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We Call B.S.
Both in lying and in telling the truth, people are guided by their beliefs concerning the way things are. These guide them as they endeavor either to describe the world correctly or to describe it deceitfully. For this reason, telling lies does not tend to unfit a person for telling the truth in the same…
New: The Little Greek
A new restaurant called The Little Greek is open at 1101 N. Wilmot Road, in El Dorado Plaza. You can take a look at the menu right here. It was a bit early when we called this morning for more details and nobody was in yet, but we did find this description on the restaurant’s…
The Lion’s Den Outdoor Dinner Is This Weekend
The caravan of mobile eateries that make up Tucson’s food truck scene will cruise into the International Wildlife Museum at 4800 W. Gates Pass Road for an event this Saturday. The Lion’s Den Outdoor Dinner will feature food by Street Delights, Smokin’ Hot BBQ, Jamie’s Bitchen Kitchen, Red Wagon Steak and Subs and several other…
Today’s Labor Day Cookout Tip: The Sausage Shop
What’s so special about the Sausage Shop Meat Market and Deli at 1015 W. Prince Road? Everything, that’s what. Some days, you might come in wanting a bit of breakfast sausage, only to find the Sausage Shop has a big hunk of it molded to look like the head of a pig. There’s also the…
XKCD Solves Your “Forever Alone” Woes With Math!
If you dig science, you’re likely already familiar with XKCD, the witty, physics-and-language filled webcomic. Now the comic’s creator, Randall Munroe, has taken to answering hypothetical questions with physics and philosophy once a week, with topics ranging so far from “What if a glass of water was, all of a sudden, literally half-empty?” to “How…
Boozehounds and Nerds of Greater Tucson, Rejoice!
The new Total Wine and More store at Park Place Mall holds its grand opening at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 30. There will be complimentary wine, opening remarks by the president of Total Wine and More, and a ribbon-cutting featuring Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik. Now that’s entertainment! Anyway, this new store is packed with…
NoRTH Modern Italian Cuisine Is Getting a New Look
It appears NoRTH Modern Italian Cuisine at 2995 E. Skyline Drive is getting a new name and a new look. An online advertisement has been soliciting help for a new restaurant called North Fattoria Italiana. That’s the name of a restaurant in Phoenix that’s part of the Fox Restaurant Concepts family, which also owns NoRTH…
Last Word on Opportunity for All PAC?
Now that primary Election Day has passed, it may no longer matter who Carlos Sierra is, or the Opportunity for All PAC that funded a recent campaign mailer in support of U.S Congressman Raul Grijalva’s opponent Amanda Aguirre. Why not toast the super-PAC and take one last look at Opportunity for All? Perhaps we’ll see…
Mum’s the Word: Mums Have Reached the Nurseries
If you have been out shopping this week for some new flowers, you will have seen the first batch of chrysanthemums in the centers. You certainly can use these as a burst of color for the fall, but I do not recommend them as a perennial for the long term in our desert pots. Chrysanthemum…
Miller Wins District 1: “I’m Happy I Have a Room Full of Supporters”
In the most competitive local election of the night, Ally Miller looks to be the winner over three other Republicans in the race to replace the retiring Pima County Supervisor Ann Day. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Miller had 38 percent of the vote. “I’m happy I have a room full of supporters,” Miller…
Pima County Schools Chief Arzoumanian Wins
Pima County Superintendent of Public Instruction Linda Arzoumanian cruised to victory over challenger Mace Bravin, having captured roughly 54.3 percent of the vote. “I have a lot of work that I’m working on, and I want to be able to accomplish it,” Arzoumanian said. In her upcoming term, Arzoumanian said she hoped to improve STEM…
Primary Election Results: Local Races of Interest
Updated at 10:26 p.m.—Final update of the night U.S. Senate: Republicans (1324 of 1667 precincts reporting)Jeff Flake: 274,997 (69.3 percent)Wil Cardon: 83,338 (21 percent)Clair Van Steenwyk: 22,518 (5.7 percent)Bryan Hackbarth: 14,936 (3.8 percent) U.S. Congress, District 1: Democrats (254 of 339 precincts reporting)Ann Kirkpatrick: 26,664 (65.8 percent)Wenona Benally Baldenegro: 13,739 (33.9 percent) U.S. Congress, District…
