View from the Borderlands

Musings by Linda Cuellar, Ed.D., Community college educator, journalist, video writer and producer who writes and wonders on topics about her life and family, the media, education, border culture, language, travels and U.S. - Mexico issues and topics.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

One syllable from actor Gael Garcia Bernal

I've been a fan of Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal since I helped to judge the entries for CineFestival in the late 1990's and A...

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Why does Tamaulipas journalism matter?

After reading the excellent report about journalism in Tamaulipas in today's Washington Post, I am convinced that the media landscape...

Monday, November 16, 2015

Laredo native directs "Me, Earl and the Dying Girl"

In movies, one of the first and most memorable women to die on film is Camille, a victim of tuberculosis. The movie is made more memorab...

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Voice of Guy v. Voice of God

Photo of Ira Glass, host of national radio series, "This American Life" People of a certain age will easily remember the Voice...

Sunday, August 30, 2015

My Hopes for Moving Forward From Ferguson

Television tells stories with pictures first and words second. In a world of disruptions, mortgage crisis, short...

Friday, May 29, 2015

Writing Songs...Questions From 50 Years Ago Finally Answered!

I wonder if John Lennon and Paul McCartney ever considered higher education, and if they had, what their majors would have been? I'...

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Sea Mas Discreta, Señora

National Public Radio recently ran a story by Carrie Kahn, a journalist who covers Mexico news. She worked at the PBS station in San Die...

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