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10 Great Things About SXSW
When you listen to music, you burn a certain amount of energy, similar to the calorie. Let’s call it a jingle.
Get Into Election Season With These GOP Blood Dumpster Period Underpants
Reproductive rights come up a lot during election season and not all politicians have great things to say. Esty shop owner Sarah Palatnik decided to make a statement about anti-feminist politicians and make periods better, all with a pair of underpants. Introducing Bloody Marys: Underpants made of leak-proof, moisture-wicking, absorbent, anti-bacterial fabric with attachable…
Cinema Clips: Marguerite
A delightful and funny film starring Catherine Frot as the title character, a rich woman in 1920’s France who likes to sing for her music club. Problem is, she’s pretty terrible. Her horrible voice is seen as daring by some, and she takes her show on the road to the alternate horror and pleasure of…
It’s Best of Tucson Time
Yes, Tucson, it’s finally time—Time to fill out your Best of Tucson® Ballot. You’ll notice some new categories, you’ll miss some old ones. So it goes. Everything is pretty much the same, with one major exception: We’re only accepting nominations for local institutions. We’ve been back and forth on this issue, but it all comes down…
Will Ducey Sign Bill Contradicting New FDA Rules on Abortion Pill?
Here’s the latest twist on abortion legislation at the Arizona statehouse: The FDA today updated its protocols for the use of Mifepristone, the so-called abortion pill. And right now, Gov. Doug Ducey has a bill on his desk that would force doctors to prescribe the pill under an older protocol that requires women to take a…
Arts Express Seeks Inclusion of the Deaf and Blind Community in Theatre with Shrek The Musical Production
Here’s something different. Imagine a fully staged production of the Shrek in musical form, complete with costumes and sets and lights. OK, that’s easy enough. But when I say fully staged, I mean that the stage will be full of all kinds of students, including those from the deaf and blind community. Not only will…
Courting Out-of-State Students at the University of California
A question. When I went to the University of California, tuition was pretty cheap, about $100 a year, which is about $800 in today’s dollars. Actually, that was a registration fee, meaning the U.C. system didn’t actually charge tuition. California’s system of state colleges cost even less, and city colleges, what we call community colleges…
The Red Cross Needs Your O Negative Blood
Alright, everybody, listen up. The Red Cross has put out a call asking for help filling their “significant need” for donations of O negative blood. As you may remember from your 5th grade science class, O negative blood is the “universal donor” that can be transfused into patients with any blood type. The Red Cross needs…
Bryan Sanders Speaks About Being Slugged at Tucson Trump Rally: “It’s a Me vs. Fascism Thing”
Bryan Sanders, who was punched in the face at Donald Trump’s Tucson rally earlier this month, writes in The Guardian about why he was protesting The Donald: People have asked me: why did you go down there and disrupt their rally? Don’t they have the right to meet and talk about anything they want? But…
Four Interesting Feminist Things Discussed by Three Generations of Feminists
In a world where media inundates curious and equally knowledge-absorbing millennials with strict guidelines of what it means to be a truly modern, intersectional and all together bad-ass feminist, it’s easy to decide that a person is only a feminist if they fit x, y and z standards. The topics discussed by Baby Boomer, Gen X…
Saguaro National Park is Looking for Young Artists
Today, Saguaro National Park put out a call for artists ages 18-25 to participate in their 1st Annual Centennial Youth Art Show. The park hasn’t released details about the actual event yet, but they did post some information to entice artists to get in touch: Creative Tucson youth, ages 18-25 Artists will be selected to…
Cinema Clips: Baskin
The horror genre has been getting a nice boost these last couple of years. Well, here’s another one to bolster that argument, but it isn’t for the faint of heart. This one is for those original Hellraiser loving, Dario Argento following horror fans that want their scares as dismal, dirty and creepy as they can…
Ladies and Gents, I Give You: Republican [Junk] Science. (Or, Any Port in a Bill-Passing Storm)
I don’t know why Republicans think it’s important enough for every Arizona child to learn to write cursive that they want to put the mandate into law. The only semi-rational reason I can come up with is the nostalgic notion that everything about education was better in the good ol’ days. “When I was a…
Arizona Health Department Reports First Case of Zika Virus in Maricopa County
The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health have reported the state’s first case of Zika virus. Both agencies confirmed today that an older woman, who traveled to an undisclosed region affected by the virus, has symptoms of the illness, a press release from ADHS said. “We have been…
10 Interactive Photos Show Changes In Tucson’s Skyline
Rent Cafe, an apartment search website, and writer Ama Otet put together a remarkable collection of before and after images showcasing the recent transformations in Tucson’s skyline. Hover over the images to see the year they were taken. Take a look for yourself: 1. Hub at Tucson, Sol Building and Luna Building at Speedway Boulevard and Euclid Avenue 2.…
Shrimpie Needs a Home
Hi I’m Shrimpie! I’m a 1.5 year old female dog who was found as a stray. If you see me in the shelter I might look a little scared but I warm up to people and love to be pet. I get passed over in my kennel because I’m a pit bull but I think…
Scenes From Friday’s Steff and the Articles, decker., Asian Fred Show (SLIDESHOW)
Native Arizona bands Asian Fred, decker. and Steff and the Articles performed a free show at the Flycatcher on Friday, March 25.
