Five Palms Steak and Seafood
Come this Friday, after a week of “invitation only” soft-opening days, the new Five Palms Steak and Seafood will be open to the public. The multi-concept operation is located at the previous home of the Terra Cotta Restaurant at 3500 E. Sunrise Drive. After extensive renovations by owner Nino Aidi, the “three concepts in one…
Rep. Raul Grijalva Seeks Community Input For Immigration Reform
Federal representatives are moving forward with immigration reform. Congressmen hope to have drafted immigration reform legislature by the end of April. While they originally hoped to have this done by April 8, complexities of workers programs and an equitable visa system have delayed the process, according to CD-3 Rep. Raul Grijalva. An accelerated DREAM Act,…
Tucson Author Get First Taste of Self-Publishing With ‘Tea Leaves’
Tea Leaves, which was self-published earlier this year by Tucson author Andrew Sandner, features 50 life lessons, each accompanied by short prose and an illustration, drawn by Victoria Hollins. After finding its way to the Weekly’s booth at this year’s festival of books, we caught up with Sandner to find out how Tea Leaves came…
Remembering Eddie Basha: “We All Mourn the Loss of an Arizona Giant”
Eddie Basha Eddie Basha, the grocery-store magnate and one-time Arizona gubernatorial candidate, died yesterday at the age of 75. Basha was a philanthropist who offered support to children and those who were down on their luck. The Basha family released this statement yesterday: It’s with the heaviest of hearts that my family and I share…
How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing
Image courtesy of Shutterstock This story was co-produced with NPR. Imagine filing your income taxes in five minutes — and for free. You’d open up a pre-filled return, see what the government thinks you owe, make any needed changes and be done. The miserable annual IRS shuffle, gone. It’s already a reality in Denmark, Sweden…
‘Independence Day’ Has Two Sequels On the Way
If by the end of 2013 you still can’t get enough of watching humanity meet its untimely end for the price of an admission ticket, first, you really need to kick that morbid habit, and second, you can rejoice in the fact that Independence Day director Roland Emmerich has announced not one, but two follow-ups…
Group Plans To Hand Out Free Shotguns in High-Crime Tucson Neighborhoods
The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Political gadfly Shaun McClusky has a new plan: He wants to hand out free shotguns in high-crime Tucson neighborhoods. McClusky says the lucky recipients “will receive a cleaning kit, they’ll receive the shotgun, they’ll receive slugs, they’ll go through a background check…
Woman Calls Out Cheating Husband Via Billboard
Fox 32 News (Chicago) A woman from North Carolina bought a billboard ad to let everyone know her husband is a cheater. The punishment is unusual, especially in a society where relationship problems typically lead to a break-up or sleeping on the couch. Nonetheless I’m sure she made her point, and apparently spent the ex-couple’s…
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan Makes A Damn Good Point
From the oral arguments of Hollingsworth v. Perry, the landmark case to decide the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, which made gay marriage illegal within California, an exchange between Charles Cooper, representing proponents of the law, and Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan: KAGAN: Well, suppose a State said, “Because we think that the focus of…
Oregon High School Builds Unisex Bathrooms for Trans Students
Fitting in with the general theme of equality today, an Oregon High School has taken steps to ensure comfort for their students in one of the few places all of modern society agrees people should have comfortable access to by creating unisex bathrooms. From the Advocate: The unisex facilities were converted into two faculty bathrooms…
What’s With That Red Equals Sign on Facebook?
Human Rights Campaign If you’ve been on Facebook today, there’s a fairly good chance that you’ve noticed the masses of profile pictures featuring a pink equals sign over a red background—and you’ve probably noticed the masses of marriage equality statements coming from those folks. There’s good reason for that: Equal rights activism group Human Rights…
Benjamin Alire Sáenz Wins 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award
Photo of Benjamin Alire Sáenz from Flickr Creative Commons by Alex Briseño. Out of five finalists for the 33rd PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Benjamin Alire Sáenz won the award for his short fiction collection titled Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club, published by Cinco Puntos Press. The winner for America’s largest peer-juried prize…
Congratulations, Arizona! Our State Is a Super-Trashy Spring Break Destination!
