Kyl: Border Kingpin
The Washington Times examines how Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl is the new go-to guy for immigration reform. As reporter puts Stephen Dinan puts it: While the White House was working with Sen. John McCain, Arizona’s other senator, Jon Kyl, emerged this year as the most important player in the immigration debate, showing that even as…
Revised De Anza Drive-In Movie Times
Please note the De Anza Drive-In revised its schedule for Friday, May 11 through Thursday, May 17. We received a new schedule today, after the newspaper was printed. The correct times are below and on our Web site. DE ANZA DRIVE-IN 1401 S. Alvernon Way. 745-2240. 28 Weeks Later (R) Fri-Thu 7:30, 11:10 with Pathfinder…
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events that were received too late for inclusion in our print issue. Friday, May 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. Main Gate Square in Geronimo Plaza University Boulevard between Park and Euclid avenues An Evening of Jazz. Park Avenue Records, a UA student-run record label, presents Vocalist Katherine Byrnes, Martin Patfield…
This Isn’t Mickey Mouse Stuff
Here’s a twisted story about children’s programming in the Middle East.
Go, Dorados!
Congrats to the Canyon del Oro Dorados baseball team. The Range got out to see the Dorados–including nephew Taylor Nintzel–fight back to overcome the No. 1 seeded Amphi Panthers 9-8 in the state Class 4A Division I quarterfinals last night at Hi Corbett Field. The Dorados play Sahauro at Tempe Diablo Stadium Friday for spot…
Card Cheat
Gov. Janet Napolitano ate a bowl of bills for breakfast Tuesday, May 8. She mostly vetoed minor technical stuff—we’re looking your way, tax breaks for commercial photographers—but there were some crunchy nuggets of illegal immigration in the mix. Senate Bill 1236 would have banned the use of matricular cards handed out by the Mexican government.…
Altweeklies Give Olbermann Props
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has awarded the first Molly Ivins Award to MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann. You can read all of the details in this here news release. Truth be told, I voted for someone else, but I can’t criticize the choice of Olbermann. He’s done some great stuff on MSNBC over the last several…
Like a Moth to Flame
I joined a really cool Facebook group today. It’s called “IF U STOP FRONTIN, WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE PRECEEDINGS..” Its creator, a guy named Ernest, explained the group’s purpose thusly: “THIS PAGE IS FOR ALL MALE/FEMALE WHO WANT TO TOUCH, AND FEEL, AND BASICALLY GET IT IN WITH NO BULLSHIT………….. YOUR IN THE RIGHT…
Invasion of Privacy: Hasselhoff Drunk, Naked and Eating a Hamburger
We are confronted yet again with the latest in a string of episodes (Don Imus, Alec Baldwin) that have allowed the media to engage in self-righteous grandstanding. I’m talking about the video showing David Hasselhoff at his most vulnerable—shirtless, drunk and awkwardly eating a hamburger on the floor. I generally favor the unfettered dissemination of…
In a World Where a Senator From Arizona Makes One Last Grab at Glory …
Politico had an interesting piece earlier this month on Sen. John McCain’s advertising guru. Wonder if McCain will be outrunning fireballs in the campaign commercials…
Smokers’ Woes
As we all know, Proposition 201, which prohibits smoking in most public places, went into effect on May 1. Not even a week since the proposition went into effect, I myself have been noticing the changes. For instance, my smoker buddies and I were at Frog and Firkin the other day, and they had to ask…
The FCC Can Suck It
Mr. Saxon Burns had a good point the other day about the pernicious intrusion of advertising on our television screens. But I’m even more disturbed by this story in Slate about a new effort by the Federal Communications Commission and Congress to limit what we can watch, in the name of–you guessed it– protecting children.
Richter Respect
The Los Angeles Times Book Review has praise for Twin Study, the new book of short stories by Tucson author Stacey Richter, whose “Christ, Their Lord” was featured in the Weekly a couple of weeks back. Reviewer Erika Schickel, author of You’re Not the Boss of Me: Adventures of a Modern Mom, declares: “With prose…
Bordering on Nuts
How polarized has the debate on the STRIVE Act become in Congress? We got an e-mail the other day from Don Goldwater–the late, legendary Sen. Barry Goldwater’s half-wit nephew, who has tried to make himself politically relevant by scapegoating illegal immigrants as the root cause of all that is wrong with the state–that attacked U.S.…
Cinco de Mayo Celebrations
More Cinco de Mayo celebrations that didn’t make the Noshing Around column: Zivaz – 4590 E. Broadway – 325-1234 5 to 9 p.m. – live music – Enjoy the Latin rhythms of Cool Breeze $1 off margaritas + beer Enter to win Zivaz gift cards Share a special Cinco de Mayo platter of 2 margaritas,…
The Big Reveal
It’s budget week up at the Capitol! OK, so maybe that doesn’t sound all that exciting. Still, the politics behind the spending blueprints in the House and Senate are kinda interesting. Senate President Tim Bee worked out the Senate bipartisan budget through negotiations with members of both parties, with input from the governor’s office. Bee…
‘The Shield’ Rocks!
