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Crashing the Party

Aug 28, 2008, Vol. 25, No. 27

FEATURE: Is the election-integrity debate beating up Pima County Democrats? read more »

CURRENTS: A group argues that cows and monuments don't mix read more »

CINEMA: As far as indie films go, 'The Wackness' is competent entertainment--but nothing special read more »

MUSIC: After drugs, drama, violence and prison, Cris Kirkwood is back with the Meat Puppets read more »

ARTS: Video, dance, painting and drawing combine at the UA to break down barriers between art forms read more »

BOOKS: This true-crime book centering on a renowned forensic sculptor fails to enlighten read more »

CHOW: Tatsu Sushi's flavorful entrées and fine fish will appeal to a wide variety of tastes read more »

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Asian for Everyone

Tatsu Sushi's flavorful entrées and fine fish will appeal to a wide variety of tastes

by JAMES REEL

I eat sushi only about once every two years. Raw fish, if it isn't absolutely fresh, can be god-awful, and even sushi that's superb at dinnertime is fit only for the family dog by breakfast....

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Bottom of the Ninth

The Sidewinders' longtime PA announcer looks back as the team prepares to play its final games in Tucson

by DAVE DEVINE

Tucson's always-lukewarm relationship with the Pacific Coast League began on a stormy April night in 1969. Less than 2,200 fans watched the home-team Toros lose, 8-6, at Hi Corbett Field. Four decades later, the Triple-A...

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Crashing the Party

Is the election-integrity debate beating up Pima County Democrats?

by MARI HERRERAS

In some local circles, attorney Bill Risner is revered. In others, he's reviled. On the top floors of the Pima County administration building, the feelings about Risner fall more on the reviled side. After all,...

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Desiring Dynamic

Beowulf Alley mixes known fare, an 'alternative' romp and a brand-new play as it overcomes financial problems

by JAMES REEL

Last week, a half-dozen black-clad Hispanic actors stood on the Beowulf Alley stage, giving a reading of Gavin Kayner's Noche de los Muertos. It was a departure for Beowulf Alley in many ways: opening a...

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Getting the Job Done

Brooklyn's Oxford Collapse hits the road in a van--with a revered label backing them up

by GENE ARMSTRONG

A few years ago, the members of the post-punk band Oxford Collapse never would've thought they'd be able to quit their day jobs and tour the country after having recorded two albums for the powerhouse...

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Grazing Away

A group argues that cows and monuments don't mix

by TIM VANDERPOOL

Conservationists were ecstatic when, in the waning days of his presidency, Bill Clinton created a string of new monuments across the West. Then-Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, a prime driver behind these freshly minted preserves, called...

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True Religion

'Traitor' fails as a politically conscious film, but works well as a suspenseful thriller

by JAMES DIGIOVANNA

It's strange that Christians and Muslims don't get along better. They both think there's only one god, that this god is from somewhere in the Middle East, and that he told a guy named Abraham...

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Very Human

After drugs, drama, violence and prison, Cris Kirkwood is back with the Meat Puppets

by STEPHEN SEIGEL

That a somewhat legendary and notorious musician from Phoenix was inspired to begin playing music after seeing Deliverance is somewhat remarkable on its own. But given the life Meat Puppets bassist Cris Kirkwood has led,...

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Ways of Dealing

As far as indie films go, 'The Wackness' is competent entertainment--but nothing special

by BOB GRIMM

A teenager in the '90s spends his last summer before college listening to Biggie Smalls, selling pot out of an ice cream cooler and trying to get laid. The Wackness, a coming-of-age film with a...

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Know Anything About This Backside Saloon Portrait?

James Reel sent this to me for inclusion on this blog. It’s an e-mail from one Bob Jacobson, and he’s looking for something. Comment or contact me if you know anything: Recently I wrote or spoke...

Very Human: Meat Puppets, @ Club Congress (Part of HoCo) Saturday 8/30 (extended version)

That a somewhat legendary and notorious musician from Phoenix was inspired to begin playing music after seeing the movie Deliverance is somewhat rema. […]

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