Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson
Grand Central Publishing Hardcover
A visual dialogue between Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson, showcases over 350 color and black and white photographs taken during the 10 month period in which Richardson followed Lady Gaga and had complete access to her everyday live, with nothing being off limits. Beginning with Lollapalooza in August 2010 to the February 2011 Grammy Awards which had 26.66 million viewers, to the final shows of her Monster Ball tour which averaged an attendance of 90,000 people each day, Richardson brilliantly captures the intimate, random, behind-the-scenes moments of Lady Gaga in both her professional and personal life.

The Beatles – Su historia en anécdotas
William Blair
Ediciones Robinbook
Un homenaje al legendario grupo de música The Beatles, esta retrospectiva examina los acontecimientos de su música y sus vidas. Desde cómo se reunieron hasta su separación y las muertes de algunos de los miembros, este libro examina lo peor y lo mejor de este grupo renombrado. Responde a preguntas como ¿Cuáles fueron los nombres del grupo antes de adoptar The Beatles? ¿A quién cantó Lennon sus primeras canciones de amor? Y ¿Qué pasó en el programa de Ed Sullivan? Este referencia absorbente incluye una gran cantidad de anécdotas y detalles, así como información sobre la última aparición de John Lennon en el escenario.

Don’t Let Me Go
J.H. Trumble
Kensington Publishing Corp.
Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, honest, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted, He and Adam are rock solid. Two parts of a whole. But when Adam graduates and takes an Off-Broadway job in New York – at Nate’s insistence – that certainty begins to flicker. Nate starts a blog to vent his frustrations and becomes the center of a school controversy, drawing ire and support in equal amounts. But it is the attention of an underclassman who is looking for more than guidance that forces him to confront who and what he really wants.

Los mejores cuentos de los Mares del Sur
Jack London
Ediciones Robinbook / Navona Editorial
Una colección de narraciones de gran alcance por el famoso escritor Jack London, Los mejores cuentos de los Mares del Sur transporta al lector al paisaje tropical del Pacífico colonial de fines del siglo XIX. Los cuentos derivan su intensidad de las aventuras verídicas del mismo autor, quien intentó deshacerse de sus obsesiones desplazándose miles de millas hacia el sur y explorando un mundo nuevo y sorprendente.

DVDs

Over the Edge
TLA Releasing
Med-school dropout Jason is in a funk. Working as a photocopier repair-man he can’t bear the thought of leaving the house, let alone going to hid mundane job. As he becomes increasingly isolated, losing sense of time and perspective, he begins to have blackouts. Intriguingly, as the blackouts become more frequent so too do the discovery of murdered men and women all over town. Confused, he enlists the help of co-worker Richard – who also happens to be the object of his unvonsummated affection – aim to unravel these mysterious deaths.

CDs

Shakira – En Vivo Desde Paris
Sony Music Latin
Este especial en vivo que fue grabado en el Palais de Bercy, Paris, Francia, incluye éxitos mundiales como “Waka Waka (Esto es África),” “Hips Don’t Lie” y “Whenever, Wherever.” El tour mundial “Sale el Sol” que inició en el otoño del 2010 en Montreal, Canadá y concluyó en el otoño del 2011 en San Juan, Puerto Rico, incluyó 112 shows en 42 países y más de 100 ciudades alrededor del mundo, con una audiencia de más de dos millones de personas.

Adele – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
XL/Columbia Records
Recorded at the height of this amazing year, showcases exactly why Adele has become one of the most sought after live performers in the world. Featuring the full 90 minute performance. This is the first time fans will be able to hear all of Adele’s hits and best loved songs on one CD plus her stunning covers of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and The Steeldrivers’ “If It Hadn’t Been For Love”.