So we’re clear, that’s actually a pretty terrible thing. Go us? According to Coed Magazine (itself an honorable model of taste and restraint, featuring a story on the “40 Sexiest Mila Kunis GIFs”), our beloved state of copper, cactus and citrus — among other “c” words — features two locations among the nation’s 15 trashiest…
Spring into Summer with Your Potted Garden!
The desert has finally started to heat up this week. However, the night time temperatures are staying true to form at 30 degrees less than the day. This is a great time to plan for your summer flowers. You won’t want to plant until mid- to late-April when the night time temperatures are staying above…
The Inevitable Offspring Of Sweet 16 Success: Merchandising Overload
My inbox just flashed with an URGENT message from the NCAA. Thinking it was going to tell me that I’d won some raffle (that I didn’t enter) to give me free tickets to Thursday’s game in Los Angeles, I opened it quickly and with much anticipation. Shoulda known better: it was for merch. Not surprisingly,…
Internet-Famous UA Pep Band Member Jordan Ingram Speaks Out
In case you missed the University of Arizona Wildcats 74-51 demolition of the Harvard Crimson on Saturday, here’s the one highlight you absolutely need to see: Bleacher Report A victory dance for the ages. That young man is 21-year-old Jordan Ingram, an accounting junior and trombone player with the UA’s Pride of Arizona Marching Band…
Another Great Festival en el Barrio
Jim Nintzel Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta brought the mambo to Festival en el Barrio A few photos from yesterday’s spectacular Festival en el Barrio. Jim Nintzel Calexico’s John Convertino Jim Nintzel Calexico’s Joey Burns Jim Nintzel The Heartless Bastards Jim Nintzel Sweet Ghosts Jim Nintzel
Kavanagh Flushes Criminal Penalties in Bathroom Bill
One of the loonier moments of the Arizona Legislature this year involved what reporter Brahm Resnik dubbed the “Show Me Your Papers Before You Pee Act,” a bill that Rep. John Kavanagh unveiled last week in what appeared to be yet another effort to lure the Daily Show into opening an Arizona bureau. Kavanagh is…
World Sports Grille Closed
World Sports Grille, the sports-themed, game-packed, restaurant at the corner of the Foothills Mall closed yesterday. Their main number has been disconnected and when I called the alternate sales number, I was informed they closed yesterday and that was all. Looking at the restaurant’s website they seem to have recently opened a location in Seattle…
Mumford and Sons Announce Phoenix Show For Early June
British folk-rockers Mumford & Sons have announced a June 5 show at Phoenix’s Desert Sky Pavilion. This marks the band’s first Arizona show since starting their tour for their latest record, Babel, which dropped last September. The London four-piece has since been touring much of the states and Europe, with the majority of their shows…
Locally-Owned Tower Theatres Closing This Week, to Be Replaced by Phoenix-based Harkins Theatres
Tower Theatres at Arizona Pavilions in Marana announced today, via its website, that it will be closing this week, Thursday, March 28. From mytowertheatres.com: We must humbly express our sadness that this Thursday, March 28th, 2013, we are closing Tower Theatres. We have celebrated five years, three months and 21 days as your center for…
Amazon Has Green-Lit a TV Adaptation of ‘Zombieland’; No Word Yet On Twinkie Availability
Multimedia interweb goliath Amazon has confirmed that it has greenlit the pilot for a TV adaptation of the 2009 zombie-filled action-horror-comedy Zombieland to be part of its streaming video service in what is probably a terrible, terrible idea. From cnet.com: “Zombieland” is the 13th and latest original series to bite off a pilot on Amazon’s…
Today: Get to the Festival en El Barrio!
