Walls do not work. History tells us this.
Nor do they often say much good about those who build them.
Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt
The Origin of Krampus, Europe’s Evil Twist on Santa | Travel | Smithsonian
It is Krampus time!
The Hunt for Tiburcio Vasquez: A Chase Through a Californio’s L.A. | Departures | KCET
Bandit or freedom fighter? Depends on who you ask.
A hidden history of Spanglish in California | Public Radio International
Spanglish: older than you think.
Southern Turkish town finds fame in a pizza oven | Public Radio International
Not that I’d go to Turkey just to get a pizza, but great story.
Then again, I’d go back to Japan solely to get a Lawson’s corn dog, so I may be wrong about the pizza.
Start Each Morning Cooking Breakfast Together – Roads & Kingdoms
In honor of breakfast and how it ties us together as people.
Getting to Know: Sausages – How To Cook – Cook’s Country
Know your meats, in this case sausages.
10 Breakfast Survival Skills Every Cook Should Know — Essential Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn | The Kitchn
Breakfast basics. Learn them here.
Best Bars In America | Cool Material
Oddly enough, I have already been to a couple of these.
What America’s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island – The Washington Post
We come from all over in this nation and I don’t think we spend enough time remembering that.
Just a feeling I get from all the nativist hatred I have heard of late.