Rocky Mountain High: Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns Saturday Night

Ah, chemistry.  In the NBA, acquiring talent and getting your talent to properly combust are the real tricks of the trade. But what looks good on the drawing board — like, say, the Denver Nuggets’ pairing of body-modified human pinball machines Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson (see image below) –…

ASU Sun Devils Play Big One in Glendale Saturday

Call it a dress rehearsal for a huge event at the end of March, when the University of Phoenix Stadium will be the site of  the NCAA West Regionals in men’s  college basketball. Tomorrow afternoon, ASU and its superstar soph James Harden (pictured shooting jumper) will take on Brigham Young University in what will be…

Shaq’s Big Truck Gets Loaded With Presents — Santa Must Have Sleigh Envy

The Shaq went toy shopping recently at the Scottsdale Pavilions, an event labeled “breaking news” by the shopping center’s PR folks. While we appreciate the enterprising nature of Scottsdale Pavilions to drum up business with this “news,” we don’t usually fall for such commercial cheese. But the pictures submitted by the Pavilions did…

Honeywell to Begin Work on Next Generation Spacesuit for Moon Walks

Honeywell’s Glendale manufacturing plant is about to begin work on parts for a spacesuit planned to be used in future explorations on the moon. NASA announced in June it had awarded a contract to a Houston company, Oceaneering International, to design and build two types of spacesuits. One will be made for…

Chemtrails: Strong Competitor for Dumbest Conspiracy Theory Ever

Most conspiracy theories are so ridiculous, it’s hard to choose which are the least plausible or which faces the higher mountain of opposing evidence. Some seem within the realm of the possible, such as the ones that surround the assassination of JFK, the Pearl Harbor attack or the murder of Princess Di. Others, like…

Four MCSA/ACORN Members Freed after Being Arrested for Applauding

The four activists arrested by the MCSO Wednesday for applauding: from left, Jason Odhner, Kristy Theilen, Monica Sandschafer, and Joel Nelson.After spending about 12 hours in jail, four members of ACORN and MCSA (Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability) who had been arrested for applauding during a public Board of…

Hot Links: Arizona Gets Fewer New Border Patrol Agents; GOP Asks Napolitano Not to Sign Orders; Tumor in Brain is Fully Formed Foot

The Arizona Republic has analyzed the distribution of new Border Patrol agents and come to the conclusion that our state is getting screwed. Janet Napolitano has one foot in Washington D.C. and one hand on a pen in Arizona as she prepares to sign an executive order she thinks the new Republican administration needs. In the “fascinating-but-disgusting” category,…

Your Mexican-American Reading List for the Holidays

A couple of columnas ago, I published a short list of my favorite books regarding Mexicans and Mexican-Americans and urged ustedes to submit better choices so that gabachos can have a Christmas shopping list for their favorite Mexicans, or to understand nosotros better. Muchos responded, and below is a list…