The Sex Worker Arts Festival features films, lectures and live demonstrations about various aspects of getting your freak on [Read article]

Confessed secrets. Loneliness amidst camaraderie. The past haunting the present. Lots of beer and infallible Irish accents. [Read article]

Mat Bevel, a.k.a. Ned Schaper, is ready to unveil his newest creation to the world ÷ the world being the Tucson community at large, his creation being "Horsey in the Round." "Horsey in the Round" is a new piece of original performance-type art created by Schaper and delivered via the character of Mat Bevel, implementing a vast array of junk transformed into props and kinetic sculptures. [Read article]

Poetry readings offer insight into poets' souls and expose audience to variety of poetry

Poetry can be seen as the language of the tormented soul by some audiences and as the language of the romantic by others. Haunting prose reveals not only the writers but also the reader's inner demons and desires.

For those who cannot get enough quality poetry in their diet, Wednesday, Nov. 20 will be a virtual smorgasbord of quality verse. [Read article]

Tarantism hasn't been seen since the Middle Ages, where people, believing they had been bitten by a tarantula, began to dance uncontrollably in the streets to try to get rid of the poison.

But I am the World Trade Center's Dan Geller and Amy Dykes have much in common with the tarantula. Don't let their deceptively sweet Swedish schoolchild exteriors fool you. Behind Geller's poppy fresh dance hooks and Dykes' Blondie-esque chanteuse vocals is a bite that will have you dancing all night long on Tuesday, when they play Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. [Read article]

Grade: D
We all mourn the death of a great art form. This cornucopia of rich images brimming with knowledge and self-worth for all, its subtle poetry, its stark reflection of the lives we did not know we led, its refusal to arrogantly compete with our noisy indulgence of snacks and revitalizing juices while we rest comfortably after a long day. It is our beacon and our benevolent and loving guide to ourselves. This masterpiece of the cinema, this beauty, is the late great after-school special. [Read article]

Grade: A
Within the first ten minutes of "Punch Drunk Love," you can be certain that Paul Thomas Anderson is behind it. The intoxication begins with a highly metaphorical opening that presents the film's two conflicting themes: chaos and harmony. Following the entrance into this world, we are soaked in a rainbow of Technicolor patterns, breezy romantic music and twinkling stars. [Read article]

Grade: B+
The lead vocalist from System of a Down, Serj Tankian, has come out with a book of his poems. "Cool Gardens" is the epitome of modern poetry. Reveling in the pop culture of today's youth, it is loaded with political jargon and incessant sexuality. [Read article]