Life in the Echo Chamber
Here’s what District 3’s sweetheart Emma Acosta had to say in this week’s El Paso Inc. “You keep hearing that
Never Give Up
Remember Jack Handey? He went to Eastwood, and wrote Deep Thoughts for Saturday Night Live, back when SNL was good.
Just . . . Yes
El Paso just had its annual three day event we like to call “Fall.” I’ve read about other places having
Día de Nuestra Señora
Yesterday I went to Juarez for the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the
Journalist Murdered in Ciudad Chihuahua
According to news reports, a radio journalist was shot dead in his driveway in Ciudad Chihuahua on Saturday morning. From
Urban Revitalization, Winston-Salem Style
Here’s an article about Winston-Salem from Politico, from a series called What Works. The series is dedicated to exploring the
The K Club is Open Again
According to reliable taxista Benjamin, the Kentucky Club is open again. “They’ve been open about eight days,” he told me
Curiouser and Curiouser
Isn’t it weird that self-professed Chicano political blogger Jaime Abeytia is in favor of evicting the abuelitas from Duranguito so
Cichon to D.C.?
Do you ever shop at Albertson’s? I only shop there sometimes. I run in for a bottle of wine, maybe,
Glasbox Speakeasy Show: Ross Fleming and Omar Cuellar
Tonight at the Glasbox: Ross Fleming and Omar Cuellar play a Speakeasy show. I dug up a video or Mr.
Retrovision: Sanctuary
This post originally appeared on June 6, 2012. Just like drinking at home I went to my favorite bar last
Mexican Boxer Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. Murdered in Guadalajara
Mexican boxer Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. was found murdered in a jeep near his home in Guadalajara this morning. Mr. Gonzalez
College Ultimate: UNC vs. Pitt
Here are 28 minutes of two of the best pretty good college Ultimate teams in the country duking it out
Juarez Sunday Afternoon
I’m sitting in a cowhide chair at a cowhide table in the Mariachi Bar, just off Avenida Juarez, a block
The Latest Dope on Drinking in Juarez
El Diario reports that, starting today, the bars and restaurants and grocery stores that sell alcohol in Juarez will be
Unreliable?
A lifetime ago, some idiot with a Napoleon complex tried to paint me out in black and white…you’re too much
Breaking News
I know reason and common sense have no place in local government, but I found out some things that I
La Puerta Siga Cerrado
The Kentucky Club is still closed after denying admittance to the governor of the Raramuri community in Juarez in November.
Why can’t they just talk to us like we’re adults?
Opposition to the arena is pretty widespread. At least, opposition to putting it in the proposed location. Texas State Senator
Here. Now.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FCnEyK8DE8&w=560&h=315] The amount of stuff I record and delete is stupid. I recorded this yesterday and was about to