Jonathan Paton: “I’m Very Excited for the Race Ahead”
Republican Jonathan Paton was basking in the glow of victory at Boston’s Restaurant and Sports Bar in Marana on Election Night. Although all the votes had yet to be counted, Paton had more than 60 percent of the vote; his closest challenger, Gaither Martin, had less than 20 percent. “I’m very excited for the race…
Martha McSally: “We Are Cleared for Takeoff”
Mariana Dale Martha McSally with her dog, Penelope, on Election Night At her election-night celebration on Tucson’s east side, Republican Martha McSally took to the podium just after 9 p.m. to thank her close friends and family for sticking with her. “I am humble and grateful and convicted that it is time to stand up…
Grijalva: ‘I Enjoyed Every Minute of It’
U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva arrives just minutes after Ron Barber took the stage at El Casino Ballroom. He began reminding himself that it’s not good form to gloat, but he was going to do it anyway. “I really enjoyed every minute of it,” said Grijalva about the primary race. Although, I can’t help but mention…
Ray Carroll: “I’m Grateful for the Opportunity to Serve for Four More Years”
Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll is way out ahead of challenger Sean Collins. Carroll had nearly 60 percent of the vote in the early balloting. “I’m thankful to all the people who volunteered to help me, not only with their hard-earned money, but also with their blood, sweat and tears,” Carroll said. “I”m grateful for…
Russell Pearce Appears to be Losing (UPDATE: Pearce Has Lost)
Reports out of Mesa look grim for Russell Pearce’s comeback hopes. The latest numbers show him to be losing by 14 points to Skymall founder Bob Worsley in the Republican primary election for Mesa’s LD 25. Pearce, as you’ll recall, made headlines both for being the legislator pushing hardest for SB 1070, as well as…
Barber to McSally: “Thank You for Your Service, But This Election Isn’t About You or Me”
Something started happening on stage around 9 p.m. tonight at El Casino Ballroom, and it wasn’t from the Grijavalistas waiting for the congressman — it was the other congressman. Ron Barber supporters started to gather in the corner and then took to the stage holding signs and cheering. Eventually, Barber entered the room with his…
Gabby Mercer: “I Have Nothing Against Anybody”
Republican Gabby Saucedo Mercer, who was in the national spotlight after her comments about Middle Eastern people became an internet sensation today, will easily win the Republican nomination to face Congressman Raul Grijalva in November. Mercer said that the tape that was posted “was taken out of context.” “I am not a racist like they…
Waiting for Grijalva: Dems Go Over Results and Listen to Hits From 1970s
While hits from the 1970s played in the background at El Casino Ballroom, Pima County Democratic Party Chair Jeff Rogers took turns at the podium announcing different results projects on a ballroom wall from the Arizona Secretary of State website. U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva’s 66 percent lead over Yuma Democrat Amanda Aguirre received the most…
Sheriff Candidate Mark Napier: “It’s Time for a New Sheriff”
Republican Mark Napier has a huge lead over his GOP challengers as the early votes have been counted, having captured 42 percent of the vote. None of the other candidates have broken 20 percent. “We worked really hard,” Napier said. “I had an amazing group of volunteers. The voters of Pima County heard the message…
Carmona Goes First: ‘My Mom Would Never Have Predicted this’
Jennifer Eckstrom introduced Richard Carmona, who recalled his life growing up poor and dropping out of high school, remarking “My mom would never have predicted this.” “When I look back on my life I always look back at how lucky I am,” he said. Carmona credited the U.S. Army with saving his life and giving…
Dems Start the Show with Eckstrom, DeConcini
A glimpse into a world I rarely enter—the Pima County Democratic Party election night celebration. First, it’s packed house at El Casino Ballroom. The usual suspects, along with the candidates. In the house is U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona, South Tucson Mayor Jennifer Eckstrom and a few Ron Barber staffers. So far. Pima County Democratic…
Primary Coverage Coming Up!
