Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/2015-in-review/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/2015-in-review/ 144 144 The 15 Most WTF News Stories of 2015 https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/the-15-most-wtf-news-stories-of-2015/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 04:17:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=160873 While Florida man remains the pound for pound king of WTF behavior – look no further than the Florida mailman who tried to land his gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the Capitol building – the rest of the world didn’t lag too far behind this year. Whether it was a presidential campaign or a time

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]]> wtfmoments The 2015 Team Latino Draft: Who Got Dropped and Who Got Signed https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/the-2015-team-latino-draft/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:56:31 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=158781 It’s been a year of ups and downs for Latinos in the news. There were stories, like those of six year-old immigration reform advocate Sophie Cruz, that warmed our hearts and made us proud. And then there were those like the Colombian Trump superfan, who made us wish there was an IRL option to mark people as spam.

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]]> latino_draft Activists Who Made a Difference in 2015 https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/activists-who-made-a-difference-in-2015/ Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:47:49 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=160885 This year, social media was ignited by a dress that divided the world in half, Left Shark memes, Hotline Bling GIFs, and basically all of the Black Twitter jokes that defined pop culture conversation (until brands eventually killed them… see: Netflix and Chill.) But activism was also a huge part of what 2015 looked like online. On Twitter, for example, #BlackLivesMatter

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]]> activists The Street Art Pieces That Moved, Inspired, and Stunned Us in 2015 https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/most-powerful-street-art-2015/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 07:57:51 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=160883 The identity of a neighborhood can manifest itself through street art. Take San Fernando Valley, for example, where two artists transformed a mile-long stretch with murals celebrating Latino culture. Even when it’s not trying to show the pulse of a particular neighborhood, street art has the ability to tell stories in a way that can move locals

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]]> street The 10 Most Popular Remezcla Stories This Year https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/10-remezcla-stories-you-loved-this-year/ Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:37:35 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=161729 This year we produced more stories than ever before.  And with new Sports, Food and Film sections, these stories covered a wider range of topics than we ever have – from news on the new TV pilot ordered by NBC that features a Dominican-American family for the first time (Vlad), to a feature on the Peruvian teenager fighting to make Quechua cool

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]]> Frida-Kahlo_3275288b-xlarge Nickolas Muray (American, born Hungary, 1892–1965). Frida with Idol, 1939. Carbon print, 11 1⁄4 × 16 1⁄4 in. (28.6 × 41.3 cm). Courtesy of Nickolas Muray Photo Archives. © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives Our Favorite New Music Trends & Scenes of 2015 https://remezcla.com/lists/music/new-music-trends-and-scenes-2015/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 22:19:24 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=160904 Remember last year when we were living for salsa choke right after the World Cup? And what about when we saw so many bachata-meets-club edits on Soundcloud that we had no choice but to dub it #FUTUREBACHATA? Trends come and they go; some of them stick, some of them don’t. (We’re not sure people will still be

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]]> newtrends Why 2015 Was the Year of Selena https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/why-2015-was-the-year-of-selena/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:20:56 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=160864 In her nearly 24 years of life, Selena Quintanilla built a legacy that is still going strong two decades after her death. In 1995, Selena’s life was cut short after she was shot by fan club president Yolanda Saldívar. But because of the strength of her music and a little help from the Jennifer Lopez-led Selena biopic, new

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]]> selenaFeat US-Cuba Relations, One Year Later: A Progress Report https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/cuba-usa-relations-2015-recap/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:49:48 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=160182 Many of us probably remember exactly where we were in late 2014 when our televisions were suddenly taken over by an unannounced presidential address from the Oval Office. Simultaneously, Cuban television screens were usurped by images of president Raúl Castro in a seemingly rectangular, wood-paneled office flanked by a couple of black-and-white photos. The scripts

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]]> The 10 Breakout Artists of 2015 https://remezcla.com/lists/music/10-latin-breakout-artists-of-2015/ Mon, 21 Dec 2015 23:25:57 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=161076 Here at Remezcla, we’re always on the hunt for new music to share with all of you. 2015 didn’t disappoint in that respect, giving us plenty of new artists who broke the mold, surprised us, and caught our attention. Some dropped amazing debuts, others hit the road for jaw-dropping and head-turning performances, and others still shared singles that we

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]]> featbreakEOY 15 Highlights From This Year’s Fight for More Diversity in Hollywood https://remezcla.com/lists/film/talking-diversity-tv-film-2015-timeline/ Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:31:38 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=160518 A look back at 2015 reveals that it was a banner year for the national conversation on diversity in Hollywood.

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