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Better Not Blink
A friend warned me as I took off for the eastern Arizona mining town of Clifton that I’d better not blink, or I’d miss it. But isn’t that the point of road trips—to take you to places you think time forgot to be reminded that interesting people live in those far corners, and that what…
‘Many Bones, One Heart’ Indiegogo Campaign
The last time we talked to Leslie Ann Epperson, she was screening a preview of her All Souls Procession documentary, Many Bones, One Heart, and asking the community to share their own All Souls Procession-inspired stories. This month, Epperson kicked off an Indiegogo campaign to help raise $7,000 to complete the project. She’s raised $1,820…
McCain Says Five GOP House Members Have Launched “Unfounded and Unwarranted Attack on an Honorable Citizen, a Dedicated American and a Loyal Public Servant”
Arizona Sen. John McCain today tore into five GOP House members—including Arizona Congressman Trent Franks and Congresswoman/onetime GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann—for accusing an aide to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton of being a mole for the Muslim Brotherhood. NPR Reports: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., took to the Senate floor Wednesday in an apparent attempt…
Mitt Romney’s Son Might Not Understand What “Immigrant” Means
Courtesy of Mediate, a translation of a campaign ad soon to run in Spanish language markets in support of Mitt Romney: I’m Craig Romney, and I want to tell you what my dad, Mitt Romney, thinks. He values that we’re a nation of immigrants. My grandfather, George, was born in Mexico. For my family, the…
I Probably Shouldn’t Eat at Chick-fil-A Anymore
A personal anecdote: the other day, a friend and I were talking about Chick-fil-A. He’s a progressive, ethically concerned guy and went there with his family for Dress Like a Cow Day or whatever its called. He called a friend of his to invite him, who refused to go because of the company’s anti-gay stance.…
Stegeman’s Back-Step Boogie
Hat tip to to Poco Bravo’s Luke Knipe who happened to stick around till the end of the Tucson Unified School District meetingon Tuesday, July 10, to report that board member Mark Stegeman put on the list of future agenda items a possible resolution to un-ban the seven books originally taken out of the Mexican-American…
How Much Do You Love Your Favorite Restaurant?
The response to us reporting that beloved local pizza joint Zachary’s is closing has been enormous. Employees say the place has been flooded with customers since we broke the news and the Arizona Daily Star published their own story yesterday, so brace yourselves for some serious business Zachary’s workers. Of all the comments and e-mails…
Take This for What You Will: Brewer Endorses Paton
Admittedly, I live in a mildly insular world working at the Weekly, but it’s a little difficult for me to imagine too many people who are incredibly impressed by a Jan Brewer endorsement. Yes, I’m aware that she won a statewide election in 2010, but it seems like that the people who would be turned…
The Multiple Formats of 1330 AM
It’s already been an odd week for KWFM 1330 AM. The station surprised listeners with an apparent format switch from its liberal talk lineup to music, with Alan Michaels at the helm. However, as of Tuesday afternoon it was back to talk, and figures to stay that way for the meantime. Michaels, the station’s Operation…
What Does “Vibrant” Mean, Anyway?
The Baffler’s Thomas Frank, who you might remember from his book What’s the Matter with Kansas?, has a brutal takedown on the idea of “vibrancy” out now, a meaningless idea that somehow has come to symbolize all that is good and wonderful about modern cities, even to our own Imagine Greater Tucson (as seen above):…
Coachella Is Doing a Cruise, It Seems
I certainly hope that this event turns into a delightful indie rock adventure and not the subject of a future disaster film scored by Yo La Tengo, but if you have a bunch of money and want to see Pulp, Hot Chip and a bunch of Pitchfork-friendly acts, perhaps you’ll want to book a cabin…
Why Do You Hate Us, i97.5?
