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March 30, 2012
This Week in Deliciousness: New Mex to Tex-Mex, the Monte Cristo & More
Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're growing out our summer mustaches so that we can carry around the savory scent of any crawfish boils we attend for at least a week. Speaking of weeks, we started this one off right with a look at how New Mexican cuisine compare ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2012
Texas Sons The Mars Volta Strip Down To Progress With New Album, Movie
El Paso natives Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta have long been known for their bombast and progressive-rock self-indulgence. Ever since they departed the seminal post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, they've spent their time making what can only be described as "epics." ... More >>
Culture
February 2, 2012
Immigration Angst and Defining Color
El Paso natives Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta have long been known for their bombast and progressive-rock self-indulgence. Ever since they departed the seminal post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, they've spent their time making what can only be described as "epics." ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2012
This Station Is Now Operational: At The Drive-In Is Reuniting. Finally.
With the beginning of a Twitter account and an official website, heavily influential El Paso-based rock act At The Drive-In has announced their reformation today. What the future will hold for the group, which splintered into the Mars Volta and Sparta after their 2001 split, is anyone's guess. SXSW? ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2011
Carlos Diaz de Leon, Others Can Sue El Paso for Alleged Cop Harassment over Gay Kiss
What's wrong with a little PDA? If you're in El Paso -- and gay -- it may get you threatened with arrest over a nonexistent law, a group alleges in a suit. A trial court ruled the four men, led by Carlos Diaz de Leon, could not sue the city over the incident, but the 8th Court of Appeals has now ru ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2011
Lorenzo Garcia: El Paso ISD Chief With Local Ties Indicted Over Houston Contract
Lorenzo Garcia: Contract with Houston company leads to indictment.The head of the El Paso school district has been indicted over charges he steered a lucrative no-bid contract to a Houston company owned by a woman with whom he had a personal relationship. Lorenzo Garcia, a former assistant s ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2011
Very, Very Determined Mountain Lion Denied Chance to Eat President Obama in El Paso
Dedicated mountain lion says Yes We Can, learns otherwise.We know not the name of the mountain lion who was chased through the downtown streets of El Paso this morning, continuing to escape pursuers even with two tranquilizer darts in him. We only know the cat must have really wanted to see ... More >>
Music
March 17, 2011
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Dedicated mountain lion says Yes We Can, learns otherwise.We know not the name of the mountain lion who was chased through the downtown streets of El Paso this morning, continuing to escape pursuers even with two tranquilizer darts in him. We only know the cat must have really wanted to see ... More >>
Culture
January 27, 2011
Capsule Art Reviews: "James Drake: A Thousand Tongues Burn and Sing," "A Matter of Wit," "Plenitude," "Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: Injured Soldiers and Marines," "Tony Smith: Drawings"
Dedicated mountain lion says Yes We Can, learns otherwise.We know not the name of the mountain lion who was chased through the downtown streets of El Paso this morning, continuing to escape pursuers even with two tranquilizer darts in him. We only know the cat must have really wanted to see ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Mexican Pop Singer Fights Rape Allegations, Racism
The latest chapter in Mexican pop singer Kalimba's life saddens us for a number of reasons, but the possibility of never hearing his music again is not one of them. If you haven't heard, while recording his latest album in El Paso, Kalimba was held by the U.S. Border Patrol on suspicion of ... More >>
Culture
January 6, 2011
Capsule Art Reviews: "Dynasty and Divinity," "James Drake: A Thousand Tongues Burn and Sing," "Tony Smith: Drawings"
The latest chapter in Mexican pop singer Kalimba's life saddens us for a number of reasons, but the possibility of never hearing his music again is not one of them. If you haven't heard, while recording his latest album in El Paso, Kalimba was held by the U.S. Border Patrol on suspicion of ... More >>
News
September 9, 2010
Children in Hiding
Juarez kids surrounded by violence, dead bodies.
News
August 26, 2010
Asylum Denied
Unlike refugees from other troubled countries, only a fraction of Mexicans seeking U.S. asylum are accepted – no matter how horrible their wounds or their stories.
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Rocks Off's Top 10 Favorite Story-Songs
The Internet wants to kill Gordon Lightfoot - back in February, someone started a rumor that the Canadian troubadour was dead. Of course it started on Twitter, of all places, where an offhand remark about a celebrity death will be held as fact. Hell, the other night we killed Tim Allen and To ... More >>
News
April 29, 2010
The Crucifixion of Juarez
On the front line of the U.S. war on drugs, a Mexican city bleeds to death.
Blogs
February 4, 2010
Lonesome Onry and Mean: Two Top Producers Recall Their Earliest Musical Memories
Two of the better known roots producers on the scene have radically different memories of the first music of their childhoods that gripped them by the ears and heart. Gurf Morlix, whose notable production credits include Lucinda Williams' Grammy-winning Car Wheels on a Gravel Road as well as stella ... More >>
Calendar
December 31, 2009
Gabriel Iglesias
He's hot, he's fluffy, he's - Biscuit Man?