We’re minutes away from the first batch of primary-election results. I, Jimmy Boegle, will be bring you the results from Weekly World Central. Mari Herreras is at the local Dems’ gathering at El Casino Ballroom, while Jim Nintzel and some of his college students have fanned out across the Old Pueblo to get news, reaction…
Curiosity Speaks: More From Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this postcard from NASA’s Curiosity rover. The image shows the base of Mount Sharp, the rover’s eventual science destination. NASA has released new photos from the Curiosity mission on Mars and announced that a human voice has been heard on the…
Montana Man Killed While Trying to Revive Bigfoot Hoax
Sad, strange news out of Big Sky Country. A man dressed in a Ghillie camouflage suit, designed to look like a big pile of grass and sticks, was killed after being hit by two cars on a Montana highway on Sunday night. That’s the sad part. The strange part? From CNN.com (emphasis added): (The victim,…
You Might Want to Savor Your Labor Day Barbecue
This might be a good time to start stockpiling Slim Jims. From The Guardian: Leading water scientists have issued one of the sternest warnings yet about global food supplies, saying that the world’s population may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic shortages. Humans derive…
Gabby Mercer: Middle Easterners’ Only Goal Is “To Cause Harm to the United States”
Talking Points Memo picks up on comments that Republican congressional candidate Gabrielle Saucedo Mercer, who hopes to unseat Congressman Raul Grijalva, made about people from the Middle East. Nick R. Martin reports: In an interview with a conservative website earlier this year, Saucedo Mercer talked in depth about her views on immigration. A Mexican immigrant…
First Carmona TV Ad Is on the Air
With the primary election underway, Democrat Richard Carmona is launching his first sortie in what’s sure to be a lengthy air war with Republican Congressman Jeff Flake. This first ad is a bio piece emphasizing Carmona’s service in Viet Nam,
Enormous Cocktail Event Coming to Tucson This November
It was years ago when Aaron DeFeo first told me he meant to make Tucson a contender in the national cocktail scene. Back then, he was running the cocktail program at Hotel Congress, and modern cocktailing was just starting to gain a little steam here in the Old Pueblo. Fast forward four years or so…
The Dark Side of Kickstarter Coverage
Personally, I love Kickstarter—it and its crowdfunding brethren (IndieGoGo, RocketShare, GoFundMe, et. al.) are a fantastic way for worthwhile projects (such as those featured on The Range) to get off the ground while allowing for donors/backers/investors to feel as if they’re part of the company’s growth without mortgaging their lives. But this story from Ben…
Medical Marijuana by the (State DHS) Numbers
The latest medical marijuana application report from the state Department of Health Services shows that the number of patients and caregivers continues to creep upward. As of Au/ 13, there were 31,084 people with MMJ cards. Of those, 25,097 were new applications; 4,080 were renewed cards; and 1,217 were changed information, such as addresses. Just…
Up for a Scavenger Hunt? Bookmans Has You Covered
School has started; it’s hot as hell; and you don’t think you can break away from the office. But if you’re up for a pirate-themed way to help take care of local businesses (and if you’ve paid attention to the rate with which places are closing up shop, you should be) give this a shot:…
If You Love Pizza, Beer and Hip-Hop, Watch This
The third episode of Hopped Up, a series created by local beer enthusiasts for local beer enthusiasts, takes viewers to what I honestly believe is among the city’s best pizza places: downtown’s Empire Pizza and Pub. This 21 minute video features a beer summit with Empire general manager Scott Lynch, a drop-in from local hip-hop…
Primary Election Day Is Here!
Tomorrow is Primary Election Day, so we’re finally going to find out the roster for the November general here in Arizona. If you still have your early ballot. you’ll want to drop it off at a polling place because it’s way too late to mail it in. If you’re trying to figure out where your…
Pat Robertson Doesn’t Recommend Adopting Foreign Children
Apparently, Pat Robertson thought he was getting too many Christmas cards from the Jolie/Pitt household when he said that he didn’t necessarily think people should be adopting foreign children. Relevant “weird” quote from Mr. Robertson for those who can’t YouTube at work: I’ve got a dear friend who adopted some little kid from an old…
Goodbye, Mary Schuh: RIP
The Range is saddened to report the passing of Mary Schuh, a longtime local government watchdog with the Pima Association of Taxpayers who stepped up to run for the Amphi School Board at a time when the board needed a big change. Mary Schuh Schuh died late Saturday night, according to longtime friend Nancy Young…
Tampa Strip Clubs Expecting Trickle-Down Effect From GOP Convention
Monetarily, that is. According to this report from CNN, Tampa-area strip clubs are expecting a boom in business during the four-day-long conservative pep rally that is the Republican National Convention—and they should, considering how many conventioneers tend to go wild when in a strange city with their peers. From CNN.com: A strip club with a…
Akin and Abortion: Southern AZ Congressional Candidates Speak Out
The abortion and “legitimate rape” controversy that was ignited by Missouri Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin has spilled over into Southern Arizona’s congressional races. The Range looked at Akin’s comments and the related legislation that would have redefined “rape” as “forcible rape” in regards to the U.S. Senate race between Republican Congressman Jeff…
Looking for a Gig? Fox Restaurants Are Hiring “On the Spot”
Fox Restaurant Concepts is holding a job fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., today, tomorrow and Wednesday (Aug. 27-29). It’s going down at North, 2995 E. Skyline Drive. Find a few more details here.