Learn to Harvest Cholla Buds at the Mission Garden
Intriguingly floral and bright, once you taste your first cholla bud, you’ll be hooked. This native treat has been harvested in the area for millennia, and you can join in on the very Sonoran practice of cholla bud harvesting by learning from a master. This year, cholla bud season came early, and ethnobotanist Martha Ames…
Author Jim Harrison Dead at Age 78
Patagonia writer Jim Harrison died Saturday, March 26. The New York Times remembers the author’s many appetites: At bottom, Mr. Harrison was not so much like Hemingway as he was like something out of Hemingway. Or, more accurately, something out of Rabelais — a mustachioed, barrel-chested bear of a man whose unapologetic immoderation encompassed a…
Arizona’s ESA (aka Voucher on Steroids) Bill Diminished But Still Strong. McCain Tries to Put the Feds in the ESA Loop
The latest Empowerment Scholarship Account (aka Vouchers on steroids) bill looked like it was going to be delayed for another year. The Senate passed it, but the House balked. Something about everyone getting a voucher—”You get a private school voucher! You get a private school voucher! You get a private school voucher!”—seemed a bit much to some.…
Get a Beer Education at Tap & Bottle Featuring UK Brews
You ever get the feeling while standing in line to order a beer that you just don’t quite know what the menu is talking about? You know the basics, sure—IPAs are bitter, lagers are smoother and you might get free fruit if you order a wheat beer. Well, now’s the time to bulk up your…
Join (Virtual) Edward Snowden for a Conversation on Privacy
Did Thursday night’s screening of Citizen Four and Q&A with Glenn Greenwald get you worked up all over again about the NSA? Well, tonight the UA’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is hosting a panel on the issue—and Edward Snowden is videoconferencing in from Russia to be a part of the conversation. The details: The competing stresses…
Glenn Greenwald Asked Journalists to be an “Adversarial Force,” Last Night at the Loft
Glenn Greenwald doesn’t really like other journalists. “I tend not to have the highest opinion of other journalists, although there are a lot of really good ones,” he told the Loft Cinema’s audience at a special Q&A following the screening of Citizen Four on March 24. “You know, there are very narrow narratives that are permitted in mainstream media outlets. And…
Where Have All the Teachers-in-Training Gone?
Yet another article about the drop in the number of students in the nation’s teacher preparation programs. Nationwide, the number has slipped from 725,518 in the 2009-10 school year to 465,536 during the 2013-14 school year. That’s a 36 percent drop. The bit of good news is, the downward slide leveled out a bit in 2013-14.…
You’ve Got One More Week to Vote in the Tucson Weedly Cannabis Bowl
Medical Marijuana patients, listen up! When it comes to filling your MMJ needs, Tucson has a lot of options. We’re always hearing anecdotal comments about “The Best” products and dispensaries, and we decided to put the whole thing to a vote. Tells us about the providers and products that take the edge off your migraines…
TUSD Teacher Dustin Williams is Well on His Way to Make the Ballot for Pima County Superintendent of Schools
Tucson Unified School District teacher Dustin Williams, one of three hopeful candidates for Pima County superintendent of schools, says he has collected more than the required minimum of signatures to get on the ballot. In an email, Williams, a Democrat, says his campaign has gathered 1,003 signatures thus far. This election, the county asks Democrats…
Go to MOCA (For Free!)
