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I’m Reading 50 Shades of Grey as Homework for NPR
June 28, 2012
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I took E.L. Jame’s Fifty Shades of Grey to the dog park and let’s say, the males started gravitating to me—and I’m not talkin’ ’bout the four-legged kind! I had to read this va va voooom novel as homework for Read More...
The Give Up
June 1, 2012
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Everything is an exchange. Everything. And virtually everything is politics. I’m not talking ’bout kissing babies and stumping at high school auditoriums once every four years. What kinds of light bulbs do you use? Do you send your children to Read More...
Election 2012: The Politics of OBL’s Death on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin
May 3, 2012
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What do YOU think about Osama bin Laden‘s death and how it is or is not being using to gain an advantage in Election 2012? That’s what likely Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has accused President Barack Obama of doing. Watch Read More...
Why I Would NEVER Live with a Boyfriend Explained on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin
April 20, 2012
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That I feared the ¿qué dirán?–what will people say?–more for Mami than me is what barred me from ever committing a barbaridad of ill-repute that would prove all my tías in Colombia right about the perils of raising daughters a la americana. Then Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 1: Serious About Syria, Saving for Freelancers, Romney’s Woman & Latino Problema
April 13, 2012
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Until recently, I was always a generalist and in Washington, DC, this is a problem given that as a reporter, you need to own a beat–sources and stories to break news. So I focused on my passion and made it Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 2: Travyon Martin’s Killer Charged, Summit of the Americas, Inspiring “Scandal” TV Show & The Voice
April 13, 2012
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Whenever you see a newscast, hear a radio show, see a movie, you see the finished product–no “work,” just the perfect dress–no seams, no stitches sticking out. That “perfection” is possible only because of all the hard work, at times Read More...
TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado Guest Hosts NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin
April 11, 2012
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I will be the guest host on NPR‘s nationally syndicated program, Tell Me More with Michel Martin (TMM) on today Wednesday, April 11th and tomorrow Thursday, April 12th. As many of you know I am a regular contributor to the program’s “Beauty Shop” segment, Read More...
Women’s Bodies: Rick Santorum, Chris Brown and Rihanna’s (Don’t) Duet (Girl): TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin
February 23, 2012
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Why do I bother watching las calorías…or pushing myself to race up “The Exorcist” steps in Georgetown? Doesn’t matter if I’m saggin’, + a few L.B.S.’s (sign of being in a happy relationship. I eat), clad in fleece sweats, or Read More...
