Earl Shorris

Earl Shorris is the editor, with Miguel León-Portilla, of In the
Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican
Literature--Pre-Columbian to the Present (Norton). He has received the
National Humanities Medal and the Condecoración de la Orden del
Aguila Azteca.

Mad Mel and the Maya Mad Mel and the Maya

Mel Gibson's violent new film Apocalypto exploits Maya culture and perpetuates racist stereotypes.

Nov 30, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Earl Shorris

The Hero Within The Hero Within

If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics...

Jan 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Earl Shorris

A Nation of WASPs? A Nation of WASPs?

A Nation of WASPs?

May 13, 2004 / Earl Shorris

Open Letter to Left-Wing Magazines, Including Us Open Letter to Left-Wing Magazines, Including Us

The census makes clear about Latinos what many of us have known for a long time: The power of culture and character is now reinforced by demographics. From a small minority strugg...

Jun 28, 2001 / Earl Shorris

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