It’s the last weekend of March, and you know what that means—MOCA’s monthly Free Day.
The Skinny
McSally challenger brings out heavy machinery to put pressure on congresswoman over Trump, It’s a lawmaker-eat-dog world out there, A new poll shows tight race between McCain, Kirkpatrick and Most of rotten legislation highlighted in last week’s TW is rolling right along through the state house.
T Q&A
Christianna Silva, a UA student is the editor in chief of Tucson’s newest publication, Bottle Magazine.
Out With the Old and in With the Gently Used
Swap out your old clothes for (new) old ones.
Learn About the Evolution of Black/Queer Nations
Jafari S. Allen, UA Associate Professor of Anthropology and Miami Initiative on Race, Gender and Sexuality founder, will discuss the development of the translocal black and queer public sphere that began to surface in the 1980s, as well as its political and cultural expression demonstrated in the 1990s.
Tucson Salvage
At first there’s no logical reason to be hustled by this guy, because it is a hustle—all magic is, for better or worse—and there’s no reason to get all “gee-whiz” about the defrauding nature of tricks and haunts. Right?
Editor’s Note
Do you go into this particular area of life head first, or feet first?
Get African Soul Music’s Key Ingredients
Sit back and unwind to the Afro-folk, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean-inspired tunes of Doc Twang and The Key Ingredients of African Soul .
Dust Devil
Most times, unadorned, thorny-personalitied, she hangs back, friendless, uncared-for, cruddy (almost), compared with her peers.
Abstraction and Reality
“Twenty Four” is easily the most joyous work in Max Estenger’s retrospective at MOCA Tucson.
United for the Kids
“Never write with pencil, m’ija. Write with ink or mud, or berries grown in gardens never owned, or, sometimes, if necessary, blood.”
Home at Last
I recently had an experience rather rare in these parts. I attended the opening night of a world premiere in a brand new theater space in Tucson.
Police Dispatch
A local woman received a bomb threat from someone posing as President Barack Obama.
B-Sides: Matt Baquet
If you’ve seen a rad live show at Club Congress three years, it’s pretty darn likely that booker Matt Baquet had something to do with it.
Good Screen
We talked to Michael Showalter about working with Sally Field, Netflix and the future of Wet Hot American Summer.
South By
If you were in Austin last week, chances are, you heard someone relate at least one of those sentiments to you, and the shortened moniker says more than it likely intends to.
Police Dispatch
Someone may have gotten away with vehicle vandalism, as well as writing an oddly passive-aggressive—but unequivocally threatening—note to a neighbor who’d parked in her space.
Learning Curve: TEEN
Love Yes, the vibrant third album from New York dance-rock quartet TEEN, is a sonic step toward the band’s high-energy live shows.
Donald’s Folly
Congressman Raul Grijalva recently visited the set of Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel to talk about Central American refugees, his support for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and—of course—Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Marijuana in Sports
Since its legalization in Denver there have been many jokes about the Broncos and marijuana. The fact that the football team’s home, Denver, is also known as “Mile High” just makes it easier.
Buzz About Town
Nothing makes the recent argument at City Hall over whether residents should be permitted to raise chickens seem more passé than Noel Patterson’s backyard.
Pleasure Activist
Keep in mind that not all dildos are harness-compatible. They require a wide flat base that acts as an anchor and is held securely in place by the O-ring of the harness. There are a couple exceptions to this rule.
Letter to the Editor
Why is Pima County trying to shut AIRBNB down?
Tucson Pricks
Pop in to Pop-Cycle for the opening ceremony of “Tucson Pricks,” a group exhibition featuring illustrations of Arizona’s prickly flora