I’m Posting This Because I’m a Baseball Fan, and It’s Funny
The voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Vin Scully, announced yesterday that he would return next year for his 64th season behind the microphone. LA’s KTLA Channel 5 had an anchor do a rundown of some of the accomplishments of the greatest sports announcer who has ever lived. And then this happened.
Thanks, Mo: ‘Executive Disorder’
Leave it to Tucson immigration attorney Mo Goldman to present a slap of truth on Gov. Jan Brewer’s executive order denying Arizona DREAMers drivers’ licenses and more—a tarmac-finger-wag to Arizona’s estimated 80,000 DREAMers.Thanks, Mo: Executive Disorder Executive Disorder Re-Affirming Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s Ignorance and Botched “Gotcha” Moment Against the Federal Government WHEREAS, a bully…
Hey, Hil, Whaddaya Think About MMJ? IDK, Mr. Smith.
If you want to find out what government officials and others through (recent) history think about medical marijuana, ProCon.org has done a lot of legwork for you. The organization, a nonprofit that researches various relevant topics of the day and compiles reasonably objective assessments of the state of affairs, has a compilation of quotes under…
Update on Grijalva ‘Hit Piece’: Who Is Carlos Sierra?
Right before the press conference started at U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva’s campaign office yesterday afternoon, Grijalva primary opponent Amanda Aguirre’s campaign sent out a statement regarding the Grijalva mailer paid for by the PAC Opportunity for All. Aguirre accused the congressman of bullying: Yesterday, the Grijalva campaign sent a press release blindly accusing former State…
Let’s Watch a Fantasy-Action Web Series Trailer
If you’re anything like me, in your heart of hearts, you’ve been crying out to watch a locally based and filmed webseries, aimed at those of us who love not only vampires, but wizards. Well folks, we can take off our wizard robes and false fangs to rejoice. I present to you Wizard Hunters: The…
Help The Tucson Zombie Walk At Mama’s Hawaiian Bar-B-Cue
Zombie fans, if you’re going to be shuffling around out late tonight, make sure to swing by Mama’s Hawaiian Bar-B-Que at 850 E. Speedway to help fund this year’s Zombie Walk. The lurching crowd of the undead plans to take over the streets this year on October 13, during that month’s 2nd Saturdays event. According…
Grijalva Press Conference Today Questions Third Party Mailer Backing Aguirre
There’s a press conference today at 1:30 p.m. at U.S. Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva’s campaign headquarters, 657 W. St. Mary’s Road to discuss a third party campaign mailer sent out in support of Amanda Aguiirre, a Yuma Democrat, challenging Grijalva in the primary. Weekly World Central talked briefly with Lucy Aguirre this morning. Aguirre’s daughter,…
A Little Rain on the MMJ Parade Never Hurt Anyone … Much
A steady drizzle continued over the medical marijuana parade in recent days, when the federal government threatened and/or sued a few dozen MMJ storefronts in California and Washington. In the Central District of California, which covers the Los Angeles metro area, the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed three lawsuits seeking property forfeiture and sent letters to…
Political Roundtable: Pre-Primary Predictions, Abortion Politics, TUSD Troubles & More
Tucson Tea Party founder Trent Humphries, Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and former Republican state lawmaker Pete Hershberger discuss next week’s primary election, look ahead to the big races in the November general election, analyze the impact of abortion politics on the races, address the TUSD budget problems and more.