The Nutcracker
The Long Beach Ballet raises the bar with this year’s production of ‘The Nutcracker’, with presentations at the elegant Long Beach Terrace Theater, Saturday, Dec 17th and Sunday, Dec. 18th. Also with presentations at the historic Pasadena Civic Auditorium, from Dec. 21st to Dec. 23rd. For the first time in 15 years, Southern California will once again see and hear The Nutcracker exactly as Tchaikovsky wrote it – with angelic young voices blending harmoniously with full symphony orchestra! For more information visit www.longbeachballet.com/nutcracker.html

DVDs

Cowboys & Aliens
It’s 1873 when gunslinger Jake Lonergan awakens in the Arizona desert with no memory of his past and a mysterious metal shackle encircling his wrist. Stumbling into the nearby town of Absolution, Lonergan discovers a tightly closed community that takes its orders from the iron-fisted Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde – and Dolarhyde has a bone to pick with Lonergan. But the colonel’s influence wanes when the desolate city is attached by monsters that drop from the sky with blinding force and abduct the helpless townsfolk one by one. As Lonergan’s memory slowly returns, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force.

The Help
DreamWorkd Pictures
The Help es una historia inspiradora y valiente sobre un grupo de mujeres extraordinarias y muy distintas del Sur de Estados Unidos durante la década del ’60 que construyeron una poderosa y única amistad en torno a un proyecto secreto para escribir un libro; un proyecto que rompió con todas las reglas de la sociedad y las puso en riesgo.

Beginners
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who – following 44 years of marriage – came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor and hope that his father taught him.

Books

Las Profecías Mayas 2012
El mensaje y la visión del mundo
Autor: Gerald Benedict
El solsticio de invierno del 2012 señala el final de la Cuarta Era de 5.000 años del calendario maya, un tiempo que los mayas previeron como uno de cambio cataclísmico. Este estudio cautivador examina las creencias, la ciencia, los rituales y la cultura de los mayas y entonces hurga en 21 de sus profecías correspondientes al evento – profecías sobre la nueva ilustración, la sincronización galáctica y el regreso de un ser supremo. El resultado es una llamda de atención a la sociedad moderna sobre la necesidad sobre la necesidad para cambios fundamentales.

Una Antología Poética
Autor: Federico García Lorca
Prólogo: José Luis Piquero
Desde los versos líricos y los romances hasta los extractos de sus obras teatrales y piezas singulares, esta colección recoge la gran poesía de Federico García Lorca. Los temas que explora Lorca – principalmente el amor, el orgullo y la pasión – están presentados en su característico estilo de escribir: su capacidad de sugerencia, su inventiva metafórica, su hondura y su dedicación a las palabras en la página.

Gay In America
Author: Scott Pasfield
Welcome Books
In this first-ever photographic survey of gay men in America, stereotypes are laid to rest and an intimate, honest picture of contemporary gay life is revealed through stunning personal portraits and narratives. 

Photographer Scott Pasfield traveled 54,000 miles across all fifty states over a three-year span gathering stories and documenting the lives of 140 gay men from all walks of life. At turns joyful and somber, reflective and celebratory, each narrative and image is an enlightening look into the variety of gay life in the United States.

Body By Rey
Autor: Dr. Rey

El Dr. Rey es un cirujano plástico de Beverly Hills y en su libro comenta sobre cómo ponerse en forma y vivir una vida más saludable sin la necesidad de cirugía. Esto gracias a técnicas de ejercicio y desarrollando hábitos alimenticios apropiados, para lograr tener músculos bien tonificados en cuerpos saludables, sin necesidad de cirugía.

Arte. Toda la historia.
Autor: Stephen Farthing
Blume
Un recorrido verdaderamente comprensivo de la historia del arte a través del exámen de algunas de las imágenes más icónicas del mundo, esta referencia traza el desarrollo del arte período a período. Se exploran todos los géneros artísticos, desde la pintura y la escultura hasta el arte conceptual y el arte de performance, y líneas de tiempo acompañan a ilustraciones para proveer contexto histórico.

CDs

Il Volo – Il Volo Edición En Español
Universal Music Latino
Il Volo, el trio italiano de pop clásico continua conquistando al mundo con sus voces incomparables, su álbum debut homónimo en Español ya alcanzó disco de oro en Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Asimismo, el álbum está nominado en las categorías de Mejor Nuevo Artista y Mejor Álbum Vocal Pop Dúo o Grupo en la décima segunda entrega de los premios Latin Grammy.

Gloria Estefan – Miss Little Havana
Crescent Moon Records/Verve Forecast
Estefan’s Miss Little Havana represents a musical and conceptual return to her Latin dance-floor roots. The first single, “WEPA,” which loosely translates into a “Wow” moment, is a propulsive combination of the classic Miami beat updated for modern times. Miss Little Havana combine the synthesized “808s and kicks” of today’s cutting-edge dance music with Latin percussion and horns recorded live.

