We Did This Last Week, and We’re Gonna Do It Again Next Week
A whole new issue of the Tucson Weekly is online and awaiting its readers to show up and show it some love. Enjoy! Feel free to comment upon it here.
Tonight: The Tucson Weekly/Access Tucson/Project White House Dark Horse Presidential Candidate Debate!
Remember, Citizens: Tonight is the televised Tucson Weekly/Access Tucson/Project White House Dark Horse Presidential Candidate Debate 08! Four candidates who will actually appear on Arizona’s Feb. 5 presidential primary ballot will be appearing live in a forum moderated by Tucson Weekly senior writer Jim Nintzel. If you’d like to be part of our studio audience,…
Project White House: Computer Voting Malfunction!
On the eve of the televised Tucson Weekly/Access Tucson/Project White House Candidate Debate 08, The Tucson Weekly Blog has learned that an electronic glitch in the vote-counting software caused polls in the Tucson Weekly Readers’ Endorsement race to close an hour ahead of schedule. The so-called DST Bug, which evidently failed to account for Arizona’s…
Iron Chef Tucson: By the Minute
BY KRISTINE PEASHOCK AND STEPHEN SEIGEL Ladies and gentlemen: The Iron Chef Tucson (not-so) live blog! On Sunday, Jan. 20, at Desert Diamond Casino, two Tucson chefs met for a battle to determine whose cuisine would reign supreme. The defending champion of Tucson Iron Chef is Albert Hall, chef and owner of Acacia at St. Philip’s.…
Project White House: Weekend Update
It was a busy weekend for Project White House candidates. Five of the presidential contenders—Michael Oatman, Doctress Neutopia, Charles Skelley, Chuck See and Peter “Simon” Bollander—met for an impromptu debate and pot luck on Saturday night on Oatman’s Access Tucson show, Illegal Knowledge. It was a friendly but frank exchange of ideas ranging from mining…
Breaking News: “Illegal Knowledge Special Edition: The Unofficial Project White House Debate and Pot Luck”
Can’t wait until Wednesday’s Tucson Weekly/Access Tucson/Project White House Dark Horse Presidential Debate ’08? Well, if you want an advance look at the Project White House candidates, tune in for tonight’s Illegal Knowledge Special Edition: The Unofficial Project White House Debate and Pot Luck. Michael Oatman, Democratic candidate and producer/host of the Access Tucson program…
Project White House: Sean “CF” Murphy Asks for Your Help!
In the latest Project White House news: Republican Sean “CF” Murphy, who addressed the Saturday Morning Breakfast Club this morning, needs your help in formulating his platform.
Revised Film Times for Crossroads Grand 6 Cinemas
Film times have recently changed for the following films at Crossroads Grand 6 Cinemas. The new times are below for Friday, Jan. 18 through Thursday, Jan. 24. The Kite Runner will not be shown. Dan in Real Life: 3:25, 5:30, 7:35, 9:45 Before the Devil Knows Your Dead: 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium:…
Doctress Neutopia: Hillary = “whore to the corporations!”
OK, just because Mari Herreras asked for a campaign ad from Libby “Doctress Neutopia” Hubbard… The Project White House candidates are responding to the latest challenge: Develop a comparison ad (often derided as a “hit piece” by cynical political observers.) Doctress Neutopia has targeted Hillary Clinton. Also: Don’t forget to vote for your favorite candidates…
Check This Out…
Have you guys seen the trailer to this new British film titled Shrooms? Not sure how the movie will be, but the trailer is hyterical. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLgqnWh0_O8 Who knew there was a movie in the making about taking shrooms? The studio Web site is even better and even includes a list of shroom precautions. Enjoy!
Late Event: Soup, Art, Feeding the Hungry
SACA (Southern Arizona Clay Artists) combines artful empty bowls with soup to help neighbors fight hunger. On Saturday, Jan. 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ike’s Market, 13005 N. Oracle Road (just north of Tangerine in Oro Valley), enjoy a simple meal, and own an original artisan bowl (minimum $10 donation) which helps to serve as a…
Get Your Free Tickets to the Tucson Weekly/Access Tucson/Project White House Dark Horse Presidential Candidate Debate ’08!
The excitement is building for the Tucson Weekly/Access Tucson/Project White House Dark Horse Presidential Candidate Debate on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The candidates know that a home run at the debate could translate into a landslide on Election Day. Tickets are still available for the debate! Contact us at projectwhitehouse@tucsonweekly.com for details. And don’t forget: The…
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events that were received too late for our Jan. 17 print issue. We recommend calling event organizers to check on any last-minute updates. Friday, Jan. 18 at 9:45, 10:15 and 10:45 a.m. Quincie Douglas Branch Library 1585 E. 36th St. Pursuing the Dream. Symbolic bus rides will be held to commemorate…
Threw Away the Key
Carl Maynard, 74, has spent three decades in prison for a crime that should have resulted in a much shorter sentence. And he’ll die in prison unless Gov. Janet Napolitano signs a reprieve–something she’s never done.
