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Is This Sugar Ray’s Final Round?
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Sean Collins stood before the crowd at the Pima County Republican Club luncheon and lit into Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll. Collins, who hopes to unseat Carroll in the Aug. 28 GOP primary in District 4, had a lengthy list of complaints about Pima County government in general—and Carroll in…
What Exactly Is Going on With Vaudeville Cabaret Anyway?
Nobody’s talking about it yet, but something is up with Vaudeville Cabaret at 110 E. Congress St. The bar, largely known for holding a slew of punk-rock, hip-hop and other events during the past decade or so, is apparently closed. The phone has also been disconnected. But if you check out the bar’s Facebook page…
It Might Be Time to Stop Referencing the First Amendment
The whole Chick-fil-A fiasco has already proven that a significant number of Americans have no idea what the First Amendment actually says or means, but Joan Rivers is clearly trying to just get the whole thing revoked: Comedienne Joan Rivers had to be escorted from a Costco store in Burbank Tuesday after she appeared inside,…
Vero Amore Is Moving to the Old Luna Bella Spot in Plaza Palomino
And thus ends the mystery of whether the closure of chef Steven Shultz’s New Red Sky Inside Luna Bella restaurant at Plaza Palomino was permanent or just to make way for construction, as the restaurant’s website claimed for months. News came out today that Vero Amore is moving from it’s location at 3305 N. Swan…
The Range Wins an Award for Blogginess
Congratulations to us, I guess, for winning Best Blog Initiatives in Classes C & D Combined in the Local Media Association’s annual Community Website Contest [link to a PDF] for The Range. The judge or judges commented “Lots of variety, they have fun with it, they don’t take themselves too seriously, it’s breezy, brief and…
More on That New Restaurant Being Opened by the Owners of 47 Scott
Just a quick update on the new downtown place we told you about yesterday. Owner Travis Reese, who owns 47 Scott and Scott and Co. with his partner Nicole Flowers, says the new place will be mainly a restaurant and that the Rhum Bar name on the liquor license application is really only part of…
MMJ Dispensaries Just Around The Corner … Maybe
In a long, drawn-out, seemingly somber process involving ping-pong balls and a stopwatch, the state Department of Health Services on Tuesday randomly chose potential operators for 97 medical marijuana dispensaries across the state. Operator certificates went to applicants in 14 of the 18 Tucson area districts (none were issued for the West Side, Pascua Yaqui,…
Coming Soon: Social House Kitchen and Pub
Sam Hughes Championship Dining at 446 N. Campbell Ave. will close its doors after dinner service this Friday to allow for construction on a new concept expected to open there later this month. The new concept is called Social House Kitchen and Pub – or SoHo, for short – and is expected to open in…
Talking Comics: Axe Cop Edition
Yes, it’s possible that Eric and Arnie have lost their minds, or they’ve reached a moment of true brilliance. Either way, this week, they cover Axe Cop, which you might now from the internet.
Thompson Receives One-Year Probation for Death Threats Against UA’s Rodriguez
A contrary image was presented to Pima County Justice Court Justice of the Peace Keith Bee during Randall Leon Thompson’s hearing yesterday afternoon, in which the 60-year-old Mohave County resident pleaded guilty to using the telephone to harass and threaten a UA assistant professor and will serve a year of supervised probation. During most of…
Loughner: “I’m Not Going To Ever Get Out”
“I plead guilty.” Jared Lee Loughner repeated those words, quietly, slowly and without emotion, more than a dozen times in a Tucson courthouse today as federal Judge Larry Burns read the 19 charges Loughner was admitting to as part of a plea agreement that would spare him the death penalty in relation his shooting rampage…
Arizona Daily Independent Implements Sage Advice of Dan Gibson, Sort Of
A few weeks ago, I wrote this in my Weekly Wide Web column (bold added for emphasis): Arizonadailyindependent.com stretches the very idea of independence. It isn’t exactly terrible, but it’s close, generally either reworking the same press releases everyone gets, or mangling news stories to fit some sort of agenda (seemingly to get Republicans elected).…
The Owner of 47 Scott is Apparently Opening a Downtown Joint Called Rhum Bar
It looks like Downtown is getting yet another watering hole by way of a new place called Rhum Bar that’s going in at 256 E. Congress St. The name on the liquor license application is Travis Reese, co-owner of 47 Scott and Scott and Co., which are located respectively at 47 and 49 N. Scott.…
The Metro Restaurants Gift Certificate Sale is Today and Tomorrow
Restaurants in the Metro Restaurants family will be selling gift cards for half off today, Tuesday, Aug. 7, and tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 8. These sales only come around once or twice a year and are a great way to dig into some prime cuts of meat for cut-rate prices. The restaurants participating include McMahon’s Prime…
Jared Loughner Pleads Guilty
Jim Nintzel, from the courtroom, notes that Loughner is answering the judge’s questions in “a quiet but firm voice” and that he says he “understands the charges and penalties.” The judge is speaking to Loughner now, recapping the incidents of January 8th, 2011, for Loughner to acknowlege that he understands what happened: “You…drew your pistol…
Death Threats Hearing Today at 1:30 p.m.
