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Al Franken
He’s running. Too bad we can’t trade him for Jim Pederson.
I’m Touched
My thanks go to the anonymous person who sent me the e-Valentine from “Anna Nicole” that read “You might be my baby’s daddy.” That was very sweet.
Bathroom or Bath House: The Sequel
Thank you all for pointing out that KGUN decided to run a follow-up story on the “darker side” of Craigslist and gay-sex dates in public parks. In that revision, KGUN news personalities gave themselves credit for doing a piece they believe was “edgy” and caused “controversy.” The Weekly didn’t find the story edgy or controversial;…
I Hate That Paper Clip
I’ve been using the same computer here at Weekly World Central for about three years or so, give or take several months. To my knowledge, I have not updated anything or loaded anything new onto my computer in months, yet all of a sudden, that damn Microsoft Word paper clip has started showing up and…
Can’t Take the Heat?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it looks like KGUN 9 has removed the link to Jennifer Waddell’s gay-sex piece, which I wrote about in this week’s issue. What a weasely thing to do, if that’s actually the case. Don’t get me wrong, the story was campy dreck and deserved to be incinerated. But they…
My Views on Anna Nicole
I feel like I have to defend Anna Nicole Smith, even though I’ve obviously never known her personally. A lot of her obituaries have a snarky undertone to them, and that irks me. I guess I had a completely negative impression of Smith up until I started watching The Anna Nicole Show. There was a…
Lost in Space
Helo stopped by the Viper Den last night to catch up with the episodes of Battlestar Galactica he’d missed since the move to Sunday night last month. Unfortunately, TiVo had gone ahead and erased the second episode of the second half of the season–frakin’ toaster!–but the first one, “Rapture,” was a delight, bringing resolution to…
We Interrupt This Scheduled Program …
As I was flying around the house trying to get ready to go out and meet some friends for dinner, I heard Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News say that every major network today interrupted its programming to announce the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Why? I think it would be more meaningful to interrupt…
Late-Breaking Events
Here are some events that were received too late to be included in our print issue: Saturday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. The Max Gallery 3001 E. Skyline Drive, Suite 127 Art Show. Featured artists Kenny McKenna, Mark Daniels, Owen Rose and Mac Pakula will present their works. Free. Call 529-7349 for information.…
What Do Star Trek and the Jefferson Airplane Have in Common?
More than you would think. Don’t watch this YouTube video at work or you’ll get busted.
Pick of the Week
Angelic Art
Family Fabrication
Architect Anne-Marie Nequette builds a city at Conrad Wilde Gallery
Danehy
The Super Bowl is over–so it’s time to sleep through some soccer!
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Out of the Margins
These stories of Mexican-American family life are full of cultural richness
O’Sullivan
Adventures–or a lack thereof–at a strip club on a midweek afternoon
Culture Clash
Yet another documentary on the Lost Boys of Sudan is coming–and it’s one of the best
Colonial Catholicism
Centuries-old paintings created to convert native South Americans come to the TMA
Guest Commentary
It’s hard to be a Wildcats fan–especially when watching them on TV
Something Gave
Diane Keaton tries to destroy her career in the awful ‘Because I Said So’
Unraveling the Past
A retired teacher mounts a production of his play about a man losing his grip on reality
Let’s ¡Ask a Mexican!
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“The Passion of the Christ: The Definitive Edition,” “The Departed: Two-Disc Special Edition,” and “Hopeless Pictures”
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Profound Pies
The best pizza in America–even the world?–may be a two-hour drive away
The Skinny
SCRAMBLEWATCH ’08: PRIMARY FACTORS Remember when Arizona was the upstart state looking to move up in the presidential-primary pecking order? Oh, we were so naïve back then, imagining we’d be kingmakers as the presidential candidates came out here to suck up to us on the road to the White House. Well, now it seems like…
Soundbites
BROKENHEARTED VALENTINE Continuing their leap from being the Elephant 6 collective’s red-headed stepchild to being considered equals of their brethren (i.e., Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples in Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control), Athens, Ga.’s Of Montreal just keep getting bigger and, more importantly, better. After toiling in the trenches of obscurity for the better part of a…
Noshing Around
Valentine’s Day Is Here! Another Hallmark holiday is imminent on Wednesday, Feb. 14; here are some romantic places to dine. All recommend reservations. Aphrodisiac Menu of Love Playful Chef Mitch Levy at Cuvée World Bistro will woo guests with his fourth annual Aphrodisiac Menu of Love, which offers a four-course prix-fixe menu with options for…
¡Ask a Mexican!
What is it about the word ‘illegal’ that Mexicans don’t understand?
Serving It Up Again
The New Drakes are on stage again–but they don’t all consider themselves musicians
Roasting Revolution
Could Just Coffee, a small Mexican co-op, offer a solution to the immigration problem?
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Nine Questions
Jeff Yanc
All About Relationships
Good local restaurateurs know the key to success is happy people
Domestic Dispute
The Minutemen come to the Capitol
Live
The Crowd, The Beta Sweat, Golden Boots, at Solar Culture Gallery, Saturday, Feb. 3
Dinner Is a Winner
Simply Dinners leads Tucson into the fix-and-freeze meal craze
Species Spat
Are agency turf battles hurting wildlife?
Rhythm & Views
The DT’s’ second platter of finger lickin’ hot wings and cheap brew is akin to a rock-and-soul bash thrown in a basement rumpus room, nubile chicks running wild, while the parents are away–a greasy, noisy and horny suburban juke-joint romp. Led by Estrus label head-honcho/guitarist Dave Crider, the DT’s (hailing from Bellingham, Wash.) have ditched…
One Fine Sunday Morning
A trip through the St. Philip’s farmers’ market reveals fun, food and community
Bathroom or Bath House?
Park bathrooms are where the action’s at, according to a KGUN story that has some in the gay community fuming
Eponymous
The Autumn Defense self-titled their third album for good reason
A Common Man
William V. Shannon: 1855-1911, one of Tucson’s first African Americans
Rhythm & Views
Man, talk about your narrow demographics. In 1979, the suburban-teen rebellion film Over the Edge was completed but never released theatrically, reportedly due to its controversial themes (the usual sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, violence, bad parenting). But a couple of years later, the movie, which included Matt Dillon’s first film role, began showing incessantly…
Media Watch
Marries Named KOLD Primetime News Anchor
Top Ten in Music
CD City’s top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Missy Paschke
Rhythm & Views
The Apples in Stereo kick off their latest album, New Magnetic Wonder, with “Can You Feel It?,” a blast of guitar candy so joyous, invigorating and danceable, you wonder why you haven’t heard music this wonderfully pop-tastic in so long. Well, part of that answer resides in the Elephant 6 recording collective band’s five-year disappearance…
Police Dispatch
You Go, Girl! Unincorporated Pima County, Jan. 12, 8:26 p.m. A woman reportedly used a nelson hold to constrain her drunken husband after he got pushy with her, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. One of the woman’s two sons said his stepfather was drunk when he arrived at home. He said his stepfather…
Theatrical Departures
While Chamber Music Plus branches into jazz, Arizona Onstage goes mainstream in a big way