i97.5 has seemed to be a bad idea from its very inception, unless the Tucson radio market was secretly dreaming of another KRQ, minus Johnjay and Rich and somewhat further down the dial. One bright spot was that the station at least focused on playing the hits (hey, it’s that Pitbull song!) instead of the…
Frank Antenori: Afraid to Answer the Tough (Stripper-Related) Questions
As an Arizona Republican, I appreciate the work the Center for Arizona Policy puts into keeping our state a high-ground of moral and economic standards. When some rogue legislator tried to crack down on bullying, the president of the CAP, Cathi Herrod, was there to make sure that God-fearing Arizona children would not need to…
A Toby-Keith Themed Restaurant Is Opening at the Mall
There’s a note on the Tucson Mall website indicating that it will soon be welcoming a Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill location. Here’s a bit of description from the restaurant chain’s website: Frank Capri’s I Love This Bar & Grill, which is themed after Toby Keith’s hit song, is a restaurant every…
Let’s Listen to Purity Ring’s New Album
If you’re looking for a new sound to add to your iTunes library (or your preferred digital equivalent), take a listen to Purity Ring. Their debut, Shrines, is streaming online following a series of buzzed about singles and the band’s sub-bass heavy electronic pop combined somewhat disconcertingly creepy female vocals are somewhat reminiscent of Swedish…
Politicans as Disney Doppelgängers
If you got to be part of the Disney cast at Disneyland, who do you think you could pass as? I’ve always thought maybe I could get away with Jasmine from Aladdin, but who knows? At the Huffington Post, however, a slideshow was compiled of politicians who happen to have some serious similarities to Disney…
Whole Lotta Boba Going On
Bing’s Boba Tea at 2040 W. Orange Grove Road is throwing a summer celebration this Saturday with samples of boba tea, real tea and a chance to play Go, a board game that originated in ancient China. What? You haven’t been to Bing’s Boba Tea yet? The little store next to Lee Lee Oriental Supermart…
Sarah Silverman Has a Dirty Idea
If you had “Comedienne Sarah Silverman Offers Casino Billionaire Non-Penetrative Sexual Gratification” on your bingo card today, congratulations! If you have a job, you might not want to watch this video at it. Just a warning. [ShortFormBlog]
CD2 Campaign Finance: Barber Outraises Heinz
In the new Congressional District 2, Congressman Ron Barber has outraised Democratic challenger Matt Heinz nearly 10-to-1, according to the most recent campaign-finance reports. Barber raised 332,828 in the five-and-a-half weeks between May 24 and July 2. (His reporting period is different from the rest of the candidates because he was embroiled in the special…
Want to Relive Coverage of the Tucson Shooting With a Coldplay Soundtrack? Here You Go
I realize now what a colossal waste of time this was, but I spent a somewhat significant amount of time this week fretting about the episode of HBO’s The Newsroom that aired on Sunday, largely because I was bracing myself for the show’s Sorkian retro-vision view of the shooting here on January 8th, 2011. At…
Let’s Listen To The New No Doubt Single
It’s been 11 years since their last studio album, but No Doubt is back. Their new single, “Settle Down,” is a taste of the record Push and Shove that is scheduled to drop in September. The track has hints of the ska sound that made the California-based group a success more than a decade ago,…
Dog Days of Summer
It’s summertime and were reaching the middle of July where you might ask yourself, “what should I do today on my day off?” or “What should I do this weekend?” Well, I think this event would be able to take care of your boredom and would be a lot of fun, especially if you are…
Writer’s Block: Jay Wesley Anderson
Looking to go green—with your food, that is? Tucsonan Jay Wesley Anderson has written Street Smart Vegan: A Simple Guide to Going Vegan. (148 pages, $9.99 ebook, $12.95 paperback, available at Lovin’ Spoonfuls Vegan Restaurant, Amazon and iBookstore) The book covers vegan dos and don’ts; easy vegan recipes; consuming cruelty-free, cholesterol-free foods; how to lose…
Does Consuming Hell Itself Make Tucson’s Summer More Bearable?
