by Rich Wright Juan Gabriel is the biggest star to ever come out of Juarez. For Mexican music, Juan Gabriel is Elvis and Prince and
Entre Otros
The tirilones aren’t the only guys in Juarez who dress for effect.
Tin Tan Vive
Tirilones rock zoot suits on the dieciseis pedestrian mall on Sunday.
Fiesta Juarez
Friday night I went to the Fiesta Juarez. Through some monumental clerical error I got into the VIP area. I
Sunday Matinee: Sword of the Beast
This is a great Western. It’s so far west, it’s set in Japan. A solitary wandering gun (sword) man, chased
This Just In: It’s Not All Good
In an uncharacteristic manifestation of candor, the El Paso Times today ran a story on property taxes. Let me say
Proper Printshop’s Art en Vivo, 15.9.16
Today’s Thursday, and that means that our friends at Proper Printshop are having another printing party. Tonight’s artists are Proper’s
The Slippery Slope
If you’re a politician, you probably want to do what’s right. Unless you’re a callow, power-hungry, self-serving sociopath who’s crazed
Flashback: San Jerónimo: Laboratory of Our Future
In light of current developments, maybe it’s time to revisit this post, which originally appeared on El Chuqueño on July
Noche Bohemia
A two-thirds moon hung in a cloud dappled sky. It was the night side of dusk when I crossed the
More Screen Time!
Those nice people at the El Paso Independent School District, the ones who want to stick their hands a little
Utopia or Dystopia?
A hyper-vigilant reader turned me on to this story about an impending development in Santa Teresa: London Design Biennale 2016:
Hillary’s Body Double?
I don’t want to pick sides in this election, but there’s something to this theory. After suffering a collapse at
There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around
Here’s an interesting perspective on September 11 and the War on Terror, from the Nation: On the morning of September
Vaginal Delivery: $166.67
With a FEMAP membership, having a baby via the traditional method only costs $3000 Mexican pesos, or $166.67 U.S. dollars
El Paso Public (Seed) Library
Here’s something cool. The El Paso Library will give you seeds for your garden. All they ask is that when
Don’t forget to write.
I was muddling around the World Wide Web the other day and I came across this disturbing graphic from the
The Killers and the Hitchhiker
This sounds like a movie. Read it now, or watch in a couple of years on our Sunday Matinee. A
Do You Like Cigarettes After Sex?
Because they’re playing tonight they played last night at the Lowbrow Palace. Check it out.