My Idiot Colleagues Are Totally Wrong
Saxon, Kelli–you’re both fuckwits! Arizona’s motto should be: We got cactus! Quarter No. 2 is not only the finest design of the five, but perhaps the best quarter design of all the 53 states. I close my eyes, and I can still see it. It’s the last thing I think about when I fall asleep…
In-n-Out Update: The sequel
In a previous blog message, I said that In-n-Out Burger was tentatively going to open on April 19. That, my burger loving buddies, is not going to happen.. However, I just called again and now they are saying tentatively on April 24, 25 or 26. So stay tuned to the blog for updated I-n-O alerts.
State Quarters
Choice No. 1 has my vote in the state quarter design contest. I think you should vote for it as well. Nintzel likes No. 2 (as you can read about in The Range when the issue’s online here shortly), but I think it’s too busy. As journalists, we both have very strong feelings about currency…
Tax Day
Just got back from filing my taxes–well, my extension, to be honest. And while we all like to bitch and moan about them, it’s worth noting that income taxes really do soak the rich, while the rest of us get a pretty decent deal. Not as good a deal as we used to get, because…
Shooting at Virginia Tech
As you all probably know, at least 31 people, including the gunmen, were killed on the Virginia Tech campus this morning. The details of the incidents (the gunman started shooting at a dorm, and then, two hours later, attacked a classroom) are horrifying.
Another Reason to Be Depressed on a Monday
The Christian Science Monitor, which is still a damn good paper, brings us this fascinating story about the death of massive numbers of bees—which could lead to some very, very bad things.
Sept. 11 Conspiracy Theorists: Here’s a Space for Your Danehy Responses
Tom Danehy’s recent column has unhinged some local Sept. 11 conspiracy theorists. One has sent me a 3,000-word essay that he wants me to publish; he doesn’t understand why I won’t. While I am more than happy to publish letters that are within, say, a mile of our 250-word rough limit (even the letter we…
More on Vonnegut
For those of you interested in the late, great writer, I encourage you to check out this interview — running in NUVO, Indianapolis’ alternative newsweekly.
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events that were received too late for inclusion in our print issue. Saturday, April 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Max Gallery 3001 E. Skyline Drive Art Show. The work of LuLu Tatum and Brian Jones will be featured. Call 529-7349 for information. Monday, April 16 Animal Birth Control 1114…
L.A. Confidential
I just got back from a lovely five-day trip to Los Angeles. Some highlights: My roommate, who was kind enough to do most of the driving, was honked at/flipped off by California motorists six times. I counted. On a whim, we decided to spend one night at the Hotel Queen Mary in Long Beach (the…
The Charismatic Controversy
A mysterious occurrence at a local Catholic youth retreat highlights a debate over the Holy Spirit
Still Culture Jamming
Negativland’s Mark Hosler talks about intellectual property, creativity and multimedia art
Incomplete Education
Medical Students for Choice fear that abortion rights and access are slowly being chipped away
Soundbites
SPEND YOUR LIFE SAVINGS ON LIVE MUSIC You’ve heard the term “heavy touring season,” yes? This week, we Tucsonans again get to remember what exactly that term means. In other words, we’re lousy with awesome live music over the next seven days, so plunk your cover charges down and enjoy, my fellow music junkies. Here…
Bullhead City
Stubborn and scandalous behavior prevails at the Arizona Legislature
Nine Questions
Eric Johnson
The Phoneys VI
As a taxpayer, you pay big bucks for public information officers–some helpful, some not
Live
Static-X, Otep at the Rialto Theatre, Tuesday, April 3
The Skinny
IN DOWNTOWN TUCSON DID BOB WALKUP/ A STATELY PLEASURE-DOME DECREE The Tucson City Council acted quickly last week when it approved a $190 million plan to build a new arena and remodel the convention center. The plan also calls for the city to sell some tax-exempt bonds to fund the construction of a new public/private…
Rhythm & Views
Nearly every song title on Kill the Lights’ Buffalo of Love would make a great title for a short story: “Two Sinister Gentlemen,” “Skinny White Girls,” “You Took My Knife,” “Lady Sniper,” “Ceremony in the Basement.” Enigmatic phrases like these usually suggest a deeper texture to an album, and Buffalo of Love is, like the…
Police Dispatch
Forget Something? Green Valley, March 16, 9:56 a.m. A woman accused her elderly neighbor of wandering outside to feed the birds sans pants, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The woman was smoking a cigarette in the courtyard of her home around 11:15 a.m. on March 15. She said several other residents of the…
Rhythm & Views
Chimaira
Media Watch
And That’s ‘The Truth’: 104.1 Becomes Tucson’s First FM Talk Station
Top Ten in Music
CD City top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Lauren Shebuski
Quiet Disappointments
The premiere of ‘Hippie Mexicana’ shows the play could still use some work
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Dance From the Past
The melodies of Appalachia motivate part of FUNHOUSE’s upcoming concert
Danehy
Oh, great: Now Tom, like the Donald, is feuding with Rosie
Pick of the Week
Reviving Silenced Traditions
Raw Humanity
Ann Cummins’ debut novel masterfully explores loneliness and clashing cultures in the Southwest
Tuttle
Connie takes on technology, God, Anna Nicole and monogamy
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Poems Come Home
The 25th annual Tucson Poetry Festival examines the event’s past
Guest Commentary
Society’s treatment of smokers demonstrates an air of moral superiority
The Arrogant Advocate
‘An Unreasonable Man’ admirably presents both sides of Ralph Nader’s legacy
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Vote Early, Not Often
A note from the editor.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Rhythm & Views
Resurrection is more than just a catchy, metal-sounding album title for Cleveland’s Chimaira–it’s an understatement given the last two years of their career. Chimaira severed ties with Roadrunner Records last April, and many questioned the band’s future. With a new fire lit under their asses, Chimaira have indeed been resurrected, and are more ferocious than…
¡Ask a Mexican!
Do Mexican illegal immigrants really not pay taxes?
Cult-Film Throwback
This demented double-feature is worth three-plus hours of your time
Mixed Meals
After two divergent visits to Micha’s del Norte, we don’t know what to think
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“The Natural: The Director’s Cut,” “Tom Goes to the Mayor: The Complete Series,” and “Bedazzled”
Noshing Around
New: Bajio Mexican Grill Bajio opened last week at 4660 E. Camp Lowell Drive; 323-0060. The Taxman Cometh This year, you have until Tuesday, April 17, to pay the IRS. On April 17, Terra Cotta will be offering 17 percent off your lunch or dinner bill (before tax and gratuity). You must request the “tax…
Death Count
Feds go gunning for endangered species
Tunes From the Crypt
Post-rock duo Zombi make synthesizers sound scary
