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Aug 14, 2008, Vol. 25, No. 25 FEATURE: Our picks in the primary election read more » CURRENTS: New leadership in the Old Nogales Highway Colonia fights for infrastructure and respect read more » CINEMA: 'Tropic Thunder' delightfully features big stars giving the middle finger to their Hollywood bosses read more » MUSIC: A partnership of artists from Tucson and Nantes culminates in a week of shows, culture read more » ARTS: After almost going belly-up two years ago, UApresents finds its niche read more » BOOKS: A New Yorker tells a humorous tale about moving West and trying to live sustainably read more » CHOW: A chic, urban décor and mostly fine food await diners at Armitage read more » |
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 Anywhere, AnytimeFor the third year in a row, The Wyatts are the TAMMIES Band of the Yearby STEPHEN SEIGEL Let it never be said that the Tucson Area Music Award for Up-and-Coming Artist of the Year isn't an accurate harbinger. For proof, look no further than The Wyatts, who took that honor in 2005,... Ban Clones!The new 'Star Wars' is great if you enjoy violence, inconsistency and meaninglessnessby JAMES DIGIOVANNA Star Wars: The Clone Wars is one of the more innovative attempts at capitalization upon a franchise, in that it's not a sequel or a prequel, but instead takes place between two of the existing... Cinematic Slaughter'Tropic Thunder' delightfully features big stars giving the middle finger to their Hollywood bossesby BOB GRIMM If you think Ben Stiller has become a little too family-friendly in recent years, and The Heartbreak Kid didn't convince you that he has more adult, twisted aspirations, get a load of Tropic Thunder. Stiller... Community BenefitsNew leadership in the Old Nogales Highway Colonia fights for infrastructure and respectby MARI HERRERAS Clarissa Florez doesn't point to the miles of unpaved roads when asked to describe the Old Nogales Highway Colonia. And she doesn't bring up the shabby homes, many of which are dilapidated trailers strewn across... Defining IdeasTwo exhibitions ending Sunday at the UA Museum of Art show off works displaying serious self-disciplineby MARGARET REGAN It was a monsoon day, back in early-'80s Tucson. A storm had flooded the streets, and a double rainbow curved over Speedway Boulevard. The rain clouds were still colored that peculiar electric green that charges... Filling the GapsAfter almost going belly-up two years ago, UApresents finds its nicheby JAMES REEL After accumulating a $1 million deficit in 2006, campus impresario UApresents has finished its second consecutive positive fiscal year with more than a $90,000 surplus and a 12 percent uptick in advance-ticket sales. Part of... French ConnectionA partnership of artists from Tucson and Nantes culminates in a week of shows, cultureby CARL HANNI In matters of art and culture, a long gestation period often produces the most worthwhile results--and the beginning of this trans-Atlantic musical/cultural adventure goes back 13 years. It was 1995 when the band the Little... In Memory OfBicycling advocates use 'ghost bikes' to remember those who've died while ridingby KATE SAAVEDRA They're materializing across Tucson: lone bicycles, painted all white. If you've passed one--maybe on Broadway Boulevard at Vozack Lane, or 22nd Street at Second Avenue--you may have wondered what they are, and where they came... ScrambleWatch '08: Lesser-of-Evils Endorsement EditionOur picks in the primary electionby THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS Over the years, we've taken different approaches to endorsements: Some years, we've only given the Official Tucson Weekly Stamp o' Approval to candidates we really like. Some years, we've unendorsed the ones we really don't... That Desert Rock SoundRich Hopkins and David Slutes--you can call them the Sand Rubies--join the Tucson Music Hall of Fameby GENE ARMSTRONG As an oft-repeated legend has it, one of the most successful partnerships in Tucson music occurred almost by accident. Once upon a time--actually, it was 1985--a college kid named David Slutes surreptitiously added his vocals...
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