Just think how wimpy this triple-digit heat will be after you take on Brushfire BBQ Co.’s Inferno Hot Wing Challenge. Being lit on fire from the inside is much more horrific than being slowly baked to death by wet monsoon heat, and if you can complete it you get a special bib that allows you…
Let’s Listen to the New Song by The xx
Generally, every year there’s a band that more people ask if I’ve heard than any other. This year, it looks like Alabama Shakes will take the crown, but in 2009, the winner of this meaningless prize was the xx, whose minimalist self-titled album was the ice-cold soundtrack of commercials and the stereo of everyone somewhat…
Stop Complaining About the School Year, TUSD Students
With a newly structured school schedule starting August 2 for TUSD students, Tucson isn’t the only place reorganizing their school year. A Denver high school started school this week, beginning a 210-day school year, 39 days more than usual and the longest school year in its history. Not only is the school year longer, each…
Amelia Grey’s Cafe and Catering Is Open
A new restaurant and catering company has moved into the building at 3073 N. Campbell Ave., where the Just Add Water Café was going to be located until the owner pulled the plug on the project. Amelia Grey’s Café and Catering now resides there. The restaurant is the new incarnation of Amelia Greys’ Tea Garden,…
Political Roundtable: Flake vs. Cardon, Jungle Primaries in AZ, an Interview With Congressman Barber & More
Congressman Ron Barber stops by Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable to talk about the congressional investigation into the ATF’s Fast and Furious investigation, his vote in support of relaxing environmental laws near the border, his opposition to repealing the Affordable Care Act, his efforts to help homeless veterans and more. Then Pima County Democratic Party chairman…
News Flash: No One Cares About Your Clever Yelp Review
There’s nothing wrong with Yelp in theory – it’s a good place to test the waters a bit regarding places you’ve never been – but sometimes the site’s loyalists can get out of control, assuming that the world of food service revolves around their assessments. I’ve heard stories locally of Yelpers threatening restaurant owners that…
Your Opportunity to Pretend to Be an Editor Is Now
My experience has been more in making copy mistakes than in trying to fix them, but if you want to exercise your skills in spotting semi-obvious errors in fake college essays, First Person Tutor (get the joke?) is online and free for your enjoyment. I only made it through a few levels before getting bored,…
There’s a New Shins Video
The new video for the Shins’ “It’s Only Life” seems to be a cross between Where the Wild Things Are and The Walking Dead, so if that’s the pop-culture crossover of your dreams, that’s a pretty damn good day. As a reminder, the former Indie Rock Pride of New Mexico is coming to the Rialto…
City Hires Transportation Director After Rescinding Offer to Portland Official
Tucson’s new transportation director, Daryl Cole, left, accepts an award honoring his 25 years of service to the city of El Paso. Tucson has a new transportation director, but only after rescinding an offer to Portland’s head of transportation. Daryl W. Cole, currently El Paso Texas’ transportation director accepted the postion last week. Michael Graham,…
The Story About Sex at the Olympics You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Read
Somehow I doubt this sort of story will make on the air during NBC’s coverage of the Summer Olympics in London, but ESPN has put together a remarkably detailed story about sex between athletes during the festivities. Turns out that if you put together a bunch of athletic, good looking young people together, things tend…
A New Restaurant Is Going In Where Cafe Terra Cotta Used to Be
Looks like the old Café Terra Cotta building at 3500 E. Sunrise Drive is getting a new tenant. A liquor license application for the joint has been filed with the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control under the name Five Palms Steak and Seafood. That’s all we’ve got for the moment, but we’ll be…
Critter of the Week: Meet Scout
“A toy? For Me!? You’re the best!” Scout will be your friend for life the moment you offer him a fun activity and pat on the head. This consummate entertainer enjoys retrieving, swimming, hiking and learning new tricks. Surrendered to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona when his family went through a divorce, Scout is…
Two Left to Hold the Torch for Tucson in Vegas [Updated]
And then there were two … It appears both poker players with ties to the Tucson area have made it into the money at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, a $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament at the Rio in Las Vegas. Almost 6,600 people started this event last weekend, but only…
Girl Talk Is Coming to the Rialto
It’s a little difficult to explain a Girl Talk concert and actually capture what the experience is like, but in essence a guy, probably shirtless, presses buttons on a Macbook and people dance. Yes, this probably seems like a strange thing to spend $30 on, but it’s more of an experience than anything. The music…
A Look at Hotrods Old Vail
It’s been a six year process, but the auto-themed restaurant, Hotrods Old Vail, is open at last. After being at Hotrods Old Vail for five minutes, I understand why so many people are here. This restaurant is heaven for car enthusiasts, but could easily be a good time for anyone who has the slightest bit…
Really, Josh Brodesky?
