Twenty Years of Tini Bigs
On December 7, Tini Bigs, which has been open “more consecutive days in a row” than almost any other independent bar west of the Mississippi,
Phantasm: Remastered Shines and Terrifies Again in 4K
I was first introduced to Phantasm almost two decades ago. I had discreetly rented the tape from Blockbuster (that whole “not being 18” thing was
Inside Stevie Wonder’s Epic Magnum Opus ‘Songs in the Key of Life’
“Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision,” Stevie Wonder once said, a warning to any who doubted
Hitchhiking has become a lonely activity since the 1970s
Today, very few venture onto the Trans-Canada Highway sticking out their thumbs. There was no awe-inspiring moment of, “Hey, why don’t we hitchhike out west
Mama’s Mexican Kitchen closes after 42 years in Belltown
To Tina Donley of Seattle, the Thursday closing of Mama’s Mexican Kitchen in Belltown is yet another symbol of “new Seattle” replacing the old, pre-Amazon
History of the Wet T-Shirt Contest
Traditionally, among the privileged teens and college-age students of this great nation, spring break is an opportunity to get hammered, sunburned and near-naked at all
A FEMINIST ARGUMENT FOR WET T-SHIRT CONTESTS
A blank canvas—an item to be styled or worn alone, the white tee is lazy or elegant, sexy or grungy. When wet, however, the white
1900-1905 Alcyon with Rear Foot Brake
After the turn of the century, many new inventions for bicycle brakes were patented. American bicycles used coaster brakes, while British and French bicycles were
Lemmy’s Last Days
Two weekends before his death, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead was celebrating an unlikely milestone on the Sunset Strip: his coming 70th birthday. He looked frail
REINVESTIGATING POLYBIUS: WITH 2015 UPDATE
To someone passing by the site of the former Malibu Grand Prix Arcade (MGP), in Beaverton, Oregon, one would not think that the miniature racing
Remembering Jabberjaw, the Coolest L.A. Music Venue You’ve Never Heard Of
Though it was only open from 1989 to 1997, the LA venue Jabberjaw has had one of the most enduring legacies in independent music. It
The Death of the Hippies
In 1967, just after the Summer of Love, The Atlantic published “The Flowering of the Hippies,” a profile of San Francisco’s new youth culture. “Almost