Fiesta Mexicana IX
SAT September 24, 7 pm
Ford Amphitheatre
Presented by: Star Entertainment & Education Group, a Raul Ruiz Production
Viva Mexico! With a long tradition of honoring Los Angeles’ rich local musical heritage, Fiesta Mexicana continues to deliver an event that gets you moving in your seat and clapping to the beat.  A “variedad” (variety) concert, the show features the sensational Mariachi Monumental de America de Juan José Almaguer; the voices of Roberto Romo, Cindy Luna, Alex La Toree, Gabriel González, Michelle Márquez; recording artist Belinda Gómez; and the phenomenal Banda Futura.
http://www.fordtheatres.org/en/events/details/id/231

Book

Entre Él y Yo
Luis Carlos Barrera Peña
Francisco saca del anonimato a Lucas luego de escuchar su historia y nos cuenta del despertar gay del adolescente con un guatemalteco mucho mayor que él. La distancia, el oprobio familiar y la incertidumbre del futuro a los dieciséis años hacen a Lucas buscar el reemplazo de aquel amor lejano del que no logra desprenderse y, desilusionado, pierde la brújula de su vida en más de alguna ocasión en esa lucha incansable que le representará defender su naturaleza dentro de una sociedad abiertamente homofóbica pero es férreo en la faena que, se convence, vale la pena.
www.entreelyyo.com

DVD

Blackmail Boys
TLA Releasing
After moving to Chicago to attend art school, Sam begins to enter the world of prostitution to help pay the bills. His longtime, long-distance boyfriend Aaron can’t stand to be apart from him and joins Sam, determined to find enough work so that Sam can give up having to turn tricks for cash. When the two decide to get married and move to a state where it is legal, their financial worries become intensified until Aaron catches Sam with a prominent client, and everything takes a wicked turn for the worst.

SHREK THE MUSICAL
The Pantages Theatre
July 12-31, 2011

SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to life the stage. Featuring a terrific score of 19 all-new songs, big laughs, great dancing and breathtaking scenery. SHREK THE MUSICAL is part romance, part twisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone!
http://www.broadwayla.org/production/show.info.asp?ID=38

BOOKS

The Big Penis Book 3D
Author: Dian Hanson
TASCHEN
Hardcover with 3D glasses, 28 x 28 cm (11 x 11 in.), 220 pages
$ 39.99

This 220-page, 28 by 28 cm special edition includes 96 images from the original book, plus 8 new bonus photos, transformed into eye-popping 3-D by Jon Schnitzer and The Brain Factory.
Unlike other 3D pictures you may have seen, the photos in The Big Penis Book 3D do not look distorted when viewed without the glasses. The Brain Factory’s technique is so subtle it’s hard to even detect the red/blue tint in many of the black and white photos, but when you put on your glasses the parts of interest leap from the page, not in flat layers as in old-style 3D, but as thick, fully rounded, touchable contours.
www.taschen.com

CONCERTS

SARAH MCLACHLAN WITH THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA
July 15 & 16
Hollywood Bowl (Map/Directions) 

On her first-ever tour with orchestra, multi-Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan makes her Hollywood Bowl debut. With over 40 million records sold, Sarah celebrates her recent release, Laws of Illusion, which highlights her dreamy ballads and lilting vocals.
www.hollywoodbowl.com

CDs

Natalia Jiménez
Sony Music Latin
Luego del éxito alcanzado con La Quinta Estación, la española Natalia Jiménez inicia su carrera como solista con este su primer disco homónimo, del cual se desprende el primer sencillo “Por Ser Tu Mujer”. El video de Por Ser Tu Mujer fue grabado en el monasterio español de Miami. El video muestra a Natalia representando a la novia convencional vestida de blanco y la novia que nunca llega al altar.

DVDs

Children of God
TLA Releasing
Johnny is an art student in Nassau whose technique is perfect, but he’s creatively blocked. His teacher sends him off to the rural island of Eleuthera where he meets Romeo, a hot musician. They begin a clumsy dance of attraction and romance. Romeo has a fiancé and is identified as straight, but he’s been known to play with the boys on the side secretly. An intense drama of love, family and secrets.

