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MEXICOAs
a matter of fact, it is a whole other country
or
Will my
Lexus run on Pemex? |
MEXICO:
PEOPLE, FOOD, THINGS, HISTORY, TRAVEL |
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The Brownsville-Metamoros
Ferry by Maggie Van Ostrand 6-19-10
The
ferry was an efficient means of transportation between the U.S. and Mexico for
110 years, but in 1929, it took its last trip across the Rio Grande. |
| | Mexico’s
Gift to Opera, Rolando Villazón by Maggie Van Ostrand 1-2-10
You don’t have to know anything about opera to appreciate Villazón’s voice. When
you hear him sing, your jaw drops, your eyes glaze over, and the hairs on your
arm stand to attention... I felt like Al Capone must have felt the first time
he heard the voice of Enrico Caruso. |
| | Zapata
by Maggie Van Ostrand
10-22-09
John
Steinbeck wrote it, Elia Kazan directed it, Marlon Brando starred in it: Viva
Zapata! But how close did these great artists come to the real thing? The answer
lay in a telling 1916 interview by reporter Guillermo Ojara, sent by his paper,
El Democrata of Mexico City, to interview Zapata himself... |
Six
Degrees of Separation, or, How a Mexican Star Became a Cajun Legend by
Maggie Van Ostrand 5-6-09
Even if you have never
wondered what ties Mexico to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, I’m going to tell you
anyway. It begins with a poem...Cejas
and the Great Escape by
Maggie Van Ostrand 3-12-09
His story is much like
anybody else's, filled with both sad and joyous times, and a lot of luck — he
didn't get out of Tijuana by himself. He had the help of many, including angels,
perhaps Santo Toribio Romo Gonz·lez, Mexico's ghostly benefactor of "illegal aliens,"
and a quick-witted grandmother.Virtual
Fence by Peary Perry 2-11-09
My topic concerns
something called “Project 28” which is a ‘virtual’ fence between Mexico and Arizona.
Now, I’m not a rocket scientist, but a fence is a fence. You either have one or
you don’t... From
Conspicuous Consumption to Conspicuous Frugality by Maggie Van Ostrand
1-8-09
Nothing is ever wasted in Mexico. Not
shards of broken glass, bits of leftover string, or ...What
You Don't Know About Mexico
by Maggie Van Ostrand 7-17-08
It's been awhile
since the U.S. media has said anything about Mexico except the low-down on drug
cartels, illegal immigration, and kidnappings. Negativity sells newspapers and
sends traffic to media websites because nobody reads a publication that headlines
"Plane Lands Safely." Common sense tells the intelligent reader that there must
be another side to the story of what Mexicans are like. You're right. Here are
a few true stories to help balance media negativity.
Re-examining
the Mexican War by C. F. Eckhardt 2-3-08
If you believe the ‘politically correct historians’ and the novelists who follow
their lead, the mighty Norteños attacked poor, defenseless Mexico and raped
her of her northern territories. Frankly, that’s a myth, and a simple examination
of the various strengths, both military and political, of the two countries will
expose that myth. It is, however, considered ‘politically incorrect’ to compare
those strengths. Since I make a point of being ‘politically incorrect,’ I have
no hesitation in doing this. Joaquin
Murrieta, Robin Hood or Just Plain Hood? by Maggie Van Ostrand 1-5-08
Everything about Joaquin Murrieta is disputed. He was either the Mexican Robin
Hood or the El Dorado Robin Hood. He was either an infamous bandito or a Mexican
patriot... The
Christmas Flower by Maggie Van Ostrand 12-3-07
Once upon a time in Mexico, a little boy was walking to church on Christmas Eve.
He wanted to see the Nativity scene. He thought hard about a gift to bring the
Christ child, but had no money to buy one...
"Yes
Virginia, There Is Another Mexico" by Maggie Van Ostrand 9-12-07
"When I lived in Ajijic fulltime, I saw many things that caused me to realize
how blithely the U.S. media twists the truth. It's even worse today than it was
ten years ago with the lies growing so fast and furiously, Pinocchio's nose cannot
keep up..."The
Most Memorable Teacher I Never Had
by Raoul Hashimoto 9-2-07
“Anguish and Disappointment
at a Mexico City Bus Stop” The
Fence by Maggie Van Ostrand 7-6-07
It might startle you to learn that the U.S.-Mexico border fencing fuss has resulted
in something so funny that nobody could possibly make it up, not even Dave Barry
or Erma Bombeck... The
Fighting 201st by Maggie Van Ostrand 5-11-07
Mexico organized the 201st Fighter Squadron, a select group of Mexican pilots.
