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Brilliant Disguise
The Great Cover Up is an (semi-)annual event where dozens of local Tucson bands join forces to cover some of the biggest names in music.
Cinema Clips: Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
This marks the third film—and the third masterpiece—for writer-director Martin McDonagh. It also marks another astonishing film achievement for Frances McDormand, who will bore into your chest cavity and do all kinds of crazy shit to your heart as Mildred, a justifiably pissed off mother who has a few issues with the cops in her…
Betsy DeVos Exercises Her Freedom of $peech
The Supreme Court has decided money is a form of speech. In that spirit, let’s see how Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks about education when she’s off the clock by looking at some of the money the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation doled out in 2016. (To be completely fair, Betsy stepped down as…
The Weekly List: 26 Things To Do in Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. See a Show Pastorela at Borderlands Theater. Spanish priests first brought the Pastorela (a Christian performance which uses political and cultural themes to tell the story of good’s triumph over evil) to the Americas in an effort to convert the local indigenous population. At Borderlands,…
Pastorela Laughs in the Mirror of 2017 Politics
For a 6,000-year old entertainment, The Pastorela sure gets around. It’s performed all over the world every Christmas, perhaps most devotedly and hilariously in Mexico. The satire and personalities change every year, but there’s always a protagonist, shepherds, wise men, angels, Lucifer and Satan. The demons create trials and temptations the protagonist must overcome to…
Pecan Needs a Home
Hi! My name is Pecan! I am a 1-year-old girl who is waiting to meet the purr-fect home! I am a very friendly girl who will make a great addition to any family. My dream home would have a scratching post and lattice balls for me to play with! Does it sound like I could…
The Latest U.S. International Reading Scores Are Flat
A sampling of fourth graders in countries around the world took the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) test in reading in 2016. If you want to see the numbers broken down into all kinds of subunits, here they are. But the bottom line is, U.S. scores are flat. Actually, they dropped back to 2001…
Cinema Clips: Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig makes her solo directorial debut with a semi-autobiographical look at her life growing up in Sacramento, California and she immediately establishes herself as a directing force to be reckoned with. Saoirise Ronan, who should’ve won an Oscar for Brooklyn, will likely get another chance for her turn as Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson, a…
Hello, Winter! Tips For Surviving Tonight’s Big Chill
Happy winter ladies and gentlemen, as the scorching torrent of summer slams into the muscle-stiffening months of winter. We’ll get our first real taste of winter tonight, with the National Weather Service issuing a Freeze Warning for Tucson, with a low of 34 degrees in Tucson, which puts those who live in the elements in…
Police Dispatch
She described him as a thin man, probably tall, and in his 20s. Though he was driving a fancy car, she said, his face was allegedly covered in “scruff.”
Make It Sew
Quinlan Wilhite’s dedication just won him the Phoenix Fashion Week 2018 Lifestyle Designer of the Year award.
XOXO…
Xavier previews new shows, albums and other music happenings.
Danehy
Can we, SHOULD WE, have sympathy for either of these guys?
Keeping the Magic Alive
When the recession hit in 2008, Roland Sarlot and Susan Eyed launched a new magic show.
Mindful Minimalism
After Scott Girod came up with the notion to open his own pizza shop, he went to Italy to figure it out.
Law and Disorder
Frances McDormand delivers another Oscar-caliber performance in Martin McDonagh’s latest masterpiece.
Tucson’s Red Letter Day
An excerpt from the new book High in Desert Skies by Tucson author Bill Kalt
Police Dispatch
Some diseggreable kids eggpress their eggregious behavior.
Student Housing Shakedown
Presentation did little to convince some Tucsonans that tearing down 12 historic homes in favor of five-story student housing is a good thing.
The Skinny
In Jim Nintzel’s last Skinny of 2017, he looks at the just-passed tax bill and the race for McSally’s congressional seat.
Step on the Gastronomy
In 2015, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added 47 locations to its network, including Tucson for gastronomy.
Nutcrackers Galore
There’s still plenty of time to see The Nutcracker, a fixture of the American holiday season.
A 2017 Reading List
A great way to finish out your holiday shopping list
Know Your Product
This week, Sleeping with Sirens hit The Rock, so we spoke with drummer Gabe Barham about the five albums that changed his life.
Sinister Scheduling
Insys Therapeutics made headlines again this week over the DEA’s classification of their new marijuana-derivative drug.
Editor’s Note
The Great Cover Up is back and better than ever, helping a great cause.
Reel Indie
This week’s Reel Indie features Shrek the Third, Hook, and Home Alone and more…
A ‘Dreadful’ Tax Plan
A Q&A with Jim Nintzel and Bruce Bartlett