Rhythm & Views
Originally hailing from San Francisco, Avenger of Blood is now a Las Vegas thrash band signed to Heavy Artillery, a New York label that bills itself as “the new force in old-school metal.” Death Brigade supports this declaration, offering 10 songs of pure throwback thrash and positioning AoB among a larger, spiked-armband firmament of evildoers…
Park Pique
Skateboard plans pit neighbor against neighbor
Live
The High Rollers, Last Call Brawlers, the Dead Tones, The Hut, Friday, Jan. 11
The Skinny
DATA DUMP Pima County had until last Friday, Jan. 11, to hand over to the Pima County Democratic Party the election-database files that the Board of Supervisors voted to turn over at their drama-filled Jan. 8 meeting. The best decision the board made that day was to hold the discussion and the vote on whether…
Nine Questions
Dominique Francesca
Romney Rumble
Murph hits Mitt! Plus: The Project White House televised debate!
Soundbites
THE BUSY TIMES RETURN With the holiday season firmly behind us, it seems we’re finally back to our usual hectic pace of fine shows around town–and it’s an especially good week for fans of roots music of all varieties. Sure, you’ve got the high-profile Ryan Adams show at the Rialto Theatre on Friday, Jan. 18…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Top Ten in Music
Toxic Ranch Records top sales for the week
Media Watch
Quijada, Horner, Frisch Latest Journal Casualties
Rhythm & Views
The appropriate knee-jerk reaction here is, “How many times will hell freeze over before we are done with this aging, overhyped, self-important band?” On top of this, the Eagles had the audacity to award Wal-Mart, the evil empire itself, an exclusive distribution deal. The only problems with this line of rhetoric: 1. It’s not really…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Chris Tackett
Rhythm & Views
Casual listeners might initially be tempted to confine Samara Lubelski’s music to the category of “freak folk,” but the compositions on this, her fourth album, prove she’s not about making oddball shit just to sound weird. New York City-based multi-instrumentalist Lubelski has played with such acts as the Sonora Pine, Hall of Fame, Jackie-O Motherfucker…
Police Dispatch
Molestation Fabrication North Donegal Place, Dec. 23, 6:44 a.m. An intoxicated female entered the residence of a couple she didn’t know and accused the male of being a child molester, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. Police were called to the couple’s location and found a disorderly young woman shoving the man of…
Chaos Rules the Day
Dave DeWitt’s 1880s battle novel is so well-crafted, it’s hard to believe he wasn’t actually there
Pick of the Week
Celebrating the Capture
Snooty Charm
The production values are atrocious, but the performances are delightful in LTW’s ‘Private Lives’
Danehy
Most of what the Legislature’s proposing should be sent straight to a dual-flush toilet
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Minimalism and Modernists
Ralph Iwamoto’s underappreciated works shine at 6th and 6th while two up-and-comers star at Conrad Wilde
Tuttle
Real change will only happen when we learn the true meaning of the word ‘sacrifice’
Character-Driven Epic
‘There Will Be Blood’ is the long-awaited heir to films like ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Deer Hunter’
Community Theater
Ryan DeLuca is excellent as a confident Texas teen in ‘The Bible Belt’
Guest Commentary
I want my fellow Democrats to get off their butts and stand up for self-respect and democracy
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
¡Ask a Mexican!
What’s the deal with all the boozy driving and carnage?
Throwaway Caper
‘First Sunday’ starts off well before deteriorating into family-friendly fluff
European Union
La Taverna di Gavi’s French entrées will delight your palate
It’s Never Boring!
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“3:10 to Yuma,” “Once,” and “Braveheart: Special Collector’s Edition”
Noshing Around
Iron Chef Tucson On Sunday, Jan. 20, Albert Hall, executive chef and owner of Acacia at St. Philip’s, will defend his title of Iron Chef Tucson against competitor Michael C. Brown of Metro Restaurants. Last year, Hall rose to glory in the first Iron Chef Tucson, beating out Jonathan Landeen of Jonathan’s Cork with three…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
After the Meltdown
How the ‘Follow the Lights’ EP led me back to Ryan Adams
Liquid Liquidity
Decreases in growth and increases in conservation will lead to higher water bills
Thinking While Headbanging
High on Fire’s heavy metal also offers slivers of other musical genres–and conspiracy theories, too
