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Alvarez aims to bring Mexican, Mesoamerican cultures to the masses with his works When Port Arthur native Gonzalo Alvarez started gaining national attention for his video game, “Borders,” which depicts the journey immigrants take from Mexico to America, he was already working on his graphic novel, “The Legend of Polloman.” Now, he’s in the process…
In their third outing, the editors discuss current projects, sports news, the annual Lamar Security Report, a quadruple homicide, impeachment inquiry updates, Ukraine, the murder of Botham Jean and pop culture. Enjoy! Produced by Tim Cohrs, UP contributor.
I love watching award shows. I like to root for people but I also like to find the patterns in how the winners are chosen. I like to make predictions every year and then I watch the show to see how close I am — so here they are. General Album of the Year Invasion…
I feel like I’m always telling people about how the media isn’t the enemy of the people, but I guess I need to keep saying it because somehow, when something goes wrong, the media gets blamed first. I’ve noticed this a lot in the past couple of years — from liberals and conservatives alike. Most…
“Fake news” has become such a popular term that it is even included in the 2018 Associated Press Stylebook. According to the AP, “fake news” or fact checking is defined as “holding politicians and public figures accountable for their words.” It has become so prominent in our society that there is a constant stream of…
She loved when people liked her, yet hated the spotlight But she made it through day by day. Some days were harder than others And life often seemed to be a never-ending rainstorm. Many nights ended in tears, days beginning with puffy eyes and red cheeks. She began to feel like this was the norm.…
