‘Altar Boyz’: Not a Review, Per Se, but Some Thoughts
I was unfamiliar with Altar Boyz before attending the show last night at the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall. My only knowledge of it came from the previews in This Fine Newspaper and the Star. I knew that it starred five hot guys who play members of a Christian boy band, that one of the dudes…
Greyhound Stolen
From a news release … Adoption Group Offering Reward for Return of Missing Dog White Ticked Male Phoenix/ Tucson A white male greyhound that was headed for adoption in California was taken from a greyhound hauling vehicle in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 20. After loading 30 retired greyhounds from Tucson Greyhound Park,…
No Technical Difficulties
After a week of weird weather, broken blogs and school cancellations because OHMIGOD THERE’S A QUARTER INCH OF SNOW!!!!, things seem so … calm today. Is it naptime yet?
It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas…Bill
Are you as flabbergasted about your gas bill as I am? My neighbor called me to complain about her $99 gas bill, and then I opened my Southwest Gas bill and SCREAMED, as mine was $178. Last month, it was a temperate $44. Ouch. Then I started asking around, and one of my neighbors had…
Urgent Breaking Alert
Drop the snow and pay attention. There’s news, courtesy of a news release we just received at Weekly World Headquarters: Christian Living Magazine is honored to have featured Sylvester Stallone on the cover of the January 2007 issue. Sly has recently come to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and chose to share his…
Snow Pictures from Himmel Park
Parents and kids took advantage of today’s snow day to break out sleds and winter clothes from storage. Just chillin’ Ann-Eve Pederson took her kids for an impromptu family morning at Himmel Park. Break Out the Sleds After the snow began to melt on the larger Hippie Hill, resourceful youth trudged across the park for…
We Fixed Ourselves (Fixed = Repaired, Not Neutered)
We THINK the blog is pretty much fully fixed now. If we’re right, this means that everyone—not just me under the name “sean.fitzpatrick”—can contribute again. So, keep your fingers crossed for more postings on greyhounds, Battlestar and fish tacos. Thanks for your patience, and keep your fingers crossed that the blog keeps running smoothly, and…
Look, Ma! More Pics!
Because who doesn’t love pictures of snow in the desert? These come from Veronica Bonfiglio.
Why It’s Important to Have a Closed-In Car, Even in Arizona
This would be the Jeep belonging to our art director, Hugh Dougherty.
Snow Day! Snow Day! For Some!
Sorta! TUSD’s Web site says that schools won’t open until noon. And even that pronouncement seems vague; it also asks parents to call schools first to make sure schools are adequately staffed. Alrightie then. Meanwhile, Sunnyside schools are totally closed. The Amphi Web site is no damn help. Other news reports say they’re delaying class…
We Have Pics!
Some scenes from the Southcentral Bureau, where it has finally stopped snowing, although it’s still cold and wet. Photo credit goes to one Garrett Dangerfield.
The Snow’s Getting Serious. Seriously
We may make jokes about weather malfunctions, but seriously: If you don’t have to go out tonight, stay indoors. In midtown, the snow is serious and sticking (about a half-inch at 22nd and Country Club as of 7:30). While this kind of a snowfall would be no big deal in, say, Minnesota, this is Arizona.…
Weather Weirdness
Much like this blog as of late, Tucson’s weather appears to be experiencing technical difficulties: It is honest-to-god SNOWING at the Weekly’s Southcentral Bureau. We will now return to watching football and drinking hot cocoa spiked with gin.
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here is a selection of events that were received too late for us to include in our print issue. Saturday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. Inn Suities, 475 N. Granada Ave. Scottish Supper. The Southern Arizona Scottish Society celebrates the birth of Scotland’s national bard Robert Burns with a dinner, silent auction, door prizes and…
It’s Alive! Alive!
After much stress and gnashing of teeth, the blog has been almost completely restored to its previous grandeur. We’re still doing a few tweaks, but all the posts and your comments have been restored to the site. Thanks to our loyal readers for your patience. More in this space soon from the blog Grand Poobah,…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Janet Sturman
Tasty Trifle
A self-absorbed has-been and his wife provide laughs on the day of ‘Barbra’s Wedding’
Danehy
What was the ‘Weekly’ thinking when it ran that bitch-scrawl piece?
