Though off limits to Americans, Cuba is one of the most prized destinations of travelers worldwide.

A testament to this is "Cuba in Mind," an anthology that contains experiences of love, poverty, romance and, of course, revolution in Cuba.

"Havana is the greatest club city in the world," said travel writer Eleanor Early in 1937. And several of the authors in this anthology concur.

30 contributors from all walks of life, the authors of "Cuba in Mind," including Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsburg and, UA alum Kimi Eisele, provide commentary on the beauty and mysticism of Cuba. [Read article]

Things always seem to balance out on Congress Street. You give a bum some change, you find some on the ground. You buy a friend a drink, he buys you one. You lose a big historic concert venue, a new one pops right up to take its place.

Now that the Rialto Theater has shut down temporarily, there is a considerable gap left in the downtown music scene. The newly opened Flash Gallery (310 E. Congress) hopes to fill that gap and then some. [Read article]

Feminism is the new pink. I say, instead of slumping to a gender studies class for an entire semester, everyone should go see "Stepford Wives." Though I think everyone should take a gender studies class too, but that might be pushing it a bit. "Stepford Wives" is a genuinely smart and political movie. And it's funny as shit.

Stepford is a community where men bring their successful wives to turn them into subservient/submissive robots. They serve their own egos and own interests because they felt bad about their wives doing better in life than they were. Joanna (Nicole Kidman) is one of said successful women, and her husband Walter (Matthew Broderick) takes her to Stepford to "start over." The plot thickens when Joanna becomes suspicious and then aware of Walter's plans. [Read article]

A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder

Labeling musicians as "pop" acts is one of those sick jokes music journalists love to play. "Pop" of course is short for "popular," but the term often carries a sarcastic edge. Sure, the New Pornographers play pop music, but when even chanteuse (and Tucson local) Neko Case is in her mid-30's, the calls from MTV are few and far-between. And VH1 may not be that far in the offing. [Read article]