In a media-saturated country where a female's worth often seems measured more by the shape of her body than the size of her intellect, it is no wonder so many women are quietly self-conscious or even privately ashamed. [Read article]

You enter a vacant room and the only presence is on the television screen. No one is on the couch flipping through channels, but we do not go to switch off the picture. It is continuously updated like the digital clock by your bedside; you would not unplug it simply because you were not constantly looking at the time. [Read article]

The rain has finally ceased to fall from the skies, class schedules are finally sinking in and Tucson's music will finally carry itself through the streets and into thousands of listening ears. That's right, this Friday is Fall Crawl, a Tucson tradition dating back to 1997 as an attempt to give the local bands a little publicity and the locale a little promotion. [Read article]

For 35 years, Fairport Convention has been performing their version of folk-rock and touring in thousands of cities around the world. Band members Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Chris Leslie, Gerry Conway and Ric Sanders integrate the sounds of wood and wire, fiddle, bass guitar, Moroccan hand drums, violin and other instruments to create a distinct and unique harmony and resonance. [Read article]

Grade: A & C
Utz: What the hell was that?

Betancourt: You mean "Rock and Roll Frankenstein?" Well, it was a movie about this guy "Frankie" who creates this monster · [Read review]

Grade: A
Ruben Martinez discusses the topic of immigration policies and border patrol between the United States and Mexico in his book "Crossing Over." For Tucsonans, this issue is ever present in our news, opinions and our families. [Read review]