The New Issue: It’s ALIVE!!!
Feel free to comment on the issue’s contents here. And after a brief hiatus, Gustavo’s back with an all-new YouTube Ask a Mexican!
Stimulus Interruptus
Who among us has not received your stimulus check yet? According to the IRS Web site, my check was supposed to be mailed May 30. Somewhere after digging deeper, I found that it said to allow two weeks. Also people are supposed to receive a letter saying how much they’re getting. Personally, I think that’s…
Phoenix Mars Lander: Ditch Digger
The plucky Phoenix Mars Lander is continuing to bake a sample of Martian soil while scientists at the UA Lunar and Planetary Lab are still trying to riddle out exactly what sort of strange white stuff they’ve uncovered beneath the surface while digging with their robotic arm. As you can see from the photo, the…
ScrambleWatch ’08 Breaking Newsbit: More Voter History!
Which Republican candidate doesn’t vote in primaries? Learn the answer at ScrambleWatch ’08!
ScrambleWatch ’08 Update
Which Legislative District 29 candidate has a lousy voting record? Check out ScrambleWatch ’08 to find out!
We’re Apathetic!
So we’re apathetic when it comes to supporting the Tucson Sidewinders, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. The Tucson Sidewinders are playing their final season before they move to a new $50 million downtown Reno stadium in 2009. SK Baseball purchased the franchise last winter, and the move north was the intention all along. Former owner…
Michael Chihak Retiring
Michael Chihak is retiring from the Tucson Citizen, where he’s editor/publisher, later this summer. His retirement was reportedly announced to the Citizen staff earlier today, and this article just appeared on the Citizen’s Web site. Now comes the speculation as to why someone relatively young would retire from Gannett. Maybe he doesn’t want to be…
Top Ten in Music
Toxic Ranch Records top sales for the week
Media Watch
Internet Radio Providers Balance Obstacles With Successes
Sunny Scenes
While Tucson is hours away from the beach, Gaslight Theatre is offering up some oceanside fun this summer
Police Dispatch
Free Cocaine South Kinney Road, May 12, 10:02 p.m. A government worker got an illegal bonus when he bought a pack of beer, said a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The man called a sheriff’s deputy to report that he had purchased a 30-pack of Bud Light at a Circle K. When he got home…
Forgotten Memorials
Lee Friedlander’s photos illustrate how Americans so easily disregard the past
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Daniela Diamente
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Pick of the Week
Art in the Wires
Danehy
TUSD’s Raza Studies program has this Hispanic Tucsonan angry
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
O’Sullivan
Married? Then do not read this column
Hairy Humor
Despite an awful premise, Adam Sandler’s latest has good intentions and some laughs
Guest Commentary
Our state’s educators let kids down by destroying the AIMS-test requirement
Kicking Butt
Jack Black + an animated panda + martial arts = box-office gold!
¡Ask a Mexican!
Why do Mexicans swim in the ocean with their clothes on?
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Attack of the Altweeklies
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Control,” “Semi-Pro: 2 Disc Unrated ‘Let’s Get Sweaty’ Edition,” and “There Will Be Blood”
Piano Man
Hayden’s newest album is original, interesting … and government-funded
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Creatively Satisfied
Martin Dosh’s mad-scientist alchemy results in a compelling instrumental alloy
Soundbites
PLAY CHESS, THEN DEVOUR ‘DIGI SNAX’ It’s not every day that you get to prepare for a big rap show at the Rialto Theatre by playing the headliner in chess across the street beforehand. But on Tuesday, June 17, that just may happen. Best known as the production mastermind behind legendary sprawling hip-hop ensemble the…
Scramblewatch ’08
Confused about the upcoming election? We’re here to help with our way-cool campaign Web site!
Enlightening Read
A Tibetan monk and a Scottsdale writer team up to write a story and change the way we think
Nine Questions
Jon Russell
Fear on Patrol
Border-area rapes challenge a stumbling system
Frustrating French
Considering its pedigree, Bistro Philippe is shockingly inconsistent and often mediocre
Live
The Brunettes, Mad River Glenn, Solar Culture Gallery, Tuesday, June 3
Fortune Hunters
A Tarot-card reader asks the city to take a closer look at what she thinks is an outdated law
Noshing Around
Real Dads Eat Barbecue On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15, Acacia will host a no-hassle gourmet barbecue with juicy steaks, pork loin and grilled fish from 4 to 8 p.m. on the patio for $45 per person at 4340 N. Campbell Ave.; 232-0101. El Paso Bar-B-Que has a special menu of baby-back ribs and brisket…
Rhythm & Views
Although he reunited with famed producer Willie Mitchell for his previous two albums, legendary R&B singer Al Green has delved into the world of neo-soul to create his latest CD, and the resulting songs sound both classic and contemporary at the same time. Lay It Down must’ve struck a chord, because the album entered the…
On the Move?
Anecdotal evidence indicates some illegal immigrants may be leaving–but the jury’s still out
Rhythm & Views
Ever since Max Cavalera left Sepultura at the end of 1996 and formed Soulfly, reunion speculations have been flying. After a decade of anticipation, the reunion is here–well, at least half of it is. Teaming up with brother and former Sepultura drummer Igor Cavalera, the brothers of metal have formed the Cavalera Conspiracy. Along with…
The Skinny
BLASTED BY BREWER When it comes to election-security issues, it seems that Pima County supervisors are either damned by local activists if they don’t, or damned by Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer if they do. In a letter sent on June 5 to Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, Brewer responded to a 133-page report…
Rhythm & Views
Somewhere between Elf Power or Sparklehorse and the jukebox in the Mos Eisley Cantina (Star Wars: Episode IV) is an adequate reference point for Field Music’s David Brewis’ solo project, School of Language. If, in the production studio of your mind, you could strip away the tasteful baroque of loops and effects, you could understand…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
