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Hell Yes! The 2016 Tucson Weekly Endorsements
Well, we’re here to cut to the chase and give you some straight-up advice about who you should vote for next month.
Casa Video Top 10
If you manage to find time to watch a movie on your couch this weekend (and there is a lot going on in the next few days, so I would truly be impressed), you should make an effort to make it a movie you rent from Tucson’s longtime favorite video store, Casa Video. The most…
It’s Never Too Late To Create for All Souls
The All Souls Procession is inviting everyone to join them for the last of their All Souls Workshops. Create a mask, lantern, float, altar, or other object to carry at the processon—with no artistic experience required and no age limit. If you have something in mind for the procession and would like to make that…
Cinema Clips: The Accountant
This plays out like a deranged Batman-with-a-calculator action flick. Ben Affleck plays Christian Wolff, a high functioning autistic man who has managed to harness his extreme intelligence with numbers and physical tics down into the strangest of professions. By day, he’s your average accountant helping a farm owner find tax loopholes to save a few…
Win Tickets to the Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival
It’s the end of October which, in my house, means diving head first into vats of chile and chocolate—and, of course, paying homage to those we’ve lost with Día de los Muertos. To that end, Tohono Chul, 7366 N. Paseo Del Norte, is the place to be this Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29. Buy some chile plants…
The Weekly List: 25 Things To Do In Tucson In The Next 10 Days
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Pick of the Week: Halloween & Día de los Muertos Nightmare on Congress – Halloweekend: Halloween is quickly approaching and Hotel Congress is hosting a different Halloween parties every night starting Frida through Monday, Oct. 31st with live music, alcohol and costume contests. There are a…
Seven Lions ‘Journey Tour’ at the Rialto Theater
Electronic dance music’s popularity has increased tremendously among millennials in Tucson because of its unique, vibrant sound. Surprisingly, electronic music is not considered just one specific genre, but includes genres such as: drum and bass, dubstep, hard-style, trance, glitch hop and house. This increase in electronic music has brought many new artists from around the…
Quick Bites: Halloween, Japanese-Style
Yoshimatsu Healthy Japanese Eatery might be the last place you’d expect to be serving Halloween-themed eats—but you’d be wrong! This locally owned, super-vegan-friendly restaurant is so authentically Japanese that the menu is written in choppy English and it serves some stuff that some Americans would find, well, not so yummy-sounding—like squid salad or fermented soybeans.…
Four Tucson Instagram Accounts You Need To Follow Now
In need of some local Instagram inspiration? Look no further. These four Instagram accounts have done an exceptional job in harnessing the unique essence of Tucson, while still maintaining their own personality. Great aesthetic and with a local focused—what could be better right? 1. Tucson Fashion Week #Repost @adaatude ・・・ @tucsonfashionweek was a total blast…
For Buckmaster Show Listeners (and Others), My TUSD Board Picks, Once Again
I’ll be on the Buckmaster Show today (Wednesday) at 12:30 p.m., talking with Bill about education. Bill and I decided not to talk about the TUSD board race, which is getting uglier by the minute, with one exception. I’ll be stating my picks for the board, and I’ll be telling listeners if they want to…
Quick Bites: Eat No Evil
You may have plans for Halloween—Mon., Oct. 31—and for the Friday or Saturday before Halloween (or even all three nights!). But what about the night before Halloween, traditionally known as a night for mischief and often called “Devils’ Night”? Well, Hotel Congress’s hasn’t forgotten about this “holiday.” The folks at Cup Café have some mischief…
Which TUSD Board Candidates Favor Closing More Schools?
If you’re looking for TUSD board candidates who support closing more schools, they’re out there, but they’re not Cam Juarez and Kristel Foster. Two, maybe two-and-a-half candidates have said they think closing more schools is a strong possibility, even a good idea. One, maybe one-and-a-half of them are supported by the independent expenditure campaign, TUSD…
Cinema Clips: A Man Called Ove
Rolf Lassgard is astonishingly good in this sweet and funny film about an old man giving up on life shortly before he gets some reasons to recharge his battery. Ove (Lassgard) lives in a community where he acts as the enforcer of the rules, and he takes it seriously (Don’t you dare throw a cigarette…
In the Flesh: Howe Gelb’s 60th B-day Bash at the Rialto Theater
Nino’s Steakhouse once sat on a sad stretch of North First Avenue. “Not just for Cowboys …” read their logo’s tagline. Yet there were plenty of pointy-toed cowboy boots on feet of regulars and barflys, but most of those never once walked anywhere near cow dung pastures or stepped into a saddle stirrup. This steakhouse…
There’s a New I.E. in the TUSD Board Race
The new signs on the roadways say “Stop Stegeman Now.” They just showed up recently, and you’ll only find a few of them scattered among the yellow “Change the Board” signs, which, based on my recent drive through town, make up about half the signage out there—not half the TUSD board race signs, half the…
Stella Needs a Home
Hi, I’m Stella! I’m a beautiful 5-year-old girl and I need a new home! I was transferred to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona from a different shelter so they don’t know a lot about my past, but they do know that I love being pet and I know how to sit for treats. I…
Cinema Clips: In a Valley of Violence
Horror fans know director Ti West for his cult classic horror film House of the Devil, and the horror films V/H/S, The Innkeepers and The Sacrament. His latest, starring Ethan Hawke and John Travolta, is a major departure from his usual projects, a capable, full-on homage to Sergio Leone westerns. Hawke plays Paul, a drifter…
Be a Voter! (Then Vote)
One of the things I read as a young teacher which stuck with me was, be careful of your use of the verb “to be” when reprimanding a student. If a student lied to you, don’t say, “You are a liar.” Say something more like, “You told a lie.” If a student cheated, don’t say,…
American Babylon: Former GOP Chairman Michael Steele at the Third Presidential Debate
American Babylon caught up with former GOP Chairman Michael Steele, who says he doesn’t rule out the possibility that he will be Michelle Obama’s campaign manager in 2024.