Ignoring for a moment that he used an emoticon in an article for an actual newspaper or that the basic premise of his piece is strange — organizations attempt to minimize bad press about themselves, as if this is surprising somehow? — Josh Brodesky used his column today to a weird end, announcing the names…
Thirsty Thurday: The Tucson Padres Are Back in Town
Jim Nintzel The Tucson Padres are back in town for an eight-game home stand beginning tonight. And, since it’s Thirsty Thursday, you can get beers and soft drinks for just $1.50. First pitch against the Fresno Grizzlies is 7:05 p.m. at Kino Stadium, 2500 E. Ajo Way. There are more promotions on tap over the…
Let’s Listen to the New Jimmy Cliff Album
It’s been eight years since Jimmy Cliff released a new album, but over the last few months, the reggae legend played the main stage of Coachella and jammed with Bruce Springsteen at SXSW, so it’s nice to have him back. His new album, sort of predictably titled Rebirth, is one of those records we’ve seen…
Today in “Fifty Shades of Grey” Related Apologies
People, people. I’m not entirely sure what “brown sauce” is, but if your girlfriend is reading Fifty Shades of Grey, I’m pretty sure you shouldn’t be squirting it at her. “He said he had every intention of squirting sauce over Miss McCormick, but he now regrets having done this, realising how stupid it sounds. “He…
Pee-wee Herman Makes Everything More Interesting
From last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, here’s either Pee-wee Herman or a remarkably adept impersonator re-dubbing the Dark Knight Rises trailer. A warning: this is the most amazing thing you’d see all day, so hold on to your hat, assuming you wore a hat to work today. Update: It was Fallon doing a…
There Are People From Tucson Still Alive at the World Series of Poker
The world’s largest poker tournament is entering its sixth day of competition in Las Vegas, and believe it or not, but there are still four people from around these parts still alive. The $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Main Event began with 6,598 entrants, the fifth-most ever, and only 1,765 of them remain in…
Art Gone Wild
Conrad Wilde Gallery’s new space may be small, but it’s hard to miss, at least right now: A giant fungus in orange knit has alighted on the front window. Even the artist, Renee Prisble, calls the work a “large-scale fungal invasion.” What it really is, is a new form altogether: a sweater sculpture. “Orange Jelly”…
Bridging Two Worlds
Poor little Wet Nose was scooped up and taken in by the same soldiers who had directed the massacre of his entire extended family. It happened at Skeleton Cave, near the Salt River, in 1872—just another mass murder in the desert, another little-remembered horror of the Apache wars. Wet Nose (in his language, Hoomothya), a…
Top Ten in Movies
1. 21 Jump Street Sony 2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Warner Bros. 3. Wrath of the Titans Warner Bros. 4. The Hunter Magnolia 5. The Artist Weinstein 6. Wanderlust Universal 7. Project X Warner Bros. 8. Jeff Who Lives at Home Paramount 9. Mirror Mirror Relativity 10. God Bless America Magnolia
Willcox Wine Renaissance
From the moment we pulled off the main road heading toward Coronado Vineyards, we knew there was something special going on. We first noticed a large building with a sloping, reddish roof, with the sun creating a golden glow on its walls. Then, the lush, well-tended rows of vines came into view. There was also…
Top Ten in Books
1. State of Wonder: A Novel Ann Patchett, Harper ($15.99) 2. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Rachel Maddow, Crown ($25) 3. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage ($16.95) 4. Agaves: Living Sculptures for Landscapes and Containers Greg Starr, Timber ($39.95) 5. Are You My…
From Boom(town) to Bust
Ghost towns are common throughout Arizona, thanks to this state’s rich Old West history and our tendency to abandon a community when its usefulness has been exhausted. Take, for example, the short-lived town of Sasco, which popped up in 1902 during one of Arizona’s many copper-fueled booms. Nestled between the Silverbell Mountains and Picacho Peak,…
Just Good Enough
PBS recently broadcast an illuminating documentary about the life and work of Woody Allen. Directed by Curb Your Enthusiasm producer Robert Weide, it provided rare insight into Allen’s world. He used to appear on talk shows all the time before becoming a full-time filmmaker, but these days—especially since the microscope fell on his personal life…
The Ghosts of Tumacácori
Even in the heat of late June, their whispers float on slender breezes that wander up from the Santa Cruz River. And nearby, beneath a stand of mesquite, sun-bleached crosses offer corporeal testimony to these ghosts of Tumacácori. Indeed, the spirits of this lovely and rustic mission hearken back to the primeval—long before a strapping…
The Skinny
Will the state extend health-care coverage to the poorest Arizonans? Don’t bet your life on it … Pima County supervisors raise a lot more money than their challengers … and more!
