Stan Lee‘s Marvel Comics characters aren’t shy about fighting racists and bigots. And neither is Stan.
From “Stan’s Soapbox”, Bullpen Bulletins, December 1970:
Mas…Marvel Comic’s Stan Lee: ‘Expose and destroy racism and bigotry’
COMIC SAENZ
‘When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon’ (1953 YouTube music, lyrics)
A story of cross-border romance — a mojado and a Cajun queen — are the stars of country singer’s Hank Snow’s Mexican Joe and Joli Blon, released on 78 RPM disk in 1953.
Here are the lyrics and guitar chords (via Genius Lyrics) so you can sing and play along!
Mas…‘When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon’ (1953 YouTube music, lyrics)
And then they came for the white women of Virginia (toon)
RIP HEATHER HEYER, NAZI FIGHTER.
Cómo hacer flores de mango con limon y chile (video)
Mangos cut into flowers and served with lime and Tajin. How do they do that?
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POCHO History 101: Lalo Guerrero’s ‘Ballad of Pancho Lopez’ (video)
A true life story from the Mexican Revolution and a mojado’s migration from Chihuahua to Califas come alive as our Chicano musical hero Lalo Guerrero shares The Ballad of Pancho Lopez.
Mas…POCHO History 101: Lalo Guerrero’s ‘Ballad of Pancho Lopez’ (video)
I guess white girls don’t like frijoles for breakfast (video)
All the Mexican immigrant wanted was a hug and some conversation. His guera Texas girlfriend? Not so much. [Video by Luis Fernando Puente.]
8 states are on land that was Mexican (History Channel video)
Know your history: The Mayans and the Aztecs developed advanced civilizations and eight U.S. states sit on land that used to be Mexico.
POCHO Jefe Lalo Alcaraz @ ComicCon’s Chicano Comics Panel (video)
They let POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alcaraz speak at San Diego Comic Con 2017’s Chicano Comics panel — a home town audience. What happened next? Believe it or nalgas! [Video by QoVoC.]
The Firesign Theatre: Join the Free Mexican Air Force (1973 PSA)
In 1973, comedy group The Firesign Theatre unleashed this public service announcement — distributed to “underground” rock radio stations on a 45 RPM disk — for the Free Mexican Air Force.
Pasadena’s El Taquito Mexicano taco truck: Food and community (video)
Video creator Kyle Scobie loves the El Taquito Mexicano taco truck that’s been parking on Lake Avenue in Pasadena for years. And Scobie is not the only one!
Elotitos aka esquites — corn off the cob Mexican style (video)
Sure you can have traditional elotes — whole Mexican corn on the cob — or you can have elotitos aka esquitos — de-cobbed corn in a cup. And today, just for you, with you can have elotitos inside a bag of corn chips in San Luis Potosí in Central Mexico! [Video by Pi Suarez.]
Jamaican jerk-seasoned elotes will make you say ‘BRUH!’ (video)
YouTuber BrownBelle prepares yummy-looking grilled “Mexican street corn” — aka ELOTES — spiced up with Jamaican jerk seasoning and her own chimichurri. We like the way she braids the corn husks as handles for the cornsicles. And the way she says “BRUH!”
Click here for the jerk recipe. BrownBelle is on the Feisbuk tambien.
Trump sings ‘Despacito’ to Joint Session of Congress (fake news video)
We got this video from the new dude in the White House — The Mooch. He’s a communicatin’ kinda guy.
Fast-talking narrator makes tacos de pollo rapido (video)
Chicken tacos are deliciosa comida rapida y facil de hacer en casa, says Gorka Barredo, the fastest-talking Castillian Spanish narrator ever.
Now you’re talking! Yorkshire pudding breakfast burrito (video)
Whether you’re visiting a Rub Smokehouse in Birmingham, Nottingham (say hi to the sheriff!), Beverley, or Newcastle (got coals?), this epic dish proves that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Campout cooking: Korean carnitas tacos con kimchi (video)
Looks legit — Korean-style carnitas tacos con kimchi. All I ever got on camping trips was mosquito bites and poison ivy.
Here comes the paletero man! (Lucky Diaz lyrics music video)
Hey kids! Here comes the Mexican ice cream man! Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band know what’s cool. In Spanglish!
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Mas…Here comes the paletero man! (Lucky Diaz lyrics music video)
Make ‘pineapple and pork’ tacos the New Zealand way (video)
Mexican-style food products maker Tio Pablo, in New Zealand, shows us how to make “pork and pineapple tacos” using their Mayan Gold chile powder and mango salsa picante. PRO TIP: “Coriander” = cilantro.
