Washington City Paper: Contents for Jan. 10

Toro Toro
For years, La Nacion's Jose Sueiro has raged against injustice, but former employees say he doesn't walk his talk.

Cover Story

"JAIRO!"

Poor Jairo is creeping out the door of La Nación—he has to meet a client. He figures that with all the commotion at noon on press day, maybe he can sneak out and make the appointment on time. But publisher José Sueiro—the author of this Thursday's excitement—is not an easy man to elude.

As publisher and chief propagandist at the bomb-throwing Latino weekly, Sueiro is no stranger to stirring the pot—whether in print or in person—and he's always on his toes. He intercepts Jairo and grabs him by the arm.

"Hombre, miiiiira," says the portly Sueiro, waving some nondescript sheets of paper. "Did you check your ads for errors? Come onnnn, Jairo. Por favor! You've got to be checking the ads!"

And then just as quickly Jairo is released, Sueiro tossing aside his hat as advertising manager to grab the editor's eye shade. He descends on graphic designer Geovani Flores' desk to pick and point and make sure the word "cruel" is excised from a weekly column on local radio. And then he whirls and shouts, "Hijo de la gran puta!" now as production chief, ribbing another designer who is taking too much time churning out Page 10. Moments later, Sueiro the publisher is back on the case—discussing his plans to bring a new editor on board.... Continued

Issue of Jan. 10 - 16, 1997

News and Features

Toro Toro
For years, La Nacion's Jose Sueiro has raged against injustice, but former employees say he doesn't walk his talk.
Cover Story By Tom Stabile
Letter Perfect
Feature By Alan Green
Strategic Bomber
The City By Tom Stabile
Payback Doesn't Have to Be a Bitch
The City By Mark C. Dizard and Wilson Dizard III
Knows His Shit
The Mail By Barney Mergen
'Burbane
The Mail By Todd G. Handelman
The Bottom Line
The Mail By Joel Lawson
Dream City
The Mail By Julie Treumann
Pleasantries
The Mail By Elinor Hart
Out of Mind
The Mail By Chris Orndorff
Stupid Is...
The Mail By Ken Wibecan

Columns

You Say You Want a Resolution
Cheap Seats By Dave McKenna
Players a Go-Go
City Desk By Elissa Silverman
Blame It on Del Rio
Loose Lips By Ken Cummins

Eats

Days of Wine and Dozes
Young & Hungry By Brett Anderson

Movies

In Cahoots With the Lower Classes
Film Review By Arion Berger
Society's Child
Film Review By Mark Jenkins
The Mother and the Whore
Film Review By Joel E. Siegel

Music

Love Me Like a Reptile
Live, New, or Reissued, Motorhead Is as Attractive as Ever
Music Review By Brett Anderson
Lucia di Lammermoor
Music Review By Joe Banno
Merry Xmas From the Space-Age Bachelor Pad
Music Review By Dave Nuttycombe
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Music Review By Deborah Rouse

Theater

Pride and Glory
Theater Review By Trey Graham

Arts and Events

Beneath Contempt
Introducing Washington City Paper's Monthly Gallery Guide
Art Review By Glenn Dixon
Up the Academy
Cornelius Eady Navigates the Political Straits of the Poetry Establishment
Arts By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Fluff and Circumstance
Books By William Jelani Cobb
Black Tragic
Books By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Word Up
Artifacts By Christopher Porter
Pretty on the Inside
Artifacts By Arthur Mantle
Writing Home
Artifacts By Ginger Eckert