The James Logan Courier

By Mei-Xin Yang, Courier Staff Writer

The Oakland Zoo in Bay Area has been around since 1922, and it is one of the most well known zoos in the country. There are more than 440 animals in the zoo, and there are six different zones for the animals living places. Last Saturday, my friend and I had the chance to go visit in the zoo.

It is the first time for me to go to zoo in America, and I figured "why not?"¯ since we'd been living here for almost 4 years and had yet to go. When we entered the zoo, I was pleasantly surprised at the size of the zoo, since most people miss it, hidden up in the hills. Walking around, we kept finding the path leading to different areas and exhibits.

By Colin Covert
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)

The redeeming quality of '50s space invader movies was their earnestness. There's not a drop of irony in "This Island Earth" or "Forbidden Planet." Their campy sincerity is what makes them fun to watch today. Just add sarcasm and enjoy.

"Alien Trespass," an affectionate tribute to flying saucer movies, treats the cliches of drive-in sci-fi with touching naivete, too. So why isn't it more fun?

"Alien Trespass" requires some knowledge of creature features to get the jokes. How the movie will play to anyone who has not seen a blob, a body snatcher or a beast from 20,000 fathoms is hard to guess. Directed by "X-Files" veteran R.W. Goodwin, it hits all the expected notes, wringing mild amusement out of space mutants, dedicated men of science and perky, idealized mid-century housewives. This is the sort of film where a visible zipper running up the back of an alien's space suit is a pretty boffo gag.

From wikipedia:
George Horatio Derby (April 3, 1823–May 15, 1861) was an early California humorist. Derby used the pseudonym "John P. Squibob" and its variants "John Phoenix" and "Squibob." Derby served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Topographic Corps. In his spare time, he wrote humorous anecdotes and burlesques, often under the guise of his pseudonyms.

Read Phoenixiana, by George Derby, free from googlebooks.com.