Believe it or not, not all tattooed people nowadays are possessed by the devil. It’s fashionable to have a tattoo recently. Many get new tattoos to be in style or feel like a rock star. You see them printed in almost every magazine and it’s almost uncool to be without. But is that the right […]
The Politics Of Marathon Campaigns, Big Money & Hurricanes
One disturbing aspect of the recent presidential campaign was the length of it. Candidates began the vote-seeking process over a year ago. Americans were like prisoners in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, chained in front of a screen, forced to watch the events but not participating. It did no good to change to another news […]
Mayzoon Zayid: Stand Up and Speak Out
Every single year I go to Palestine for Christmas. Every time, I go to Bethlehem. And every single year my best friend Tina says, “Who the hell goes to Palestine for Christmas?” And I say …”Mary and Joseph went.” – Maysoon Zayid When I first started researching this article I considered writing a tale […]
Highlights of fashion of the year 2011
This 2011 has been a busy year as the world of fashion. Controversial, layoffs, lawsuits, parties and awards: we review all "momentazo fashionistas’ this year. 1. Galliano Case Undoubtedly, the designer John Galliano asked Gibraltar to a 2012 Kings quieter this year. In late February, Galliano committed the worst mistake of his career . Nothing […]
Creating the Illusion of Wealth
How to get upgraded to first class… and beat the government at its own game. A colleague of mine, Chip, saw the stub of my Lufthansa Chicago to Munich airline ticket and the bold letters that read 2A – FIRST CLASS. These seats routinely sell for $5,000 or higher. Chip also knows I would never […]
Juarez Notebook: The Vultures Come To Roost
Alexandra Garcia has lived in El Paso all of her life. A gifted clairvoyant, she has been giving readings to a woman in hiding who crossed illegally from Mexico with her two children, after her father and husband were murdered by violent gangs. Her mother had been kidnapped and raped, but later released […]