Myriam Hernández – Seducción
Universal Music Latino
Un símbolo inequívolo de romanticismo, Myriam Hernández nos ofrece su disco Seducción, incluye 10 temas románticos entre ellos un dueto con Marco Antonio Solís con quien compartió escenario en Viña del Mar, Chile 2011. El tema es “Sigue Sin Mi” y es el primer sencillo. Y otro dueto con Cristian Castro con el tema “Todo En Tu vida”.

Matthew Morrison
Mercury Records
Matthew’s album duet partners include Sting on his classic ballad “Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot”. Matthew then teams up with Gwyneth Paltrow for a duet on Judy Garland’s Wizard Of Oz standard, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” And Elton John joins him with a medley of ‘Mona Lisas and Madhatters’ going into ‘Rocket Man’. Morrison recently premiered the album’s debut single, “Summer Rain” on American Idol.

DVDs

From Beginning to End
TLA Releasing
There are not a lot of topics involving consenting adults that can really shock these days but this searing romantic drama about two brothers who love—incestuously – may well be one of them! Francisco and his younger half-brother Thomás, are being raised in upper class comfort in Rio by their doting mother. But when Thomás is offered a chance to train for the Brazilian swim team in Russia for a long period of time, the proposed separation brings fears that their love is threatened.

Undertow
Wolfe Video
In a tiny traditional Peruvian seaside village, Miguel, a young fisherman, and his beautiful bride, Mariela, are about to welcome their first child. But Miguel has a secret: he’s in love with Santiago, a painter who is ostracized by the town because he’s gay. After a tragic accident, Miguel must choose between sentencing Santiago to eternal torment or doing right by him and, in turn, revealing their relationship to Mariela – and the entire village.

RAIN
A Tribute To The Beatles
The Pantages Theatre
April 12 – 17, 2011

RAIN, the acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand to the Pantages Theatre! They look like them and they sound just like them! All the music and vocals are performed totally live! RAIN covers The Beatles from the earliest beginnings through the psychedelic late 60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. RAIN is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experience…a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups.
http://www.broadwayla.org/production/show.info.asp?ID=22

DVDs

Black Swan
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Black Swan follows the story of Nina, a ballerina in the New York City Ballet trying to make it to the top. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But a new dancer, Lily, also impresses Leroy and becomes Nina’s competition. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

Sasha
Strand Releasing
Sasha, confronted with the everyday prejudice of his homophobic immigrant family, struggles with his urge to come out. When his beloved piano teacher Gebhard Weber plans to leave the city, the young man is heartbroken. After a failed audition, Sasha swears never to play piano again, but a consoling telephone call from Gebhard changes his mind – and causes a turn of events. The next morning all secrets are exposed and only his brother’s intervention prevents Sasha’s father Vlado from shooting Gebhard dead. But the gun still goes off…

CDs

Tennant/Lowe – The Most Incredible Thing
Parlophone
Based on the Hans Christian Anderson story of the same title. The story is about a competition in a mythical kingdom where the King announces that whoever invents the most incredible thing will win the hand of the Princess in marriage and half of the Kingdom. What follows is creative, destructive buy ultimately happy. The music is a combination of electronics and orchestra.

Pandora – De Plata
Sony Music
Es el turno de festejar 25 años de música a través del álbum “De Plata”, el cual contó con la producción de Memo Gil. El álbum incluye 4 duetos, 3 temas inéditos y 4 versiones de temas clásicos de Pandora para ofrecer un producto sumamente completo. El primer sencillo a promover es “Ojalá”. El disco tiene acompañamiento de Orqueta Sinfónica con toques de pop contemporáneo.

Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
The Pantages Theatre
March 9 – 26, 2011
Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!
http://www.broadwayla.org/production/show.info.asp?ID=39

Book Reviews

HIDDEN
Author: Tomas Mournian
Kensington Publishing
When Ahmed’s parents send him to the gay-to-straight bootcamp, Serenity Ridge, it’s with one goal: to “fix” their son, at any cost. But after eleven months of abuse, Ahmed runs away to San Francisco and twenty-four hours later finds himself living underground, perfectly hidden.

