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The District’s Dozen
The Tucson Unified School District’s five-member governing board has three seats up for election this fall, and all three incumbents are running to retain their seats. But nine other candidates are also running in the Nov. 6 election, looking to help govern a district that’s gone through two years of chaos. Two years ago, students…
A New Restaurant is Opening Where Tako Burger Used To Be
The building on the corner of South Sixth Avenue and 35th Street, where the extremely short-lived but awesome place Tako Burger used to be, is gearing up for another round of restaurant action. There are signs hanging on the building indicating that a new restaurant is setting up there. I was driving pretty fast when…
Talking Comics: PETER CANNON – THUNDERBOLT!
In this issue our heroes Eric and Arnie rave about everyone’s favorite dragon-punching, Watchmen-inspiring, zen vigilante: Peter Cannon (a.k.a “Thunderbolt”)! Brought to you by the Best of Tucson® Award-Winning comic book and game store, Heroes and Villains! For your heroes, and the cover of “Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt,” go below the jump!
CD 1 Air War: Paton gives Kirkpatrick her own alliteration
Jonathan Paton’s campaign has launched a round of automated phone calls with a new nickname for his democratic opponent: Kickback Kirkpatrick. The first call highlights Ann Kirkpatrick’s spending during her last days in Congress. The Paton Camp’s press release cites a June 2011 Arizona Republic article that reveals Kirkpatrick spent more than $100,000 during their…
Beyond Bread Nominated for World Food Championships
It appears local restaurant and bakery Beyond Bread has been nominated to participate in the upcoming World Food Championships, which is billed as the “highest-stakes food competition in the world.” From an e-mail received today: Dear Adam, Recently, your best sandwich winner Beyond Bread from Tuscon Weekly Best of Tuscon 2011 was selected to compete…
Apparently, They Start’Em Young In Sun Devil Country
I’m always near the front of the line when it comes to finding opportunities to make fun of those freaks upstanding young folks from Tempe Normal, a.k.a., Arizona State University. But this is just too much. A photo surfaced over the weekend of a bunch of ASU fans holding a toddler (in just a shirt…
Australian Labor Senator Louise Pratt: ‘We Exist. … Stop Pretending That We Don’t’
Although a marriage equality bill was voted down last week by the Australian House of Representative, some gems of support for equality are making their way through the internets, including a heart-felt argument for marriage equality from Australian Labor Senator Louise Pratt delivered on Sept. 17. The bill was defeated 98-42. Marriage rights activists now…
Day Two of the $4 a Day Challenge: This @$#% Sucks
After two days of living off $4 a day I can tell you that it pretty much completely sucks. And not for just the reasons one would assume – less-than-full stomach, lack of choices, sense of impending doom – but for a whole grocery list of other reasons I’d never even thought of. (It felt…
Bury Allows Extension: Deseg Proposal Made Public Nov. 9
On Friday, Sept. 21, Weekly World Central noted the same-day deadline for court-appointed desegregation special master Willis Hawley’s deseg plan came and went, while U.S. District Court Judge David C. Bury had yet to respond to a Sept. 19 extension request from all parties involved in the process. Observers noted to the Range that the…
Tucson’s U.S. Postal Distribution Center Cited by OSHA
According to a press release from those fine folks at the U.S. Labor Department’s OSHA, the U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center in Tucson was cited for a safety violation for the “improper operation of a powered industrial truck.” Slam. OSHA delivered a $70,000 “proposed penalty” to the post office: Press release: OSHA’s investigation…
Either Madonna Knows Something We Don’t, Or She’s Very Confused
At Madonna’s concert in Washington, D.C. last night, she had a very important voting message: Re-elect for the Black Muslim in the White House. The kicker here is that there is not currently an elected black Muslim in the White House. Just some guy named Barack. From a video of her performance posted on Gawker:…
Your Tuesday Afternoon Reading: The Economics of Bike Theft
Considering how prevalent bicycle theft in this town, it makes sense that we should take a bit of time to figure out why so many bikes disappear from their rightful owners. While there are a number of good reasons (aside from “bike thieves are joyless, soulless humans with unsatisfying lives”), Priceonomics decided to take a…
It Appears Yet Another New Restaurant Is Opening Downtown
Talk about a complete metamorphosis of Tucson’s downtown. Driving around down there the other day I couldn’t believe how many buildings have gone up and how few empty storefronts there are. It almost looks like, shudder, a real city down there. We all have our own opinions about these things, but one thing is for…
Your Last Chance To See Moon Nazis!
