PUBLISHER’S COLUMN
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Celebrating Fear
Halloween, in the United States, has its origins in ancient Celtic and Scottish traditions -- it was believed that, on the 31st of October, the “veil” between the worlds of the living and the dead was lifted, allowing ancestors to “be” with their descendants. Though it is not celebrated all over the world, Halloween -- in some form or another -- is celebrated in many Latin American countries, most notably in Mexico, whose “Day of the Dead” festivities incorporate recipes such as those found on pages 38 and 39.
Publisher’s Photo Courtesy of: Juliet P. Aldana
In the spirit of the “scary,” this issue is also dedicated to exploring frightening social issues. For example, LeAura Luciano talks about MAC’s misguided makeup line (which has since been pulled) “inspired” by the women of Juarez on page 44. Ray Monell talks about the obesity crisis currently plaguing the Latino youth on pages 40 and 41. And editor Bernadette Giacomazzo gives us the inspiring story of CubanAmerican Chimine Arfuso, who turned a terrible tragedy into a way to “Create Social Change,” on pages 34 and 35.
Also in this issue, you will find Halloween inspired books, movies, events, and trends. You will also see coverage of a trip I recently went on with four other media colleagues, courtesy of American Airlines, to the Dominican Republic in celebration of 35 years of traveling there. Take your time to peruse the different pages...it will be a real “trick” to find something that you don’t think is a real “treat”! Of course, I can’t conclude this Publisher’s Column without talking about our simply gorgeous cover : the inimitable Raquel Roxanne Diaz, better known as “Rocsi” on BET’s 106 & Park. The show, which is celebrating its 10th year on the air, speaks to an entire generation of impressionable youths, and they couldn’t have a better host than in the classy, gorgeous, intelligent “Rocsi.” You can see our exclusive, ultraglam photo shoot -- along with her interview with our own Carl Lamarre -- beginning on page 22. Remember: no matter how you choose to celebrate the Halloween holiday, make sure to be safe!
Juan Guillén Publisher
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-----------------------------Celebrando El Miedo El día de las brujas en los Estados Unidos tiene su origen en las tradiciones célticas y escocesas bajo la creencia de que el 31 de octubre la división entre el mundo de los muertos y el de los vivos dejó de existir, permitiendo a los ancestros convivir con sus descendientes. Aunque no se celebra en todo el mundo, en las naciones latinoamericanas se festeja de una forma u otra, con mayor notoriedad en México, cuya celebración del ‘Día de los Muertos’ incorpora recetas como las que pusimos en las páginas 38 y 39. Con la idea de “asustar”, esta edición explora asuntos alarmantes. Por ejemplo, LeAura Luciano escribe de la línea de maquillaje MAC que trató de usar la imagen de las mujeres asesinadas en Juárez y que está en la página 44. Ray Monell escribe en las páginas 40 y 41 de la crisis de obesidad que está afectando a los jóvenes latinos. Y la editora Bernadette Giacomazzo escribe en las páginas 34 y 35 la historia de la cubano americana Chimine Arfuso, que inspira porque convierte una terrible tragedia en una forma de cambio social creativo. En esta edición también hallará libros, películas y 6 OCTOBER 2010
eventos relacionados al Día de las Brujas. Además podrá leer el cubrimiento de un viaje que hice a República Dominicana con otros miembros de la prensa por cortesía de American Airlines para celebrar 35 años de viajes a esa nación. Tómese el tiempo de disfrutar nuestras páginas… Será un “disfrute” real el poder hallar algo que nunca imaginó que fuera para “gozar”. No puedo terminar esta columna sin resaltar nuestra hermosa portada: la inimitable Raquel Roxanne Díaz, mejor conocida como “Rocsi” de BET’s 106 & Park. Este show que está celebrando 10 años de producción, le habla a una amplia generación de jóvenes quienes no podrían tener una mejor presentadora que la hermosa e inteligente “Rocsi”. Puede ver nuestra exclusiva y glamorosa foto, además de su entrevista con nuestra reportero Carl Lamarre que comienza en la página 22. Recuerde: no importa cómo desea celebrar el Día de las brujas, ¡hágalo de manera segura!
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By: Eddie Olmo Is our music as significant to our culture as language? Anywhere that you travel to in the world, people are identified by 3 major components: food, language and music. People mainly feel that if you lose your language you lose your culture, but if you lose your music, does it strip you of who you are? Is it the beginning to an end of your culture? In the mid 1970’s, salsa became the music by which most of the world could identify Puerto Ricans, from sold out concerts in Yankee Stadium to concerts in Africa, Japan, Germany, and all over the world. Salsa is a genre that was mainly developed in the streets of New York, but not solely by Puerto Ricans. Salsa consists of Afro-Cuban and traditional Puerto Rican rhythms. It is a fusion of many different beats and rhythms that is played around a 2-3 or 3-2 clave pattern. Puerto Ricans who grew up in New York (also known as Nuyoricans) grew up listening to salsa willingly or unwillingly because it was the music of our parents, uncles, aunts and friends. Salsa was, and indeed is, our connection to our culture. Even if we didn’t speak the language, we could identify our people by our music. As the years moved toward the future, so did the technology. Different methods of listening and creating music were invented: from records to CD’s to MP3’s, from congas to drum machines. Music had evolved. Salsa has slowly dwindled in the music scene, even though it is still played on the radio thanks to the likes of Sergio George, Luis Enrique, Tito Nieves, India and a handful more. But it has lost its power as the musical force for Puerto Ricans. The new generation listens to Reggaeton, which builds on the salsa sound, but is derived from Reggae. Is our language enough to sustain our culture? Do we lose ourselves if our music evolves into another form of music? These are the questions that I ask myself as our music changes with time.
