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Feb. 7, 2010

Tom Murrihy Talks to LaAcera.com

    Tom Murrihy (The Office) talks to LaAcera.com from Noel Dávila on Vimeo. For more information on The Office Irish Pub, click here for their Facebook group.

Jan. 18, 2010

Venus Calling: Musician Jandre Nadal Speaks to LaAcera.com

Message to Venus (Top to bottom: Jandre, John, Juanma & Edgar) Photo by Nina Jandre Nadal, guitarist/vocalist for Slimy Nuggetz, has been active within the local rock scene since 1999. His band released two full length albums, including the acclaimed…

Jan. 10, 2010

With a Little Help From Bobby: A Reflection

I’ve been having a hard time lately coming up with subjects to develop in this space. I’m sure that if I read the newspapers with more frequency I could certainly come across an idea to Iook into and eventually shape…

Dec. 28, 2009

Not a Creature Was Stirring, Not Even a Mouse…

Some people view Christmas with a strictly religious point of view, while others (most people) view it as a commercialized season of money spending and overcrowded shopping malls. Call me naive, but I’m still astounded to see Plaza Las Americas…

Dec. 20, 2009

Traffic Jams: Our Reluctant Battle

Every day, in the early hours of morning, nearly half a million people in Puerto Rico get into their cars and begin their daily expedition to their respective workplaces. According to the 2000 Census, 89% of our labor force gets…

Dec. 15, 2009

Shut Up: A Moviegoer’s Manifesto

It’s happened to all of us. You pay $6 or $7 of your hard earned money, you buy your popcorn under the pretense that it doesn’t make you fat, and you sit down for 2 hours of mindless fun in…

Dec. 6, 2009

Puerto Rican Paranoia

Editor’s note: The following column was supposed to have been posted last Saturday. When phone calls proved futile, we decided to visit Noel at his place of residence. We found the writer passed out over his laptop computer. Later, we…