Rachel Laudan

 A man who died on the killing stone or on the field of battle did not immediately dissolve into nothingness, or rather everythingness, which was the common fate. Instead for four years and for four years only he became a member of the warrior escort of the sun during in its progress across the heavens. [...]

  Delicious beef head tacos from El Torito (the little bull). On right. Macisa.  Solid meat Trompa.  Muzzle Cachete. The meaty bits below the eyes and between the ears and mouth. Ojo. Eye Lengua. Tongue Surtida.  A mixture   On left. Suadero.  Smooth, soft meat from above the udder or penis Longaniza.  Spicy sausage (of [...]

Yesterday an extraordinary half page advertisement appeared in Mexico City newspapers.  This year 28 thousand tons of maize have been stolen from trucks or railroad cars.  That’s enough maize to keep Mexico City in tortillas for a whole month.  And with maize prices at around $280 a ton, it’s enough to keep the robbers in [...]