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Chelsea Handler is horny and ready to make you laugh again
The queen of jumpsuits wants to make fans laugh, forget about the state of the world and take a load off with strangers. “That’s my job as a comedian and I take it pretty seriously,” Chelsea Handler said. Former late-night talk show host, six-time New York Times Bestseller author, Grammy-nominated comedienne and social justice advocate,…
President Obama stops in Phoenix for AZ Dems rally
Former President Barack Obama traveled to Phoenix to stump for Sen. Mark Kelly of Tucson and gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs, the current secretary of state, at Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix on Nov. 2, ahead of midterm Election Day. The high school gymnasium housed a standing-room-only crowd of over 1,000 people, who were electrified…
NFL Green looks to plant 100 trees in El Rio Acres
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee will plant 100 new trees at the El Rio Acres neighborhood in Tucson as a part of the NFL Green program for Super Bowl LVII. According to a statement from the NFL, “NFL Green is the NFL’s sustainability program which aims to reduce the environmental impact of events and…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Viva Día de los Muertos: A Glow in the Dark Spectacular Folklorico! Ribbons whirl, full skirts flash in multicolor and sequins sparkle in the lights. The eighth annual Viva Día de los Muertos amps it all up to glow in the dark while a multimedia show tells the story of Mexico’s Day of the Dead…
The November mid-term election at a glance
Some notes concerning next week’s election: There is one simple, undeniable truth in this and, sadly, in the next few elections. If a candidate says that the Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election and/or that Donald Trump actually won, anything else that comes out of that person’s mouth is fly-covered horse turds. Espousing the “Big…
Fox Tucson Theatre expansion project on the horizon
The Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation has plans for a major expansion of its properties on the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Congress Street, leadership announced on Tuesday, Oct. 25. “If this vision comes to a reality, what we will have done is create an arts, culture and entertainment hub, on the west end of…
Janet Williams is ‘The Tennessee Tramp’
Sassy, hayseed raunch queen Janet Williams is now 74 years old. We could almost feel her grinning across the miles from her Tennessee home. But is she still the “truck drivin’, oversexed, potty mouthed, unsophisticated, southern sass” her promotion material promises? It seems to us that the intellectual acuity she puts into her jokes and…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendars
Mark your calendars… Thursday, Nov. 3 During a walk through Bombay Beach — a near-ghost town located on the edge of an ecological disaster, the eastern shore of the Salton Sea —Hawthorne Heights frontman JT Woodruff found inspiration for “Dandelions,” the latest single from the Ohio emo band’s 2021 album “The Rain Just Follows Me.”…
Rockers Greta Van Fleet do not ask permission
Since Greta Van Fleet formed in 2012, the Michigan rockers have sold more than 2 million albums, performed on late-night TV shows, topped the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock and Active Rock charts, and won the 2019 Best Rock Album Grammy. Bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka said via Zoom that he never imagined this type of success while…
‘The Metal God’ brings his ‘firepower’ to Tucson
Sitting in his Paradise Valley home, Judas Priest’s “Metal God,” Rob Halford, is jovial. He cracks jokes about singing “Painkiller” in the shower and pissing off Paradise Valley police. In between wise-ass comments, he drinks out of a clear coffee mug with a cat painted on it. Most importantly, he said via Zoom, Judas Priest’s…
Lindsey Jordan constantly evolving as Snail Mail
Indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Lindsey Jordan who performs as Snail Mail said she is always trying to grow as a musician through her live shows. “My music is definitely always evolving,” Jordan said. “I just want to up the lyrical content and the arrangements. The more experience I have with writing songs and with…
Study: Women have more side-effects using cannabis
Male cannabis consumers report significantly better success than women, according to a new study. In the three-part Cannabis Consumers in America Part 2: The Purposeful Consumer, female consumers report a higher incidence of side effects such as dry mouth, appetite stimulation and red eye. The data was gathered by New Frontier Data in partnership with…
Savage Love: Just the Facts
Dear “Savage Love” Readers: After November 14 my website Savage.Love will become the exclusive online home for my column. My column will still appear in print in some publications, but you will no longer be able to read the column online anywhere other than Savage.Love. This move will allow me to continue bringing you new…