The Shield, FX’s high-octane cop thriller, remains one of my favorite hours of TV as it charges through its sixth season. This is a show that brilliantly balances action, humor and drama with rich characterization of nearly every character that walks into the Barn, the rehabbed church that serves as police headquarters for L.A. Farmington…
Target Warehouse Coming to Town
This just in, from a TREO news release: Target, one of the nation’s largest discount merchandise store chains, announces today that it will open a new fulfillment center in Tucson, Ariz. for its on-line business, Target.com. Target is in the process of finalizing agreements to purchase land along the I-10 corridor on the SE side of…
Just Say NO to Animal Testing
I got this interesting e-mail from the Animal Defense League of Arizona … ADLA ALERT: ASK MARICOPA COUNTY TO DENY COVANCE PERMIT! Last night (April 30, 2006) ADLA and other groups spoke out at the Maricopa County Air Quality Department’s hearing on Covance’s proposed air quality permit. As you know, Covance, a contract laboratory, plans to…
Why We Jump When the Phone Rings
A note from the editor.
Ambiguously Evil
Paul Verhoeven has again created a hard-to-classify film with sly intelligence
For Bikers and Folk Fans
Hal Hundley departs from his norm to present ‘Pump Boys and Dinettes’
¡Ask a Mexican!
Where being macho crosses the border of good taste is when it becomes a mockery of itself, and that’s not limited to Mexicans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Noshing Around
New: Blanco Tacos and Tequila Once again, Fox Restaurant Concepts has introduced a new restaurant, this one called Blanco. It’s at La Encantada Shopping Center. It competes with NoRTH, another Fox restaurant. Blanco gets its name from the white tequila and the clean, white look of the place; the young hostesses are dressed in white…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Soundbites
YOU CAN SLEEP LATER This week’s a mighty busy one, with three music festivals, a pair of CD-release parties and more shows worth your time and money than we’ve got space to cover here. Read on! CINCO DE CYCLE! As for those three festivals, well, they really couldn’t be any different from each other. There’s…
Meat Masters
Touch of Class serves up fantastic barbecue–but its hours of operation are an ever-changing mystery
The Definitive Summer Movie Preview
Spider-Man’s just the beginning; get ready for Dane Cook, surfing penguins and even Andy Griffith!
Now Showing at Home
“WKRP: Season One,” “The Queen,” “The Last King of Scotland,” and “The Odd Couple: The First Season”
Support Your Local Moviehouse
It’s going to be a busy summer at the Loft Cinema
Sales Pitch
Huckelberry’s call for a county half-cent sales-tax increase appears to be DOA
Spidey Gets ADD
‘Spider-Man 3’ fails because it tries to cram in way too much
Other Upcoming Movies
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Fantastic Four SuperTeen Erection Quest 4: The Pie-bonking! Disturbia 2: Annoybia The Batman From LaMancha Pan’s Bathroom Microsoft Paperclip: The Movie Happy Feet Meet Kinky Boots Half Nelson 2: Full Nelson Little Miss Tanning Booth 28 Weeks After the Day After Tomorrow Never Dies Another Day of the Triffids Lucky…
Wackenhut Worries
A company with a sketchy record has quietly taken over deportation duties from the Border Patrol
25 Minutes of Fame
The renowned–and still free–Tucson Folk Festival keeps growing
When Administrators Attack
A decade-long Tucson Water whistleblower lawsuit has cost taxpayers nearly $450,000 so far
Nine Questions
Sam Loeffler
At One With Nature
A westside master-planned community gets certified by the National Wildlife Federation
Tears of Joy
Frog Eyes barely spend any time in the studio, yet they release one fantastic album
Cluster Concerns
Environmentalists claim a proposed eco-friendly development near Madera Canyon is a Trojan horse
Live
Lacuna Coil, Rialto Theatre & Guitars Etc., Thursday, April 26
The Skinny
MARKET FORCES One of The Skinny’s favorite haunts, the Book Stop, is leaving Campbell Avenue after four decades. Why? Because the center’s leasing agent/part owner, Richard “Dick” Shenkarow, is a total tool. Book Stop owners Claire Fellows and Tina Bailey are gonna walk before he makes them run, escaping to Fourth Avenue before Shenkarow raises…
Rhythm & Views
Tommy Guerrero, as readers may or may not know, is a famous street skateboarder from San Francisco, as well as a successful entrepreneur who runs his own skateboard and graphic-design companies. He played in punk-rock bands during the early 1980s. And there’s not much music these days that has the funky, bluesy attitude of Tommy…
Media Watch
KVOA Makes Splash with HD Unveiling
Rhythm & Views
Cloud Cult is my dream team of musical sounds: beautiful pop builds, microbeats and atmospheric instrumentations, disco-dance-dynamics, Cure throwbacks, lyrics that question our relationship to nature and death, and string arrangements that well up, all blended together in continuously unpredictable ways. “These days, it’s hard to tell what’s half asleep and fully alive,” sings songwriter…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Top Ten in Music
CD City top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Alex Sanchez
Rhythm & Views
The Wyatts are Tucson’s resident country music legends–“legends,” because they’ve created an entire myth surrounding their band. From their history to their songs, The Wyatts are classic storytellers, spinning tales with good ol’ country spirit. Plus, their special blend of contemporary country-style vocals with traditional Americana melodies and instrumentations makes for plenty of catchy hooks.…
Danehy
In Tom’s world, photo radar can’t be installed fast enough
Police Dispatch
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back Ina and Thornydale Roads, April 7, 9:10 p.m. Authorities cited a drunken teen who claimed to be celebrating the fact that he had just been released from jail, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. Two deputies arrived at the scene to find Northwest Fire Department personnel checking over…
Grand Collaboration
Ballet Tucson uses a dream team to produce the classic ‘Swan Lake’
O’Sullivan
More than 40 years after it was written, ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ remains perfect
Pick of the Week
Women and Song
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Guest Commentary
Why not let neighborhoods–not the city government–decide their own fate?
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Tenuous Peace
Baker H. Morrow uses his stories to paint a loss-heavy picture of 1960s Mexico
