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The Metamorphosis of the Bug Man
From a garage full of caterpillars, Carl A. Olson spent the last 38 years curating the state's largest insect collection
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Summer Tube!
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AZ Illustrated Politics: Is Downtown Revitalization Finally Here?
On this week's AZ Illustrated Politics: Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Rio Nuevo Board Chairman Fletcher McCusker and Hotel Congress Entertainment Director David Slutes join host Jim Nintzel to discuss downtown Tucson's growing restaurant scene, the possibilities of… -
Warning: You Have One Week to Submit Your Best of Tucson Ballot
So, let's rap. Today is Friday, May 24. Next Friday, one week from today, is the last day of the month, May 31. On that day, we're closing voting for this year's Best of Tucson®. Therefore,… -
'90s Band Hanson Is Selling Beer Now Called — Wait For It — Mmmhops
You can't make this stuff up. Apparently Hanson, the band of mop-topped brothers from the mid-'90s that all of the girls I went to elementary school with cooed about, has shifted priorities a bit. They've gone… -
U.S. District Judge Finds That Joe Arpaio's Department Engages in Racial Profiling
Looks like Joe Arpaio, who calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," will have to stand down for a little while now. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow issued a ruling today, upholding claims that the Maricopa County Sheriff's… -
Your 3D Printed Gun Might Blow Up In Your Hands
Remember the Liberator? The single-shot plastic gun, made with fairly cheap materials, fabricated with 3D printers? The one whose blueprints were pulled down by the State Department, but not before they were downloaded more than 100,000… -
Let's All Celebrate the 80th Birthday of a Tucson Institution: Tiger, of Hotel Congress's Tap Room!
If you've spent any of your time and money at Hotel Congress's Tap Room, you've surely encountered Tom "Tiger" Ziegler , the long-beloved bartender who has prowled behind the bar at HoCo for 54 years. Well,… -
Of Course It Exists: Here's the Trailer for Jodi Arias' Lifetime Movie
Coming to your television screen sooner rather than later (unlike the story of Jodi Arias, which is constantly on the edge of any television viewer's consciousness): Lifetime presents Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret. The synopsis, via…
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AZ Illustrated Politics: Is Downtown Revitalization Finally Here?
On this week's AZ Illustrated Politics: Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Rio Nuevo Board Chairman Fletcher McCusker and Hotel Congress Entertainment Director David Slutes join host Jim Nintzel to discuss downtown Tucson's growing restaurant scene, the possibilities of… -
Your 3D Printed Gun Might Blow Up In Your Hands
Remember the Liberator? The single-shot plastic gun, made with fairly cheap materials, fabricated with 3D printers? The one whose blueprints were pulled down by the State Department, but not before they were downloaded more than 100,000… -
The Boy Scouts of America To Admit Openly Gay Scouts
Big, big news out of Texas, where the Boy Scouts of America have lifted the ban on membership based on sexual orientation, allowing for openly gay scouts to join for the first time in the organization's… -
Atheist State Rep's Secular Invocation Done Over 'In Repentance' By Christian State Rep.
On Tuesday, Arizona's District 26 Rep. Juan Mendez made national headlines for delivering a secular invocation at the beginning of the day's floor session. Yesterday, District 11 Rep. Steve Smith, apparently, didn't appreciate that at all.… -
Gov. Brewer Appoints New ASDB Board Members to Replace Expired Terms
Big news regarding the Arizona School for the Blind and Deaf, in wake of the tumult we've been covering recently. This just in from ASDB: Governor Jan Brewer Appoints Board Members for the Arizona State Schools… -
El Rio: Steve K Says Grand Canyon U Move to El Rio Not Likely
On the Bill Buckmaster Show on Friday, May 17, when Steve Kozachik was asked if the city's courting of Grand Canyon University to develop a campus on the the El Rio Golf Course property in Barrio… -
Here's Your "Hope in the Middle of Devastation" Moment of the Day
There aren't a ton of heartwarming stories coming out of Oklahoma today - it appears that the death toll might have been overstated yesterday, although there are still people unaccounted for, so who knows? - but…
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A SpudBoy Picks His 10 Favorite Devo Songs
It's no secret I'm a huge fan of Devo. In anticipation of their show at the Rialto tonight (tickets still available!), I though't I'd share my 10 favorite Devo tracks. 10. Space Junk/Q:Are We Not Men?… -
Look, It's Tucson's Brian Lopez (oh, and KT Tunstall)!
