As some of you have noticed, there is more to the Tucson
Weekly than just the dead-tree version that you hold in your hands
(or that you read using the hand-less method of laying it on a
table).
Our online presence extends from our Web site to a Flickr page (which displays photo galleries you won’t see in print) to our blog
(aka The Range) to our Twitter feed, which keeps you up to speed on the
goings-on here at Weekly World Central. You can also connect
with other people like yourself by becoming one of our Facebook
fans.
Because of all this extracurricular content, we’ve decided to
collect the best of it into a new column we’re calling the
Weekly Wide Web. Each week, you’ll see our top
multimedia content here, in glorious black and white.
Just be warned: When you click on the links here on paper, all
you’ll get is an ink smudge on your finger. Fortunately, you can find
real links to all of the Weekly Web features in the digital
version of this story at TucsonWeekly.com.
First up this week is a video from Weekly staff writer Mari
Herreras, who attended IGNITE Tucson V last weekend at the Screening
Room. Each month, 15 lucky members of the general public are
invited to give a PowerPoint presentation on any topic they choose.
(Trust us: These are way more exciting than Microsoft Excel
presentations.) The talks ranged from persecution in China to historic
preservation to a plan to eliminate war completely. Hey, you gotta
start somewhere.
Also online this week: extra-special election coverage. We
gave our reporters cameras and sent them out to all the big campaign
parties to get reactions from the winners and—more
importantly—the biggest losers.
The Weekly Wide Web isn’t just a collection of stuff online;
it’s a collection of our stuff online, which means it’s 95
percent better than the content from those other news outlets. Well,
except for the ones that have cat videos.
Note for next week: Find cats to videotape.
BEST OF WWW
Ever wish you could read a CD or movie review and have a better idea
of what the author is talking about? Well, wish no more. Our Cinema
reviews now include embedded trailers, allowing you to preview
the films James DiGiovanna loathes so much. In our Rhythm & Views
section, you can now listen to the albums that we’ve reviewed (mostly in their entirety) with the embedded Lala.com player, which includes links to buy the
songs.
COMMENT OF THE WEEK
“Tom, I laughed until I cried at your hilarious and heroic effort at
the 19th Annual Bisbee 1000 the Great Stairclimb. It is my
understanding you intend to lose some weight, climb some parking lot
stairs in Tucson, or the air-conditioned Federal Building, and be with
us in competitive form next year. Know that you are a potential poster
boy because though Runner’s World may send us elite runners, as
the founder I am much more interested in people like you and me who
walk for the breathing and challenge. Thank you for your fun
description of the most unique physical fitness fundraiser challenge in
the USA.”
—Bisbee1000/20, on Tom Danehy’s Oct. 29 column, “Tom Is a
Contender at the Bisbee 1000 Steps—a Contender for Last
Place“
TOP 5 RANGE BLOG ENTRIES FROM TUCSONWEEKLY.COM
1. Realtor Says She Does Not Stand Behind Op-Ed Published Under Her
Name at Gila Courier
2. Yet Another Stupid Argument in Favor of Prop 200
3. Prop 200 Supporters: Don’t Worry About the Money!
4. The Hog Pit Smokehouse Bar and Grill
5. Supernanny Comes to Arizona
This article appears in Nov 5-11, 2009.