Song of the Day: ‘Cosmic Love Song No. 23’ by Louise Le Hir
Louise Le Hir is one of those people you meet and you’re not for sure where it is she’s going but you’re damn sure she’s gonna get there. She called early one fall morning two years ago, asked if I’d like to go with her to a studio where she was making her first record, meet the owner and take…
Will Hispanics Help Elect Hillary in Arizona? ‘Nah,’ Said Jan Brewer, ‘They don’t get out and vote.’
Here’s something to add to “Taco trucks on every corner” and “Nasty Women” on social media. “Jan Brewer says, Hispanics don’t get out and vote.” Everybody’s writing about Arizona right now, with Hillary looking like she’s edging past Donald in the polls. If Hillary takes Arizona, that means a lot more than a few electoral…
Remembering Abril and Luisa Castillo
With heavy hearts, the Tucson community is morning the loss of two special individuals. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Abril Castillo and her 12-year-old daughter Luisa were tragically killed in a car crash on the Interstate 10. They were en route to Luisa’s to school when their car was hit by a semi truck that lost control. Even though…
Chuck Huckelberry Is Getting Tired of Ally Miller’s Fishing Expedition
After Dylan Smith of the Tucson Sentinel (followed by Joe Ferguson of the Arizona Daily Star and yours truly) requested emails and other electronic records in order to get to the bottom of the absolutely bizarre story regarding one of Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller’s aides masquerading as a reporter, the public learned that Miller…
Grand Opening: Three Wells Distilling Company Cocktail Room
Think back to 2008. The stock market has just crashed and things you used to be able affordable, luxuries no longer an option. Well, this misfortune became reality to one man in particular. While this exact mishap happened to many back in 2008, it is what this man did in the face of adversity that…
In the Flesh: Television at the Rialto Theatre, Tuesday Oct. 18
Groundbreaking New York City band Television released the equally groundbreaking Marquee Moon in 1977, the year I was born. Aside from a self-titled album in 1992 and a handful of onstage reunions, the band has been largely inactive since 1978. With the very notable exception of guitarist Richard Lloyd—especially for a group so renowned for…
Know Your Product
Not only did this young Arizona (Phoenix) emcee Bag of Tricks Cat (aka Felix El Gato) work with his spiritual Detroit bros D12 on his recent album Cat’s Out of the Bag (listen to the ominous rager “Hometown Hero.” Yow.), but he also popped out a 2015 split EP with nerdcore heavyweight Mega Ran, and…
Editor’s Note
We hope you haven’t mailed your ballot in yet.
Puff or Pass
Thousands of vehement voters received early ballots in the mail last week, marking the beginning of the Nov. 8 election, and perhaps the only question bigger than if the Trump brand train wreck is enough to turn Arizona blue is whether or not the state will turn green.
Dust Devil
Her sewing abilities were vestiges of nuns once inhabiting her life.
The Pleasure Activist
A dwindling sex drive could be a real bummer.
Tucson Salvage
This white guy on the bus-stop bench caws like he’s so pissed off. “Heygmm,” he croaks. It’s threatening and mean in its way, and so my blood pressure suddenly rises and heartbeat quickens.
Police Dispatch
A couch-surfing thief made a rather strange and daring—but potentially lucrative—decision about what object to steal from the home of his benefactors.
Police Dispatch
A Quick Mart clerk did try to provide service to a man who entered her convenience store, even though he wore nothing but swim trunks and seemed very out of sorts—but he pulled a (not very fruitful) shoplifting stunt anyway.
The Skinny
APS has engaged in shocking political machinations with the Corporation Commission and McCain says he would oppose any Clinton nominee to the Supreme Court
Ask a Mexican
Dear Mexican: Why is it in their nature for Mexicans to steal?
Restaurant Redo
As an old Japanese proverb goes: “Beginning is easy. Continuing, hard.”
It’s Open Studio Season!
Way out west on Ina Road, clear past the freeway, Pat Frederick has spent the past year making jaguars.
House of Boris
Get ready, audiences. It’s that time of year when, as we head speedily downhill to the year’s inevitable demise, there are some major holidays that attract the attention of a lot of folks, young and old.
Account-Man?
The Accountant is a ridiculous, implausible thriller, in some ways even more ridiculous than the recent, somewhat weak The Girl on the Train. So why did I end up liking it?
Celluloid Celebration
Tucson, there’s another Film Festival coming your way Oct. 20-23.
This Ain’t Basketball
Only the most versatile can amass significant statistics across the board, scoring, rebounding, passing and defending. And a decade ago when brothers Jimmy and Tom Cracovaner put together their latest band, they wanted a name that reflected the variety of styles they’d embraced playing.
Noise Annoys
Right now, anyone’s guess is as good as anyone else’s, but based on our town’s track record, the chances aren’t high that Mute Swan won’t fade off into the not-so-terrible-at-all fate of settling in to the status of a very popular local band that had a promising moment with the release of its second EP…
