Sunday Matinee: Delicatessen
Have you seen this flick? It’s kind of an art movie, or something. IMDb calls it a “post-apocalyptic black comedy.”
UTEP’s Middle Eastern Music Ensemble: Layali Al-Sham
Here’s a video about UTEP’s middle eastern music ensemble that I lifted from Facebook. Check it out.
Is It Trickle Down Economics, or Are You Peeing On My Leg?
There is no group of citizens in less need of government support than the leisure class. But those are the
City of Dust: Elizabethtown, New Mexico
From what I can tell, people who read City of Dust are pretty much split between those who enjoy the
Punk Rock: Natural Causes at Monarch Tonight
Natural Causes are a three-piece out of Carrboro, North Carolina. I honestly hadn’t known about these guys until a few
Retrovision: “Multipurpose” Spells “Arena”
This post originally appeared on December 17, 2013. Today City Council approved a contract to study locations for a Multipurpose
Don’t You Just Hate That?
Last Sunday a morning show aired a story about a dating site that paired people based on stuff they mutually
Independence Day
It was the middle of the morning on the Fourth of July and the rain was pounding down. Dirty, gray
Sunday Matinee: Diablo
Here’s a Western starring Clint Eastwood’s little boy, Scott, and that guy with the overbite who was on the Shield,
Public Debt: It’s for the Children
Here’s a question you should ask your candidates for public office: If you are elected, will the City use the
Energy Drinks
Have you ever had a Red Bull? Like maybe that one time you were driving by yourself down the valley
City of Dust: San Antonio, New Mexico
The Roots of Paris Hilton Around the turn of the 20th Century, a boy would walk from his father’s mercantile
The Mayoral Candidates’ Alternate Universe: We’re Doomed
The El Paso Times today reports on a debate among three of the mayoral candidates, sponsored by everyone’s favorite higher-tax
The Real Costs of the QoL Projects
Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for a the city with the second lowest per
El Paso’s Alternate Universe
Every week, there’s a surprising new story in the El Paso Inc. This week the frontpage story is headlined Montecillo
Do Class Clowns Have Reunions?
My childhood friend, Larry Zavala, asked if I was going to our high school reunion and sent me a link
About El Chuqueño
I’m not against change. Change is the natural state of the universe. Change is as inevitable as gravity. Or friction.
Jepeto Solutions (with of Montreal) at Tricky Falls Tomorrow
This Saturday, Jepeto Solutions will warm up the stage for of Montreal at Tricky Falls. Although it’s true that the
Friday Short: Times Like Dying
Here’s a twenty minute Western about bank robbers and a consumptive sheriff. Check it out.
I Lie When I Drink
The incomparable Dale Watson. Check it out.