Category: In the News & Around the Web
J Balvin wins “The Artist of The Year” at Premios Lo Nuestro 2016
Our congratulations go to J Balvin for winning “The Artist of the Year” at the 2016 Premios Lo Nuestro awards show. J Balvin, born José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, is a is a […]
Learn Spanish for free
¿Hablas español? One of my pet peeves is the assumption that everyone with a Latino last name speaks Spanish. It’s something that happens a lot, by Latinos and non-Latinos alike, […]
How much did that meeting cost you (in time)?
I once had a job where I averaged 25-30 hours of meetings a week. Every week. Needless to say, I worked a lot of evenings and weekends to catch up […]
“Last Stop on Market Street” wins 2016 ALSC Book & Media Awards
The American Library Association (ALA) recently announced the 2016 ALSC Book & Media Award Winners. Among the winners is “Last Stop on Market Street” by Matt de la Peña. The book won the […]
Video Pick — “Zika Virus: What We Know (And What We Don’t)”
The Word Health Organization has declared the Zika Virus to be an international emergency. If you’re like me and are wondering what is truth and what is fiction about what’s […]