Short Handed
A note from the editor.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending July 18, 2004 The Barbarian Invasions Buena Vista Big Fish Sony The Butterfly Effect New Line Cinema City of God Miramax Cold Mountain Miramax 50 First Dates Columbia Monster Newmarket Mystic River Warner Bros. Secret Window Sony Six Feet Under, Season 2 HBO
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
The Ringer’s Trio
Nick Luca, Chris Giambelluca and Jim Kober learn that getting sleepy can be a good thing
Facing the Future
In the development battle of man vs. nature, nature’s literally getting killed. But are builders starting to finally see the light?
Good Vibrations
The Thrills hearken back to a sun-drenched era
‘Til Work Do Us Part
A couple chose to get married rather than ‘live in sin,’ so a Christian organization fired the husband because of an anti-nepotism policy
Soundbites
THE GREAT-IES! While it’s always pleasing to see a plethora of activities for the itinerant Tucsonan on a weeknight, one is left wondering what conspiracy the gods of fashion are indulging by condemning our burg to the following slew of ’80s-related shite all on the same night: The BoDeans embodied the jangle pop zeitgeist of…
Value Judgments
Appraising the Republican candidates for county assessor
Rhythm & Views
Here’s an interesting concept for a rock “super group”: Unite two ’80s glam rock bad boys, who live to piss people off, and find two other musicians capable of living up to the rock star lifestyle. The result is the Brides of Destruction, featuring Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx and L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns.…
Second-Class Status
Of all the Pac-10 schools, the UA and ASU are the only two that don’t offer domestic partner benefits to committed couples
Rhythm & Views
From the first few seconds of A Ghost Is Born, it’s clear that this is going to be a very different record than 2002’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. A quiet piano starts, and Jeff Tweedy begins singing; after a few verses, an electronic guitar noodles its way in, and that’s the rest of the song: piano,…
The Skinny
DA SHIZZNEY Yo, Cuz! In the interest of keeping it real, we recently engaged the services of a top-line media consultant who has advised us to reach out to a younger audience with mo’ shizzle in da hizzle. Heads up, becuz here comes da fresh new Shizzney. Ya know what I’m sayin’? DISRESPECT IN DA…
Rhythm & Views
When did the name Jackson Browne become synonymous with the word “pussy”? Sure, the guy is literate, laid-back and a little aloof. But how does this equate with a distinct lack of masculinity? Was it Elvis Costello who characterized Browne’s music as belonging to the “fuck me, I’m so sensitive” school of songwriting? If so,…
Media Watch
PORTILLO PROPS Arizona Daily Star Metro columnist Ernesto Portillo Jr. has been a target of mockery in these pages, but someone else has noticed his work and taken it more seriously. Portillo has been named Frank del Olmo Print Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. The Washington, D.C.-based association is…
Nine Questions
Cristina Scabbia, Lacuna Coil
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Live
The Solace Brothers, with Sleeper, Plush, Saturday, July 17
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Francisco Tamayo
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records Speedway top sales for the week ending July 18, 2004 Devin the Dude To tha X-Treme (Rap-a-Lot) The Roots The Tipping Point (Geffen) Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die, remastered version (Bad Boy) Killers Hot Fuss (Island) Unearth The Oncoming Storm (Metal Blade) Lloyd Banks The Hunger for More (Interscope) Juvenile Juve the Great…
Police Dispatch
An Eye For A Beak East Speedway Boulevard and North Freeman Road, July 4, 6:26 p.m. A “hysterical” woman claimed that her father threatened to kill her beloved pet birds–which she called her “therapy”–because she somehow “made him” break a BB gun that belonged to her in the first place, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department…
Monsoon Joy
Tohono Chul celebrates the summer rains with the works of local artists
Pick
Beautiful Hell
Commodifying Culture
Arts organizations are increasingly touted as community moneymakers–leading society down a dangerous path
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Top Ten in Books
Reader’s Oasis bestsellers for the week ending July 18, 4004 Those Who Save Us Jenna Blum, Harcourt ($24) Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Lynne Truss, Gotham Books ($17.50) The Believer #15: July 2004 Edition McSweeney’s Books ($8) The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life Geshe…
Danehy
Pessimistic pontification on the weather, the Olympics, UA football and the Democratic National Convention
Three Simple Rules
Formulaic and serviceable, ‘I, Robot’ is a film you should see if you want to make Rupert Murdoch richer
Smoke and Ashes
J.A. Jance’s poetry chapbook sifts through her life prior to becoming a famous mystery writer
Tuttle
Not mad about the mall: In remembrance of the days when walking around downtown was the way
Cable, Ready?
Good, bad and fugly summer TV offerings from coaxial land
Noshing Around
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Since July 4, UNO Chicago Grill has provided their customers with stationary for writing encouraging and heartfelt sentiments to support our troops in Iraq. Last Friday, Up With People, a local service and entertainment group, received the hundreds of hand-written notes–each tied with a yellow ribbon–and will them send overseas. UNO…
Guest Commentary
A word to the wise: Don’t carry detergent with you on trips to Nogales
Now Showing at Home
“The Devil’s Backbone: Special Edition,” “Sealab 2021,” “The Human Stain,” “All in the Family: The Complete Third Season”
Mountain Majesty
At Ventana Canyon’s Flying V, the food and atmosphere shine–but at least one waiter needs customer service training
