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Sexual Healing

Sad stories and otherwise freaky tales from Florida's last sexual surrogate
Part of him wanted to lay her down on the bed and hold her and make passionate love to her the... More >>

Cleveland

The child of a secret underground adoption goes hunting for her past

Out there, in her little house on the mountain, the days passed slowly for Debbie Boursier... More >>

Dallas

Bless Us, Oh Lard

Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.
The soft cheese taco I got with the "Special Mexican Dinner" at El Fenix on McKinney Avenue in... More >>

Denver

Gospel Journey Teens Dare 2 Share

Greg Stier is raising an army of adolescents to help save your soul.
Nearly 5,000 Christian teens are screaming in anticipation of the Rapture. "Jesus is coming... More >>

Houston

Temples of Tex-Mex: A Diner's Guide to the State's Oldest Mexican Restaurants

We took a pilgrimage in search of old-fashioned tamales, chili con carne and cheese enchiladas
The recipe for chile con queso at Felix Mexican Restaurant predated processed cheese. Before... More >>

Kansas City

How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the “Sonic guys”

The assignment was a throwaway: Shoot a rah-rah video for Barkley's biggest client —... More >>

Miami

Florida's Last Sexual Surrogate

Sad stories and otherwise freaky tales.
Part of him wanted to lay her down on the bed and hold her and make passionate love to her the... More >>

Minneapolis

Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteer

It's not just Alliant Techsystems. Hundreds of small Minnesota companies are cashing in on America's defense industry.
Retired Army Officer Louise Morgan stands at a podium, flanked by six flags: one each for... More >>

San Francisco

Nonconformity Still Reigns!

The top eccentrics of San Francisco, and that's saying something.
In the beginning of our city's love affair with odd ducks, there was Emperor Norton. A... More >>

St. Louis

Princess Diaries: From across the country they came, all hoping to be crowned a Dream Girl USA

Descending two sets of escalators into the bowels of the Millennium Hotel, one is confronted by... More >>

Blog

Valley Fever

Scottsdale vegan dad convicted on lesser child-abuse charges

Thu Jul 3, 4:21 PM

By Ray Stern Blair Parker has escaped the 30-year minimum mandatory sentence his wife received last year for starving their three children on a strict vegan diet. Blair Parker The jury in Parker's case returned a verdict of two counts... More >>

Columns

Letters

Letters from the issue of Thursday, July 3, 2008
Thursday, July 03
RAY OF HOPE Who else can they victimize?: New Times' coverage of this latest public-records outrage by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and... More >>

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