When the Tucson Weekly interviewed Roberto Rodriguez in July 2011, the UA Chicano studies assistant professor was waiting for UAPD to complete their investigation of a series of violent messages left on Rodriguez’s office voice mail in May 2011. Once UAPD concluded their investigation and referred the case to the Pima County Attorney’s Office, Rodriguez…
Happy Birthday, Caetano Veloso
Today is Brazilian musician/social activist Caetano Veloso’s 70th birthday, and while I’m seething that The Awl beat me to the punch posting one of my favorite moments in film history — Veloso’s performance from the Pedro Almodovar film Talk to Her — but oh well, I’m sharing it again. Enjoy.
The Real Problem With Mainstream Political Reporting
Michael Brendan Dougherty of The American Conservative nails the problem with the mainstream media’s coverage of politics: There is this weird assumption on the part of the media that if a candidate can be hurt if their comments are misconstrued then it is the solemn duty of the media to misconstrue those remarks. This news…
State Health Dept. Director to Blow Balls on the Internet Today
If you are really, really … really, really bored today, you can watch state Department of Health Services Director Will Humble blow balls with numbers on them into a little chamber to pick the recipients of medical marijuana dispensary certificates. Fun. The show will take place live here between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., when…
It’s OK, Single Baldies: Life in Tucson is Evidently Swell
If you’re single bald or balding Boomer, Tucson is on the top 10 hotspot list, according to a press release from a dating site for 50+ singles. So no need to be reaching for the Rogain: Today, OurTime.com, the largest online dating community for 50+ singles with over 2.5 million members, released its 2012 ranking…
This Is What It Looks Like When You’re Falling out of the Sky on Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona During its descent, Curiosity was able to shoot a photo of its own heat shield shortly after it had been jettisoned. NASA released a new batch of photos from the Curiosity rover following the Mars Science Laboratory’s landing in Gale Crater yesterday. The above photo was taken as the robotic lab was…
Happy Birthday, Elliott Smith
It’s Elliott Smith’s birthday, and the famed musician would have been 43 years old today if his life hadn’t ended prematurely at 34. A gifted lyricist and a talented guitarist, his music is ideal for rainy days and pensive moments. For certain, he is still missed.
The Great Gatsby Says Goodbye to Christmas
There’s some bad news for those anxiously awaiting the Christmas movie release of The Great Gatsby. The original release date is now pushed to next summer. Apparently, the movie isn’t artsy enough to compete with the Oscar-baiting holiday films and will seemingly fit better among the superheroes and kids movies of the summer. Does Either…
AIMS Scores Better, Still Low
The school year is underway and in light of new beginnings, here are last year’s AIMS scores. Now although the scores may be better than last year overall, there are still some concerns about the fact that less than two-thirds of Arizona students and a range from half to almost 70 percent of students in…
A Tea Place Worth Your Time
I’ve never really considered myself a tea drinker, but I visited The Scented Leaf, a teahouse/lounge located in the Main Gate Square last Saturday morning, and I may have developed an appreciation for the stuff. The Scented Leaf used to be located down the street on University Boulevard, and was a perfume shop before owners…
UA’s HiRISE Snaps Pic of Curiosity’s Descent on Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona NASA’s Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on Aug. 5 A huge congrats to the UA team running the Lunar and Planetary Lab’s HiIRSE camera: They got the timing just right to get a shot of Curiosity as it dropped…
Does Yelp Filter Reviews Based on Advertising?
