“At Dinner with Laura Esquivel” – An interview with Laura Esquivel in the New York Times a few years after she published Like Water for Chocolate. It offers an intriguing glimpse at the persona Esquivel crafts for herself.
[Resource]: Can What We Eat Affect How We Feel? (news)
“Can What We Eat Affect How We Feel?” – A recent article about an increasing interest among some psychiatrists in prescribing not just medication to patients but nutritional changes as well. The article is from the New York Times but shouldn’t be understood as reporting on a wide-spread medical practice.
[Resource]: Study Finds Poor Diets Linked to 1 in 5 Deaths (news)
“Eat Your Veggies: Study Finds Poor Diets Linked to One in Five Deaths” – Short article from the New York Times summarizing a recent study that suggests the importance of diet to overall health is greater than previously thought.
[Resource]: “If you close the border, Eagle Pass will die.” (news)
‘If you close the border, Eagle Pass will die.’ Residents fear a Trump border closure would be destructive to South Texas towns – Recent article from the Washington Post about the the cross-border connections between Piedras Negras, Mexico and Eagle Pass, TX, especially as President Trump threatens to close down the U.S./Mexico border. Dr. Brown lives in…
[Resource]: Photos from the Mexican Revolution
In the late 19th century photography became a popular medium and so 20th century wars are well documented. This collection is from the Yale University Library. You can see 300+ images with the link below, but I’ve also highlighted a few images that are especially resonant with the novel Like Water for Chocolate. Some of these…
[Resource]: When Women Took Up Arms to Fight in Mexico’s Revolution (site)
Good article from the History channel about the different roles women played in the Revolution including details on how some woman traded domestic roles for traditionally masculine ones. https://www.history.com/news/women-mexican-revolution-soldaderas
[Resource]: Searching for Soldaderas-The Women of the Mexican Revolution in Photographs (site)
Short article comparing photographs of women who participated in the Mexican Revolution and men: https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/searching-for-soldaderas-the-women-of-the-mexican-revolution-in-photographs
[Resource]: Revolutionary Women (movie)
Brief clip detailing how women were affected by the revolution and also took part on the front lines. https://www.pbs.org/video/the-storm-that-swept-mexico-revolutionary-women/
Shakespeare’s Insults
In 2016, the U.K. celebrated Shakespeare’s 400th birthday. While Shakespeare was a popularly and royally recognized in his day, most lawmakers viewed the theater as low and immoral, which is why they forced theaters to be across the river, next to brothels and bear baiters. “Can you imagine,” those pious lawmakers might have said, “what…