I finally got a chance to see Iron Sky last night—and it’s the most looney bit of cinema I’ve seen since Bubba Ho-Tep. The description from The Loft: “In 1945 The Nazis Went To The Moon. In 2018 They Are Coming Back.” In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program…
The Pima Bunch: The Secret Plan To Overthrow the Board of Supervisors
We’ve done a bit of reporting on the efforts of Arizonans for a Brighter Future to knock out the incumbents on the Pima County Board of Supervisors here and here. To recap: ABF is a non-profit business league funded with dark money and headed up by developer Mike Farley, who is unhappy with the current…
When ‘Liberal Media Bias’ Is Stripped From Polls, Guess Who’s On Top?
Speaking of potentially skewed polling, I present to you Unskewedpolls.com, where EVERY SINGLE POLL has Mitt Romney beating Barack Obama. The source to each poll leads back to articles written for The Examiner — which will allow basically anyone with a keyboard to write for them so long as they have something to say. It’s…
The Wingspan Dinner Returns!
Casey Chimneystar Condit was about 13 years old when she began to question her sexuality. And like so many LGBT teens, Condit was afraid to voice those questions to her family. One of Condit’s closest friends spoke to her about a youth-support group at Wingspan, Southern Arizona’s LGBT community center. “My friend told me about…
‘Like’ Us on Facebook; We’re Leaking Some Best of Tucson® 2012 Results There!
For those of you have been waiting to find out what the best things in Tucson are, we’ve got you covered. This week’s issue is the 26th annual Best of Tucson®, where we’ll be announcing the best that the Old Pueblo has to offer as decided by both our readers and our staffers. But we…
Faith Healers In UK Urging People To Stop Taking Their HIV Meds
Eventually, people will stop falling for this, right? From the BBC: Seven groups said there were instances of people being told by faith leaders they had been “healed” through prayer – and then pressured to stop taking antiretroviral medication, according to the charity African Health Policy Network (AHPN). A Department of Health spokesman said: “Prayer…
Obama Has The Inside Track On NASCAR Fans, Poll Shows
Today in news I wasn’t expecting to see, from Jalopnik: Polling amongst NASCAR fans isn’t looking good for Mitt Romney, who is behind Barack Obama by seven percentage points — 41% to 48%. The poll, conducted by polling pollsters Zogby, showed that NASCAR’s loyal fan base are actually in Barack Obama’s corner, so to speak.…
For Those of You (Like Me) Obsessed With Arizona Football’s Uniform Combinations …
I give you the copper helmet: Arizona announced today it was unveiling these doohickies for Saturday’s game against Oregon State, adding yet another layer to the Wildcats’ ever-increasing uniform combinations. This goes with white and blue helmets along with red, white and blue tops and pants. Rumors exist of a red helmet, though it’s not…
Casa Video, One Doc At A Time: “La Bestia”
The term “la bestia” or “the beast” refers to the freight trains traveling from Southern Mexico to different cities in Northern Mexico. Many Central American migrants aboard la bestia to avoid traveling the immensity of Mexico by foot. Ultimately, their goal is to come to the U.S. driven by the hope to have a better…
Let’s Read An Interview With Kurt Cobain On The 21st Anniversary of “Nevermind”
21 years ago today, Nirvana’s “Nevermind” was released, changing the face of modern rock music, and brinigng rise to hundreds, if not thousands, of grunge rock bands. The interview below is from Rolling Stone’s January 27, 1994 interview with Kurt Cobain, where he reflects on his success, his influences, and (in an eerie exchange) his…
Free Container Garden Class by Tucson’s Potted Garden Expert
The Contained Gardener Finishing Up a New Garden with Fernando This Saturday learn how to start your own potted garden at your home or office. You can plan to start with flowers, herbs and/or vegetables with what you take away from this class. This is the first in the fall series of pot garden classes.…
Skip That Trip to the Oracle/Miracle Mile Area Today … [UPDATED]
Saturday morning is getting off to a dangerous start, according to Tucson police, who have blocked off Oracle Road between Miracle Mile and Fort Lowell because of an ‘ongoing high priority shooting incident.’ They’ve also closed access to the cemetery in the area while the situation is being handled. From the Tucson Police Department’s Facebook…
Political Roundtable: McSally vs. Barber, Flake vs. Carmona, Miller vs. Wright & Remembering Sheriff Dever