Every time I mention my not-entirely-positive feelings about Yelp on The Range, a parade of the site’s rabid supporters hit our comment section proclaiming that I’m jealous or stupid or whatever, but if Yelp is such a spectacular outlet for the voice of the everyday consumer, why are advertisers complaining the results are fixed? But…
Today in Follow-Ups to Jeff Buckley Posts From Last Year
Not that there was too much interest when I posted about the barrage of Jeff Buckley biopics possibly coming to theaters at some point last year, but it is somewhat promising to hear former Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley’s not-at-all-terrible take on Buckley’s “Lilac Wine” recorded in some club somewhere. However, due to licensing issues,…
Food Truck Roundup Tonight
Shave ice, pizza, kettle corn, gourmet sandwiches, barbecue and tons more will be up for grabs tonight at the Tucson Food Truck Roundup at Tower Theatres in Marana. Head over here or over here for more on that. One of the new trucks I’ve been noticing at these events is Hellfire Pizza Co., which blends…
Curiosity Lands on Mars Tonight!
We know we mentioned a few days ago that NASA’s Curiosity rover will be landing on Mars tonight, but our not-so-inner space geek couldn’t resist posting this video briefing on the mission narrated by Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise. Nice get there, NASA! You can read more about the mission at Space.com…
A Beautiful Tucson Sunday: Documentary and Acosta Encuentro
It’s a beautiful Tucson Sunday that’s certainly worth a morning hike, but later today as the desert heats up there are two activities I suggest that celebrate Tucson (with air conditioning): The Heart and Soul of Tucson is a documentary tribute to Tucson’s El Casino Ballroom by Daniel Buckley and produced by Ralph Gonzales and…
Political Roundtable: Steve K. vs. Tucson Tea Party & So Much More!
Watch August 03, 2012 on PBS. See more from Arizona Illustrated. A feisty edition of Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable as Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik and Tucson Tea Party founder Trent Humphries spar over the direction of the Republican Party while Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers tries to stay out of their way.…
The Most Unwanted Endorsement of the 2012 Campaign Season
As early ballots land in mailboxes around the state, candidates are hitting the hot and dusty campaign trail, touting their credentials and endorsements. But there’s one endorsement nobody is touting. Former state Rep. Daniel Patterson, a Democrat-turned-independent from Tucson who was forced out of the Legislature this year after allegations of wide-ranging ethics violations, released…
Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Tweeting Facts About an Imaginary Mars Olympics
I feel like the commentary during NBC’s Olympics coverage somehow manages to make me know less about the sports being covered, so I’m balancing that loss of knowledge with Neil deGrasse Tyson’s series of tweets about what the Olympics on Mars would be like. I have no idea why he’s pursuing this line of thinking,…
Johnny Cash’s 1985 Canadian ATM Ad Is Wonderful and Confusing
Thanks to Dangerous Minds for posting two advertisements for the JohnnyCash Money Machine, an early ATM from Canada Trust Bank. 1985, when this commercial was aired, wasn’t the high point of Cash’s career (he was about to be dropped from his long-running label Columbia and had suffered a severe injury by ostrich a few years…
Sky Bar Hosts Party for Curiosity’s Touchdown on Mars
On Sunday night, NASA’s latest robotic science lab, Curiosity, is scheduled to land inside Gale Crater. The wheeled buggy will build on discoveries from the Phoenix Mars Lander, which was run by the UA Lunar and Planetary Lab. The UA has a smaller role with Curiosity, but local space science junkies will gather at Sky…
Political Roundtable Tonight: Carmona vs. Flake, Barber vs. McSally, Kirkpatrick vs. Paton, County Primaries and Much More!
It’s been a big week in politics—and Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable will sort through it all tonight. We’ll break down the latest poll numbers in the U.S. Senate and congressional races, check in to see what’s going on as early voting starts in the primaries for the Pima County Board of Supervisors, talk about some…
Get Your Growler Filled at Whole Foods
Tucson’s two Whole Foods locations have taken advantage of a new state law (pushed through by the Walgreens people, of all things) to offer growler fills. Currently, the same list of beer options are available at each location, but word is that the managers of each store will break out on their own, selecting beers…
Did the Arizona Daily Star Ask for Their Staff’s Twitter Passwords?
