I never thought I'd have reason to blog about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio here on Slice, much less post a photo of him with wackadoodle Paula Abdul. [Photograph: mcso.org] If you don't live in Arizona, chances are you know Joe Arpaio from his many media appearances. He's the controversial sheriff whose harsh measures against inmates and, in the last several years, illegal immigrants, have drawn fire from critics. One of those critics, the Arizona Republic's E. J. Montini, reports in this column that the sheriff has been sending the columnist anchovy pizzas any time Montini writes a negative...
Reaching in to the Slice mailbag, we've got a quick missive from FoS Fred S., who often has a fun perspective on things ... Adam, In today's syndicated column, Jonah Goldberg, author of Liberal Fascism, says the Republican party should use the Domino's strategy to regain power—admit that they made a mistake, and promise to do better. Along the way he writes: As a conservative who cares more about policies than partisan success, I would hate to see the GOP abandon conservative policies in order to be more popular. That would be like Domino's listening to critics and then deciding...
I've been outta the country three days, and already I'm behind on pizza news Stateside. But you gotta love Gee Dub. Check out this crazy quote about our favorite food: "India's middle class is buying air-conditioners, kitchen appliances, and washing machines, and a lot of them from American companies like GE and Whirlpool and Westinghouse. And that means their job base is growing here in the United States. Younger Indians are acquiring a taste for pizzas from Domino's, Pizza Hut ...'' Domino's and Pizza Hut. Now there's progress! Related: George W. Bush Is the Pizza President [From the Slice archives]...
From Law.com comes a story connecting recently confirmed Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. with the famed tomato pies of Trenton, New Jersey. "Tomato pies" are, of course, what Trenton calls pizza. The reporter visits the DeLorenzo's on Hudson Street and finds: An answer to the Alito question has emerged with the pizza. This is pizza minimalism at its best. Unlike pizza chains that think they have to heap on the ingredients to win customers, De Lorenzo's is confident enough to know that less is more. Barely enough crust and cheese, not too much tomato and an emphasis on toppings...
Opposition legislators grilled Canadian Immigration Minister Joe Volpe [left] in Parliament on Tuesday after learning that he had spent C$138 on a pizza dinner for two and charged it to his expense account.... "I have heard of extra toppings, but this is ridiculous. When the most expensive item on the menu is C$34, how did he manage to spend C$138 for two people at a pizzeria?" asked Conservative Member of Parliament Rahim Jaffer. BELMONT [Mich.] — While workers at a former Belmont pizza parlor delivered hot pepperoni pies, federal authorities say the business owner shipped pounds of marijuana, cocaine and...
The baseball playoffs are upon us, and once again the Yankees are enabling hizzoner's gambling habit. The Bronx Bombers managed to scrape themselves into postseason play, prompting Bloomie to place a bet on the Yankees-Angels series with Anaheim's mayor, Curt Pringle. If the Angels win, Mayor Mike will cough up "some of New York's best to the people of Anaheim, including two dozen hot dogs from Nathan's Famous, two pounds each of pastrami, corned beef and brisket, three loaves of jumbo seedless rye bread and two pounds of mustard from Katz's Deli, and two Pizza alla Vodka pies from Goodfella's...
IMMIGRATION MINISTER RESIGNS IN PIZZA, GARLIC-BREAD QUID PRO QUO Savory Details Come To Light at Same Time as Stripper Dust-Up No, you didn't misread that headline. And, no, we aren't making this shit up, either. This story has it all—pizza and strippers. (Sounds like a pretty fun Saturday night, heh.) Canada's immigration minister, Judy Sgro, resigned Friday after allegations were made that she promised to help immigrant pizzaiolo Harjit Singh avoid deportation in exchange for free pizza and garlic bread for her campaign staff. Mr Singh - a father of three who came to Canada in 1988 - is currently...
