Cat Cardenas

At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny Showed Us America As It Should Be Analyzing the references that made up Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.

“At a time when our language, our history, our communities are under attack, when immigrants are harassed, disappeared, or scared into silence, Bad Bunny took to one of the biggest stages in the country & was LOUD in his joy.”

On Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: bit.ly/4kqgO0V

A 5-Year-Old Disappeared in Austin. A Mom Shot Dead in Minneapolis. How Much More Violence Will It Take to ‘Abolish ICE’? 50% of American women support the abolish ICE movement.

“How do we live alongside a violent, paranoid agency that sees everyday people as a threat, under an administration that will tell us not to believe what we see when they step out of line?” asks contributor @catcardenas.bsky.social

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there is no "reforming" ICE.

you cannot reform an agency that sends violent, untrained, masked officers to terrorize our communities under the guise of law enforcement. the only reasonable path forward is abolition.

Live: Mother identifies woman shot and killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.

The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis has been identified by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.

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As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan The union, which reps staffers, says the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.

“As of today, only one woman of color remains on the editorial staff at Teen Vogue.”
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Teen Vogue was one of my first bylines as a freelancer. And it was bc of their incisive political coverage that I trusted them w/ a pitch on Palestinian singer, Nemahsis. I’m still so, so proud of these stories & devastated by the loss of an outlet that platformed so many POC/queer voices.

anyway, for no reason at all, just thinking about the time I got to profile Melissa Barrera for @ELLEmagazine in April ‘23, and she talked about being a huge horror fan, and how much playing Sam Carpenter in Scream meant to her. www.elle.com/culture/movi...

In 2022, Scream V completely revitalized the franchise, with the followup, VI, becoming the highest grossing film in the series. They did it with TWO Latinas at the helm only to throw it away bc Melissa Barrera had enough integrity to speak out against genocide. What a joke.

Essay: What 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' can teach us about surviving fascism Since the Sundance premiere of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' the parallels between the fraught political climate of 1970s Argentina and that of our present have only become more pronounced. Here's what Americans can take away from the new movie.

Essay: What 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' can teach us about surviving fascism

How a New Documentary Offers a Never-Before-Seen Look at Selena Isabel Castro, the director of 'Selena y Los Dinos,' spent two years combing through archival footage to make the film, out on Netflix Nov. 17.

30 years after her death, it feels like everyone knows Selena's story. But in the upcoming Netflix documentary, Selena y Los Dinos, we finally get the chance to hear her tell it.

In an exclusive for Rolling Stone, I spoke with director Isabel Castro about how the film came together! bit.ly/3WC6Y17

Watching it for the second time now and Kiss of the Spider Woman really is so so special. JLo is in peak form, Diego Luna is raw and captivating, but Tonatiuh turns in one of the most powerful, heartbreaking performances of the year. In a just world, he'll have an Oscar in 2026.

Olivia Dean Makes Space for Herself With a new album, ‘The Art of Loving,’ the British singer proves she's much more than a viral hit.

One of my bucket list interviews of 2025: for WMag, I had the loveliest chat with Olivia Dean, the honey-voiced singer-songwriter who's having a massive (much deserved!!!) moment right now.

Her latest album, The Art of Loving, proves she's so much more than a viral hit. bit.ly/42GiSu7

'It's a Way of Protesting': Cristela Alonzo on Her New Special, 'Upper Classy' Comedian Cristela Alonzo discusses her new Netflix special 'Upper Classy,' growing up with an undocumented mom, Trump's immigration policies, and more

"We can’t let people take [our happiness] from us just because they don’t like who we are."

For @rollingstone.com, I spoke with Cristela Alonzo about her new Netflix special, Upper Classy, using comedy to protest ICE, & the power of joy in times of turmoil.

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How Do You Celebrate a Country That Doesn’t Love You Back? I’ve spent most of my adult life watching Texas lawmakers villainize Latino immigrants like my grandparents.

Growing up, my grandma didn't speak English, but always said, "quien habla dos idiomas vale por dos."

I have a lot of thoughts about what it means to be Latino in this country rn, esp. in light of the Supreme Court ruling, but most of it I already wrote for @thebarbedwire.com in July bit.ly/4pf8Ppt

Seriously, read this piece.

How Do You Celebrate a Country That Doesn’t Love You Back? I’ve spent most of my adult life watching Texas lawmakers villainize Latino immigrants like my grandparents.

Really moving piece on how to celebrate July 4 in times like these from the inimitable @catcardenas.bsky.social for @thebarbedwire.bsky.social

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Chase Sui Wonders Is Loving Playing an ‘Absolute Savage’ on ‘The Studio’

The Studio was renewed for S2, so I’m resharing my interview with Chase Sui Wonders for @voguemagazine!!! we bonded over bobs, and talked about her biggest influences from Fellini to Cassavetes to Nagisa Ōshima, and what it was like playing a “brazen little twerp” like Quinn. bit.ly/451nTzl

there should be a show with a different Walton Goggins character airing every weekday. David Zaslav call me and I can save your company

Selena's legacy lives on in these young Latina musicians Becky G, Estevie, Gale and more talk about being part of the 'Selena Generation'

30 years after Selena's death, you can still hear her everywhere. Not just through her music, but in the voices, style, and ambition of today's Latin artists.

For De Los @latimes.com, I spoke w/ Becky G, Estevie, Gale, Angelina Victoria & Vanita Leo about Selena's impact and legacy. lat.ms/3FPZylF

Jerry, a fourth generation charro, standing next to his horse.

Staci tending to a horse while wearing bright red flowers in her hair and a bright blue dress

Staci and Jerry posing with a horse in their Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza attire

Staci and Jerry posing with their son and their horses

I could not be more in love with the photos @catcardenas.bsky.social took for this sweet story for
@thebarbedwire.bsky.social — ‘Everything We Have, We’ve Done Together’: A Charro-Cowgirl Love Story

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god I forgot how funny Gone Girl is

obsessed with her crazy ass

Yes to this diva!!

she is! and thank you!! :))

this interview is so perfect, i love captain sheila kelliher

Meet the Firefighter & ‘Texas Girl’ Who Presented Beyoncé with Album of the Year at the Grammys - The Barbed Wire Over the course of her 35-year-career, Beyoncé has continually raised the bar.  She’s changed the way artists release their music, revolutionized the album format, and defied the confines of genres to...

check out the full interview for more, including her favorite Cowboy Carter song, and what was going through her mind when she opened *the* envelope: bit.ly/3WKwdOU

spoke with the diva who presented Beyoncé with Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter!

turns out Captain Sheila Kelliher is also a Texas girl (and a trailblazer), who says Beyoncé is “part of the fabric” of what this state is.

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YES!!! HATE WINS!!! 😌😌😌

somewhere, in different corners of the world, Drake and Piqué are crying themselves to sleep