Both Sides of the Border
This Memorial Day, remember our war dead as well as those we killed.
Loaded With Blanks
“The Matrix: Reloaded” takes cheap shots and pilfers the goods from other films.
Rule Violations
Those who don’t follow established regulations may be headed down a path of crime.
We Have a Winner!
A note from the editor.
City Week
Take a look at Tucson’s past… Hear some intimate poetry… Explore the meaning of masculinity… and much more!
Pick
OVER HERE, OVER THERE. Laila Halaby has tried to balance two worlds–that of her Jordanian father’s culture and her upbringing by her American mother. Born in Lebanon, she came to the States as a baby in the late ’60s. Her father stayed behind. And at 5, she came with her mother to live in Tucson,…
Now These Are Sequels
Here are the sequels and high-concept pictures Hollywood should have produced this year: ·Monster’s Other Ball ·Lilo & the Angry Stitch ·Lara Croft and the Bottle of Lotion ·Teletubbies in IMAX ·Super Duper Pooper Troopers ·Secretary 2: Just Two Hours of Maggie ·Monsters, LLC ·Match Game P.M.: The Motion Picture ·Lord of the Rings 4:…
Metal Disorder
Radio festival celebrates hair, humanity.
The Weekly’s Annual Summer Movie Preview
Zachary Woodruff gives his two cents on the season’s cinematic offerings. Don’t ask for a refund.
Soundbites
MEMORIAL MUSIC MARATHON: Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and as if you didn’t need yet another reason to stay put this weekend, here goes: Man, oh Manischewitz, there’s an assload of fine shows worthy of your newly colored money this week. Let’s get right to it, shall…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Rhythm & Views
I am not a morning person. It takes a while for me to process the morning; coffee helps, as does the right music. But finding the right morning record is a delicate procedure; the songs have to be subtle enough to ease my consciousness awake, and loud enough to kick the neurons into gear. Lately…
The Skinny
TMC’s trauma care, RIP… SAHBA can’t tell the players without a scorecard… Build your own radio station… and much more!
Rhythm & Views
Because production time prohibits some artists from releasing full-length albums about timely topics, they write the songs anyway and put them up on their website (like the Beastie Boys, System of a Down and Tom Paxton). The boys in NOFX don’t give a fuck about being timely. And why should they? How much longer after…
Capital Crapshoot
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THE SESSION COULDN’T GET ANY WEIRDER… Perhaps inspired by those Texas Democrats who ran off to Oklahoma, Sen. Linda Binder, a Republican from Lake Havasu, announced plans earlier this week to flee the Capitol without casting an all-important vote on the GOP’s $6.2 billion budget. Without her vote, Republicans are one…
Jewel of a Season
The TSO is not letting economic doldrums ruin its diamond anniversary.
Recommended Reading
Tucson Q&A with Jeff Yanc.
Lovers in the Air
Ballet Tucson leaps into “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Police Dispatch
A Tow-Truck Tantrum East Drexel Road and South Rosemont Avenue, April 30, 3:45 p.m. According to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report, a woman screamed obscenities and threw a pad of paper at a tow-truck employee after accusing the company of stealing her video game. An employee from Gary’s Towing, 5131 E. Drexel Road, told…
Capturing the Borderlands
Mario Morena Zazueta paints the Sonoran Desert’s spiritual geography.
Passing On
Chronic beryllium disease takes the life of Rosa Maldonado.
Long Live the Greasy Spoon
Chicken fried steak, turkey dinner highlight the simple food at Chaffin’s Family Restaurant.
Swing Shift
TUSD counselor moonlights for nudie mag.
Noshing Around
Exclusive Buzz Mark your calendar (or Palm Pilot) for the first annual Tucson Culinary Festival, slated for Nov. 13-15 at venues around town. Stay tuned … Primavera Cooks Independent restaurant organization Tucson Originals is teaming with Primavera Foundation, a nonprofit group challenging poverty and fighting homelessness. Together, they invite you to a series of gourmet…
Back From the Dead
Two death row inmates from Tucson get a second chance at “life.”
On the Road to Health
Dr. W.F. Peate outlines a path to wellness using Native American wisdom.
The Empire Strikes
The United States faces collapse if we don’t stop our arrogance and corruption.
Biblical Proportions
“Divine Intervention” is a visually stunning film for a select audience.
