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Thursday, May 7, 1998

C U R R E N T S

1. polyglot perfection  Official English was a bad idea promulgated by narrow-minded people ignorant of America's heritage.

2. the skinny  Linda McCartney's death certificate should be a matter of public record...An apparently chintzy, vindictive City Attorney's Office tries to stiff an opponent for chump change...Plus more!

3. homo sapiens stupidus?  Humans will spend more in one day on this summer's sci-fi blockbuster movies than they'll spend in a decade to keep their home planet safe from killer comets and asteroids. Go figure.

4. cloudy horizon  Critics say Civano, the so-called "solar village" southeast of Tucson, isn't living up to their expectations.

5. owl play  The endangered pygmy owl finally has its day in court.

6. who's killing home health?  Political infighting, egomania, and a grab for state and federal healthcare bucks is ruining a perfectly good wefare program.



M U S I C

7. wild wes  An eclectic spin on pop music has earned 32-year-old singer/songwriter John Wesley Harding a growing reputation.

8. remembering brad  The late Brad Singer, Zia Record Exchange owner, combined a deep love of music with business acumen.

9. soundbites  The protean Clif Taylor morphs into yet another kickass showbiz incarnation.

10. club listings  What's happening at Tucson night spots this week.

C I N E M A

11. fugitive plot  "The Spanish Prisoner," the latest film written and directed by David Mamet, puts his idiosyncratic style to good use.

12. film clips  Check out Tucson Weekly's capsule reviews packed with links to the hottest movie home pages on the Web.

13. film times  What's showing right now in Tucson with links to reviews, reviews, reviews.

B O O K S

14. media mix  Commie plot, or comfort food for thought for itty-bitty brains? Teletubbies storm America. Big hug!

15. literary lineage  "Mothers and Daughters: An Anthology," offers short stories by famous and obscure authors from all over the globe.

16. wright stuff  Poet Charles Wright remains the supreme architect of the line in contemporary poetry.

17. parental privilege  "Generations of Women In Their Own Words" and "Expectations" are two of three new volumes from San Francisco's Chronicle Books that present a new twist on motherhood.

R E V I E W

18. trippy tapestries  Weaver Ann Keuper has already demonstrated she can make a silk purse out of a pig's gut, and most of her new works incorporating non-porky materials are just as marvelous.

19. nationalistic nabobs  A tale of love that unexpectedly erupts during war, G. B. Shaw's "Arms and the Man" has some naughty fun with nationalistic pieties.

20. stalwart stewards  On the job with Arizona's doughty, dedicated Site Stewards.

21. hawaii hello  The venerable Kon Tiki is still serving syrupy mixed drinks like the early '60s never left us. And the food's not bad, either.

22. baseball blues  From Dodger Stadium to local Little League, baseball's torch is sputtering.

C I T Y   W E E K

23. city week  Big doings in Tucson this week.

24. cheap thrills  Fun things to do in Tucson that won't cost a fortune.

25. listings: art  High, low, and everything in between in Tucson.

26. listings: dance  The latest in recitals.

27. listings: gardening  Green-thumbs and then some.

28. listings: kids  Fun stuff for the shrimp set.

29. listings: lectures  Listen and you might learn something.

30. listings: literature  What? Reading this crap isn't enough for you? Click here.

31. listings: museums  Where to prowl the corridors of time and plumb the mysteries of talent.

32. listings: music  Here's what sounds currently abound in our desert town.

33. listings: outdoors  What to do in the dark of the night or under a noon-day sky.

34. listings: special events  Unclassifiable doings about town.

35. listings: sports  How to scratch that jock itch.

36. listings: theatre  The play's the thing, and this thing will tell you what's playing.