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Even during placid times, Mexico's annual Informe, or State of the Union address, makes for high political theater. And so when outgoing President Vicente Fox arrived at the San Lázaro Congress building in Mexico City to give his final Informe last Friday night, Mexicans were ready for some drama. And they got it. Congressmen loyal to leftist presidential contender Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has spent the past two months protesting the results of the July 2 election, jumped from their seats and surrounded the broad podium, shouting "Fuera!" (Out!). So obdurate were the legislators that...
Paul Moxon, a consultant, designer and printer in Birmingham, Ala., who owns Fameorshame Press, has seen the growth of letterpress printing reflected in the popularity of courses he teaches around the country. Recently, at the San Francisco Center for the Book, both his classes were sold out. Moxon believes designers are attracted to the technique because it allows them to control the entire process and select paper not used in commercial printing jobs--lush sheets with deckle edges and uneven surfaces and such inclusions as bits of leaves or flowers. It's the uniqueness of a letterpress creation that makes...
...comeback story, however, has had an ironic wrinkle: the U.S., where Esprit first became famous, has been left out. Though now its main offices are in Hong Kong and Germany, Esprit was founded in San Francisco in 1968, and by the 1980s its brightly colored knits and shirts were must-haves for any American teen. But today sales in North America account for only about 3% of revenues. Even Krogner admits that the brand "has lost its relevance" to the American consumer...
...read Ghosh's account of his trip to Baghdad on the Highway of Death from the safety of a train headed from Los Angeles to San Diego. There could be no more striking contrast between the scenic sunset I saw over the Pacific Ocean and his views of rubble from roadside bombs. I heard the roar of the surf and the sounds of children laughing as they ran toward the sea. He heard the "deep rumble" of M-16s and the "higher-pitched clatter" of AK-47s. Michelle Pietzak Los Angeles...
...Holding is the former executive editor of Legal Affairs magazine and legal columnist and investigative reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle...