Burning Down the House: Talking Heads perform live showcase at Entermedia Theater, 1978
Forty-years-ago, like a gazillion other kids, I was smitten by the sounds of New Wave. The needle had worn out on punk and there was…
Author: Paul Gallagher Archives: 07/2018
That time two scientists killed an elephant with a massive overdose of LSD because…science
There are times when the best advice is ignored by those it’s intended to help. If only Tusko the elephant had taken the hint from…
Shaken Not Stirred: Recipes for James Bond Cocktails
At the height of Bond-mania during the Cold War in the 1960s, some sixty applications arrived every week at the desk of Lieut.-Col. William (“Bill”)…
Comedy God Rik Mayall talks ‘The Young Ones’ with co-writer Ben Elton from 1985
Has God seemed distant recently? Does He no longer return your calls? Did He forget your birthday? Does He no longer go down on you?…
In the Flesh: Beautifully grotesque paintings of the human condition
‘Transition 2.’ Horacio Quiroz’s paintings are inspired by his observations of himself and the people around him. These observations form a “a deep inspection of…