The set-up is underway for today’s Festival en el Barrio, which starts at 1 p.m. in downtown’s El Presidio Neighborhood. The bands include Calexico, the Heartless Bastards, the Rebirth Brass Band of New Orleans, Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta and a whole bunch more. The weather is beautiful, the music will be great, food trucks…
The Best UA Pep Band GIF I’ve Ever Seen
And possibly the best celebration GIF I’ve ever seen. From Saturday’s 74-51 Arizona Wildcats victory over Harvard: Bleacher Report I wish to buy this man a beverage. Really, the only way to respond to that GIF is with yet another GIF: Nice moves, friend. See you in the Sweet Sixteen. (h/t: Bleacher Report)
Warning To Tucson-Area Offices: Expect Massive Sick Call-Ins Thursday
This is because, undoubtedly, several thousand Arizona basketball fans are already drawing up plans to drive or fly to Los Angeles for the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament now that the Wildcats have locked up a spot in the West Regional semifinals at the Staples Center. Arizona (27-7) had no problems whatsoever with Harvard…
Ruffians Have Their Way; Historic, Elegant Fox Theatre Remains In One Piece
Elliott “I’m security.” The Mavericks brought a rousing good time to the Fox Theatre on Thursday, March 21. Was it reckless, too? Less than a minute into the opening song, “Back in Your Arms Again,” the single from the Mavericks’ 2012 release, In Time, as most audience members leapt to their feet, clapping and dancing,…
[UPDATE: Campus Cleared] Report: Man With a Rifle at UA Administration Building
This just in: There’s a report of a man with a rifle in the Administration Bldg. UAPD is on the scene. Please stay away from the area.— Univ. of Arizona (@UofA) March 23, 2013 Update: Just spoke with UAPD. No further information at this time, and there’s been no confirmation that there was a shooting…
Tom Goes to the Chair: Danehy’s Breaking Point
Have you ever turned on an episode of a TV series that you’ve been watching for a while and then wondered (often aloud), “Why the hell am I still watching this?” NOTE: This doesn’t really apply to young people, who apparently have found a new way to watch TV. The girls on my basketball team…
Need to Clear Your Head? Check Out the Quiet Place Project
No matter how you spin it, staring at a computer for most of your day can be pretty rough. Sometimes, you just need to clear your head, particularly if you’ve been going through some hard times — say, if your NCAA bracket got busted because who the bloody hell actually expected Harvard, of all teams,…
The Queens of the Stone Age Website Will Play an Awful Lot of Noise From Their New Album At You
qotsa.com Queens of the Stone Age, the band with an oft-rotating membership and hard-rocking, groovy songs, has announced via their website that their new album will be dropping in June — and as a treat, they’ll play a sample of the sounds you’ll be hearing. Emphasis there on “sounds”: the sample that plays when you…
From Black Girls Dangerous to Henry Rollins: The Steubenville Verdict
If there’s one blog whose posts get passed around among my friends, it’s Black Girl Dangerous. I recommend you follow its incredibly insightful posts. A recent post on CNN’s coverage of the Steubenville, Ohio, rape trial is particularly worth your time. You can read it in its entirety here. A snippet: Now, I’m no fan…
PCC’s Miles on Higher Learning Commission Questions
Interim Pima Community College Provost Suzanne Miles sent an email out to the PCC governing board on the Higher Learning Commission’s questions regarding the college’s new admissions standards. She’s coming to the board with recommendations and ask that that they reexamine the standards and how the college is preparing students: From: Miles, Suzanne Sent: Friday,…
It Seems That You Can Now Pay ‘Famous’ People To Tweet Things For You
This man will say horrible things to your friends for money. The other day, I was scanning through the Internets when I happened upon the Twitter account @YaBoyBillNye, a parody-type Twitter account that features a character saying generally terrible things (and one of many that appear to be owned and operated by David Orr, founder…
Oyama: ‘He Was a Hero and Example to Me and Many Others’
Hey, do yourself a favor and head over to Rum, Romanism and Rebellion blog and read a sweet and true post on the sad passing of Hank Oyama: He always remained a humble, very principled man who was always available to dispense wisdom, encouragement, or a joke. In my own career in politics, I was…
