Check Out Our Poll
OK, you’ve all been eagerly awaiting the numbers from the Tucson Weekly/Wick Communications Poll. Without further ado: Democrats: Gabrielle Giffords: 45 percent Patty Weiss: 27 percent Jeff Latas: 6 percent Alex Rodriguez: 1 percent Bill Johnson: 1 percent Francine Schacter: 1 percent Undecided: 20 percent OK, so the numbers add up to more than 100…
$1,000 Reward for Info About Missing Greyhounds
As the Tucson Greyhound Park investigation wheels turn slowly, a $1,000 reward has been posted for information about the 100-200 missing greyhounds. How can so many greyhounds go missing? Well, they can be disposed of and sold for a profit at research labs, used as wolf bait, sold to dog-fighting enthusiasts and other gruesome ways.…
Poll Dance
Yes, the rumors are true: The Tucson Weekly/Wick Communications Poll makes its debut tomorrow with a survey of who’s in the lead in the Democratic and Republican primaries in the Congressional District 8. The poll, conducted by Margaret Kenski of Arizona Opinion, is the first of three polls TW and its Southern Arizona sister newspapers…
Your Tuesday Morning News Update
— If you’re handicapped or frail, and you want to mail something at the Post Office without standing in line … well, you’re screwed. — Gosh, the topic of this Star story looks stunningly familiar. — George W. Bush takes a swipe at Democrats. Meanwhile, the American casualty count in Iraq approaches the number of…
Scott Merk Update
The last we heard, Scott Merk, the veteran facing an uncertain future due to crushing medical expenses arising from his degenerative disc disease, had not been evicted from his home. The Merk family blog said the eviction deadline came and went, and then Scott left a comment on the Tucson Weekly blog on Saturday about…
It’s the End of the World as We Know It?
So news reports are floating around the Internet that some Islamic religious fanatics may try to pull something big tomorrow. Of COURSE they pick a deadline day to do this. Thpppth.
Your Monday Morning News Update
— Snakes on a Plane isn’t bringing in the box office everyone expected. But who cares about that? You want to know how James DiGiovanna feels about it, don’t you? Well, you have something to look forward to in this week’s Weekly! — Saddam’s on trial. Again. — The Star has taken the original, edgy…
Be Careful What You Wish For…
I hate chocolate, but I couldn’t help thinking that there are probably people out there who really wish they could experience something like this. Plus, the man was rescued with the help of cocoa butter. Sweet.
If Elected, He Promises To Seal the Arizona-New Mexico Border
The Skinny recently observed that Republican David Gowan, who is seeking one of two House seats in Legislative District 30, is dumber than a bag of hammers. We also predicted that he’d soon be mailing a hit piece targeting Rep. Marian McClure, the Republican incumbent who is seeking her fourth House term in LD30. (Even…
What’s Wrong With the Media
As I type this, CNN.com’s lead story is this, a piece on the JonBenet Ramsey case. The No. 2 story is this, about a judge finding the idiot warrantless NSA spying program unconstitutional. Um, so a 10-year-old murder case takes precedence over a hugely important constitutional matter. Other stories included on CNN.com’s top latest news…
The Skinny
BLOCKADE Democrat Gabby Giffords got hammered last week by Arizona Daily Star reporter Daniel Scarpinato, who thoroughly dissected “Blocked,” her TV spot boasting that she used a procedural maneuver to outwit Republicans who were introducing a budget proposal in 2003. Scarpinato pointed out that the budget bills that Giffords delayed with a quorum call ended…
Rhythm & Views
The thing about supergroups is they often are not actually super–they end up sounding like washed-out versions of the groups whose members they contain. Golden Smog, however, manages to avoid this fate, sounding exactly like a blend of its members: Jeff Tweedy from Wilco; Gary Louris and Marc Perlman of the Jayhawks; Kraig Jarret Johnson…
Media Watch
‘Opie and Anthony’ replace Mike and Tyler on Rock 107.5
Rhythm & Views
Flesh-obsessed director Russ Meyer’s 1966 soft-core documentary Mondo Topless demonstrated a prurient fascination for inhumanly large breasts. The Jersey-stuck garage slobs bearing the same name crave similar carnal fantasies; they show this with lustful, organ-driven garage slop that immediately summons fantasies of horny, well-endowed strippers shimmying to sweaty jungle rhythms. Led by organ basher/vocalist Sam…
Police Dispatch
Caught In The Act Valencia and Mission Roads, July 29, 3:44 a.m. Authorities busted some teens who were allegedly smoking marijuana in a garage with the door wide open, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. An anonymous call came through that a group of kids were smoking in the garage. A deputy spotted the…
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Scott Merk
Hakuna Matata
‘The Lion King’ brings Broadway to the masses during an extended Tucson run
Pick of the Week
The Importance of Spirituality
Movement and Metamorphosis
UA’s Joseph Gross Gallery exhibits three artists who play with the idea of 2-D vs. 3-D
Tuttle
Breasts, stagnant water, desert destruction, voting machines: All offer hints our society’s going insane
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Guest Commentary
Goldwater Institute: Limousine liberal arguments about school choice are getting tired
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
No Boundaries
Charles Bowden and photographer Michael Berman strip the border to its essence in ‘Inferno’
Danehy
The casinos are bringing in boomer joy with musical blasts from the past
Tour Buddies
Birdmonster and Division Day team up to challenge alternative-rock conventions
Savor the Flavors
‘Royal kabob cuisine’ is a revelation at Sultan Palace
More on Endorsements
A note from the editor.
Hollywood Vagabonds
DeVotchKa’s gypsy-rock songs graduate to the silver screen
Noshing Around
Tucson Originals Reaches Out Tucson’s Krispy Kreme locations closed last week. If you are a former Krispy Kreme employee who’s looking for another job, contact Mitch Levy, owner of Cuvee World Bistro and vice president of Tucson Originals, an organization comprised of local independent restaurants that gives back to the community. Call 881-7577 or check…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“Inside Man,” “The Brak Show, Vol. 2,” and “Awesome: I … Shot That”
Robert Shelton’s Honeymoon
Everybody seems upbeat about the new UA president–but issues (read: funding concerns) loom
Too Important
‘World Trade Center’ deserved a more reliable director than Oliver Stone
Robert Shelton Speaks
On tuition increases: “… I’m sure tuition will go up, but what we need to do is make sure it’s rational, it’s planned, and that we couple it with financial aid so that we’re providing as much predictability, accessibility and affordability as we can. … It’s all this uncertainty that I think is very unfair…
The Art of Subtlety
‘Little Miss Sunshine’ may just save America’s reputation
Liquid Principles
Imagine a world in which science–and the common good–determine water policy
Soundbites
SEIGEL AND DANEHY TALK SEX While in high school, I once had a boss at a record store who was one of the whitest, dorkiest, most socially awkward guys you could ever meet. How white and dorky was he? He grew up running his father’s miniature golf course, ferchrissakes. But his greatest musical love was…
Style and Substance
Ted Downing and Paula Aboud face off in a winner-takes-all primary
Nine Questions
Paul Wild
River Rescue
Environmentalists hope to take San Pedro to the bank
Live
Gaza Strip, 5ft2, The Monster at Vaudeville Cabaret, Sunday, Aug. 13
Eyes to the Sky
The world’s most powerful telescope adds to Arizona’s credentials as a top astronomy haven
Rhythm & Views
Veteran Algerian mixmaster Cheb I Sabbah had decades of a head start on producing global groove music, and he remains light years ahead of most of the pack. His last release, La Kahena, was a very personal return to the North African music of his youth; on La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed, he hands the…