There are certainly a number of actions that occur over at the Arizona Daily Star that befuddle us here at the Weekly, but yesterday we heard through the grapevine something that was even beyond our general confusion. Apparently, an email went out to about two dozen employees requesting that those reporters turn over their Twitter…
This Week in Tucson Bicycling
It happens so rarely in this town, but find out how one cyclist got back his prized bike after it was stolen. A Tucsonan snags the Single Speed USA Championship belt. Find out how he won the event. How annoying is it when you show up at a store and there is no place to…
Local Chick-fil-A Viral Video Costs Tucsonan His Job
You might have seen the above video floating around the internet yesterday, but you may or may not have been aware that it was shot in Tucson, by Adam Smith, CFO/Treasurer of Tucson company Vante. Well, former CFO/Treasurer of Vante, as he was let go by the medical technology company yesterday: Vante regrets the unfortunate…
TUSD Press Release Asks for “Civility”
In a press release sent out today by Tucson Unified School District’s media staffer Cara Rene, TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone asks for civility when it comes to Mexican American studies. Tucson Freedom Summer must have been tough on the beleaguered school district, but I’m not sure if the healing Pedicone calls for can easily begin…
Sheriff Joe to Rolling Stone: “Controversy—Well, It Hasn’t Hurt Me in 50 Years”
Joe Hagen profiles profiles Sheriff Joe for Rolling Stone: “My people said, ‘You’re stupid to do an interview with that magazine,'” says Arpaio, talking about Rolling Stone, “but hey, controversy — well, it hasn’t hurt me in 50 years.” Arpaio is an unabashed carnival barker. And his antics might be amusing if he weren’t also…
Learn To Tie A Bow Tie With Bill Nye The Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy, one of my favorite characters from childhood, is coming to YouTube. It was announced this week via podcast that he’ll be bringing his famous Science Guy videos to the website’s Nerdist Channel, so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, enjoy this quirky video of Bill demonstrating the correct way…
Ally Miller Lets The Weekly Have It!
Yikes! Ally Miller really doesn’t like us, as you can see from this clip from last week’s debate between the four Republicans seeking to replace Ann Day on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. In her effort to dismiss our reporting, Miller gets her facts wrong about the county’s HURF dollars (and changes her story…
Here’s a New Doctor Who Trailer
I’m not a Doctor Who guy (mostly just out of ignorance and my general ambivalence toward science fictionish things), but I know a lot of people are (including some employees of the Weekly), so here’s a trailer for season 7. Also, if you’re into animated GIFs…AND I TOTALLY AM…head to the Doctor Who tumblr for…
The Paranormal Activity Continues!
If you’ve watched all three Paranormal Activity movies, you know there are many questions that the series has left answered even though several plot threads have been wrapped up already. After watching the trailer for Paranormal Activity 4, released today on iTunes, I’m not sure what we’ll be finding out in this movie. But as…
UA Professor Asks for Support from Elected Officials
The last time we interviewed Roberto Rodriguez in July 2011, it was about a series of violent death threats he received on his work place voice mail at the UA because of his ardent support for the Tucson Unified School District’s dismantled Mexican American Studies program, and how anti-Mexican American Studies rhetoric was possibly behind…
Satisfaction Guaranteed
There really was a classified ad soliciting a volunteer for a time-travel journey. It ran in a 1997 issue of Backwoods Home, a magazine espousing Libertarian principles and living off the grid. “You’ll get paid after we get back,” the ad explained, before adding cryptically, “Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have…
The Skinny
Board of Supes candidate Ally Miller continues her crusade against the Weekly, and then demonstrates that she doesn’t understand revenue bonds … New endorsements in the supervisor races … and more!