Do Some Running in Oro Valley This Weekend
Brad Poole Pre-race yoga from last year’s Distance Classic If you’re looking for something to do Sunday, you might try getting off the couch and pounding some pavement for a good cause in the Arizona Distance Classic in Oro Valley. Touted as the most scenic race event in Arizona, the Distance Classic winds through the…
Local Band Sun Bones to Play at Festival en el Barrio
Courtesy of the Sun Bones Facebook Page This week we’ve been introducing you to the bands playing at this year’s Festival en el Barrio, and local act Sun Bones (formerly known as Boreas) is one tenth of the significant talent slated to take the stage on March 24. It’s clear that Sun Bones already have…
New Despicable Me 2 Trailer
I’m not going to lie: I’m a sucker for a good animated movie every now and then. One of my favorites over the past few years was Despicable Me, and this summer, the sequel is coming out. The new trailer for Despicable Me 2 came out on Tuesday by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, where…
Twitter Celebrates Seventh Birthday This Week
As if you didn’t already have enough nagging reminders out in the real world that you’re getting old, the Internet also has you covered: Twitter is celebrating its seventh anniversary this week, and shows no slowing of taking over the world, 140 characters at a time. It all began on March 21, 2006, when Twitter…
This Week in Tucson Bicycling
Photo by Russ Roca/PathLessPedaled.com One of the most amazing collections of vintage bicycles and parts in the country was housed down in Bisbee at the Bisbee Bicycle Brothel. Unfortunately, the proprietor is closing up the shop. Find out why and how long you have to see the collection. University and Park are now open following…
[UPDATE] UA Hoops Hindsight Analysis: Never Had Any Doubt
Okay, Wildcat fans: if you’re feeling a weird sense of deja vu right now, that’s understandable. This is how you all felt on Jan. 1, 2000. All the worry and agida surrounding Arizona’s first-round NCAA tournament game against Belmont felt very similar to the fear and trepidation associated with Y2K: in other words, a waste…
Carly Rae Jepsen Leaves Boy Scout’s National Jamboree and Joins Fabulous Palm Springs Festival
Photo from Flickr Creative Commons by Audio Visual Junkie Carly Rae Jepsen announced on March 5 that she would be joining Train in pulling out of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Scout Jamboree. She now has locked in to a headlining spot at a prominent gay event called White Party T-Dance, which she announced…
Video Game Culture Website Tries To Explain Why People Doodle, Uh…’Doodles’ On Everything
Gawker Media’s video game culture blog Kotaku has a tendency to go very, very broad with their coverage from time to time, stretching away from video gaming news, rumors, previews and reviews to deliver the occasional feature piece, such as a lengthy interview with an industry personality, an opinion regarding the role of video gaming…
Tumamoc 101: We Need Rules, People
I walk up Tumamoc Hill regularly. It’s like a cross between a church and gym for me, so yeah, I take it a bit seriously and I can testify it’s gotten me through a few interesting times in my life. Which is why, Tucson, we need to have a heart to heart. I am not…
An Open Letter to John Pedicone: It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
Dear John, Listening to you discuss your short time in the district during yesterday’s press conference announcing your resignation as Tucson Unified School District Superintendent — the incredible challenges you and your staff faced; the wounds inflicted on them; the needless drama that slowed the district in dealing with real matters; the governing board that…
The Medicaid Battle Gets Theological
If the first public hearing on Medicaid expansion is any indication, the debate is only going to get more uncomfortable for those on the religious right who oppose Governor Brewer’s plan. While Brewer has already been trying to court her faith-conscious foes by using pro-life rhetoric in championing her plan, testimony by community members appealing…
Sorry America: In the NCAA Tourney of Global Politics, We’re Duke
At least, that’s according to the folks at Foreign Policy, who wrote this piece to establish the idea that the hatred of college basketball superpower Duke University is akin to hating America itself. No, seriously: Americans like to think they are Butler, the scrappy unheralded Midwestern underdogs one shot away from a miracle. But let’s…