“Guitar Rumble” At Club Congress To Feature Former Presidential Candidate
Why yes Tucson, you can see former Project White House presidential candidate Al “Dick” Perry, seen above, on stage tonight at Club Congress. For $5, you’ll see Perry shredding strings alongside the likes of Naim Amor, Mike Blommer, Chris Callahan, Loren Dircks, Mike Hebert, Gene Ruley and Clif Taylor. The 21 and over show starts…
Your Passwords Are As Good As Cracked, Potentially
This article from Ars Technica should be terrifying for those who haven’t learned good password habits for their online accounts — in other words, it should be terrifying for damn near everyone reading this. From Ars Technica: The ancient art of password cracking has advanced further in the past five years than it did in…
Famed Mixologist Ciaran Wiese Is Leaving Scott and Co.
Tucson has many skilled bartenders but Ciaran Wiese stands out from the crowd. He’s long been handling the drinks down at Scott and Co., the little speakeasy-style cocktail bar at 49 Scott Ave., but he’s also been instrumental in training a new generation of bartenders who are slowly changing the way people think about libations…
Happy Birthday, Desert Museum
On Monday, Sept. 3, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum celebrates 60 years with free admittance for anyone born on Sept. 3. For those turning 60 this year, admittance is 60 cents. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 3, the museum launches the new Animal Keeper Interaction Program (get a closer look at the animals…
Rotten Tomatoes for Books … Or Another Piece of Produce?
Rottentomatoes.com is a great site to find out what film critics and other moviegoers think about movies. But if you want to know what the critics think about books, you had to check out several websites—until now. The new website www.idreambooks.com gathers reviews in one place. It is “the first site on the Internet that…
Political Roundtable Tonight: Pre-Primary Predictions, Abortion Debate, Downtown Redevelopment & More
Tonight on Arizona Public Media’s Political Roundtable: Tucson Tea Party founder Trent Humphries, Pima County Democratic Party chairman and former Republican state lawmaker Pete Hershberger discuss whether we’ll see any surprises in next week’s primary election, look ahead to the most competitive races in the November general election, unpack this week’s debate over abortion rights,…
This Week in Tucson Bicycling
Photo by Nate Woiwode The summer photo contest is over, and Labybird the dog was the big winner. See which photos won second and third place. A local mountain-bike organization awarded the first of 10 grants to a local elementary. Check out what they will use the money for. A pedestrian was struck and killed…
A Taco Tote Location Is Opening on North Stone Avenue
The old Ruby Tuesday’s location at 4811 N. Stone Ave. will soon be home to another location of Taco Tote. There are currently two locations of the chain eatery in Tucson. This is such incredible news. What we need in this city are more chain restaurants serving Mexican food. (Sarcasm alert.) But at least this…
Score Some Quality Meat for Your Labor Day Cookout
Labor Day is coming up. If you want to lay in a good supply of quality meat for your big barbecue, we suggest checking out the Collegiate Cattle Growers Association’s meat counter at the University of Arizona Meat Sciences building at 4181 N. Campbell Ave. The weekly sale takes place ever Friday afternoon, and the…
‘Community’ Fans Rejoice: A Fan-Made Video Game!
Community fans (that includes you, Dan Gibson,) stop clutching your Community DVDs and check this out—though be warned, the narrator can be a bit hard to bear at times. Yes, that is indeed a video of the fan-made game “Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne,” based off of the Community episode “Digital Estate Planning.” The…
Check This Out: “The Feminist Photos” Kickstarter
Earlier this year, local photographer Liora Kuttler became fed up with the way our country has treated womens’ reproductive rights; the groups she joined, petitions she signed and the money she donated helped, but didn’t make her feel as if she was making a difference. So she put down the pens and picked up her…
Gawker Has Published A Massive Amount Of Romney Financial Documents
Huge score by Gawker today, publishing nearly 1000 pages of documents detailing the financial magic that presidential candidate Mitt Romney has used to protect his massive wealth. From Gawker: Bain isn’t a company so much as an intricate suite of steadily proliferating inter-related holding companies and limited partnerships, some based in Delaware and others in…
Yet Another Social Network
Can’t get enough news about the high school classmate you haven’t seen in 20 years? Or maybe you love reading about that Facebook friend you’ve never met, never talked to and wouldn’t know if you passed them on the street. Good news, social media fanatics! There’s another network for you to explore: www.nextdoor.com. From a…
Flake vs. Carmona on Abortion Rights
Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin’s comments about “legtimate rape” and abortion have thrust the topic into the center of the nation’s political debate just one week before the Republican National Convention. Congressman Jeff Flake, who is the odds-on favorite to win the GOP primary next week, has urged Akin to get out of the…
A Movie Filmed Entirely in Tucson!
