Diamond in the Rough
The bigger the rock, the better the sex, but the truly precious gem is love.
Penitence
On this Day of Love, in this season of Lent, let us suffer the fools.
Never again
A note from the editor.
Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won’t cost a fortune.
City Week
Jerry’s Girls … Oddvarks… Threepenny Opera … Euphonium . . . And more!
All You Can Eat
The Mesa pop-punk band Jimmy Eat World endures the caprices of the record industry to emerge with a new CD.
Soundbites
SWEET THEMES: Anyone who reads this column with any regularity knows I’m a sucker for a night out that involves some sort of singular unifying element–a theme, if you will. The Wooden Ball, the Great Cover-Up, you know what I’m talkin’ ’bout, Willis; they happen so infrequently and they’re almost always at least interesting, if…
Between the Sheets
Demetria Martínez’ greatest love affair is with language.
You Can Call Him Al
Al Jarreau delves into many musical styles, but he isn’t just moonlighting.
Love is a many-splintered thing
Will polyamory ever be fully accepted?
Dumbed Down
Café Terra Cotta, a restaurant that once stood for culinary innovation, has become a mediocre parody of its own vision.
Where to Get More Info on Polyamory
Looking for more information about polyamory? Try these books and Web sites: “The Ethical Slut” by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt (Greenery Press): All about how to get all the sex, love and friendship you want, without limits, and how to keep it. “Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits” by Dr. Deborah M. Ananpol…
No Raincoats Required
‘Intimacy’ ranks among the best of recent European art films concerned with illicit affairs and graphic sexuality.
A Polyamory Glossary
Compersion: The opposite of jealousy; the feelings of happiness that your lover(s) are also loving and being loved by other lovers. Coined by the Keristan Commune of San Francisco, which practiced polyfidelity and was disbanded in the early 1990s. Condom Commitment: Agreement to confine exchange of bodily fluids and barrier-free intercourse to a closed group…
Fiddlin’ in the Park
One of the longest-running old-time fiddle contests in the country honors one of its own this weekend.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Trade Secrets
The fourth installment in Sinclair Browning’s Southern Arizona-based mystery series is the best yet.
The Skinny
Pity the poor wealthy… Cloning Raúl… Romancing Carmona… And more!
Blacklisting Terrorism
The author of IBM and the Holocaust suggests how we might move against the assets of our enemies in a new global war.
Street Sweep
Business owners at Grant and Campbell say a proposed grade-separated intersection would doom their Midtown commercial district.
What They’re Worth
County supervisors reveal their assets on public disclosure forms.