Kozachik To Potential Challengers: “Bring It On If You Want To”
Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik drew a big crowd to his reelection kickoff party at Borderlands Brewing yesterday. Kozachik promised a fierce campaign against any challengers as he talked about the various endorsements he’s picked up so far: My purpose in coming out really hard and really aggressively is to say: Bring it on if…
Yoko Ono Tweets Picture of John Lennon’s Blood-Splattered Glasses
Yoko Ono tweeted this on the anniversary of her wedding of her late husband and Beatles singer-songwriter John Lennon—while also making a statement about gun violence. The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience. After 33 years our son Sean and I still miss him. Yoko Ono Lennon twitter.com/yokoono/status… — Yoko Ono (@yokoono)…
It Looks Like Prince Is Coming to Tempe
Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories: Prince from Anthony Dufrense on Vimeo. Whatever Prince does these days, it seems like his goal is to do it in the most frustrating manner possible. Even the act of illustrating this blog post somehow was a hassle. No photos on the wire service we use, basically zero embeddable video…
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: I’m living in Mexico part of the year. I’m learning Spanish but can’t say I understand or speak well. I read several books about the history of Mexico and think I’m reasonably well-informed. I’m curious about a phrase on a T-shirt in an expensive shop in Puerto Vallarta. It had interesting artwork on…
Top Ten in Cinema
1. Life of Pi 2. Wreck-It Ralph 3. Hitchcock 4. Red Dawn 5. The Master 6. This Must Be the Place 7. Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 8. Rise of the Guardians 9. The Intouchables 10. Playing for Keeps
Pedersen On Sports
Most of my childhood memories are blocked out by the trauma of growing up in New Jersey, but I somehow manage to always recall one scenario from fifth grade. It involves our teacher, Mr. Born, regularly asking the dumb kid in class – in an attempt to reassure him that there is hope – a…
True TV
You Should Watch It Chupacabra vs. the Alamo Saturday, March 23 (Syfy) Movie: Erik Estrada is back on the bike! And killin’ blood-thirsty Mexican dog-monsters! In the awesomely-titled Syfy cheapo-thriller Chupabra vs. the Alamo, a hog-ridin’ DEA agent (Estrada, who’s done 700 movies and TV shows since CHiPs in the ’80s, but who cares?) investigates…
Editor’s Note
First of all, be sure to check out our cover story this week. Casey Dewey, with his first feature for the Tucson Weekly, did a great job interviewing local tattoo artist/rapper/enigma Isaiah Toothtaker. Other than a few Soundbites mentions, TAMMIES nominations and I think a blog post or two, we haven’t really written about Toothtaker…
Media Watch
Remembering Randy Garsee; Forest Carr steps down; Clear Channel’s Operations Manager position opens up; and more!
Gilroy Was Here
Wild Garlic Grill 2530 N. First Ave. 206-0017; newredskycatering.com Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pluses: Garlic done the right way; a good handle on seafood Minuses: Décor is a bit shabby, without a hint of chic; service needs some polish The first time I ate at the building that now houses…
Danehy
If the corporate overlords could figure out a way to turn a profit on people filling out their NCAA brackets (while at the same time continuing to downsize), the Dow would be at 20,000. Who knows how many hours of work were lost earlier this week due to the brackets? Since we here at the…
Mailbag
Sometimes, we get letters we can’t make sense of, and feature them anyway. Also, a correction.
The Sounds of Iowa
The River Monks with Run-On Sunshine, Donut Shop Death, Woolly Mammoth and Mind Slums 8 p.m., Sunday, March 24 Tucson Live Music Space, 125 W. Ventura St. $5; all ages The charming homespun quality of the River Monks’ music might cause a listener to wonder if the sextet from Des Moines, Iowa, has pulled back…
Gargulinski
The next time you hear a knock at your door, it might be a bleeding young woman. If it’s the same one who came to my door, she’ll be standing there, apparently in anguish, with bright-red droplets plopping from her face onto your porch. As a true crime junkie, I knew well enough not to…
Police Dispatch
This week, we’ve got a double-serving of food-related crime in the Old Pueblo.