Top Ten in Music
1. Mac and Devin Go To High School (DVD) Anchor Bay 2. Chris Brown Fortune (RCA) 3. Linkin Park Living Things (Warner Bros./Wea) 4. Asia XXX (Frontier) 5. Fiona Apple The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (Epic) 6.…
Drinking It All In
It’s early Sunday afternoon, and the sunlight filters gently into St. Elmo’s Bar. The Bisbee drinking establishment looks dingy in the daylight. A cast of regular characters lines the bar, including the guy with the upside-down cross tattooed on his forehead. Posters, old license plates, hunting trophies, neon lights and even bullet holes decorate the…
Media Watch
Tracking Tucson media tweets
Nine Questions
David Williams is what’s known as a “stand-up guy.” You might recognize him as the drummer from Fort Worth and Wolves, or you may have gotten some amazing ink from him at Tattoo Artistry. He’s also a big Star Wars fan, so you might want to include him on your trivia team. What was the…
Pottermania—The Musical Version
Ever wish you could get away from the real world and immerse yourself in another dimension filled with quidditch, butterbeer, spells and potions? Just because J.K. Rowling has ended the Harry Potter series and the movies are completed doesn’t mean we have to stop celebrating all things Harry. Come in your cloak and don’t forget…
Fired Up!
The last time we talked to Christopher Kroh, he was in the early stages of starting a group to organize Tucson-area taxi drivers. Now, a month later, his contract with Yellow Cab has been terminated. Kroh, a taxi driver here since 1996, told the Tucson Weekly he was motivated to start the Tucson Hacks Association…
Live
After opening sets by locals the Electric Blankets and the Resonars, Sub Pop’s King Tuff, aka Kyle Thomas, slayed the hipster-heavy packed house with miniature rock ‘n’ roll masterpieces. While each song felt momentary, they weaved themselves into one long piece of music that played as pure rock ‘n’ roll transcendence. Each song upped the…
City Week
Get a pic of your pet; Ken Hill plays tricks on your eyes; Jokes about pineapples; Going back in country music history
Five to See, Five to Skip
While this hasn’t been an overly exciting movie year so far, it is shaping up to be better than last year. At the midyear point of 2011, I was already calling it one of the worst movie years imaginable, a feeling that stuck when the year changed over. I’m feeling a little better about 2012.…
Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (Epic)
Fiona Apple’s new album is one of the best and one of the worst records of the summer. In fact, I can’t remember the last time an album has been such a perfect amalgam of an artist’s virtues and faults. At its worst, The Idler Wheel … is jazzy pablum, a schematic so mannered and…
TQ&A
In 2004, when Beverly Kay Borum’s son was serving in the Persian Gulf, she reached out to connect with other Marine moms. Eventually, she and those moms started Tucson Area Marine MomS, or TAMMS. Today, it has more than 100 members. The group is holding a socks drive and collecting other foot-care items and cash…
Police Dispatch
Shooting the mailman; Stealing empty wallets
Father John Misty: Fear Fun (Sub Pop)
Josh Tillman’s Fear Fun is an album so steeped in its own self-mythology of nakedly embracing a self-mythology that its appeal will vary depending on the listener. If, for instance, you favor the bummer Los Angeles canon of Neil Young’s caustic On the Beach or John Phillips’ cosmic John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of…
The Master as Young Artist
Sometimes there is more drama about a script than is actually demonstrated within the script. This is certainly true of Eugene O’Neill’s recently discovered Exorcism: A Play in One Act, which is currently onstage at the evolving Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. It’s a presentation by the Next Theatre, Beowulf Alley’s experimental subgroup. O’Neill is undisputedly…
Now Showing at Home
The Hunter (Blu-ray) MAGNOLIA MOVIE B SPECIAL FEATURES B BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 6.5 (OUT OF 10) Willem Dafoe stars in this interesting indie film about a hunter for hire in search of an allegedly extinct animal in Tasmania, the Tasmanian tiger. Director Daniel Nettheim’s film, based on the novel by Julia Leigh, makes nice use…
Various Artists: The Inner Flame: A Tribute to Rainer Ptacek (Fire)
