We Cranked Out Another One
The new issue of the Weekly is here! Yay! Feel free to comment on its contents here. And feel free to revel in this week’s YouTube Ask a Mexican, too.
See GONZO While You Can!
I finally caught Gonzo over the weekend at the Loft Cinema. Great portrait of the legendary Dr. Thompson. It was a little disturbing to see the parallels between his time and ours, especially when it comes to the ’72 election. See it while you can. Our inside man at the Loft tells us the run…
Chris’ Cafe Turns Six
This announcement arrived too late for last week’s Noshing Around column: For you downtowners, Chris’ Cafe in La Placita Village is celebrating its sixth anniversary this week. As a thank you for your support, customers who buy a sub sandwich get a free beverage. Customers who buy a salad or lunch plate, get a free…
Tucson Favorites 2
Why step into a Dunkin’ Donuts when we have Le Cave’s on South Sixth Avenue? The best glazed donuts in Tucson, and obviously the most beautiful. No, it’s not a building or public art–but to me, it’s Tucson. I went to them (a while ago) to make my wedding cake. Sadly, they don’t do a…
Power Play
As renewable-energy goals approach, utilities and local authorities wait on Congress to act
Rhythm & Views
Aging R&B bad boy Andre Williams has enjoyed a remarkable late-career renaissance in the last dozen years, releasing a string of stellar records and getting backed up by the likes of the Sadies, the Blues Explosion, the Dirtbombs and other heavy hitters. Having settled comfortably into his status as the dirty old man (well, not…
Media Watch
Tucson Newspapers to Cut 30 Jobs As Part of Gannett Layoffs
Rhythm & Views
The twilight-saturated folk-pop of Neil Halstead is a pleasure to listen to, even if, like soy products, his music diminishes manhood and makes dudes feel twee–especially when their girlfriends bust them spinning Halstead’s latest, Oh! Mighty Engine, in the car stereo. That’s OK, since the English singer/songwriter possesses the ability to craft unforgettable songs with…
Police Dispatch
Toothbrush As a Weapon North Los Leones Drive, July 25, 8:45 p.m. An incorrigible 8-year-old caused bodily harm to his mother with a toothbrush, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. A sheriff’s deputy, arriving at the residence, was welcomed by the mother, who had a swollen lip as well as a large bump…
Rhythm & Views
In literature, “synaesthesia” is used to describe a certain type of metaphor, employing a descriptive term usually used for one sense to describe an experience associated with another, like calling something visually boring “quiet.” It’s also a neurological condition in which people associate words with colors. Music critics tend to use synaesthesia all the time:…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Kenny Alden
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
Pick of the Week
Musical Vampires!
Telling Important Stories
Despite a budget deficit, renowned Arizona Onstage pushes on with “Songs for a New World”
Danehy
The late, great Isaac Hayes: 1942-2008
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Fractured American
David E. Stuart colorfully re-creates 1970s Mexico in his fun ‘Flight of Souls’
O’Sullivan
If history is always written by victors… then what is the point?
Cinema for Insomniacs
A babbling, narcissistic voiceover dooms ‘My Winnipeg’ despite occasional flashes of brilliance
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Guest Commentary
In order to defeat HIV, scientists and activists need to find common ground
That Sexy Jesus
A Tucson drama teacher mounts a sequel to ‘Hamlet’ in yet another hilarious summer comedy
Noshing Around
New: Fifth Street Kosher Deli and Market Gwen and Asher Amar will open the newly remodeled deli on Monday, Aug. 25, at the former Feig’s location at 5071 E. Fifth St. The Amars own L’Chaim Catering and also operate Oy Vey Café in the UA Hillel Foundation Center at 1245 E. Second St., and the…
¡Ask a Mexican!
Is American pan-Spanish demeaning?
Optimistic in Tucson
Steve Coogan talks about his new, Old Pueblo-skewering comedy, ‘Hamlet 2’
Down-Home Meats
No matter your take on barbecue, Buck and Lil’s has something for you
Pencils Down
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay,” “Starship Troopers,” “Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert,” and “Smart People”
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
UA Back to School!
Six undergraduate student leaders worth getting to know
Organic Collages
Head Like a Kite’s Goal: to make fun, playful party music
Insurance Issues
Has the Healthcare Group of Arizona turned the corner?
A Pet Cause
Neko Case and friends perform to help some four-legged buddies in need
Dreams of Obama
Transformational president or disappointment?
Soundbites
JULY SHOWERS BRING AUGUST CHAINSAWS As I write this, my awesome landlord is in my front yard, attacking innocent trees and bushes with a mighty and loud chainsaw, trying to keep up with the growth brought by the monsoon. (The fact that I have to claw my way through branches to get to my front…
Seven-Way!
A state-high number of Dems battle in the LD29 House primary
Nine Questions
Marc ‘Vegetable’ McNutt
The Skinny
IT’S GOOD TO KNOW THE RIGHT PEOPLE Who knew that when former Tucson Citizen staffer Ann-Eve Pedersen started Tucson Unified School Supporters–in what would become a successful effort to challenge the Tucson Unified School District’s school-closure plan–that it would inevitably bring her brother-in-law Paul Eckerstrom back to political life? Eckerstrom, a former Pima County Democratic…
Live
MTV Tr3S Circo Rocktastico Tour, Sharks, Wednesday, Aug. 13
