‘Uptown’ Blues
Brittany Murphy’s latest film crashes and burns.
Addicted to Sex
Sexual addicts and compulsives often lead guilty, secret lives that can be helped through 12-step programs.
Tide of the Season
Members of the Zombies join the fad of reunion concerts, waxing nostalgic and playing timeless hits.
Where to Go for More Information
Sexaholics Anonymous www.sa.org, 623-5674 Sexual Addicts Anonymous www.sexaa.org, 745-0775 Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous www.slaafws.org, 570-6070 Sexual Compulsives Anonymous www.sca-recovery.org Co Dependents of Sex Addicts www.cosa-recovery.org For those opposed to 12-step programs, there is also Rational Recovery at www.rational.org Dr. Patrick Carnes www.sexhelp.com The Meadows www.themeadows.org Dr. Paul Simpson www.sexstruggles.com Dr. Jennifer P. Schneider www.jenniferschneider.com…
Soundbites
BLAZE OF GLORY: Apparently, that fire truck we told you about last month–the one the Mount Lemmon Fire Department bought just before the big-ass fire broke out on the mountain–still has a ways to go to be paid off; the truck’s purchase was to be subsidized by a tax base that has been severely minimized…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
And Then There Was Fire
In ‘Smokechasing’, Stephen Pyne compiles essays that take a new look at wildfires.
The Skinny
Stormy day; the Anna principle; crime and (the privatization of) punishment; wrath of conservatives; bottom-line radio, and more!
Rhythm & Views
Morgan Schlaline and Vic Newman, together known as the Croutons, have one mission: to make their pop songs about as silly as possible. Like They Might Be Giants and Jonathan Richman before them, Tucson’s own Croutons sing songs about the mundane (e.g., pumpkin pie) with reverence; just the very fact that they’re singing a song…
Police Dispatch
Problem Children West Ina Road and North Camino de Oeste, July 28, 10:52 p.m. A Tucson woman alleged her neighbors’ children were harassing her–by doing things like attaching maxi pads to her house, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. A deputy, responding to the call, first noticed the maxi pads. The woman told the…
Brush Off
The Tucson Museum of Art dumps a popular, respected curator.
Park Producers
Tucson Q&A with Barbara Kiernan
My Favorite Martian
In his guidebook to the Red Planet, Tucson’s William K. Hartmann writes like a native.
Loan Wolves
A proposal to rein in predatory lending splits the Tucson City Council.
Hot Diggety Dog!
A Jag, a sunny day and Mexican hot dogs make for a wonderful lunch experience.
Empty Box
The city’s open space check-off program has experienced a drought of donations.
Stuck, Broke and Scared
A family stranded in Tucson finds itself in the middle of a crime.
Monsoon Sadness
Lamenting the loss of our rainy season.
WRONG Turns
A look at some things that are askew in our society.
Web Sites and Wolves
A note from the editor.
City Week
Be our guest (worker); tradition at the Temple; how to write a mystery; storefront art; buzzing birds and the undead.
Pick
Tony Furtado and the American Gypsies
Slasherville Duo
Freddy and Jason team up for more nightmares–and to rid the world of slutty teens.
