Tasting Metal Ozzfest was everything it should be, with power chords aflyin’, mosh pits aplenty and thick-necked bearded men calling us Albufuckin’querque between songs. I [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More
What’s Your Favorite Fruit? Mine changes from week to week. Today, it happens to be the loquat, a fruit indigenous to China that came to California in [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More Thinking the seeds were worthless, Jack’s mother tossed them out the window. To her surprise, in the morning they’d grown into giant stalks, stretching like ladders toward the heavens.
Tang That’s Good! All three are powdered, orange-flavored and all you have to do is add 8 oz. of water to consume them. Tang is good, [...] Abi Blueher \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More
Sweet, Sweet Ride Why are most new bicycles so freakin’ ugly? It’s one of those mysteries of nature. I recently bought a ’50s-era junker from a [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More
Could This Be True? Here’s a possible explanation for Zidane’s bizarre behavior in the last few minutes of yesterday’s World Cup final. Looks like the stories about [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More
Long Live Günther Some months ago, my roommate, Cait, turned me on to something (those of you who have read past posts and articles of mine [...] Christie Chisholm \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More He’s serious.
Urban Word Up E-mail updates aren’t my thing. I don’t want to know about the latest fashion trends. I don’t want to receive weekly e-mails with [...] Amy Dalness \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More Don’t cry, fake emo kid.
Snack Attack No. 7 Corn Snack So I heard from a co-worker that La Montanita has a killer treat, simply called “corn snack.” (One thing I’ve always loved about [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More Corn snacks that make you glad to be alive.
One Less Crazy Diamond Syd Barrett Dead At 60 A genuine rock legend (and the role model for generations of weedy, fey, whimsical singer-songwriters to come) is dead at 60. Acid casualties [...] Jerry Cornelius \ Jul 13, 2006 Read More
The Supreme Court Rules! Take that, Bushie. You’ve over stepped your bounds—abused your privileges. No trials for you at Guantanamo Bay. No trials, because the Supreme Court [...] Amy Dalness \ Jul 06, 2006 Read More This is an U.S.-run prison? Yes. Yes it is.