Grateful to Be Back
Sometimes, life seems to offer up a heartening symmetry, or perhaps a mysteriously timed sense of balance. Friday, Aug. 3, holds such symmetry for actress Kim Lowry, who returns to the stage after an absence of more than a decade. She is part of the cast of The Body in the Bath, a new adaptation…
Good Junk
I was excited for The Watch, a comedy starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill, simply because I love each of those guys. But I started to get a little worried when I saw the confusing ad campaign, which didn’t acknowledge the fact that The Watch is an alien-invasion movie. Aliens finally made it…
Media Watch
Mooney goes “RAW”; New sports anchor at KGUN; Music replaces talk for a few days at KWFM
Now Showing at Home
Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live (Blu-ray); Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season One (Blu-ray); The Last Days of Disco (Blu-ray)
Deseg Extension
For most supporters of the Tucson Unified School District’s dismantled Mexican-American studies program, Friday, July 13, wasn’t a day to expect bad luck. It was a day of hopeful anticipation that a court-appointed desegregation expert would begin a process to return the classes in time for the upcoming school year. But those hopes were dashed…
Crepes Done Right
As a former chef, I can cook most things that appear on restaurant menus. Crepes, however, have always presented a challenge. Maybe my batter isn’t quite thin enough, or thick enough. Maybe my pan is too hot, or too cold. Maybe I cook them 30 seconds too long or not quite long enough. Making the…
Precarious Life
As rivers go, the Santa Cruz is a border-jumping nomad. Starting in Southern Arizona’s lush San Rafael Valley, it forges a 35-mile loop through Mexico before flowing back across the line near Nogales. Its continued existence is likewise an international affair. Nearly 30 miles of the river in the Santa Cruz Valley south of Tucson…
Danehy
A while back, some guy walked into a packed movie theater in Colorado and shot a bunch of people. If you measure time in news cycles, it was eons ago. As big, splashy stories go, it followed the typical arc: After the initial newsflash, there was the rush to be first with details and the…
Police Dispatch
Everybody was dog custody fighting; Grandma caught him red-handed
Editor’s Note
When you’re in the hard-news biz, it can be easy to get frustrated with humanity. After all, look at what we have to deal with. Flip through the front of this week’s issue, and you find coverage of a mass shooting, underwater mortgages, dishonest politicians and so on. There are days when I borrow my…
A Family Affair
At a recent Clean Elections forum at Pima Community College’s west campus, Democrat Maria de la Luz Garcia choked up as she explained why she wants to represent the people of Tucson’s west and southwest sides. Her late husband, former Democratic state Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia, died while holding the position of minority leader in…
Serraglio
When John Bailey walked out of prison after serving 25 years for a robbery that cost a woman her life, he knew there was something he needed to do. The court had found him guilty of first-degree murder, even though it also found that his weapon had discharged accidentally. That detail, and his obvious remorse,…
Mailbag
The Pima County Public Library stands behind its circulation policy
Japandroids: Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl)
After a barrage of fireworks and crashing drums, Brian King introduces Japandroids’ second album, Celebration Rock: “Long lit up tonight and still drinking, don’t we have anything to live for?” Not so celebratory. Since their 2009 debut album, Post-Nothing, Japandroids have played with the heart of Bruce Springsteen and the body of Hüsker Dü, creating…
Guest Commentary
Picture a typical Tucson neighborhood. “For sale” signs go up and eventually disappear. The couple that went underwater in that cute house is long gone to foreclosure. Their home, which sat marooned and neglected for more than a year, sells at a price considerably below property valuations for the rest of the street. The new…
Putting a Face on Migrant Deaths
Illegal immigration is one of those topics that everyone seems to have a strong opinion about. And sometimes, we get so caught up in the politics of people illegally crossing the border that we don’t think about how many lives are lost in the desert every year. Two University of Arizona journalism graduates are here…
Noshing Around
Wilko’s new cocktails; Tea replaces cupcakes; The battle to eat very hot things; Make some mead
Metric: Synthetica (Mom and Pop)
There’s plenty to fear about a things-are-not-as-they-seem future. But there’s also, in Metric’s fifth album, Synthetica, a guide to stripping away the layers of disorientation and disillusionment to find defiant authenticity at the core of life. Consider it the sort of thrilling dance-rock record for those who can carve out their own resistance and find…
The Bright Stuff
Michael Farley is unhappy with Pima County’s leadership—and he plans to do something about it. Farley has a reason to be upset with the county. He owns vacant land at the intersection of Kolb and Valencia roads and had been planning on developing a shopping center that could include a Walmart, Best Buy and other…
Guided by Voices: Class Clown Spots a UFO (Fire)
Those who call themselves Guided by Voices completists are either the most slavishly devoted or the most singularly myopic music fans in the world. To others, Guided by Voices’ prolific oeuvre is a testament to their remarkable imperfection. Now, after years of retirement, the reunited GBV “classic” lineup (1993-1996) has, in typical fashion, cranked out…
A New Trend?
We all know the music industry is a little crazy. Consider, for a moment, the industry’s relation to cover songs. Time was, the industry was completely reliant on one artist writing a song, and then everyone and their cousin recording it. Where would shows like American Idol and The Voice be without the concept of…
Top Ten in Movies
1. Casa de Mi Padre Lionsgate 2. Lockout Sony 3. Get the Gringo 20th Century Fox 4. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Sony 5. Silent House Universal 6. American Reunion Universal 7. The Deep Blue Sea Music Box 8. God Bless America Magnolia 9. The Hunter Magnolia 10. The Three Stooges 20th Century Fox
What’s Your Story?
