Diego Rubalcava

Diego Rubalcava

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Why Latino Moms Tell You to Take a Jacket Even When It’s 90 Degrees
Why Latino Moms Tell You to Take a Jacket Even When It’s 90 Degrees

Latino moms always tell you to take a jacket, even at 90 degrees. Risk perception and caregiving instincts explain why the jacket was never about the weather.

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Hisplaining Why Every Latino Family Has People Who Are “Not Really Family”

A lighthearted look at the honorary aunts, uncles, and family friends who earn a permanent seat at the table—no DNA required

Why Latino Fans Narrate Every Match Like a Shakespearean Tragedy
Why Latino Fans Narrate Every Match Like a Shakespearean Tragedy

Why do Latino fans turn every soccer match into a Shakespearean tragedy? Psychology explains the drama behind the drama.

Hisplaining the Art of Watching the Game with Family: A Full-Contact Sport
Hisplaining the Art of Watching the Game with Family: A Full-Contact Sport

Soccer only lasts ninety minutes. Surviving the match with your Latino family—the blame, the negotiations, the snack runs—is the real full-contact sport.

Hisplaining Why Futbol Is Never Just Soccer
Hisplaining the Superstitions Latino Fans Swear Actually Work

From freezing opponents to lucky coins, Latin American futbol fans have developed a full playbook of rituals—and science might explain why it works

Hisplaining Why Futbol Is Never Just Soccer
Hisplaining Why Futbol Is Never Just Soccer

Soccer is a sport. Fútbol is memory, identity, inheritance, and group therapy without a licensed moderator. Hisplaining kicks off its World Cup series.

Hisplaining the Latino Goodbye
Hisplaining the Latino Goodbye

“Well, we should probably get going.” That’s a lie. Nobody’s leaving yet. This week’s Hisplaining breaks down the ritual, the psychology, and the beauty of the Latino goodbye.

Hisplaining “Have You Eaten?” as a Love Language
Hisplaining “Have You Eaten?” as a Love Language

For Latina moms, “Have you eaten?” is never really a question. It’s care, observation, and an entire action plan — all in three words. This week’s Hisplaining.

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Hisplaining the Art of Sleeping Between Two Chairs at a Family Party

Every Latino kid has done it — fallen asleep between two chairs at a family party. It’s not uncomfortable. It’s a window into how we belong.