Reel Arts 6 at Crossroads Grand Cinemas (4811 E. Grant Road) presents the film Ingenious at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 24. The movie was filmed in Tucson in 2006 and shows many local landmarks. The film stars two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Lockerer and The Town) and Dallas Roberts. A summary from…
Tucson Padres: Thirsty Thursday and Olympians!
Jim Nintzel Well, the Padres might have had one the weirdest rain-outs ever yesterday when the Colorado Springs Sky Sox got stuck in Vegas, but the team has made it to Tucson for tonight’s game, which starts at 7:05 p.m. at Kino Stadium. But you can get into the ballpark as early as 6 p.m,…
Could This Be the Least-Fake ‘Onion’ Story Ever?
Warning: Possibly NSFW. And while amusing, it’s probably not really all that far from the truth, if this story is any indication. In case you don’t have time to watch the video, the headline and subheadline are amusing and probably quite accurate: Tampa Bay Gay Prostitutes Gearing Up For Flood Of Closeted Republicans Tampa Bay…
Hey, NRCC: Pay More Attention to Your News Releases, OK?
Since I am the editor of a newspaper, and since it’s election season, my email inbox is being inundated with press releases from various campaigns and whatnot. One of these inundaters: The National Republican Congressional Committee. Once a day or more, I two—count ’em, two—twin news releases slamming our two local sitting Democratic congressmen. These…
District 9 Congressional Candidate Gets Into TwitterFight With Satirical Blog
Martin Sepulveda, currently running for U.S. Congress in Arizona’s District 9, was a bit overeager yesterday when defending our troops against some harsh language. According to The Duffel Blog, State Senator Linda Lopez of Tucson’s LD29, isn’t a big fan of the troops. In an article posted Aug. 21, Lopez is quoted as saying, in…
The Food Truck Diaries, Volume 31: Bobby Dean’s Hickory BBQ
I’ve been hearing reports about a new barbecue joint around the corner or Oracle and Orange Grove roads for weeks, but didn’t investigate until yesterday. What I found was tender and fragrant barbecue served out of a food truck with its very own miniature smokehouse in tow. When I walked up to Bobby Dean’s Hickory…
The Skinny
The GOP primary between Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll and Sean Collins is the nastiest race of the season … What the congressional campaign-finance reports mean … a state Senate candidate calls for the lynching of President Obama … and more!
Musical Pedigrees
Only 40 percent of one of Tucson’s hottest young musical acts actually resides in the Old Pueblo. With three members living in the Phoenix area, and two in Tucson, the acoustic-bluegrass band Run Boy Run faces obvious logistical challenges whenever the members play, rehearse or record. But it’s worth it, they say. “It’s a challenge…
What Were They Thinking?
The uninitiated might be skeptical about the entertainment value of industrial training films, exercise videos, old home movies, recordings of vintage public-access shows, and religious VHS tapes. But if you’ve seen even a little of the Found Footage Festival, you’ll know this treasure trove of kitsch is howling good fun. For eight years, Found Footage…
Top Ten in Music
1. Insane Clown Posse Mighty Death Pop (Psychopathic) 2. Chainz Based on a T.R.U. Story (Def Jam) 3. The Hunger Games (DVD) Lionsgate 4. Slightly Stoopid Top of the World (Stoopid) 5. Aesop Rock Skelethon (Rhymesayers) 6. Dexter: The Sixth Season (DVD) Showtime 7. The Faceless Autotheism (Sumerian) 8. Rick Ross God Forgives, I Don’t…
City Week
A Broadway lover’s dream come true; Salsa and tequila for a great cause; Folk music by a chamber ensemble; MJ’s birthday
Soundbites
The Great Cover-Up is on the horizon and more!
