The Witching Hour: Harry Potter Mania

The witching hour began midnight Friday when the newest book in the Harry Potter series went on sale. Bookstores and toy stores across Tucson entertained muggles and sorcerers alike with festivities including wand making, costume contests, and face painting.

If you weren't on the pre-paid waiting list at Barnes and Noble, 5130 E. Broadway Blvd., you couldn't buy the new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but you could join in the celebration elsewhere. [Read article]

Order of the Phoenix brings maturity to book series

J.K. Rowling
Scholastic

Before entering his fifth year at Hogwart's, Harry Potter struggles through his summer at Privet Drive wondering what has happened to his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, because they have barely contacted him over the long, hot summer. They have also neglected to answer any of his questions about the status of Lord Voldemort, leaving his imagination to run wild about the status of the wizard world. [Read article]

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers climb back in the saddle this weekend with a show at City Limits

Staying in touch with their local fan base in southern Arizona, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers are performing at City Limits on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. The Arizona Summer Wildcat caught up with Clyne and talked about the Peacemaker's new album, mariachi music, and the urbanization of Arizona. [Read article]

The Fabulist

Stephen Glass
Simon & Schuster

Stephen Glass tells the tale of his own shattered life in his book, The Fabulist. The novel focuses on his personal life after regressing from a rising journalist at The New Republic, an edgy weekly magazine out of Washington, D.C., to a rightly fired journalistic-poser, who fabricated stories among other things in his life. [Read article]

Arc The Lad: Twighlight Of The Spirits

Playstation 2
Sony

Arc is a role-playing simulation on par with The Legend of Zelda. The characters also resemble Link and his posse. The main character even starts out in a makeshift village with grass huts like in Zelda.

The game apparently has two main characters, Kharg and Darc.

The premise is that the characters are searching for highly coveted stones that are a source of power in this medieval world. Sound familiar? The stones aid in the casting of spells and are a source of strength for every stoner that beholds them. [Read article]