Pick of the Week
Stepping Up
Timeless Tale
LTW shows ‘Hamlet’ some love with this intense, stripped-down portrayal
Tuttle
Our public schools don’t need tinkering; they need an overhaul
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Guest Commentary
Fundamentalists and born-agains should ask: What WOULD Jesus do?
Death and Sniffing
‘Perfume’ is pretty, but its need for constant narration dooms it to mediocrity
Noshing Around
New: Wine Brothers Casas Adobes Plaza welcomes a new locally owned wine store, Wine Brothers, at 635 W. Ina Road (next to Pei Wei Asian Diner). The 3,500-square-foot Tuscan village-like store offers complimentary wine tasting from a selection of five wines that change weekly. Also available are wines by the glass, by 3-ounce pours or…
Thanks, Blogs and Pipes
A note from the editor.
January Surprise
Justin Timberlake makes ‘Alpha Dog’ decent, despite the appearance of Sharon Stone in a fat suit
Old With the New
A dentist with grand ambitions opens the beautiful Gallery Centella
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“Idiocracy,” “The Illusionist,” and “The Premiere Frank Capra Collection”
Comfort Moods
Pat Mora’s ‘Adobe Odes’ cooks up sensuous, inviting atmospheres
Little Messrs. Sunshine
Get on the bus with James and Bob for a trip through the movies of 2006
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Sushi With a Twist
Bowz serves unusual Japanese fare in a delightfully jazzy space
2006 Grimmy Awards
Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed and Blood Diamond) Runners-up: Hugh Jackman (The Fountain); Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness); Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson); Patrick Wilson (Little Children and Hard Candy); Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) Best Actress Helen Mirren (The Queen) Runners-up: Ellen Page (Hard Candy); Kate Winslet (Little Children); Judi Dench (Notes on a…
Something More Intimate
Lindsey Buckingham keeps performing, both with Fleetwood Mac and on his own
In Production
A new movie company establishes headquarters in Tucson
Creating a Ruckus
The Park Service balances science with superstition at the Grand Canyon
Spread the Word
The Bittersweets’ solid songwriting creates instant fans
Borrow for Tomorrow!
Napolitano’s budget boosts spending on education and health care while going into debt for highway construction
Soundbites
RISKY BUSINESS Musicians aren’t so different from the rest of us. They spend time with their families for the holidays, which often ends up being too much time with their families, and then they decide to get far away from their families. (Dad, if you’re reading this, I love you!) So, what do they do?…
The Skinny
BUSTING THE BIG DIG It was a rough-and-tumble Tuesday, as the Pima County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 16 unanimously opposed a butt-ugly mine proposed for the Santa Rita Mountains. In a room overflowing with miners, enviros and corporate suits, there was plenty of teeth-gnashing and finger-pointing–more than an hour’s worth, actually–before the board finally…
Nine Questions
Kerry King
Defining ‘Failing’
Naylor Middle School awaits its fate after being labeled as underperforming
Live
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Plush, Tuesday, Jan. 9
In the Red
After a fundraiser at Tucson Greyhound Park, a family says the numbers don’t add up
Rhythm & Views
Local singer/songwriter Amy Rude can do the full-band country-rock thing better than your average hip Canadian hack, but My Love Is a Velvet Farm sounds more like creative freak folk that several of our own homegrown musicians play: breathy, blended off-key vocals, sparse instrumentation, casually strummed guitars and the feeling of sitting in the backyard…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
The more artists change, the more they stay the same. Sting was a schoolteacher before he made it big with The Police, for whom he wrote songs that referenced everything from Vladimir Nabokov to Carl Jung. In spite of his pretension, he has always sought to educate, whether about rainforest devastation or the brutal dictatorship…
Media Watch
KXCI Moves Closer to GM Selection
Rhythm & Views
Rich Hopkins and Luminarios will perform Wednesday, Jan. 24, at The Hut, 305 N. Fourth Ave. Mozart’s Sister will open at 9 p.m.; 623-3200.
Police Dispatch
Corporal Punishment Three Points, Dec. 18, 4:52 p.m. A boy’s grandmother spanked her grandson’s bare backside in front of his class after his teacher complained to her about behavioral problems, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The boy had reportedly refused to take a note home about his acting up, so the teacher at…
Top Ten in Music
CD City’s top sales for the week