Paola crossed the border as a 5-year old – this is her story (video)
Paola crossed the border into America at the age of 5, wading through the deep Rio Grande river with strangers and being arrested by ICE. She talks about the challenges of growing up undocumented in America, and the increasing tension immigrants are facing since the election.
Got tortillas? Avocados? Galaxy slime? Hydra steak? Let’s make burritos!
Mexican creator Evelyn Ramsburgh shows us how a green space alien makes burritos. Tortillas we have. Avocados ditto. The slime may be hard to source locally however.
The Zoot Suits you are looking for are in Ciudad Juarez (photos)
Just across the Rio Grande from El Paso is Ciudad Juarez, where suits are still zoot and chucos are still suave.
Photographer Francesco Giusti shared his Ciudad Juarez photos with Roads and Kingdoms and we’re sharing some with you.
Mas…The Zoot Suits you are looking for are in Ciudad Juarez (photos)
History of the World Part I: The French Revolution (Mel Brooks video)
Academy award-winning filmmaker Mel Brooks recreated the poverty and despair that led to the French Revolution in his 1981 documentary History of the World Part I.
Mas…History of the World Part I: The French Revolution (Mel Brooks video)
Feliz Día de la Bastilla a nuestros amigos franceses en ‘Casablanca’
The Nazis are all, “Hey let’s sing our Nazi song!” but the freedom-loving Frenchies hanging out at Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca are all, like, “Non. Non! NON!”
Mas…Feliz Día de la Bastilla a nuestros amigos franceses en ‘Casablanca’
Mezcal: It’s not just for Mexicans anymore (NPR audio)
More and more Americans are getting into mezcal, and that’s good news for a new generation of artisanal farmers and producers.
Tennis on the US/Mexican border is not all fun and games (video)
Swedish sportswear brand Björn Borg orchestrated a tennis match on the US/Mexican border with one player on each side, half the court on Mexican soil and the other half in El Norte. Things didn’t work out exactly like they planned.
San Diego devises 10-dimensional grid to evaluate burritos (video)
At a recent Ignite San Diego session — where you get 20 slides and five minutes — presenter Scott Cole described his systematic evaluation of the burritos of San Diego using ten dimensions of awesomeness.
Stereotype much? TV spot for Spectrum cable’s Mi Plan has ’em all
Hot sexy salsa dancers! A party — or is it a fiesta? Hopping lowriders! Flags of many nations! Something for the kids! Did Charter/Spectrum/TimeWarner/RoadRunner miss any Latinx cliches?
We asked our favorite ad maven Bernadette Rivero what was missing and what was happening in this spot:
“Missing?” she emailed back. “An abuela kicking a soccer ball with her feet while batting a piñata with one hand and making a call to Latin America.”
Argentina’s Fernando Livschitz has a new ‘Perspective’ (video)
Argentine film magician Fernando Livschitz reports that “one day I woke up and I saw everything in perspective.”
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Mas…Argentina’s Fernando Livschitz has a new ‘Perspective’ (video)
Preparing tacos de lengua: First, get yourself some veal tongue… (video)
Preparing tacos de lengua (veal tongue) is easy if you have hundreds of dollars of state-of-the-art cooking equipment from Sammic. Still, it’s weird to look at and be sure you peel off the icky “outer membrane”. Also, we notice a distinct lack of chiles, cilantro and lime. And what is up with those mini tortillas?
Doug Fernandez, KOAT/Albuquerque, keepin’ it real (video)
News vato Doug Fernandez of KOAT/ABC7/Albuquerque was all chill with the technical glitch – until he wasn’t.
Mexico’s waltz gift to the world: ‘Over the Waves’ (videos)
Even if you didn’t know that the proper name for this waltz is Sobre las Olas — Over the Waves en Ingles — we bet you recognize the melody. Right? It’s the song they play on merry-go-rounds! And it’s not by Johann Strauss, the waltz king. It’s by Mexican classical composer Juventino Rosas, and performed here by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Mas…Mexico’s waltz gift to the world: ‘Over the Waves’ (videos)
Israeli app helps you choose: Sketchy tacos, pad Thai, or pizza? (video)
The Israeli smartphone app 10BIS (Give Me a Bite תן ביס) makes it easy to order food and pay online. Do you want the sketchy Bollywood gold chain tacos, pad Thai, or pizza? ¡Orale, guey!