Sometimes proud to be an American?

Some conservatives enjoy branding the leftward the “blame America first” crowd. Of course, there’s kneejerk nationalism, then there’s a mature love of country that requires looking at faults and remedying them–in short, taking...

Somebody call Tuva

In writing about local musician extraordinaire Matt Lorenz, I checked out this video of his one-man band setup. Actual throat singing! Hard to believe even when you see it:

Flying By

I never know quite what to make of the emails I regularly receive from FlyBy News, a Valley-based site with, let’s say, a fin de siecle aesthetic, which embraces many a conspiratorial notion. It says, “Please consider reading all on this page. Otherwise...