Remember ‘Troy’
“Troy” is a typically mindless summer blockbuster, but it sure is a lot of fun
Conference of Killers
Arizona Onstage shines with its production of Stephen Sondheim’s disturbing “Assassins”
The Role of Government
A note from the editor.
Shallow Garbage
The dull, trivializing “Raising Helen” wastes the talents, charm of Kate Hudson
Fascinating Feminist
Sybille Bruun shines as art historian Heidi Holland in LTW’s “The Heidi Chronicles”
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” “In America,” and “Paycheck”
Refusing the Rules
The SuicideGirls say their teasing burlesque show reflects a “sex-positive” brand of feminism
Density Discontent
Midtown residents are angry about neighbors who are building small apartment complexes on single-family lots
Top Ten in Movies
Zip’s Music & Video, Inc. top rentals for the week ending May 15, 2004 The Last Samurai Warner Brothers Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Miramax Kill Bill Vol. 1 Miramax Big Fish Columbia Peter Pan Columbia Stuck on You 20th Century Fox Love Actually Universal Haunted Mansion Walt Disney Gothika Warner…
Young Contemporaries
DCA attempts to give Latin-American artists more visibility with its “Traditions, Boundaries and Cross Currents” show
Klump Country Blues
A Southern Arizona family faces off with the feds over land-use rights and the role of government
Danehy
Danehy gets busy, and as a result, telemarketers, outsourced technicians and religious proselytizers suffer
Creature Comforts
Author Jonathan Hanson thinks humans should take the time to interact with and enjoy wildlife
Trust Issues
A push to reform the fate of more than 9 million acres of state land has stalled at the Arizona Legislature
Downing
The mainstream media’s coverage of the drug “problem” isn’t news at all: It’s a sign of a lack of editors’ thinking
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books bestsellers for the week ending May 14, 2004 The Tibetan Book of Yoga: Ancient Buddhist Teachings on the Philosophy and Practice of Yoga Geshe Michael Roach, Doubleday ($15.95) Oryx & Crake Margaret Atwood, Anchor ($14) The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin ($14) Native American Beadwork: Projects and Techniques from the…
High Noon at High Mesa
Developers yank a Catalina housing plan, but questions remain about their agreement with Amphi schools
Guest Commentary
Don’t be selfish and stupid: If you must ride a motorcycle, wear a helmet
Noshing Around
Bentley’s 20th Anniversary Jo Anne Schneider, owner of Bentley’s House of Coffee and Tea, wants to thank the local community for its patronage throughout the last 20 years. Bentley’s was one of the first coffee houses to serve primarily espresso and to appeal to students by staying open late. Twenty years ago, a cup of…
Stable Spirit
A low-income health care clinic has new digs after a year of being homeless itself
Controversy Liberated
Trans Am’s latest CD has thrown the band into unfamiliar, political waters
Diminutive Diner
Café Jinx is tiny and easy to miss, but it’s worth finding for fresh, inexpensive and healthy–albeit simple–fare
Weekly Winners
“Tucson Weekly” writers bring home nine Arizona Press Club awards
Fishing and Fiction
Former Tucsonan James McMurtry writes in vivid detail about the quirky and the dark
The Skinny
SCHROEDINGER’S SKINNY Our ultra-efficient operation forces us to go to press before we’ll know the results of Pima County’s $732 million bond election, but through the magic of choose-your-own-analysis, we’re gonna interpret the results anyway. Remember, both analyses are perfectly valid on a quantum level until the ballot box is opened. Here’s how it works:…
Soundbites
HOT GOODBYE Summer does weird things to Tucsonans, and the folks who populate the local musical landscape certainly aren’t exempt. The impending, sweltering heat provides a perfect excuse for bands to hit the road in search of new fans and literal greener pastures. And for musically inclined individuals who have been contemplating relocating to more…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Nine Questions
Bruce Halper
Police Dispatch
Voodoo Ham Hocks West Gates Pass Boulevard and North Camino de Oeste April 30, 3:35 a.m. Deputies arrested a woman who allegedly came home late at night talking to herself about black magic, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The woman’s father called authorities from a pay phone near his home. He said his…
Rhythm & Views
The second non-Omaha band to join the Saddle Creek family was Los Angeles’ Rilo Kiley; oddly enough, their sun-soaked country-pop fit in perfectly with the Midwestern dark dramatics of the Saddle Creek denizens. Thousands of miles make no difference at all for The Elected, either, the side project of Blake Sennett, one half of Rilo…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Kierán Suckling
Rhythm & Views
Killswitch Engage, America’s answer to European power metal, are back with their third release, The End of Heartache. The New England-based band manages to crown themselves kings of a new movement in metal with the sonic maelstrom contained within The End of Heartache. With the new album come two new additions to the lineup: Howard…
Media Watch
Ad tax tribulation
Rhythm & Views
Torch songs should do one of two things: inflame your loins or break your heart. So why is it Diana Krall does neither? Krall is just another singer/pianist with an exceptional face. Yet Krall’s loveliness has always lacked a come-hitherness, as if her heart belonged to childhood piano lessons rather than to creative ambition. Her…
Pick
Way to Golf
Live
Maroon 5, Rialto Theatre, Sunday, May 16
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Top Ten in Music
Zip’s Music & Video, Inc.’s top sales for the week ending May 15, 2004 Usher Confessions (Arista) Diana Krall The Girl in the Other Room (Verve) Los Lonely Boys Los Lonely Boys (Sony) D12 D12 World (Shady) Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News (Epic) Eric Clapton Me & Mr. Johnson (Warner…