T Q&A
Wednesday, Aug. 15, was the first day that 21-year-old Josue Saldivar and more than 1 million other young, undocumented immigrants could apply for work permits and temporary protection from deportation. In June, President Obama announced the deferred-action policy as a stop-gap measure while the DREAM Act, which would provide conditional legal status to undocumented students…
Peace and Realization
Frida Kahlo’s work has become a familiar, if not iconic, representation of Mexican art throughout the world. Her troubled life—including the constant physical pain she endured as a result of a bus accident, as well as the emotional pain she endured during her roller-coaster relationship with artist Diego Rivera—is a captivating story, and is certainly…
Editor’s Note
Next Tuesday, Aug. 28, is primary Election Day here in the Old Pueblo. Voters will be deciding which candidates will advance to the general election in a plethora of county, state and federal races. In some cases—for example, the Pima County Board of Supervisors’ District 4 race, pitting challenger Sean Collins against incumbent Ray Carroll—the…
Reveling in the Desert
Late one afternoon last week, after a modest rain, white clouds darted across the gray sky. A flotilla of fluffies got stuck on the Catalinas. One cloud was caught up near Finger Rock, and others hovered in the canyons below, trapped in hollows, skewered on escarpments. They looked like cotton balls a child might glue…
Nine Questions
Seth Belvitch is a Dearborn, Mich., native who’s lived the last 15 years in Tucson. He’s played bass in a number of local bands, including the Stalkers, Three Dog Nightmare and Inoculara, and is currently in Vanish Twin. He flips burgers at Lindy’s on Fourth when he’s not planning trips to Southeast Asia. What was…
Danehy
I was wrong about the Tea Party. I was wrong to think it was just a coincidence that it happened onto the scene not long after America had elected its first African-American president. I was wrong to believe that Tea Partiers would eventually come to the realization that their movement was based on a false…
Power of Images
This year’s theme for the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Book Club is a fitting one for a population being slammed with advertisements from political campaigns: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’12. The next book club meeting is at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, and Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter With Kansas? How Conservatives…
Live
There were many lessons learned the other night at Club Congress. One was to steer clear of trendy bandwagon-jumping. The second: If a band must insist on following trends, at least attempt to do it well. Non-bandwagon-jumpers Church Key are quickly becoming a must-see band. Their songs are great; the band is tight; and they…
Messina
Daniel Moreno was a handsome, intelligent young man with a bright future. He had a problem-free childhood and planned to go to Harvard. But at age 17, things began to change. He started exhibiting increasingly bizarre behavior, and in 2000, at 18, Daniel was diagnosed with schizophrenia. “He went from a kid with potential ……
Top Ten in Books
1. Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Your Children Joel Bakan, Free Press ($15) 2. State of Wonder: A Novel Ann Patchett, Harper ($15.99) 3. Mrs. Mustard’s Baby Faces Jane Wattenberg, Chronicle ($6.95) 4. Ideas of Heaven: A Ring of Stories Joan Silber, W.W. Norton ($13.95) 5. My Mistress’s Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love…
Now Showing at Home
The Royal Tenenbaums (Blu-ray); Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (Blu-ray); The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season (DVD)
Mailbag
One man isn’t satisfied by the library’s explanation; The Legislature should have fixed the Marist
Flavor Stranger
The Gonzalez family has taken the food served at Guillermo’s Double L Restaurant for six decades to a second location on Fort Lowell Road. Cinco de Mayo Mexican Restaurant and Seafood may have a different name, but it might as well be called Guillermo’s North. The menu is the same; on one visit, our server…
Splendid Silliness
When The Expendables was released a couple of years ago, I proclaimed my unabashed addiction for all things Sylvester Stallone, even when they are bad—as was that movie. I shouted to the movie gods that I wanted a sequel, and I wanted that sequel to be better than the sloppy first offering. Not only do…
Guest Commentary
If a fee exists in the forest, yet rangers refuse to listen, can the government still keep charging you that fee? Yes, if you’re in Sedona, within the Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock Ranger District, and in other forests as well. Apparently, even federal judges can’t stop the agency from taking your money. If you’ve…
Noshing Around
A giant new buffet; Another forthcoming brewery; A glimpse into a new downtown spot; and more.