Soundbites
Festival en el Barrio takes over the streets; Laurie Lewis and Tm Rozum bring their brand of bluegrass to Tucson; and more!
Guest Commentary
The long-awaited sequester is here. While pundits argue about the consequences, some of Tucson’s poorest families are about to experience them first-hand. An across-the-board cutback to federal government programs and services, the sequester was intended to be too scary for rational folks to sit by and let it happen. Clearly, that strategy hasn’t worked. Like…
The Skinny
The push for ACCCHS expansion; Steve Kozachik kicks off his re-election campaign; and Richard Carmona’s plans don’t include a run at the gov’s office.
Top Ten in Music
1. David Bowie The Next Day 2. Sound City Real to Reel 3. Jimi Hendrix People, Hell & Angels 4. Eric Clapton Old Sock 5. Kendrick Lamar Good Kid: M.A.A.D City 6. A$AP Rocky Long.Live.A$AP 7. The Lumineers The Lumineers 8. 2 Chainz Based on a T.R.U. Story 9. Rihanna Unapologetic 10. Bon Jovi What…
Nine Questions
Scott Berg is the director and co-star of the Red Barn Theatre Company’s production of How to Talk Minnesotan, returning to the venue at 948 N. Main Ave. The musical comedy, runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through April 7. For more information, call 887-6239 or visit theredbarntheater.com. What was the first concert you attended? Chuck…
Weekly Wide Web
A few weeks ago, I was running late to an appointment in Phoenix. This isn’t exactly new for me-I mean, I was born two weeks late. Things have only barely gotten better from there. But this was an appointment to get sized for a suit for my best friend’s wedding. Being late to that is…
Live
Once Josh Ritter has your attention, there’s no turning away. Ritter is among the sharpest and most distinctive lyricists recording today, and his first Rialto performance began like his career did, quietly acoustic before blossoming into the full-band folk-rock that characterizes his excellent new album, The Beast In Its Tracks. Bounding onto the stage before…
T Q&A
Michelle Conklin is executive director of the Tucson Botanical Gardens and the force behind Growdown! The Great Tucson Garden Design Challenge. Four local architects will get their hands dirty in this three-day competition to create Tucson’s best pocket garden, beginning Thursday, March 21. Cost is $13 for adults and $7.50 for children ages 4 through…
Robyn Hitchcock: Love From London (Yep Roc)
Robyn Hitchcock, Britain’s crown prince of eccentric songwriters, steps away from the jangly alternative rock of his recent work into darker, more psychedelic territory. After three records with the Venus Three (R.E.M.’s Peter Buck on guitar, the Minus Five’s Scott McCaughey on bass and Ministry’s Bill Rieflin on drums), the 60-year-old Hitchcock turned to producer/engineer…
The Joy of Improvisation
Poetry blends with jazz this month as a poet and a musician get together for a night of improvisation at Pima Community College. “We put improvising jazz musicians together with poets who are pushing the boundaries of their art for a reason—because we think there is a relationship,” said Charles Alexander, the executive director of…
Coverage in Cabrini
Marc Haberman knows a thing or two about energy. For the past 30 years, he’s worked as a holistic health practitioner, and his house in the 3100 block of East Presidio Road has served as the Tucson Natural Bed and Breakfast for 25 years. Anyone who’s set foot in Haberman’s home knows that the shoes…
City Week
Arts and urban development; prose and poetry meet sustainability; the 22nd Annual New Play Festival; and an a capella celebration round out our picks for the week.
Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience (RCA)
J-Tim’s return to music is a kind of manifesto on where the traditions of classic soul, funk and R&B stand in the 21st century. Where FutureSex/LoveSounds played Russian roulette with musical styles—it was Timberlake’s experimental phase—The 20/20 Experience is rooted in tradition. It’s reminiscent of what Beyoncé Knowles, another multi-platform megastar in a crucial early-middle…
‘Watching Paintings Move’
Limón Dance Company 7 p.m., Sunday, March 24 Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., on the UA campus $30 to $50 regular; $15 to $50, UA students, faculty and staff. Discounts for seniors, groups and military Tickets available at box office, UA Student Union BookStore, the “A” stores at Tucson Mall and Park Place, and…
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Push the Sky Away (Bad Seed Ltd.)
If you’re aggrieved because Push the Sky Away is a peculiar variation on the original Bad Seeds—with Mick Harvey departed but Barry Adamson guesting—then you’re likely still upset about Cave abandoning most of the Birthday Party for his solo career. For others, however, the sparse, hazy sheen of Push the Sky Away resounds as a…
Beauty in Pigment and Wax
Eighth Annual Encaustic Invitational 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, through April 27 Conrad Wilde Gallery, 439 N. Sixth Ave., No. 171 Free 622-8997; conradwildegallery.com Picture an enchanted broccoli forest. No, not the classic vegetarian cookbook by Mollie Katzen. Instead of the thick volume of that title, imagine a 3-D forest in luxuriant…
Sex Sting
So how did the Tucson Police Department’s recent sex-worker sting go? According to TPD, here are the results of the sting and how many of those arrested were able to get into the new diversion program, Project RAISE: • Thirteen people were arrested on suspicion of prostitution. • Five of the 13 arrested were immediately…
America’s Indian
Geronimo By Robert Utley Yale University Press $30; 376 pages Goyahkla, the One Who Yawns, was not a nice man. You may know him by his Mexican name, that name you yelled as you jumped from some boulder or rooftop when you were a kid: Geronimo! For a long time the star of every nightmare…
Noshing Around
Area firefighters put their brews to the test in the Top Hops Challenge; a scattering of dinners featuring potent potable pairings; Jalopy’s Grillville drives into the sunset; and more!
Top Ten in Books
1. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Jonas Jonasson ($15.99) 2. Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong Norman Fischer ($16.95) 3. When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice Terry Tempest Williams ($15) 4. Tucson Hiking Guide (4th ed.) Betty Leavengood ($16.99) 5. Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice…
Lackluster Lawmaking
Our esteemed state Legislature is hard at work up in Phoenix, collectively yea-ing and nay-ing its way through huge piles of legislation, some of which will surely make your life better and some of which will just piss you off. To wit: A few weeks ago, I wrote about a suggestion from a Phoenix valley…
Something Whores Do for Money
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, a film that takes a jab at Las Vegas magicians like David Copperfield and Seigfried & Roy, feels like the last lame guy showing up at a party with a rubber nose, squirting flower and a bottle of cheap schnapps. If this was a subject ripe for satire, that subject should’ve…
Southern Arizona in the Crosshairs
Razor wire was coiled around a rudimentary wooden shelter. Under it, a hunched man concentrated, looking into his laptop. Cameras and radar were set up on a retractable mast behind him and could detect any activity at long range, day and night. Desert camouflage covered this large mobile surveillance machine, which was surrounded by sandbags…
Focus on Arpaio
“In high definition on television, they can see a lot,” explains Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. His new teeth, claims the lawman, cost $20,000, an expense Arpaio incurred so America could see that award-winning smile. The country’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff is one of the subjects of Two Americans, a locally produced documentary about the illegal…
Oxford English Dictionary Adds ‘Friend Zone,’ Sadly Validating Whiny Dudes Everywhere
Pictured: the mascot of the Friend Zoned. Unlike the people being pursued by the sad sacks the phrase describes, the Oxford English Dictionary has broken down and allowed the term “friend zone” into its fold. The OED definition, for those unfamiliar with the concept: nouninformala situation in which a platonic relationship exists between two people,…
