October 21 In Blogs: Illegal Alien Costume, U2, Gallo Blanco, and Taser International

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Easley's Fun Shop Sells Out of Illegal Alien Costume. Is the Costume Racist? Nah. Up...

By Jonathan McNamara

October 21, 2009

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In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Feathered Bastard:
Easley's Fun Shop Sells Out of Illegal Alien Costume. Is the Costume Racist? Nah.

Up on the Sun:
Top Underrated Zombie Films

Concert Review: U2 Gets Intimate in Glendale

Chow Bella:
How Sweet It Is! Smeeks

Gallo Blanco Chefs Welcome Pumpkin Season

Valley Fever:
Taser International to Police: Don't Shoot People in the Chest

Police Looking For Iraqi Man Who Ran Over His Daughter for Being Too "Westernized"

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