Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Adiós, Amigo
Tom bids farewell to outgoing editor/publisher Douglas Biggers.
The Skinny
The Arizona Cardinals have a winning season at the Arizona Legislature… meet your Amphi recall candidates… and more!
Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won’t cost a fortune.
Douglas Biggers Has Left the Building
A few thoughts from our erstwhile leader.
Bye, George
County Waste Water Management chief George Brinsko is calling it quits after more than two decades.
Count Downers
Some sensible advice for the local census effort.
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Examining The Exam
Will the AIMS test improve education — or just lower graduation rates?
Idle Curiosity
Monty Python’s Eric Idle regales audiences at Centennial Hall.
Soundbites
Cat Power covers up at Solar Culture… The Bacon Brothers smoke the Rialto… Bob Log III rolls out on tour… and so much more!
Rhythm & Views
Forget Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and all those other dyed-in-the-flannel self-provocateurs of grunge, Mudhoney was artistically the undisputed, though often neglected, ruler of the early ’90s Seattle rock scene. And March To Fuzz goes to prove it over two splendid, riff-spewing discs of hits, rarities, B-sides, covers and all sorts of musical haberdashery courtesy of…
Rhythm & Views
The Dirty Three have taken shears to the stolid conventions and tedious precision of symphonic music, and scrapped the stuffy cultural aspects altogether. But unlike Rachels, whose fans would probably like them anyway, The Dirty Three have left the viscera and turned it loose on a life of its own. The band’s music has the…
Cultural Countermeasures
The UA Center for Middle Eastern Studies sponsors The Iranian Film Festival.
Leaps And Bounds
Orts, UA Dance and ZUZI! Move It stage concerts this weekend.
Old Pueblo Panache
Bob McMahon’s new Old Pueblo Grille is a Southwestern thrill.
Abominable Encounters
Hunting the humanoid inhabitant of the high Himalayas.
Samurai Surrealism
“Ghost Dog” is a trip to another realm, where every moment is surprising and quietly compelling.
How To Ace AIMS
AIMS WILL BE given over four days next week, to sophomores who need to pass it and to juniors who need to up poor scores from last year. In some schools freshmen will take a practice pre-AIMS test devised by their school district. As experienced test-takers know, there are tricks to doing well on standardized…