One of the most interesting things our desert burg offers its parched but passionate denizens is a chance to tell each other our stories. Not just friend telling friend what happened last night at the ballgame, or great-grandma Butz regaling her favorite grandkid with stories about the good old days. There’s a different kind of…
Soundbites
A recording and production retreat hits town; Seashell Radio returns to town; A benefit for Tyler Dunn; and more!
City Week
Meeting music teachers; A charter school opens; Stories from El Casino; Bird fest!
Weekly Wide Web
Whenever the Olympics are held somewhere outside of American-friendly time zones, there are always going to be complaints about television coverage and spoilers. And this year, the London games (am I the only person calling the 30th Summer Olympics “the Triple-X Olympiad”?) are no exception, with some events delayed six hours or more after they…
Top Ten in Music
1. Gaslight Anthem Handwritten (Mercury) 2. Slipknot Antennas to Hell (Roadrunner) 3. Passion Pit Gossamer (Columbia) 4. Nas Life Is Good (Def Jam) 5. Frank Ocean channel ORANGE (Def Jam) 6. Baroness Yellow and Green (Relapse) 7. Hellyeah Band of Brothers (Eleven Seven) 8. Casa de Mi Padre (DVD) Lionsgate 9. Aesop Rock Skelethon (Rhymesayers)…
Fear and The Man
In a perfect world, we would all be freely exchanging marijuana for money like we trade our fine legal tender for bread or bananas or apples or Trek Madone bicycles. But we don’t. The Man here in the great state of Arizona has made sure of that, putting a crimp in our collective style and…
It’s the Insulin
Ever wonder why you can’t lose weight, no matter how hard you try? Maybe it’s because you’re a hunter eating like a farmer, or vice versa. Back in school, we learned how early humans were divided into two categories: hunter/gatherers (today, we’d call them foragers), and farmers. The hunter/gatherers relied on skill, cunning and the…
Nine Questions
Dennis J. Fesenmyer is the owner, art director and designer at Fezlab, a graphic-design firm with clients including Walt Disney, 9 Queens, the Reid Park Zoo and the Girl Scouts. His upcoming projects include doing branding for the new Tap and Bottle, a redesign of Hotel Congress’ website, and a few top-secret gigs. He and…
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: I’m a Mexican-American high school student, and just as patriotic as the Joneses who live next to me. In my neighborhood, a gabacho got mad when someone hung a Mexican flag, and ended up cutting it down. I think this whole idea of putting one’s flag up and taking another’s down seems pretty…
Top Ten in Books
1. Judgment Call J.A. Jance, HarperCollins ($25.99) 2. A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1 George R.R. Martin, Bantam ($9.99) 3. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Seth Grahame-Smith, Grand Central ($7.99) 4. Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet Andrew Blum, Ecco ($26.99) 5. Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James, Vintage…
Live
In the spirit of Muppet Month at the Loft Cinema, I’ve asked my good friends Statler and Waldorf to help write this review. (A local electronic trio sets up and proceeds to play 45 minutes worth of lullaby-esque, melodic and sometimes pounding electro with R&B-infused vocals.) Waldorf: So who’s this … music video? And why…
TQ&A
After performing covers off and on for 40 years, Scott Peterson, also known as Scotty P., is at a crossroads—he wants to make a new sound for himself. Peterson has played in bars and restaurants all over Tucson and currently owns his own DJ company, ScottyPDJ. As he revamps his sound and style, Peterson pledges…
Poll: Kirkpatrick vs. Paton Congressional Race a Dead Heat
It’s a big day for polls. We’ve already seen surveys from both Congressman Ron Barber (noting that he has a big lead over his rivals) and from the League of Conservation Voters, noting that Democrat Richard Carmona and Republican Jeff Flake are in a close race. Now Republican Jonathan Paton has released a survey by…
Huffington Post Readers Have Weird Problems
First of all, if you’re going to go to the trouble of stealing something, it really shouldn’t be a Facebook status. I probably see one status a day that’s notable to me in some way, whether its clever or insightful or whatever, and then like the lead character in Memento, I go to sleep and…
Planned Parenthood Arizona Files Injunction to Stop State Crazy Train
Planned Parenthood Arizona filed an injunction in federal court Tuesday to block a new state law that would stop any federal dollars that pass through the state from going to Planned Parenthood, even for health-care services such as cancer screenings, STD treatment or other women’s health services. During a phone press conference yesterday, Bryan Howard,…
