What’s the Aztec term for blind drunk?
The Museo Nacional de Antropología in DF is one of the my absolute favourite places in the city. It first introduced me to Olmec heads and contributed to my ongoing […]
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Hunting the wild Nahual
I started hunting nahuales before I even knew what they were. In 2005 in the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombiano, I encountered Our Flayed Lord. A deity garbed in sacrifical […]
A bumpkin’s guide to the best of DF #2
Hubris. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; when I think of Mexico City, and the audacity of its existence, I think of hubris. That’s not to say […]
A bumpkin’s guide to the best of DF
DF is a big deal. Every time I visit I feel like a humble little bumpkin, hat in hand, dressed up in his Sunday finest, come to see the bright […]
People of the Corn
I finally started and then finally finished reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I’d been hearing about the book for years, since I stayed with some people avidly reading through […]