No Forward Movement
The goats don’t make a lot of sense in Goats, a film shot and set here in Tucson. There’s plenty of blame to go around in this film, though, so that’s as good a place as any to start. Ellis (Graham Phillips) explains that his family’s live-in pool man and landscaper, Javier (David Duchovny), began…
Media Watch
One journalist (and Weekly contributor) vs. KOLD; Can radio survive Pandora?
Jivin Scientists: The Morning After (Jivin Music)
Welcome to the world of Tucson underground hip-hop, flying mostly below the radar and unjustly ignored by the majority of local music fans. Enter Jivin Scientists, who strive to bulldoze through this granite wall of apathy with The Morning After. The record contains many of the hallmarks of local rap music: early ’90s Dr. Dre…
Police Dispatch
Much ado about cookies; There will be (fake) blood
Twin Shadow: Confess (4AD)
Without irony, George Lewis Jr. references the throb-throb electronic rhythms, keyboard swells and skittering guitar of ’80s synth-pop. On his second album, Lewis’ charming songs un-self-consciously map the regions of romantic joy and drama. By default, some contemporary-minded listeners may call his music chillwave, but it really embraces a sound we used to call new…
Not-So-Special Education
As Rose Hamway unfolded a worn copy of a Tucson Weekly she’s hung on to for almost two years, she pointed to sentences she highlighted that once gave her hope that real change was possible in the Tucson Unified School District. The article was an interview with TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone (“A Pedicone Education,” Dec.…
Yeasayer: Fragrant World (Secretly Canadian)
While All Hour Cymbals and Odd Blood sounded of-the-moment and eclectic, Yeasayer’s latest is both the band’s most-cohesive record and their most-anachronistic record. Synthier than ever, and much less strange, Fragrant World sounds like something recorded in 1982. It could easily be listened to between INXS’ Shabooh Shoobah and Forever Now by the Psychedelic Furs,…
Power Push
Shovels have yet to hit earth, and sparks are already flying over high-voltage power lines slated for Southern Arizona’s beautiful backcountry. Not only do critics consider the so-called SunZia Southwest Transmission Project a pending ecological disaster; they also call it a case of blatant greenwashing (in other words, claiming falsely to be environmentally friendly). SunZia…
Top Ten in Movies
1. The Hunger Games Lionsgate 2. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Universal 3. The Raid: Redemption Sony 4. The Snowtown Murders MPI 5. Silent House Universal 6. Hatfields and McCoys Sony 7. Marley Magnolia 8. Bel Ami Sony 9. Jiro Dreams of Sushi Magnolia 10. Blue Like Jazz Miramax/Lionsgate
Ballot-Box Basics
Over the last two months, the Tucson Weekly has been covering the most-competitive primary races in Southern Arizona. With voters casting their ballots on Tuesday, Aug. 28, here is a recap. U.S. Senate The Republican contest to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl pits U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake against multimillionaire Wil Cardon and two other…
Keep the Faith
Being a medical-marijuana patient is beginning to feel a bit like living in a house of cards. And the wind is beginning to blow. In the past two weeks, Gov. Jan reignited the bundle of sticks at our feet by yet again siccing bulldog Tom Horne on the MMJ community. And in Los Angeles, where…
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: I was in the bathroom stall in a taco shop and saw your racist dribble in La Prensa San Diego. (The paper was being used as ass-wipe, I guess.) Whatever you say or write will always be foreshadowed by the fact that you and all the dark-skinned Mexis are mosca en la leche—that…
Daniel Patterson Acquitted Of Domestic Violence
From the Associated Press: A judge in Tucson has acquitted a former state lawmaker of misdemeanor domestic violence charges just months after he resigned because a House panel recommended his expulsion for ethics lapses. Former Rep. Daniel Patterson called Wednesday’s acquittal on three domestic violence charges a vindication. He called the prosecution a “political witch…
Tonight’s T-Pads Game Cancelled; They’ll Play Two On Friday
Here’s a wacky bit of news from Tucson Padres regarding tonight’s game: The Colorado Springs Sky Sox connecting flight was cancelled in Las Vegas this morning (they came from Salt Lake). They are unable to get their team here for tonight’s game so it will be made up in a doubleheader on FRIDAY at 5:35.…
