I had a visit last night, with a friend from back in the day. Back in the day when I could get away with wearing a size 16 pair of jeans from the kid’s section at Abercrombie & Fitch. Let all o’ that sink in, O & K, OK. Oh the things you can get away […]
Author: Martin Haro
I am cultural writer from Lima, Peru. Now publishing from San Francisco. #KingofCups
Y2K didn't happen, but I did move to Florida in the year 2000. Miami was kind of the vibe for me during the '90s, so into the new millennium and the Magic City I went, for college and to find whatever life now could and would be. I graduated from Florida International University, then went to work in its in-house communications/marketing department, as a writer, video producer, and associate editor of "FIU Magazine," the university's flagship alumni publication.
By the time I got to work at FIU I'd already been working with and writing for the weekly "Wire Magazine" on the beach and the periodical "Miami Living" magazine, writing my Movie Martin blog, contributing to the occasional "Awful Truth" by Ted Casablanca once upon a time on E! Online. Later, I started stringing story for "Us Weekly." That was fun. It was all kinds of a heckuva lot of fun.
King of Cups is my new empirical, memoiristic non-linear independent writing exercise. (Independent: Rhymes with unpaid, as in this is free, so represent and support, OK. Amplify the shit.) I mince no words, I mean no harm, and I come in peace.
The Thing About Charles Dance
The Emmy Award-nominated actor (HBO’s Game of Thrones) made me think, when I saw his big “Coup” episode of The Crown on the Netflix, that, as an immigrant, his Lord Moundbatten was thankful for his adoptive homeland’s reception, and for all that he’d been able to squeeze out of it, but that now, he was […]
Of Playlists and America
This 🎧➡️ Madame ❌ Is on a Wedding Shuttle playlist I made back on a warm early summer night out in Paso Robles last May is fun. It’s good limpiando-la-casa company. It tells a good story, too, when you listen to the lyrics and, then, when you string ’em along…the ones that resonate. No change, […]
Where the Heart Is
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments on the Barack Obama-era DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) American immigration policy, which has provided close to 700,000 (known) young DREAMers respite from deportation and, y’ know, a moment in the sun, since the policy was instituted in the summer of 2012. Quelle surprise, […]
He Got That Hot Yoga
This is Brian Monnier, my yoga instructor and the man at, nay, the heart of the California Yoga Company. Brian – a United States Yoga Association-certified yoga instructor and a National Academy of Sports Medicine-certified personal trainer – and California Yoga Company have been instrumental to my ongoing wellness kick; I have been a regular […]
Don’t Forget to Vote!
You get a sticker when you vote. And municipal elections matter, too, you know. Municipal means right outside your door.
The interMission Collective
Madonna is in town. Between shows. Pass the popcorn. Truth or Dare > I’m Going to Tell You a Secret
Cheers to Madame X: The Playlist
Madonna is in town. Anyone who knows me like, knows. They know the frenzy. The impulse of tagging along and going out for – of organizing – dinner at The Setai in Miami Beach because she might come down for dinner. Someone needs to confess: Was she even staying there that time? Who knows. Who […]
He/She/They Ought to Get a Clue
Why, oh why is it that difficult for non-millennials some people to get with the pronouns program, already? Nineteen years ago, I came to the United States of America to study journalism in South Florida, right. That’s almost 20 years ago, OK, and one of the first lessons my professors taught me at Miami–Dade Community […]
Y Se Llama…
Sera Halloween, pero tambien es el Día de la Canción Criolla. Y ultimamente la sirena peruana tambien me ha estado cantando. Acompañando. Desde Peru.
King of Cups 