Retread
“Intolerable Cruelty” offers dated material with a Coen-brother twist.
St. Valentine’s Day Primer
All you ever wanted to know about the holiday from a practicing Catholic.
Still in Touch
Hall and Oates continue to tour as their old hits fill the airwaves.
Multicolored Hearts
Love can’t be reduced to a single splash of red.
Sound and Fury
bydeathsdesign releases an EP that gets the heart and eardrums racing.
Bad News
A note from the editor.
Rhythm & Views
Bruce Stoller plays the paino every Friday and Saturday at the Westin La Paloma, and his CD, On the Loose, Vol. 1, seems aimed to please the people who’ve heard him while sipping a drink or having an early dinner at the resort. The fare includes original tunes and pop pieces, and nearly half of…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Rhythm & Views
Since abdicating a position as music critic at a local daily more than four years ago, I have been so far out of the rock-crit loop that not only am I unfamiliar with many cutting-edge buzz bands, but often I’m in the dark about the bands to which they are compared. I’m such an old…
Dollar Dance
Waltzing around with the state budget.
Soundbites
LUCKY US! This Friday the 13th, I suggest you walk under ladders, cross the path of a black cat or two, and smash a mirror. In other words, it’s no time to be superstitious and refuse to leave the house, not with the musical riches being offered around town that night. The toughest part for…
Media Watch
MORE-NEWS NEWSPAPER: Things may be looking up for hard-news junkies dismayed by the Arizona Daily Star’s softening content during the past 10 years. Interestingly, the changes are being driven by readership studies, which inspired the “happy-talk” turn the Star took in the mid ’90s. Back then, Star management interpreted the results of reader surveys and…
Merely Merce
A modern-dance pioneer’s works shine in the Centennial Hall spotlight.
The Last Mile
Opponents fight the proposed completion of the Barraza-Aviation Parkway, which could uproot businesses and artist studios.
Next Generation
Daniel Asia looks to be a part of the future’s musical traditions.
Fallen Star
Tucson High’s Joe Kay remains partially paralyzed after a terrible injury.
Sweet Mix
Ballet Tucson combines dance, gallery art and dessert to create a Valentine’s Day experience.
Cancer Wars
An abnormal number of kids in Sierra Vista are getting leukemia. Why does the government insist that it’s probably just a coincidence?
Confessions of a Criminal
James Carlos Blake chronicles the fate of Dillinger Gang member Harry Pierpont.
The Skinny
A woman’s prerogative; book and bust; kiddie pool; on the bandwagon; and more!
Yaya Yeah
One of Tucson’s newest Mexican restaurants features low prices, delicious salsa and an unusually early closing time.
Spam Spam Spam Spam
Tucson Q&A with Michael McNulty.
Noshing Around
Aphrodisiacs If you believe in the seductive power of food, go to CuvÉe World Bistro this Valentine’s Day for a sexy dinner. Menu items include Casablanca on the half shell; the lobster of love; is that ginger carrot soup or are you just happy to see me; tipsy greens; cozy salmon in a blanket; surf-and-turf…
Police Dispatch
Driving Without Pants University Area, Jan. 30, 11:22 a.m. According to a University of Arizona Police report, officers arrested a man after he allegedly exposed himself to two female students. The student told police that they were walking on campus when the man began following them in a car. The students said the man repeatedly…
Improvement Noted
Kampai owner David So’s changes have his restaurant heading into Tucson-best territory.
City Week
Talkin’ about sex; freedom to marry; art and soul; movie for brunch; get info from Albert.
Pick
Drepung Gomang monks
Buzz Cut
‘Barbershop 2: Back in Business’ stretches the original film into a thin sequel.