Here's a sweet, sweet video of a new tune by KT Tunstall. Its beautiful, but it's also beautiful to see Tucson's Brian Lopez singing along and the entire moment taking place in Tucson's Wavelab Recording Studios.… -
Coachella Starts Advance Ticket Sale this Friday
You might be sad or regretting that you missed Coachella this year. Do not despair music lovers there is always next year. Starting Friday, May 24th, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT Coachella will start advance ticket… -
The Lonely Island Puts Hashtag Rap In Its Place (Looking at You, Drake)
In their second offering to YouTube's highly-advertised Comedy Week, The Lonely Island has decided to take the recent hip-hop trend of hashtag rap (as perpetrated by Drake, Childish Gambino, Kanye West and others) and turn it… -
The Woodstock Trend
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Talk Nature
Aw, check out Macklemore and Ryan Lewis talk about growing up in Seattle's outdoors for the Nature Conservancy. They grew up on Capitol Hill in Seattle and hung out freestyling at local parks at night. Mackelmore…
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AZ Illustrated Politics: Is Downtown Revitalization Finally Here?
On this week's AZ Illustrated Politics: Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Rio Nuevo Board Chairman Fletcher McCusker and Hotel Congress Entertainment Director David Slutes join host Jim Nintzel to discuss downtown Tucson's growing restaurant scene, the possibilities of… -
Dance Film Sets Out to Claim Rosemont
Rosemont Mine? No, actually, according to local activists, it's Rosemont Ours. You probably heard about it during election season. A Canadian mining company is looking to build a 14,000 acre open-pit copper mine in the Santa… -
John McCain, Friend to Consumers, Wonders Why He Has to Keep Updating His Apps Manually
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AZ Illustrated Politics: Medicaid Expansion, Election Bills, Rosemont Mine & More
On this week's AZ Illustrated Politics: Host Jim Nintzel, Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez-Peterson, former Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and Tucson Tea Party founder Trent Humphies talk about the chances…
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John McCain, Friend to Consumers, Wonders Why He Has to Keep Updating His Apps Manually
People, John McCain just wants to make your lives easier. First, he's going after TV providers by crusading for you to have a la carte cable programming. His new mission: Making it so you don't have… -
'SWJ Looking For Same': Juggalos Searching For Love Online
Everyone needs love: Ugly folks, BSG fans and lovers of cowboys alike. That does, in fact, include fans of the Insane Clown Posse — or, as they're called in common parlance, Juggalos. Now, for whatever reason,… -
Yahoo Buys Tumblr; Tumblr Users Flee Like Rats From a Sinking Ship
Ah, Tumblr: the source of our hopes, dreams and nightmares. Yet Tumblr's soon-to-be-parent company, Yahoo, invites only one thing: abject horror. Apparently, Tumblr users are fleeing in droves upon hearing that the search giant is buying…
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Of Course It Exists: Here's the Trailer for Jodi Arias' Lifetime Movie
Coming to your television screen sooner rather than later (unlike the story of Jodi Arias, which is constantly on the edge of any television viewer's consciousness): Lifetime presents Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret. The synopsis, via… -
Oh Hey, the University of Arizona Was Knocked by Family Guy
In what I can only assume is some sort of retaliatory shot at our fair city for celebrating the cancellation of The Cleveland Show, the folks at Family Guy dropped another insult on Tucson, this time… -
Shows About Women Shouldn't Just be About Being a Woman
About a year ago, a YouTube channel started up, promising to tell women’s stories. Since then the channel, WIGS, has accumulated nearly 40 million video views and 180,000 subscribers. It’s the #1 channel on YouTube for…
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