First a benefit and now a tribute, Inner Flame is a fabulous presentation of songs by the late Rainer Ptacek, a German-born Tucsonan known the world over for his unique slide guitar playing. This expanded reissue is an 18-song double-LP that explores different sides of an artist who was never easily boxed up. Coming to…
Editor’s Note
Gov. Jan Brewer, state Attorney General Tom Horne and other Arizona officials who are trying to deny health-care benefits for the same-sex partners of state employees are bigots. This is not a controversial statement. This is not up for debate. Open up the dictionary (I am using the online version of Merriam-Webster here), and look…
Now That’s Italian
If it’s true what they say about the French inventing restaurants, then it was the Italians who invented hospitality. Making sure people’s appetites are satisfied and that every need is met is an integral part of dining Italian-style, and this is evident at Piazza Gavi. The Gavi empire once included several trattorias scattered through the…
Back From the Dead
The land was bladed; the roads were paved; the utilities were in place. Large signs indicating the two entrances to Estancia del Corazon had floral touches on them as well as electrical stub-outs for eventual lighting of the signs. All the neighborhood lacked was homes. About 90 were slated for the development smack-dab in the…
Danehy
As a citizen of Tucson, Ariz., the United States and the world, it is my honor and duty to offer advice to those in need. I do so willingly and at no cost. I only hope that people listen and that it does some good. Here goes: ADVISEE: San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum, the…
Noshing Around
Dizzy G’s reopens downtown; Wine Depot focuses on rieslings; Another downtown dinner option; Aaron DeFeo serves up rum
Homegrown Controversy
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the 25-mile rule for medical-marijuana patients. The rule, which says no patient can grow for himself unless he lives more than 25 miles from a dispensary, will finally kick in this summer when dispensaries open. It seems to be pissing off a lot of people and causing…
Gargulinski
Whether you think Tucson needs another Walmart like we all need another hole in the head, we may be getting one anyway. After a judge’s decision this week, Walmart is getting ready to hone in on El Con Mall. Demolition of the structure that once housed Levy’s, then Macy’s, has already begun, as has the…
Weekly Wide Web
During my tenure here at the Tucson Weekly, it has been a point of some pride that we’ve consistently had more Facebook likes than the Arizona Daily Star. Admittedly, this isn’t exactly the most significant or meaningful thing to care about, and I am not accusing the Star of this, but likes can be engineered…
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: Magdalena has worked for me many years—15, to be exact. She came over as a mojada with her two little girls when they were 4 and 6. The girls went to school but only until middle school because they are undocumented; they can’t get a job or a bank account or a driver’s…
Guest Commentary
After 80 years on this planet, I’m in pretty good shape, and I believe it’s mostly because I get a lot of exercise insisting upon my right to exist. Whether I’m out on the trail for my morning walk or standing on the sidewalk with a peace sign, Tucson’s assorted bullies, who don’t experience themselves…
A Man of Many Influences
Stephane Wrembel has been called one of the best guitarists in the world. He’s become known for his uncanny abilities, and for playing Django Reinhardt-style gypsy music, not to mention healthy doses of jazz, folk, rock, bluegrass, classical, flamenco, Middle Eastern, blues and African music. Born in France, but a resident of New York City…
Demolition by Neglect
There’s a house on my block that probably dates back to the early 1900s, with stout adobe walls and a squat chimney in the corner. For years, there was an old man living there, but he is now gone. His passing revealed a substantial debt on the house, and none of his relatives would pick…
Soundbites
A busy Friday the 13th and more!
Today in Creative, Yet Desperate Attempts to Find a Job
You go long enough without finding a job in this economy, sometimes that means you’ve gotta mix things up a bit to get noticed. But bringing Nicolas Cage into the mix? Well, that’s what a Canadian woman named Vanessa Hojda recently did when she inquired about an administrative assistant opening in New York. While her…
