Email Author Peter Breslin

2008 Stories by Peter Breslin

• So, Four Comedians Walk Into a Bar . . .

  published November 20, 2008

  Young American Comedy Tour. Dull name, granted, but this annual tour of comics tears up the Improv whenever they stop by for their one-night... More >>

• When Fossils Attack

  published September 25, 2008

  Gigantic, pissed-off chickens with teeth. That’s the impression created by the imposing models on display in the “Feathered Dinosaurs... More >>

• Paris, Texas

  published July 31, 2008

  Think “cowboy” and y’all will most likely imagine vast expanses of the old American West. But as long ago as the first nomads... More >>

• Interactive Imagination

  published May 15, 2008

  If you usually go to a museum for quiet contemplation, ditch Josh Greene’s “Some Parts Might Be Greater Than the Whole” exhibit,... More >>

• Exiles on Main Street

  published May 1, 2008

  Cristina Garcia -- whose acclaimed new novel, A Handbook to Luck, tells the tale of three political exiles from the ravaged countries of... More >>

• When Fossils Attack

  published May 1, 2008

  Gigantic, pissed-off chickens with teeth. That’s the impression created by the imposing models on display in the “Feathered Dinosaurs... More >>

• Murder, My Swede

  published April 24, 2008

  If you’ve ever headed down to IKEA for lunch, you’ve probably scarfed down some knackerbrod and a steaming plate of meatballs,... More >>

• Noir Lord

  published April 17, 2008

  Heard of the drug Lingo? Oh, boy, are you missing out. It’ll get you higher than Amy Winehouse while simultaneously ramping up your verbal... More >>

• You’ve Got Chainmail

  published March 27, 2008

  Life in the 15th century was fairly disgusting with those excrement-splattered streets, plagues galore, and life expectancy of about 40 years.... More >>

• Road Kill

  published March 27, 2008

  It’s 1955, and there’s plenty of work to be had building the new interstate in Klan country. One hitch: The young black laborers are... More >>

• Modified Art

  published March 20, 2008

  A point that was driven home time and again during Super Bowl mania is that Scottsdale throws a bumping party. Some of us, though, like our... More >>

• Modified Art

  published March 20, 2008

  A point that was driven home time and again during Super Bowl mania is that Scottsdale throws a bumping party. Some of us, though, like our... More >>

• Agent Orange County

  published March 6, 2008

  Think “immigrant” and what comes to mind? If it’s “Mexican” or Mayflower, check your head and check out Saigon,... More >>

• Casualties of War

  published February 21, 2008

  For some, la frontera is a fence and a fixed concept. For others, it’s a porous membrane and a zone of dreams. American Book Award... More >>

• Raising Heil

  published January 31, 2008

  There’s something about images of a burning book. It’s like seeing pictures of famine-stricken children or Hillary Clinton in tears. You... More >>

• Red Alert

  published January 17, 2008

  “Oh, my! What’s that red ball doing wedged under that bridge?” one spectator will certainly ask. That might be answered with,... More >>

• Auto Erotica

  published January 17, 2008

  Most folks go to car shows just to see slick autos. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s new “Car Culture” exhibit invites a... More >>

• 1,561st Friday

  published January 3, 2008

  Two manuscripts and a microphone. That’s how First Fridays go down at Changing Hands Bookstore. At 7 p.m. Friday, January 4, our favorite... More >>