Articles Posted in 2010
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Video: NYC Cabbie gives up in blizzard; abandons cab in Spanish Harlem
A holiday blizzard is slowing traffic across New York City and much of the East Coast. Dos Lives has exclusive video (below) of a NYC Taxi that got stuck in the snow on a street in the Spanish Harlem neighborhood. After trying for nearly an hour to get his car out of the snow, he [...]
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Video: Jose Feliciano Performs “Feliz Navidad” On Jimmy Fallon
Jose Feliciano performed his classic “Feliz Navidad” with The Roots last night on Jimmy Fallon! Also check out Jose’s exclusive “Light My Fire” on the link below. Merry Christmas from Dos Lives! What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Being Latino Facebook page Shutdown Blamed on “Coordinated Attack”
A Latino-focused Facebook page, Being Latino, has allegedly been shut down or temporarily blocked by Facebook, reports the website Hispanic Tips. The Facebook page had around 50K likes and several related Facebook pages that are still live on the site. The Facebook page focused on bringing Latinos together and promoting discussion within the community. Page [...]
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MeEncanta.com & other McDonald’s databases Hacked; e-mails stolen
If you’ve ever given your e-mail as part of a McDonald’s promotion (like their Monopoly game), it was probably stolen when McDonald’s databases were recently hacked into, according to the chain. “Recently McDonald’s was informed by one of its partners that limited customer information collected in connection with our promotions or websites was improperly accessed [...]
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Chipotle Store Manager Kills Cat; causes Consumer Uproar
The Chipotle Facebook and Twitter pages erupted this evening with consumers upset over a Facebook status update Friday by Chipotle store manager Jocelyn Rivas who ran over a cat on her way home from work and wrote that “…one less cat..don’t like em!” and continued “I’m not gonna act like I feel bad when I [...]
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NYC to welcome WAL-MART?
After two failed attempts, Wal-Mart is attempting to enter NYC once again. There was much opposition in their past attempts due to their bad reputation and controversy in terms of how they affect mom and pop shops, and their unfair treatment towards their employees. Things are different this time around, Wal-Mart has a chance of [...]
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Video: NYC Bus collides with Goya Tractor Trailor
An amazing accident scene Friday in Queens, New York when a City bus collided with a Goya delivery truck and two other vehicles next to a supermarket. You can see from the picture that the Goya truck fell against the supermarket. Only five minor injuries were reported in the accident. Police say no one will [...]
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The Virgin of Guadalupe
On December 9, 1531, the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared before Juan Diego an indigenous peasant and gave him orders to request from the Bishop that a shrine be built at Tepeyac Hill, (the outskirts of what is now Mexico City) where she promised to pour out her grace upon those who invoked her. When he [...]
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Black Friday Tips: Al que madruga Dios lo ayuda
There is a famous proverb that says “Al que madruga Dios lo ayuda” which means God helps those who get up early and I think the person who said this was talking about all of the Black Friday deals! Many shoppers have been waiting for this a day for a year and the moment has [...]
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Leave it to a Spainard to claim ownership of the Sun
Sold! Or at least it’s been claimed! Angela Duran, 49 of Spain has registered the star at a local notary public as being her property. There is an international agreement which states that no country may claim ownership of a planet or star, but it says nothing about individuals, she added in a local newspaper [...]
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Pope: Condoms are OK (in certain circumstances)
Pope Benedict XVI says that condom use is acceptable to prevent the spread of disease in some cases, such as male prostitutes who want to prevent the spread of HIV. Excerpts from the pope’s interviews with German writer Peter Seewald were released Saturday in L’Osservatore Romano, the semiofficial Vatican newspaper. “Light of the World: The [...]
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Paris Hilton Cleans Up Mexican Gang’s Graffiti
Paris Hilton better watch out! She was photographed painting over graffiti from Mexican gang MS-13 as part of her community service with the Hollywood Beautification Team. MS-13 probably isn’t happy that she painted over their graffiti! What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Video: Warning – Voting in Spain may cause Orgasms
That’s exactly what happened to this young woman in a new video released by the Young Socialists in Catalonia as next week’s election approaches. The video is causing an uproar among politicians on both sides who say the video is in bad taste. The young woman gets more and more excited as she votes for [...]
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First Spanish-Language Digital Bookstore in the U.S. Launches
The number of Spanish-language books available in digital format just got a big boost from Barnes & Noble, the the world’s largest bookseller, who announced NOOKbooks en español, the first-ever Spanish language digital bookstore in the United States. Working closely with many of the top international and U.S.-based publishers, Barnes & Noble will continue to [...]
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GAP Headed to Chile; will launch first store in South America
Chileans will get a few more clothing options next year because Gap announced a franchise agreement with Komax, for exclusive rights to operate Gap brand stores in Chile. The first Gap store is expected to open in Santiago, Chile in the Parque Arauco mall in September 2011 in the swanky Las Condes” section of Santiago. [...]