On Arizona Public Media’s Political Roundtable last night: Tucson Tea Party founder Trent Humphries, Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and former state lawmaker Pete Hershberger discuss Mitt Romney’s commentary about the 47 percent; the latest in the race between Congressman Ron Barber and GOP challenger Martha McSally; the TV ads in the Flake-Carmona…
TUSD Candidate Forums Scheduled
Although Drinking Liberally, hosted at the Shanty off Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street, has hosted several Tucson Unified School District board candidates to present their views and candidacy to that particularly Dem-friendly crowd, the first technical forum for the race took place Monday, Sept. 17 at the New Spirit Lutheran Church and hosted by the…
Latin@ Pride Ends with Cumbia Pachanga
If you haven’t had a chance to participate in Wingspan’s Tucson Latin@ LGBTQ Pride 2012 this week, you better go to the final event tonight — Electro Cumbia at Plush, 340 E. 6th St., 8 to closing. The evening, produced by MEOWMeow Productions, includes performances by Jaime J, Lola Torch and DJ Dirty Verbs. $3…
‘Gronk Flakes’ Are Real, And They’re Hilarious
Seriously. Look at this box image. Photo from Nick Underhill, masslive.com That look on his face is how I’ll imagine him going through life from this moment forward. Touchdown reception? That face. A beer bong with old teammates when he visits Tucson? That face. Holidays in Aruba? That face. All with his hands down at…
This week in Tucson bicycling
Chris Hinkle Local photographer, Chris Hinkle, is offering his ebook about cyclocross as a download for free. Find out how you can download the book. Remember all the times local politicians talked about trying to obtain a “Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community” designation? Well platinum is yesterday’s news. Now it’s all about Diamonds. Crashes caused by…
Good News: In The Event of Atomic Attack, Your Beer Will Remain Drinkable
If you were concerned about whether or not you’d be able to drink the beer that you’ve been oh-so-carefully storing away in the event of a nuclear apocalypse, worry no longer: the federal goverment answered this question 57 years ago, during a series of tests they called “Operation Teapot.” Their conclusions? That, aside from unusual…
MMJ Gets a Lot of Honks
J.M. Smith Yes, it is. Please call off the dogs in your second term, Mr. President. A medical marijuana rally called hastily by Americans for Safe Access drew a lot of honks from passers-by Thursday afternoon, but not a lot of protesters. About a dozen folks marched around the intersection of Speedway and Swan for…
Documentary About Gendercide Premieres Tonight at the Gallagher Theater
Tucsonan director Evan Grae Davis hosts a free screening of his film It’s a Girl tonight at 6 p.m., at the UA Gallagher Theater. The film is presented by the UA Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and Shadowline Films, and marks the launch of the film’s international tour. Davis will host a Q&A after…
TUSD Deseg Parties Request for Extension Went Unanswered (UPDATED)
Today is the Sept. 21 deadline set by U.S. District Court Judge David C. Bury in the Tucson Unified School District desegregation case first proposed by court-approved deseg special master Willis Hawley. In our Aug. 2 issue (“Deseg Extention”), Weekly World Central first reported Bury’s July order. A Sept. 10 deadline was set for Hawley…
Worth A Thousand Words: Mark and Gabby See Endeavour Off
P.K. Weis/Southwest Photo Bank At around 11:15 today, space shuttle Endeavour took its last flight on its way to its new resting grounds at Edwards Air Force Base; on hand to see it off were Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly, the commander for Endeavour’s final mission. P.K. Weis/Southwest Photo Bank P.K. Weis/Southwest Photo Bank P.K.…
Flake vs. Carmona: How Tight Is It?
Talking Points Memo POLLTRACKER Dennis Welch, political editor for 3TV in Phoenix, has new poll numbers in U.S. Senate showdown between Democrat Richard Carmona and Republican Jeff Flake: The results of a surprising new poll in the U.S. Senate race were released Wednesday showing Democrat Richard Carmona beating his Republican rival. The survey, which was…
Apparently, Chair Lynchings Are A Thing Now
Because nothing says “I am a reasonable human being” like bringing back the age-old tradition of lynching, people are using empty chairs as a way to protest against Barack Obama. Just to reiterate: Lynching chairs that are meant to symbolize a black man. What the f—k. From Gawker: Katherine Haenschen, the concerned citizen who brought…
Kozachik: ‘The Community is Watching with Great Interest in How Tucson Greyhound Park’ responds.
Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik reacts to the recent announcement from TGP manager Tom Taylor that the park was going all-male and ceasing anabolic steroid shots into female dogs with a call for support for the safety of the dogs. Perhaps recent coverage on the issue by Weekly World Central’s Tim Vanderpool has helped the…
Ron Barber Said Something Dumb — But He Wasn’t Incorrect
If you didn’t read the Arizona Daily Star yesterday (and who would blame you?), you might have missed this exchange of words between CD2 candidates Ron Barber and Martha McSally — in particular, this bit from Barber: “The Democratic side of the House is a rainbow of colors and ethnicities and religious beliefs,” he said.…
Space Shuttle Soars Above Downtown
Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau Check out this excellent photo from the Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Facebook page. This is of final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour, piggy-backing atop a 747 on its way to Edwards Air Force Base, taken today as it cruised overhead. Awesome. UPDATE: Tucson Weekly reader Scott MacDonald…
Pot Policy Protest Thursday at Obama’s Tucson HQ
Americans for Safe Access, a medical marijuana advocacy group, is calling for rallies in 15 cities and eight states on Thursday to protest Department of Justice attacks on the MMJ industry, ASA said Wednesday. Protesters will gather at Obama’s Tucson office, 4639 E. 1st Street, at 5 p.m. today to presumably wave signs, shout and…
Talking Comics: Victories
This week our heroes discuss Michael Avon Oeming’s The Victories, which Eric describes as “a cookie full of shards of glass”.
Uhhh, Yeah I’m Taking the $4 a Day Challenge
The question is, are you? The five-day event put on next week by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is probably the only time my finely honed cheapskate skills will ever be openly celebrated, so I’m all over it like a spice packet over Ramen noodles. And, not to be rude, but if you’re…
It Hasn’t Been a Good Week to Be a Local Government Employee [UPDATED]
Working for the City of Tucson or Pima County does not absolve one of the law, seven current or former government employees have found out this week. Five corrections officers from the Pima County Jail were arrested by Tucson police Wednesday — and booked into their own jail, mind you — on various aggravated assault…
Police Dispatch
A “prank” goes bad; trailers get rocked
Art and Inspiration
There really should be two reviews for the documentary Searching for Sugar Man: one for anyone going to the film completely blind, and one for those who watch trailers and do their research. Let’s talk to the uninitiated first: You should see this movie at the soonest available opportunity. It’s fantastic, unexpected and somehow real.…
Officers on Oracle
Since its inception 40 years ago, the town of Oro Valley and its police force have had a reputation for speed traps and ticket-writing quotas. True or not, the perception exists. But with injury-causing car crashes trending toward an all-time high in Oro Valley, the town is actually tapping into that reputation in hopes of…
Now Showing at Home
Bait (Blu-Ray); Snow White and the Huntsman (Blu-Ray); A Separation (Blu-Ray)
Sparks Flying
Electrician Donovan Hemway last month asked the board of directors of the Metro Water District for whistle-blower status to protect his job—and to investigate his near-electrocution. He was fired the next day. Metro’s risk-management specialist, Janet Gallup, then resigned in protest. A state investigation is now under way. Speaking to the board of the water…
Motor Over to Monterey
Growing up in Tucson, I knew that Miracle Mile was not exactly a desirable place to hang out; after all, stories of crime, prostitution and other undesirable activities were common. So when I found out that Miracle Mile’s Monterey Court Café was next on my list of places to review, I was a bit wary.…
Weekly Wide Web
Last week, I wrote about how incredible it is that we live in an age where data can be transmitted, almost instantly, to any corner of the globe. Last Wednesday, we were smacked in the face by the realities of living in such an age. We’re now familiar with Innocence of Muslims, a schlocky, poorly…
Noshing Around
New offerings from local breweries; sausage, glorious sausage; Tucson’s cocktail scene hits the big time
Darlings of Denver
It’s been an eventful year so far for the Denver-based folk-rock band the Lumineers. After a pair of EPs, the trio saw the April release of their full-length debut album, The Lumineers. Near-constant touring has followed, with the group spending most of their time supporting such acts as Old Crow Medicine Show, Brandi Carlile and…
Exploring Desire
Desire can manifest itself through greed, lust or even revenge. It is a craving that can bring out the worst in people: How far will people go to satisfy their fetishes for pain, money or sex? The Exhibitionists explores the darkest corners of desire and sex. It is bound to make audiences uncomfortable—in a good…
Soundbites
Take part in the Great Cover-Up; Beach House comes to the Rialto; Suicidal Tendencies at The Rock; and more!
