Teatro y Tarantula October 9, 2022 Perched on a rock, far above Lake Huayapam, and standing like a black-velvet sentinel at Buckingham Palace, this tarantula […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Macedonio Alcalá
On Music: Macedonio Alcalá October 11, 2022 Teatro Macedonio Alcalá is named for a poor alcoholic violinist, whose depressing masterpiece, a waltz called Dios Nunca […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Oaxacalifornia
Oaxacalifornia October 13, 2022 It did not take long for reports from a Los Angeles newspaper to reach the front page of Oaxaca Post. Someone […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Spooks
Spooks October 15, 2022 The colors are changing with the season in my neighborhood. The tricolor nationalism of September has been replaced by the floral […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Mitla, Place of the Dead
Mitla, Place of the Dead October 19, 2022 “The last (underground) chamber had a second door at the rear, which led to a dark and […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: In Search of Yankees
In Search of Yankees October 22, 2022 We seem unable to find the Yankee game anywhere in town. I am informed that beisbol is not […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Santo del Rayo
Santo del Rayo October 26, 2022 Santo del Rayo, just one of many feast days from the colonial heyday, is commemorated like a state funeral […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Viva Los Muertos
Viva Los Muertos November 2, 2022 Oaxaqueños call the fiestas this time of year Muerte-adas, a made-up word which sort of means “deadings,” and these […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Dirty Old Town
Dirty Old Town November 8, 2022 The early afternoon sun bakes the stinking downtown streets. Trash collection has been replaced with trash delivery, at least […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Agar-the-Criste Mystery
Agar-the-Criste Mystery November 10, 2022 In my former occupation, agarose was always in ready supply in the laboratory. Without this refined polymer, derived from seaweed, […]