Blogs
November 5, 2009
He Said She Said: Songs That Remind Us of Our Grandfathers
She Said has something she wants to admit. Here goes nothing. We... like... country music. No big deal, right? You wouldn't think so, unless you grew up in a town filled with racist rednecks who thought the glitz of '90s Nashville qualifies for the only music worth listenin' to. She Said rebelle ... More >>
Culture
May 21, 2009
Road Trip!
Break the summer monotony at one of these out-of-the-way destinations.
Calendar
May 7, 2009
“The Harmony of Mexico/Matizando Mexico”
Web exclusive!
Dining
February 12, 2009
El Taco Tote
Web exclusive!
Blogs
January 19, 2009
Former Houston Prosecutor's Most Famous Case Gets Thrown Out By Bush
The right-wing got the gift it had been howling for -- today President Bush commuted the sentences of two Border Patrol agents who shot an illegal alien and then tried to cover up the incident.Conservatives have made the case a cause celebre for years, saying the agents had been railroaded.Not every ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2009
Texans Throw Parties for Michael Chertoff and He's Not Invited
Local South Texas officials didn't like Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff too much to begin with and then when he pushed forward with the border wall despite every political and ecological plea they could make, the dislike morphed into something very akin to hatred. That hasn't passed, apparen ... More >>
Culture
September 11, 2008
SPECIAL HISTORIA EDITION
Local South Texas officials didn't like Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff too much to begin with and then when he pushed forward with the border wall despite every political and ecological plea they could make, the dislike morphed into something very akin to hatred. That hasn't passed, apparen ... More >>
Culture
August 28, 2008
Striped Donkeys, Hep Pachucos and Defensive Driving
Local South Texas officials didn't like Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff too much to begin with and then when he pushed forward with the border wall despite every political and ecological plea they could make, the dislike morphed into something very akin to hatred. That hasn't passed, apparen ... More >>
Dining
August 28, 2008
Go to Town at Terlingua Texas Border Cafe
Local South Texas officials didn't like Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff too much to begin with and then when he pushed forward with the border wall despite every political and ecological plea they could make, the dislike morphed into something very akin to hatred. That hasn't passed, apparen ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2008
Texas Horror Movies: The Top Five
Local South Texas officials didn't like Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff too much to begin with and then when he pushed forward with the border wall despite every political and ecological plea they could make, the dislike morphed into something very akin to hatred. That hasn't passed, apparen ... More >>
Music
June 19, 2008
God, Texas and Tom Waits
Tom Waits may not come from around here, but a good chunk of his favorite music does
News
February 21, 2008
Live-Action Role-Players Get Boffed in Amtgard
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on
Blogs
February 12, 2008
Grateful Coogs
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on
Culture
December 6, 2007
Mexican White Cheese, American Yellow Cheese and Brown Lawyers
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on
Blogs
October 4, 2007
High Steppin' in Rat City
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on
News
March 8, 2007
U.S. informants take part in murder and drug running in Mexico
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on
Culture
January 11, 2007
Low-Riders Are High-Tech
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on
Film
January 12, 2006
Bet on Black
Glory Road relives the season when college hoops smashed the color barrier
Calendar
May 5, 2005
Gimme Cinco
May 5 fun for drunkards and sober folks alike
News
November 6, 2003
Pens and Needles
Federal turf fights and deals mark the legacy of a union bribery case
Best of Houston
September 25, 2003
Best Whistle-Blower
Oscar Wyatt
Music
September 11, 2003
Jeff Black
Thursday, September 11
Music
July 17, 2003
The Mars Volta
De-Loused in the Comatorium (Gold Standard Labs/Strummer Recordings/ Universal )
Music
August 1, 2002
The Last Picture Show
Now playing At the Drive-In: The Rise of Sparta
News
February 21, 2002
Lay Down
Plus: No Apologies, El Paso's Best
Music
May 3, 2001
Tom Russell
Borderland (Hightone)
News
April 27, 2000
Letters From the Inside
Ricardo Lara spent 19 years in Texas prisons. He got out the other day.
Music
October 21, 1999
Third Coast Roast
Let's rap about...black music
Culture
February 11, 1999
Spirit of Texas
Luis Jimenez approaches the intangible by depicting the flesh
News
January 8, 1998
Letters
Luis Jimenez approaches the intangible by depicting the flesh
News
December 11, 1997
See Juarez
From a forthcoming book by Charles Bowden and the street shooters of Ciudad Juarez The photojournalists of the border are capturing the grisly face of the future. And it's a lot closer than you think.
Music
May 29, 1997
Sound Check
From a forthcoming book by Charles Bowden and the street shooters of Ciudad Juarez The photojournalists of the border are capturing the grisly face of the future. And it's a lot closer than you think.
Music
August 3, 1995
Northern Exposure
Canada's favorites, The Tragically Hip, try to conquer the lower 48 without violence
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