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4 days ago | remezcla.com | Sofia Viera |Sofía Viera

When it comes to astrology and tarot, those of us in the queer community are probably obsessed. In fact, according to a 2024 Fall survey by Pew Research Center, a little over half of U.S. queer and trans adults (54%) consult astrology, compared to just 28% of U.S. adults overall. And, 33% of queer adults say they consult tarot cards — a rate three times higher than the average. But… is tarot and astrology built for us?

1 week ago | remezcla.com | Diane Darcy

Elio is the latest animated feature from Disney Pixar to center on a Latine protagonist – in this case, a Mexican-Dominican boy. Starring Filipino and African-American actor Yonas Kibreab (Obi-Wan Kenobi) as the titular Elio Solis, the movie is directed by Coco director Adrian Molina, Domee Shi, and Madeline Sharafian. The movie also stars Zoe Saldaña of James Cameron’s Avatar fame as Elio’s aunt, Olga Solis, who’s in the military.

1 week ago | remezcla.com | Ana Clara Ribeiro

With three solo albums under her belt and one album with her band Os Amantes, Jaloo changed her legal name to Jade Melo in 2024. “You know you’re one of us, right?” Jaloo recounts hearing from her trans and drag artist friends before transitioning herself. “Yeah, I know,” she’d respond, then fully presenting as a man, or a bofão (Brazilian slang for a very handsome man), as she describes her former self.

1 week ago | remezcla.com | Elsa Cavazos

Through smiles and laughs, a group of women can be seen practicing theater techniques at a local Santa Rosa, California park. All of them immigrants, all of them hard workers. This is a theatre troupe made up of farmworker and domestic workers women in Sonoma County. All of them have similar backgrounds but come from different walks of life. For most, acting is a form of expression where they can become liberated. They can open up, release tension, trauma, and turn their difficult past into art.

1 week ago | remezcla.com | Marcos Hassan

Walk into a custom car shop asking to tune your grill, and you’ll likely get a belly laugh and raised eyebrows. After all, who’d think of modifying a barbecue grill like it’s a JDM project car? But Joshua Sanchez, owner of Firmes Styles, isn’t your typical car tuner. He’s bold enough to take on any challenge, even those unrelated to lowering suspensions or upgrading airlifters.