Our Annual Wheels and Tech Issue is Out Now

Personally, this is one of Ron’s favorite issues of the year. he gets to dork out with things he loves—like cars, stereo equipment, and sometimes even computer gear. All of these things touch our lives every day, but while some people treat them with a certain amount of disdain, others, like Ron, embrace and love technological toys.
This year, we’re overjoyed to feature a beautiful vintage Volkswagen Beetle on our cover. Our good friend Corey is the lucky owner of this gorgeous ride, and he’s sharing it with us—along with a bit about why he bought it and why he loves it so much. Be sure to check out page 8 for more photos and his sweet little story.

Inside this issue, we also touch on the absurdity of reopening Alcatraz and the horrible, suspect cancellation of the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” We touch briefly on the Epstein debacle and the resurfacing of videos from a haunting past.

We would also like to say farewell to Jewel Thais-Williams. Though some of you may not know who this amazing woman was, her legacy is both impressive and heartfelt. Her L.A. nightclub, Jewel’s Catch One, was a favorite for many years—hosting a diverse group of LGBTQ+ patrons and giving them a safe space to dance and love to their hearts’ content. Rest in peace.

As you dive deeper into this issue, we have more fun tech stuff to share—like a CD player that lets you watch the disc spin as it plays, and you can even mount it on the wall. We also highlight some of the factors fueling negative narratives and misinformation about electric vehicles. On page 11, Ron Tackitt talks about his week with a two-year-old VW ID.4. While it’s not the worst car in the world, it certainly could use some polishing.

Of course, we have Matthew Burlingame’s “Out and About” column on page 12, and Chris Narloch brings us In the Heights, Broadway Sacramento’s latest live performance that begins soon. He also highlights movies at The Tower, along with four major releases hitting theaters around town as we go to press. Be sure to check out his mini movie reviews on page 17.

Further along in the magazine, we reach our ever-popular “Activating Taste Buds.” This time, we revisit Hawks Public House and try some of their other offerings. It was a very nice experience with some excellent food—definitely worth another visit.

Finally, we have a short write-up about the new release of season three of Strange New Worlds, now streaming. The Star Trek universe can be very proud of what has been done with this show—it’s awesome. Also on that page, we tip our big five-gallon cowboy hats to Terry Sidie, who is celebrating 40 years of Faces Nightclub, with lots of ongoing promotions, giveaways, and—of course—dancing, dancing, dancing. Congratulations!

By now, you know this isn’t everything that’s in the new issue of Outword. But all you have to do to read the rest is click your way to our website. You can read it on our ISSUU portal or download a PDF to your computer. As always, it’s free to our readers.

We hope you enjoy this issue, and we hope you’re enjoying the beginning of our, so far, wonderfully mild summer. Stay safe out there—and live, love and laugh a lot.