City Week
Watch “Serenity” at the Fox; Shakespeare outdoors; going Greek for the Weekend; a celebration of Chinese culture
Nine Questions
Jody Oehler has hosted Happy Hour With Jody Oehler for seven years, broadcast from 4 to 6 p.m., weekdays, on ESPN Radio Tucson, KFFN AM 1490/FM 104.9. A native of California, Oehler grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Tucson in 1998, obtaining a degree in communication from the UA. Oehler takes his show on…
T Q&A
Betty Bitgood and her late husband started Hope of Glory Ministries in 1996, inspired by a group in Phoenix called Church on the Street. With support from their pastor, they fed homeless people living in Santa Rita Park—until the city and county deemed it illegal to feed hungry people there. Bitgood now serves meals at…
Live
As the first wave of audience members/ecstasy users filed into the club, local DJ Zackey Force Funk was blaring uncategorizable electronic dance noise. It was rousing; it was cutting-edge: Zackey Force Funk found a way to make early 1980s retro electro-funk sound as if he conceived it yesterday. His set was appreciated by the devoted,…
Our Local, Less-Successful Mitt Romney
The whole Mitt Romney “47 percent” flap reminds me of a similar hubbub caused by one of Romney’s fellow Republicans last year—on a local level. In April 2011, Inside Tucson Business (a sister paper of ours) did a story on a feud between Tucson Ward 6 City Councilman Steve Kozachik and state Sen. Frank Antenori.…
Lessons and Lechery
Paula Vogel’s oft-produced play, How I Learned to Drive, winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for drama, cruises into Tucson once again, this time courtesy of the students at the University of Arizona Repertory Theatre. Staged at Live Theatre Workshop in the summer of 2011 and at Arizona Theatre Company way back in 1999, the…
V Lundon and Tell Me Something Good: Mallory’s Missing Camera (Self-Released)
Forgive the comparison: As V Lundon and Tell Me Something Good’s Mallory’s Missing Camera begins with a swell of Brian Eno-esque ambient organ, echoes of U2’s 1987 landmark album of Southwestern obsessive-compulsive disorder, The Joshua Tree, come to mind. Granted, that is the only comparison, which is to say that both albums attempt to translate…
Messina
Tee Taylor clearly remembers the day she first heard about skydiving. “When I was about 16, I can still remember my father coming in. … He said, ‘Hey, I saw this article in this magazine about a new sport. They call it skydiving—when you jump out of an airplane and do acrobatics in the air…
Celebration of Rhythm
Theater is bustin’ out all over our desert burg. There are certainly plenty of homegrown shows, but Broadway in Tucson, a presenting organization that brings in touring productions of big, brassy Broadway musicals, is getting ready to pop the cork on its new season. First up is a brief return engagement of Stomp this weekend;…
Bob Dylan: Tempest (Columbia)
His songwriting fiery and vicious, Bob Dylan makes his 35th album a dark and often menacing affair. Tempest finds the 71-year-old Dylan in love with trains and hard-luck travelers, entranced by death and tragedy, and once again restless in his exploration of the various sounds that defined American music before he ever recorded a note.…
Guest Commentary
The family of Olaus J. Murie recently demanded that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation cancel the organization’s Olaus J. Murie Award. The reason? The foundation’s “all-out war against wolves is anathema to the entire Murie family.” I sympathize with the family’s position. In 1999, while working for the Elk Foundation, I created the Olaus J.…
Twisting Old Into New
When the Irish band FullSet played three gigs in Montana earlier this month, the musicians were taken aback by the locals’ fervor for all things Irish. “There’s a huge Irish community,” Seán McCarthy reported by phone last week from Grand Rapids, Mich., where FullSet was playing at a festival. “They’re very proud of their Irish…
Animal Collective: Centipede Hz (Domino)
When we last heard from “Baltimore’s” Animal Collective—the group is now notoriously spread all over the world—they were basking in the critical and commercial glow of 2009’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, an accessible, winning collection of inimitable space-pop. Now, welcoming back band-member Deakin (on hiatus since 2007’s brilliant Strawberry Jam, which was recorded, ahem, in Tucson),…
