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.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Pain and Glory, The Story of Pedro Almodovar

Amy Winehouse may have gone back to black, but Pedro Almodovar chose going back to color. During most of the 2019 film, Pain and Glory,...

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Mothers and Daughters

It was in Mom's nature to both love and to also be critical. Criticism was a way she wished her kids a better future. If you hee...

Monday, May 4, 2020

The Wonders and Lazzaro Felice (Happy as Lazzaro) are two Italian films by award -winning Italian director Alice Rohrwacher. Both fi...

Friday, April 24, 2020

Mashing on Modern Family

Consider the combined writing, comedic and acting talents of the creators and performers of Modern Family over the 11 years of the seri...

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Hell is empty and all the devils are here--William Shakespeare

World religions make reference to the way the world will end. Some call it final days, others end times. My experience on this c...

Thursday, March 26, 2020

We have to dare to be ourselves however frightening or strange that self may prove to be--May Sarton

This pandemic, however it plays out, has its purposes. For one, it is a perfect PAUSE button. The rhythms of my day-to-day are diff...

Monday, March 23, 2020

Texans vs. Covid 19

Now that we have been told shelter in place orders are expected in San Antonio, let’s remember this period of semi-enforced isolation...

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