Vol. 26, No. 18
Who Gives a Crap?
Why you probably won't care about this year's city election—and why you'll care even less about nonpartisan elections
By Jim Nintzel
Danehy
Welcome to Tucson, you zany alternative-newsweekly people
By Tom Danehy
Off and Running
Meet the City Council candidates most Tucsonans won't give a crap about
Q&A With Elections Expert David Schleicher
Artist Provocateur
Robert Colescott, painter: 1925-2009
By Margaret Regan
Rent Control
A fluid situation may allow BICAS to stay in its warehouse home without a price spike
By Tim Vanderpool
Time's Up
Dolores Fair feels she needs just a little time and some justice; her lenders say she's had plenty of both
By Mari Herreras
Boost in Your Bills
Confused about the city's utility-tax increase? You aren't the only one
By Dave Devine
Guest Commentary
It's downright un-American to support charities with tax revenues
By Jonathan Hoffman
Ask a Mexican!
By Gustavo Arellano
Things to Do
By Jimmy Boegle
The Skinny
Media Watch
By John Schuster
Police Dispatch
By Anna Mirocha
K. Rat
Mailbag
O'Sullivan
Why don't Americans throw rocks when we're all roiled up?
By Catherine O'Sullivan
Random Shots
Red Meat
T Q&A
City Week
By Aleksa Brown and Sarah Jacoby
Street Smarts
By Aleksa Brown
Literary Love
John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph pair up to play a perfectly charming rom-com couple
By James DiGiovanna
Ripped Romance
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have great chemistry in 'The Proposal'—but the movie around them falls apart
By Bob Grimm
Now Showing at Home
Top Ten in Movies
Arizonan Bandstand
Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta starts with Pérez Prado and (rapidly) grows from there
By Gene Armstrong
Soundbites
By Stephen Seigel
Nine Questions
By Kristine Peashock
Live
By Linda Ray
Metric: Fantasies (Self-released)
By Eric Swedlund
Art Brut: Art Brut vs. Satan (Downtown)
By Michael Petitti
Heaven and Hell: The Devil You Know (Rhino)
By Jarret Keene
Top Ten in Music
Cubans and Semites
The Bay of Pigs and Jewish culture make for interesting comedy fodder on local stages
By James Reel
Fluid Capabilities
Curator Lisa Fischman's final UA Museum of Art exhibit shows off the world of watercolors
Lovably Prickly
Arizona's iconic cactus gets a thorough look in the wonderful 'All About Saguaros'
By Jon Shumaker
Top Ten in Books
Slabs o' Flesh
For a well-prepared piece of meat, the no-frills Steak Out Restaurant is a worthy option
Noshing Around
By Adam Borowitz
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