Danehy
A few things to touch upon; let’s call it pre-autumn cleaning: • Back in the heyday of Saturday Night Live, there was a vicious skit that I believe starred Bill Murray. (Hey, it was a long time ago.) It involved a disgraced political candidate giving his concession speech on election night. Instead of being at…
Stranger in a Strange Land
The UA Poetry Center is a bastion of language, an airy modernist building filled with books, texts and words. So there’s a certain irony in the center’s current art exhibition, From Here and Far Away. Beata Wehr is displaying her handmade artist’s books, and most of them have no words in them at all. Even…
Breaking Down the Bust
In the dead of night, they came. Strapped with threatening gear, locked and loaded for extreme prejudice, they swooped in SWAT-style on Wednesday, Sept. 12, after a month of planning to rid our city of yet another horrible scourge—to protect children, frail elderly ladies and nosy neighbors from … pot. They are officers on the…
Mailbag
A Buddhist teacher comments on Geshe Michael Roach
Cats and the Cook
Aug. 15 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Julia Child, who, until her death in 2004, was the long-standing ambassador of French cooking in America. The irrepressible Child is still adored by a multitude of fans, and in recent weeks, the country has witnessed a cavalcade of commemorative events. In addition to a…
Media Watch
Smith takes the reigns of LION; Brodesky lands in a car-bike crash; Sanders leaves ‘Star’ for TEP; and more media news
Bittersweet Home
At age 68, Vern Berry fills his mornings by hauling food boxes to charities around town. Much of the rest of his time is spent at Sentinel Plaza, a recently finished $27 million, 143-unit, federally subsidized senior-housing complex on Congress Street west of Interstate10. But even the robust Berry isn’t immune to a tumble, particularly…
Top Ten in Books
1. In Search of First Contact: The Vikings of Vinland, the Peoples of the Dawnland, and the Anglo-American Anxiety of Discovery Annette Kolodny, Duke ($27.95) 2. The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern, Anchor ($15) 3. Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Shift Your Money From Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity—A Community Resilience…
Top Ten in Music
1. Y la Orkesta (CD) Mambo Mexicano! (Cosmica) 2. Rich Hopkins and Luminarios Buried Treasures (San Jacinto) 3. Kevin Pakulis Mockingbird Radio (San Jacinto) 4. Stefan George Cloth (self-released) 5. Chris Brashear and Peter McLaughlin Canyoneers (Copper Creek) 6. Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta Live at the Rialto (self-released) 7. Sabra Faulk 28 Churches 5…
Dead Heat
As a new poll showed a tight contest between Republican Congressman Jeff Flake and Democrat Richard Carmona in the race for a U.S. Senate seat, the two candidates battled last week over environmental issues and Medicare funding. The Public Policy Polling survey of 993 likely voters, taken Sept. 7 to 9, show that 44 percent…
Just Terrible
The rapidly deteriorating Resident Evil franchise delivers its worst film yet with Resident Evil: Retribution. In this fifth chapter, things get so sloppy, disorganized and frantic that it is as if one of the T-virus zombies bit the movie on the leg, and got it all crazy and infected. This is the third installment directed…
The Skinny
The GOP candidates for the Pima County Board of Supervisors have run up some big debts … Is downtown getting oversaturated with student housing? … and more!
Top Ten in Movies
1. Snow White and the Huntsman Universal 2. What to Expect When You’re Expecting Lionsgate 3. Safe Lionsgate 4. The Five-Year Engagement Universal 5. Battleship Universal 6. The Dictator Paramount 7. Bernie Millennium 8. The Lucky One Warner Bros. 9. Girl in Progress Lionsgate 10. The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony
Casa Video, One Doc At A Time: “American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein”
I made yet another trip to Casa Video and rented a copy of American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein. This is a name I had heard before, but had little knowledge about the controversy surrounding it. This documentary filled those holes. Finkelstein is seen as either the biggest asshole or the bravest intellectual to…