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People mainly feel that if you lose your language you lose your culture, but if you lose your music, does it strip you of who you are?
The Death of Salsa?
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In the third season of Sí TV’s sexy and stylish reality/ competition series, 15 beautiful and ambitious Latinas move into a NYC apartment & compete for a modeling contract, $25,000, and star status! Ellie Rodriguez hosts, as industry experts Jorge Ramon, Franco Lacosta and Annette Rosario coach the ladies on what it takes to be the next Model Latina. In the episode titled “Concrete Jungle,” the models sharpen their claws for a truly unique assignment. Channeling their inner Amazon in Harlem, the models don wild hair and tribal make-up, posing confidently below the metallic structure that is their concrete jungle. Check out www.SiTV. com for more!
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Scare the crap out of your cereal bowl with Pinky Diablo’s Skull Spoons. These spoons are made from silver and are meant to help you conquer your fear of death. How well they work is, of course, another story.
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Blood, guts and monsters aren’t always necessary to give someone a good scare, as Helen Korpak’s photography so aptly proves. Although not all of Helen Korpak’s work will give you nightmares, the stuff that is supposed to does its job quite well.
TRENDSPOTTING! Hot…new…controversial trends from around the world
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Trend: Vatooing
In just a few short months, previous WTF? Trendholder vajazzling has become passe. So, out of curiosity, boredom, or maybe out of the need to have a right laugh, The Powers That Be (whoever they may be) have come up with a new WTF? Trend: Vatooing, wherein a “technician” airbrushes a design of your choosing on your freshly-waxed lady-bits. Alright, then...
osters Human Blood P Taking hardcore to new heights, Zbigniew M. Bielak, Watain and Metastazis have collaborated to design a poster for the metal band Watain using human blood. According to Street Anatomy, Metastazis is a firm that’s “dedicated to the most scandalous yet refined forms of expression.” There were only 111 posters made and sold, so hopefully there wasn’t too much blood-loss.
Anti-Texting Ads Liberty Mutual’s most recent “Don’t Text and Drive” ads are simple, yet shockingly effective. The commercials come in a set of three and feature common texting short forms in the middle of a crash scene. From LOL to OMG, the ads are more than just a little bit scary.
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The vast majority of people either find insects extremely creepy or downright disgusting, but Jane Aldridge from Sea of Shoes takes a different spin on these creepy crawlers: she makes them into jewelry. This bizarre piece features the roach encased in a clear pendent and has minimal detailing around the edges.
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hotography Dead Corpse P If you’re not a huge fan of camping to begin with, then this ‘Owl Scouts’ photo series by Todd Baxter will put you off the whole thing for life. Besides the morbid storyline and theme, the shots are incredibly detailed and disturbing.
Maybe you have an appreciation for skulls and bones, or perhaps you enjoy having glassware for those “special occasions” (like, say, your wedding). In any case, the Skellington Skull and Crossbones decanter set is sure to please your inner pirate!
Anatomical Aprons Are you tired of those boring “Kiss the Chef” aprons? So are we. That’s why no Halloween bash will be complete this year without Skeleton Aprons. These aprons help ensure that the theme of the party is never broken, not even in the kitchen.
tos Spinal Stilet Anatomically correct, highly fashionable, and even slightly creepy, DSquared’s Fall 2010 Spinal Stiletto collection is sure to be nothing if not a conversation starter!
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1. Christina Milian – looking great despite her recent divorce – hits Straits nightclub in Atlanta with a very handsome mystery man!
4. Madonna walks the streets of NYC with her boytoy, Jesus Luz, after her 52nd birthday celebration.
2. Jason Statham, Sly Stallone, and Dolph Lundgren get a lesson in “being ripped” from their Expendables co-star Terry Crews.
5. Eva Longoria shows off the bottle of her new perfume, EVA by Eva Longoria, in London.
3. Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld walks the streets of Malaga, Spain, with the impossibly gorgeous model Baptiste Gabiconi
6. Sara Ramirez keeps it simply elegant at the Emmys.
8. Sofia Vergara at the opening of Louis Vuitton in Santa Monica, CA. 9. Waseem Khawaja, Louis Loca, Judy Torres and Arlene Katai. Photo by Mogollan. 10. Miss Mexico 2010, Jimena Navarrete, is crowned Miss Universe 2010 by former title holder Stefania Fernandez.
7. Shakira shakes it like a salt shaker in Barcelona, Spain.
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