In San Francisco, he moves into a safehouse populated by a group of seven teens. Until they come of age, the kids hide from neighbors, ruthless bounty hunters and the police.

QUEER (IN)JUSTICE
Author: Joey L. Mogul, Andrea J. Ritchie, and Kay Whitlock
Beacon Press
In Queer (In)Justice Chicago-based civil rights attorney Joey L. Mogul, New York-based police misconduct attorney Andrea J. Ritchie, and Montana-based organizer, activist and writer Kay Whitlock confront and challenge the many ways in which queer lives are criminalized, policed, and punished. The authors shift the current conversation away from mainstream LGBT issues concerning marriage equality, bullying, and Don’t Tell and squarely address the long history of unlawful policing of sex and gender nonconformity.

STUFF THAT MAKES A GAY HEART WEEP
Author: Feeman Hall
Adams Media
A Definitive Guide to the Loud & Proud Dislikes of Millions, is the bitchiest bitch fest west of the West Village and this side of the Castro.
What does it mean for you audience?
One hundred and fifty of the campiest pet peeves ever conceived equals pure comedic genius “I wrote STUFF THAT MAKES A GAY HEART WEEP because my gay heart has been doing a lot of weeping lately,” states Freeman. “With Sara Palin yapping her mouth, people still wearing Crocs in public, scarves in summer, Uggs with dresses, the Kardashians taking over the world, five dollar cupcakes, and Richard Simmons claiming not to be gay…I’m weeping and gagging at the same time!”
So, kick back readers, pour a Keter One on the rocks and start laughing until you cry. This one’s just for you!

CDs

Ricky Martin
Música – Alma – Sexo
Sony Music
Luego de la gran atención que tuvo su libro autobiográfico, Ricky nos ofrece su disco “Música, Alma, Sexo”, del cual suena fuertemente en la radio el tema “Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú”, tema que canta a dueto con la talentosa Natalia Jiménez. En dias recientes Ricky recibió el premio especial “Ícono Mundial” en Premios lo Nuestro.

Adele
21
Columbia Records
With 21, one of 2011’s most anticipated releases, Adele comes of age with her second album, a collection of deeply personal songs, finely wrought and powerfully delivered, which communicate the power and glory of real love and real heartbreak through a range of musical moods and settings. The album’s first single is “Rolling In The Deep”.

DVDs

Due Date
Warner Home Video
Peter is an expectant first-time father whose wife’s due date is only days away. His plans to go home go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan leads to the two of them being tossed off a plane. With no alternative in sight, Peter is forced to hitch a ride with Ethan and his canine traveling companion on what turns out to be a cross-country road trip that will destroy Peter’s last nerve.

Rage (Rabia)
Strand Releasing

Rage (Rabia) tells the suspenseful story of a pair of Latin American immigrants who fall in love. José María, a hot-headed builder, and Rosa, a housekeeper, embark in a passionate relationship. When a violent confrontation with José María’s foreman results in the other man’s death, José María flees to the mansion where Rosa works, telling no one.

Bambi
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
El debut de la edición diamante de BAMBI, el quinto largometraje clásico animado de Walt, es la tierna historia de un joven príncipe del bosque que aprende valiosas lecciones de vida sobre la amistad, el amor y el milagro de la vida. Un lanzamiento de los archivos de Disney que podrá adquirirse por un tiempo limitado, disponible a partir del 1 de marzo.

¡Basta de historias!
Autor: Andrés Oppenheimer
Vintage Español (una división de Random House, Inc.)
La obsesión latinoamericana con el pasado y las doce claves del futuro de Andrés Oppenheimer, uno de los periodistas más influyentes de la lengua española. ¡Basta de historias! Es un agudo viaje periodístico alrededor del mundo, que aporta ideas útiles para trabajar en la principal asignatura pendiente de los países latinoamericanos y la única que podrá sacarlos de la mediocridad económica e intelectual: la educación. www.randomhouse.com

Roots of Indifference
Author: Terri Ragsdale
BookSurge Publishing
A suspense novel with themes of injustice, “Roots of Indifference” follows Mexican-Americans who suffered hostility and discrimination in south Texas during an era that Ragsdale feels has been largely neglected by history textbooks. Ragsdale’s book reveals how, for years, the ethnic people native to the area were afraid to speak the truth about what they endured. The book is available at www.Amazon.com

CDs

Christmas With The Puppini Sisters
Verve

A female vocal trio featuring ‘40s-style close harmony, backed by a fearless jazz threesome, the retro-futuristic Puppini Sisters put their signature sequined stamp on timeless songs of the season for the sensational group’s third album. The Puppini Sisters deliver original twists rather than nostalgic flashbacks.

