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Pop culture is everywhere. It defines who we are and who we want to be. In order to tell new stories, we have to understand the old ones.
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Stay Thirsty, My Friends.
Stay Thirsty, My Friends.
Pop Culture Ghosts from Speedy Gonzales to the Most Interesting Man in the World
Stephen Andes
Aug 6, 2021
The Many Masks of Zorro
The Many Masks of Zorro
And whether any actual thieves wore a mask similar to Zorro.
Stephen Andes
Aug 13, 2020
The Cop Who Shot Maurice Gordon Failed the Anti-Blackness Test
The Cop Who Shot Maurice Gordon Failed the Anti-Blackness Test
10 Ways Policing in America Got it Wrong with Maurice Gordon. And Extra Credit.
Stephen Andes
Jun 9, 2020
Why I Decided to Drop the White Thinkpiece and Amplify Black Voices Instead.
Why I Decided to Drop the White Thinkpiece and Amplify Black Voices...
Baton Rouge Activist Myra Richardson’s Quest to Create a Movement
Stephen Andes
Jun 4, 2020
Book Talk
Book Talk
Sometimes Books Talk Back.
Stephen Andes
Mar 6, 2020
Zorro was Real.
Zorro was Real.
Revealing the Latinx Origins to America’s Original Caped Crusader
Stephen Andes
Feb 27, 2020
My Home, The Plantation.
My Home, The Plantation.
Antiracism Begins with Telling the Truth about American Slavery.
Stephen Andes
Jan 28, 2020
Zorro’s Masked History of Rape
Zorro’s Masked History of Rape
As Zorro turns 100, a look at the Portland, Oregon years of Johnston McCulley, Alias Convicted Rapist.
Stephen Andes
Aug 8, 2019
NBC’s Timeless Visits Joaquin Murrieta, Inspiration for Zorro.
NBC’s Timeless Visits Joaquin Murrieta, Inspiration for Zorro.
In the Series Finale, the Time Team Meets the Gold Rush Bandit
Stephen Andes
Feb 22, 2019
Who Was America’s First Superhero?
Who Was America’s First Superhero?
Before Superman, before Batman, before Wonder Woman there was Zorro. And Zorro was the product of Latinx culture.
Stephen Andes
Jan 7, 2019
Zorro Slays the Myth of Forced Diversity.
Zorro Slays the Myth of Forced Diversity.
Zorro: Swords of Hell, Part II offers a realistic portrait of Zorro’s World — All while battling undead Zombies!
Stephen Andes
Jan 3, 2019
Django and Zorro Fight Together!
Django and Zorro Fight Together!
The Graphic Novel Crossover by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner.
Stephen Andes
Dec 20, 2018
Johnston McCulley, the creator of Zorro, on a 1950s Gameshow.
Johnston McCulley, the creator of Zorro, on a 1950s Gameshow.
The Elusive Pulp Writer Rarely Spoke About His Most Famous Creation.
Stephen Andes
Dec 14, 2018
Zorro’s Origins and The Head of Joaquin Murrieta
Zorro’s Origins and The Head of Joaquin Murrieta
A New Documentary Narrates One Man’s Journey to Find the Decapitated Head of a California Bandit who inspired the Creation of Zorro.
Stephen Andes
Dec 12, 2018
Zorro Turns 100: Fights the Undead!
Zorro Turns 100: Fights the Undead!
New Comic, Zorro: Swords of Hell (part I of IV) — Review
Stephen Andes
Dec 11, 2018
Charlottesville. Does History Teach Lessons?
Charlottesville. Does History Teach Lessons?
Perception and Judgment, Yes. A Listicle? Not So Much.
Stephen Andes
Aug 15, 2018
Will Robots Take My Job?
Will Robots Take My Job?
Automation and The Future of History.
Stephen Andes
Aug 13, 2018
Teaching Controversial Subjects.
Teaching Controversial Subjects.
It Can Be Tough. Set Ground Rules. Be Consistent.
Stephen Andes
Aug 12, 2018
Want to Read More? Here's How.
Want to Read More? Here's How.
Why Listening Has Become the New "Reading."
Stephen Andes
Aug 10, 2018
Students Don’t Read. Here’s How to Teach.
Students Don’t Read. Here’s How to Teach.
New Technology Requires New Methods. Not Less Rigor.
Stephen Andes
Aug 9, 2018
How do We Know What's True?
How do We Know What's True?
Why Facts Are Never Neutral
Stephen Andes
Aug 8, 2018
What is History? And Why it Matters.
What is History? And Why it Matters.
To Imagine a Better Future We Have to Imagine the Past.
Stephen Andes
Aug 7, 2018
Flight or Invisibility? Which Superpower Would You Choose?
Flight or Invisibility? Which Superpower Would You Choose?
The Answer Helps Explain the Power of #Metoo, Trump, and the Internet
Stephen Andes
Jul 27, 2018
Why Americans Should Care About Mexico's Presidential Elections, July 1
Why Americans Should Care About Mexico's Presidential Elections, Ju...
The Next Mexican President will most likely be Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He will Stand up to Trump.
Stephen Andes
Jun 28, 2018
Top 5 Things You Should Read on Immigration
Top 5 Things You Should Read on Immigration
A Curated Reading List on Immigration by a Professor of Mexican History
Stephen Andes
Jun 20, 2018
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