Emma Stone called to coax Solís out San José – Luis Guillermo Solís has not left his room since Sunday night, after Lala Land failed to take home the Oscar for Best Picture. The President, a renown movie buff and Emma Stone fan, has been “bummed out” since the program’s finale, when the film was…
Viewers of Flora Cocos’s Instagram account surpassed audience for El Clásico last weekend SANTA ANA — The Costa Rican Sunday traditions of church, carne asadas, bad fútbol matches and violently making out in public have a new competitor. Her name: Flora Cocos. Her game: Instagram side boobs. What started as a poolside hobby has become almost…
Company also mulling name change of WhatsApp to “Whaaaats” Menlo Park, California — In a push to make the world’s most popular social media network region-friendly, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the Latin American URL for the company’s website will be changed to ElFahhhhhce.com, a decision celebrated by the 400 million users…
“It gohn b wun a da ottist chows Cahsta Rika Eva Sein” PALMARES – Jamaican born rapper Sean Paul assured his Costa Rican fans this morning that he will not sing one single intelligible word during his concert Sunday to close the annual Palmares festival. “Ai dohnt gut no planz 2 sai nuttin da pipple…
Sober partygoers discover standing in a field isn’t fun and that town, bands suck PALMARES — Partiers received the shock of a lifetime this week when they arrived in the town of Palmares to learn that the 2014 edition of Costa Rica’s biggest fiesta would be sponsored by Kaiser, the country’s non-alcoholic beer. The January event —…
Minnie Mouse reveals Dippy Dawg’s dark truths in tell-all interview LIBERIA – While rumors buzzed this week in national media about the creation of a Disney theme park in Costa Rica, Minnie Mouse came clean on the real reason the “Happiest Place on Earth” will not be breaking ground in the northwest province of Guanacaste.…
Gringos scramble to sew horse costumes, propose stuffing them with Colombians from Casino Cocal JACÓ BEACH – A local expat chamber submitted a proposal this week to the Garabito municipality to put Colombian prostitutes in horse costumes to compensate for the community’s horse shortage before the annual Tope, which is set for tomorrow. The Jacó…
Must wait one calendar year to renew subscription SAN JOSE – Television channel NBC was removed from Costa Rican airwaves last month because the acronym was thought to stand for the “Nicaraguan Broadcasting Company”, Telecommunications Superintendent Sutel announced this week, finally explaining the station’s mysterious disappearance. The decision to remove NBC was made by national…
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