Thirty-five officers and 300 enlisted men were trained in Mexico, then given additional
flight training as P-47 fighter squadron at Pocatello Army Air Base in Idaho,
and were then attached to the 58th Fighter Group in the Philippines where they
began combat operations. They wiped out machine gun nests, dropped 181 tons of
bombs and fired 153,000 rounds of ammunition, acquitting themselves well and bravely.
Seven of their pilots were killed in action. |
Bagdad
by Mike Cox
"Far from the Middle East, another Bagdad lay on the
south side of the Rio Grande at the river's mouth, just across from a Texas town
called Clarksville..." Santa
Anna or Ste. Anne? C. F. Eckhardt
It had been his avowed intention
to recapture and add to Mexico all former Spanish-claimed territory in North America,
on the rim of the Gulf of Mexico in Central America and South America, and in
the Caribbean...The
Mexican by Maggie Van Ostrand
It's easy to tell an election is
coming in the U.S., because here we go again with the border situation, better
known as the "Let's build a fence to keep them out" game... Super
Comic, Super Star, Super Man by Maggie Van Ostrand
World-wide cinema
super star: Cantinflas.How
My Mexican Relatives Saved the U.S. Economy by Maggie Van Ostand
Emilio
Fernández, Ten of a Kind
by Maggie Van Ostand
You may not have ever heard of him yourself,
but one of the most famous people in the history of Mexican cinema, was Emilio
Fernández Romo, fondly nicknamed "El Indio."Dead
Men Don't Talk, But Dead Women Do by Maggie Van Ostand
Frida Kahlo,
and Her RecipesDon
Churrero by Maggie Van Ostand
The churro cannot be "made," it can
only be created.Shrewd
Mexican Women by Maggie Van Ostand
"The shrewd women of Mexico
have run things since the beginning of time. Despite appearances to the contrary,
Mexico is a matriarchal nation."Fry
Me to the Moon by Maggie Van OstandMexican
Beauty: Dolores del Rio by Maggie Van Ostand
"Sinuous and
sensual, she was widely regarded as the female Rudolph Valentino...."Las
Posadas by Maggie Van Ostand
"... Now, it could seem that
greed might be casting its shadow over the story of Bethlehem, except for one
very important thing: Las Posadas is still observed in Mexico...."Old
Friends Ask About Mexico by Maggie Van Ostand
"What's it like in
Mexico?" "Weren't you scared?" and "Don't they kidnap you there?" In case anyone
reading this publication is wondering the same things, here's what I told my friends
...The
Biggest Mistake I Ever Made In Mexico by Maggie Van Ostand When
Traveling in Mexico, Leave Your Pantyhose At Home by Maggie Van Ostand
"Your money's no good in Mexico."
Mexican
Eye For the Gringo Guy by Maggie Van Ostand
According to the show
business trade paper, The Hollywood Reporter, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,"
the megahit TV show whose stars are known as The Fab Five, will soon have some
light-hearted competition from Comedy Central's "Straight Plan For The Gay Man,"
whose stars have already been dubbed The Flab Four...
There's
Something About Mexico by Maggie Van Ostand
ParadiseEl
Taxi, or El Toro? by Maggie Van Ostand
Hemingway
said there are two types of spectators at a bullfight: those who identify with
the bull, and those who identify with the matador.Mrs.
Baldwin of Missouri Teaches All About Mexico by Maggie Van Ostand
Josefina,
A Woman of Mexico by Maggie Van Ostand
Mextra-Sensory
Perception by Maggie Van Ostand
"The
Trip" by Maggie Van Ostand
Guanajuato, Mexico
Accommodations
To Die For by Maggie Van Ostand
Broken
Berlitz Or English and how she is spoken by Maggie Van OstandNine
Steps To A Happy Life In Mexico by Maggie Van OstandMexican
Village by Maggie Van OstandThe
Day I Photographed Josefina's Family by Maggie Van Ostand
"It
Takes a Tortilla…" Mexicans Turn to an Ancient Reliable Snack by Sheila
Mayne SSSSSSnakes
in Mexico by Sheila MayneFifteen
Things We'd Like You to Know about Mexico An
Autobus named Esperanza - Adopt-A-Gringo Rockets
over the Rio101
Dalmatians - 32 Kids - 1 Van & 10 Minutes to get to the Theater The
Reynosa Children's Home Classroom And Their One-woman Faculty |
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