VOL. 1  NO. 1  AUGUST 1999

 

[IN THIS ISSUE]
 
[FEATURES]
 
[URBAN OASIS]
 
[COLUMNS]
 
[ARTS]
 
[LETTERS]
 
[ABOUT US]
 
[Icon]
[I Spy]

Aromatherapy


Geri Halliwell (formerly Ginger Spice of The Spice Girls) who, according to several of their teenage rabble, departed the successful bubble-gum group over an ugly hair-pulling incident with Scary Spice, was apparently stalked recently in First Class on a red-eye from L.A. to Miami.

After standing on the aisle seat to jam her oversized carry-on into the overhead bin that was clearly designated for emergency equipment and blankets, Geri settled quietly into her window seat at the front of the cabin. That is, until mid-flight, when she escaped to the bathroom for several minutes. As soon as the door opened and the OCCUPIED sign dimmed, a burly passenger raced in to stew in the freshly deposited celebrity smells and remained there for a good ten minutes. We assume that he was overcome with the thought of how close their two bottoms had just come to connecting.

One can't help but wonder what the portly fellow occupied himself with for so long in that tiny airplane restroom. If our hunch is right, the occasional turbulence must only have added to the illusion.


[Next Page]

 
FEATURES

BOSTON: Baked

Does all of New England go a little crazy in the summertime? A Floridian observes the ritual of sun-worship in the Northeast.   By Carolyn Gramling

LOS ANGELES:
"B" Is For... Bugs?

What that letter grade in the restaurant window really means.
By Brigette Kinney


URBAN OASIS

MIAMI:
The Starbucks Stops Here

Coffee break in a Little Havana hideaway. Miami's answer to the latté, if you speak the language.
By Linda Z. Faber


COLUMNS

SINGLE: Better Than Ben & Jerry's

Looking for love in blind dates and luscious lips.
By S. Craig Zahler


ARTS

IN PRINT: The Coming of the Night

John Rechy takes us on another tour of LA's gay underground.
By P.V. LeForge

ON SCREEN: How Postmodernism Killed the Movies

Tarantino unleashed a monster when he made self-referential film commonplace. Movies just haven't been the same since.
By Joshua Moss

OVER THE AIRWAVES:
No Such Thing As an Urban Cowboy

Reviews and recommendations. Tunes to match your city lifestyle.
By Jason Zack

In This Issue Features Urban Oasis Columns Arts Letters About Us

 

Copyright © 1999 by THE WIRE