Cover Stories
Jazz Ambassadors
An excerpt from the new book Cuba, Hot and Cold by Tom Miller
A conversation with Tucson author Tom Miller
Jim Nintzel has a few questions for Tom Miller and his new book “Cuba, Hot and Cold”
Cinema Clips: The Man Who Invented Christmas
In 1843, when Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol, folks were just getting into that thing we call the holidays, with stuff like Christmas trees and gift giving. Dickens’s novel about a miserable miser named Ebenezer Scrooge, who transforms from an evil greed monster to a kind philanthropist throughout its five chapters, helped take the…
Laughing Stock: Holly Jolly Edition
Fake News? Fun Tradition! Cartoonist and comedy impresario David Fitzsimmons reprises his Arroyo Café Holiday Radio Show at the Rialto Theatre on Saturday, December 16 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 via rialtotheatre.com, in advance or at the door. It’s become such a popular Old Pueblo tradition that even the POTUS has noticed. Trump went…
It’s Going to Be an Education Election in Arizona
Since I write about education, I try to see everything written about schools and schooling that pertains to Arizona. (You can too. It’s easy! Just create a Google alert: Arizona + Education. You’ll have dozens of links emailed to you every day.) So I might be overstating things when I say the major focus of…
The Weekly List: 26 Things To Do in Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Ho, Ho, Shows Season of Light. The Flandrau Planetarium is one of the best places in Tucson to be filled with a sparkly sense of wonder, and Christmas is one of the best times of year to do that same thing. This annual show is…
The New, New Jim Crow
For me, the three most important books I’ve read in the past few years are The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates and The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed. I won’t say they are the best books I’ve read, though the Coates book may qualify.…
Full Court Press: Deandre Ayton and Arizona host Texas A&M in Phoenix
It’ll be a battle for the ages this evening in the Valley of the Sun, as Arizona welcomes fifth-ranked Texas A&M this evening. The two meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the opening act of tonight’s four-team Valley of the Sun Shootout, held at Talking Stick Resort Arena (home of the Phoenix Suns). The other…
Echo Needs a Home
Hi, I’m Echo! I am a 1-year-old female looking for my fur-ever home! I am a very affectionate girl with a lot of energy. Please bring any kids or dogs that live in your home to meet me at HSSA Main Campus at 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd. Have questions? Give an adoptions counselor a call…
New VICE Documentary Revisits Murder of Raul Flores and 9-year-old Daughter by Border Vigilantes
The brazen double-murder of Raul Flores and his 9-year-old daughter Brisenia by an anti-immigrant racist is captured in VICE’s newest documentary. The 41-minute movie, titled Murder at America’s Border: the Story of Anti-Immigrant Vigilante, covers the crime, committed by former Minuteman leader (dressed in Border Patrol garb) Shawna Forde and a handful of other vigilantes.…
Ed Sec Betsy DeVos on School Choice, College Costs
Trump’s Ed Sec Betsy DeVos has a School Choice hammer, so every education issue looks like a nail. And being a Trump cabinet member, the hammer is paramount, facts are optional. DeVos’s latest assertion: Our poor scores on international tests are because we don’t have enough school choice. Countries which have embraced choice are outperforming…
A Conversation with Bruce Bartlett, Part 2: “Trump Is Unquestionably the Most Incompetent, Most Inept, Most Ignorant President We’ve Ever Had in Our History”
Bruce Bartlett served as an advisor in the Reagan Administration and in the Department of the Treasury in the George H. Bush Administration. He later worked at the National Center for Policy Analysis and is now a newspaper columnist and a New York Times bestselling author whose books include The New American Economy: The Failure…
A Conversation with Author Bruce Bartlett, Part 1: Tax Bill Is “Dreadful Legislation”
Bruce Bartlett served as an advisor in the Reagan Administration and in the Department of the Treasury in the George H. Bush Administration. He later worked at the National Center for Policy Analysis and is now a newspaper columnist and a New York Times bestselling author whose books include The New American Economy: The Failure…
Know Your Product
The similarities between Oklahma City trio Skating Polly and the riot grrrl bands of the ’90s are pretty stark.
Cannabidiol Confusion
More confusion arose between Arizona state agencies and marijuana this week as the Arizona Department of Child Services updated its policy concerning CBD extracts.
Dreams Depicted
Homeless kids were sent out with volunteer mentors to find images that represented their hopes and dreams—simultaneously ambitious, universal and heartbreaking.
Fight the FCC
Let’s talk. This is something that, whether you like it or not, affects you personally. But how important is this?
Police Dispatch
A man—looking not unlike a sleeping turtle himself—was found curled up on the grass near the University of Arizona’s “Turtle Pon.”
Police Dispatch
A sorority girl had a totally inappropriate response to being caught drinking illegally.
The Skinny
Who would have thought that the fate of the Senate tax giveaway would rest on the shoulders of Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake?
The Beautiful People
The young and attractive crew manning the host stand announce that there is a bit of a wait, so you are invited in to hang out until a table becomes available.
Brunch Bonanza
Northwest residents have a new breakfast and lunch option with the opening of Baja Café’s third location.
Milagros and Other Miracles
Saints and sinners are the stars of Milagros, an exhibition that kicks off Saturday at Contreras Gallery.
Ghosts of Christmas
In 1843, folks were just starting to get into that thing we call the Christmas holidays.
Editor’s Note
I first came across a battered paperback on The Panama Hat Trail in my college days, so it was a treat to interview author Tom Miller.
Reel Indie
A fresh week of fresh indie picks.
Outlaw Rockers
A Groggy Voice answers the phone with a gravelly “Hello.”