Annie Lennox – A Christmas Cornucopia
Decca
In this new arena of creative freedom, Lennox has been stretching her wings, and her remarkable voice. She’s recorded A Christmas Cornucopia…a collection of interpretations of traditional festive songs, some familiar to most of us (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, The Holly And The Ivy, Silent Night), others less so (Lullay Lullay, Il Est Ne le Divin Enfant), and one new Lennox composition, Universal Child.

DVDs

12 Men of Christmas
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
When die-hard New Yorker and publicist E.J. Baxter loses both her high-powered Manhattan job and her lawyer-fiancé at her office Christmas party, she winds up taking a job and moving to Montana. To help the local search-and-rescue station raise desperately needed funds, she convinces the male rescue workers to pose for a naked calendar. Along the way, she discovers what really matters to her and wins the heart of one of the pin-ups!

Anotherworld
Breaking Glass Pictures
Conceived as a vision of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, this experimental narrative touches on the joys, heartaches, and political struggles that all gay men – whether old or young, from big cities or small towns – must face in the modern world. Much of the dialogue is derived from true-life interviews with gay men, imbuing the film with authenticity and timeliness.

WEST SIDE STORY
The Pantages Theatre
November 30, 2010 – January 2, 2011

More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it’s back on Broadway mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time.
WEST SIDE STORY remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The new Broadway cast album of WEST SIDE STORY recently won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
www.broadwayla.org/production/show.info.asp?ID=31

Books

Fix, Freeze, Feast.
Katie Neville, Lindsay Tkacsik
Save time, work, money, and stress! Buy groceries in bulk, prepare easy dishes your family will love, package them in meal-sized freezer bags, and then stock the freezer with ready-to-defrost-and-serve homemade meals. This is the winning system of Fix, Freeze, Feast, now available in a convenient paperback edition. Includes a tempting variety of main courses, breakfast options, soups, sides, desserts, snacks, and more. www.storey.com

Tú Importas
Dr. Phillip McGraw

Animando a los lectores a analizar cada aspecto de sus vidas, este sesudo manuel ofrece solución a problemas y sostiene que sólo a través de la identificación del “yo auténtico” se puede hallar una vida enriquecedora y significativa. Dr. Phillip McGraw es mejor conocido por su show de televisión “Dr. Phil”. www.ipgbook.com

CDs

Marco Antonio Solís – En Total Plenitud
Fonovisa Records
Contiene 10 temas completamente inéditos, de los cuales se desprende el primer sencillo de promoción del cantautor michoacano, el tema “A Dónde Vamos a Parar”, una extraordinaria balada con arreglos excepcionales, con toques frescos y modernos que sin duda alguna se convertirá en otro clásico dentro de la música latina.

Shakira – Sale el Sol
Sony Music
Sale el Sol tiene 3 estilos distintos –aunque entretejidos- que exploran las raíces de Shakira desde una nueva perspectiva. La dirección romántica, la energía del rock and roll, y la influencia latina tropical. Luego del éxito mundial de Waka Waka (Esto es África), su segundo tema de promoción Loca se encuentra prendido en las listas de popularidad de muchos países.

DVDs

Lovebirds
Water Bearer Films
Mario has found true love. For the past few months he has been corresponding with Alexis, a handsome young man from Spain, over the internet. While only an “online” romance, Mario is just wild for the guy. Alexis has already decided he feels the same so they decide to meet at Mario’s home town in the Philippines. But there is one small problem, Mario has never told his family that he is gay.

David’s Birthday
Wolfe Video
A group of old friends rent a magnificent Italian seaside villa to spend the summer together. Their happy reunion changes, however, when Shary and Diego’s son shows up. Amazingly handsome, David attracts everyone’s attention. Even happily married psychiatrist Matteo finds himself drawn to the young man, although he carefully hides this from his wife.