A New Issue, Olympic-Style
The new issue is online and ready to read! Feel free to comment on it here, and while you do that, enjoy this week’s tequila-soaked YouTube Ask a Mexican!
Tom Danehy’s Insane Olympic Crossword Puzzle
To download the puzzle and the clues in PDF format, click on the links. Need the answers? Click here to get ’em in a PDF format.
‘Lost in the Mail’
“It got lost in the mail,” is how Democrat Robert Robuck replied when asked why he hasn’t voted in Pima County since moving here from Sacramento four years ago. According to Pima County voting records, Robuck has never voted in Pima County. Robuck confirms he didn’t register in Pima County until after the February presidential-preference election.…
Cheech and Chong Back Together?
Tickets go on sale next week for Light Up America 2008, a Cheech and Chong reunion tour. Unbelievable. Must be a sign of the apocolypse, but then again, the Stones, the Eagles and few others in between made “when hell freezes over,” a negotiation tool. Marin has said the duo tried to reunite in the…
Could You Be a Good Coyote?
Anyone out there into the Showtime series Weeds? I don’t want to blow it for those of you renting last season (which was so-so). This season (four) is better than it’s been since the Mary Jane-inspired show first started in 2005. Nancy Botwin has brought her crew out of the Agrestic burbs to a San Diego/border beach community,…
Event Rescheduled
The Chinese face-reading workshop listed on page 27 in the July 31 print issue has been rescheduled from Saturday, Aug. 2, to Saturday, Aug. 9. The complete info is as follows: Eric Cuestas-Thompson and Michael Bamba explore the benefits of Chinese face-reading in a workshop from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 9. Free. Guests…
Back From a Soul Trip
I’m so glad we decided to take a road trip this past week for our summer vacation. It was good for our souls, and made us happy to drive back into Tucson. Our trip took us through Palm Springs (stopping at Hadley’s for a banana-date shake of course), then LA. (Anyone seen a movie at the…
Pick of the Week
Worship the Egg
Irreconcilable Differences
LTW does its best with a stale play that should have been retired long ago
Danehy
Societal racism is alive and well–so why burden a kid with a “black” name?
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
The Secret Cave
This history of Kartchner Caverns’ discovery and preservation should be required reading in schools
Tuttle
The Earth would breathe a sigh of relief if lawns were eliminated
Home Sweet Home
‘Brideshead Revisited’ suffers from having 11 hours worth of story crammed into 135 minutes
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Guest Commentary
Why did Isabel Garcia choose to take on Joe Arpaio in such a violent, tyrannical way?
Boys Among Men
‘Step Brothers’ is funny enough–but the duo of Ferrell and Reilly can do better
Small and Tasty
Ginza brings a new style of dining to town
¡Ask a Mexican!
What’s with calling yourselves La Raza?
Now Showing at Home
“Spaced: The Complete Series,” “The Perfect Storm,” and “Robot Chicken: Star Wars”
Noshing Around
New: Oracle Inn Steakhouse The town of Oracle has 3,500 residents and, up until July 8, had three casual restaurants. On July 9, the renovated steakhouse opened to a throng of hungry locals and served more than 1,000 diners in its first weekend. The opening was a bit overwhelming for the wait staff, and the…
Descent Into Insanity
A note from the editor.
Indie Watch
What’s happening in the world of independent film in Tucson.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Comeback Trail
A not-so-liveblog of last week’s Legislative District 27 Democratic debate
Labels Be Damned
Lyle Lovett and his slightly smaller band break out of the country section
Budget Banter
Is the fight between Ray Carroll and Chuck Huckelberry a true rivalry, or is it just politics?
Kids These Days
It’s time again for a rare Feast Upon Cactus Thorns
Green Machine
What happened when one Tucsonan set out to create a super-efficient biodiesel motorcycle
Soundbites
AGING GRACEFULLY In the six years they’ve been a band, Brooklyn’s the Hold Steady have gone from a hobby–“just local shows, no touring, and most likely, no real records”–to a critics’ darling with four albums under their belt. Last year alone, they played more than 200 shows and opened for the Stones. The band’s members…
Pricing Developments
Politicians, builders and advocates promote affordable housing downtown
Nine Questions
Bill Sassenberger
The Skinny
ELECTION MONTH IS HERE! Feel free to cast those primary ballots anytime now; early voting for the Sept. 2 primary begins Thursday, July 31. Thanks to the permanent early-voter list created by Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez, more than 105,000 ballots are going into the mail this week, with more to come. We’d advise…
Live
Steely Dan, AVA at Casino Del Sol, Tuesday, July 22
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
Although we were all raised to not judge a book (or a CD) by its cover, an exception can be made with Soulfly’s sixth studio effort, Conquer. The cover depicts an ancient warrior with six arms holding six different weapons. Forget that little crisis in the Middle East; the real war is the one metal…
Media Watch
Money Woes for Lee May Mean More Cutbacks for ‘Star’
Rhythm & Views
On Detroit, the Love Me Nots pick up right where they left off on their 2007 debut CD, In Black and White. And that, garage rockers, is a damn fine place. The stylish four-piece from Phoenix showed themselves to be contenders right away, a band with the chops, songs, energy and sex appeal to play…
Police Dispatch
Thank You, Don’t Come Again North Oracle Road, July 10, 1:13 a.m. A man apparently desperate for sexual stimulation became aggressive toward a female convenience-store employee, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The reportee, who worked at a Shell gas station, stated that a casually dressed Caucasian male about 40 years old entered…
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with F. Ann Rodriguez
Rhythm & Views
What do you do if you’ve got songs and play many instruments, but are surrounded by apathetic lay-abouts? If you’re Matt Rendon (the Knockout Pills, Vultures and, on occasion, Marshmallow Overcoat), you DIY to create your perfect band. This is the Resonars’ third album (released last November on CD and, after a long delay, finally…
