Five a.m., and the sounds of sleeping fill the house. Dona Juana rises first, climbing from the slumping bed as Don Manuel snores lightly, the swollen knuckles on his left hand glistening in the dull …
April 4, 1996
News & Stories
The power struggle in the Mexico City dump has driven them north to Tijuana
Humphrey Bogart was not the Gerber baby
Last December, my wife and I successfully completed the adoption of a baby boy from an Eastern Bloc country. We have both decided that he is officially the cutest child in the entire world. In …
April 4, 1996
Western Swing — California's official dance
Matt: I just read somewhere that California has an official state dance, the Western Swing. Can this be possible? — M.J., San Diego In Sacramento, all things are possible. But right at the top, to …
April 4, 1996
Giving the finger goes back to Caligula
Mr. Alice: When and where did the displaying of one’s middle finger to another originate, AND is there an “official” or “proper” name for the gesture, AND how did it come to represent expressions of …
April 4, 1996