Thursday, June 16, 2016
There’s nothing in the world quite like freshly baked bread. Even just saying those three words has an instantly comforting effect. Whether you’re new to the bread baking world or looking to add some new tricks into your repertoire, you can dive into the world of sourdough bread making through a workshop presented by the Food Conspiracy Co-Op.
Led by Dan Dorsey, the event will show the ancient technique employed to make a sourdough starter for bread, rather that using store-bought yeast. The resulting bread offers more complex flavors, is more nutritious and keeps longer than bread baked with the packaged stuff.
The sourdough starter workshop begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 18. The class is $8 and pre-registration is recommended, as the class size is very limited. You can sign up and find out more by visiting the co-op’s event page.
Tags: cooking class , sourdough bread , starter , baking , tucson , dan dorsey , food conspiracy co-op
Whether it's upscale tacos with unexpected ingredients or a good ol' fashioned red chile burro done right, Tucson certainly has some fantastic Mexican eats. To showcase a little of everything the Old Pueblo has to offer, SAACA is back to present another year of the Tucson 23: Mexican Food Festival.
Celebrating the 23 miles of mariscos, raspados, chiles rellenos and more that make up the Tucson and South Tucson, the event seeks to serve up all of the sweet, spicy, savory and satisfying dishes and drinks that make the region so special. Participants for the 2016 festival include 23 different restaurants in town including:
Blanco Tacos & Tequila
Boca Tacos y Tequila
Calle Tepa
Crossroads Cafe
Dish for Dosha
El Charro Cafe
El Cisne
Gringo Grill + Cantina
La Estrella Bakery
La Indita
La Fresita
La Parilla Suiza
Leo's Mexican Food
Marisco's Chihuahua
Molina's Midway Restaurant
Pasco Kitchen & Lounge
Penca
Rigos Restaurant
Reforma Cocina y Cantina
Seis Kitchen and Catering
Taco Giro
Sonoran Sno Cones
Tequila Factory at the Casino del Sol Resort
Drinks will be provided by Dos Equis, Bohemia and more with entertainment slotted from Mariachi Mexteca and Ballet Folklorico La Paloma.
The Tucson 23 will take over the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa (3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd.) on Saturday, June 18. The event begins at 6 p.m. with special events like cooking classes, tequila infusion demonstrations and a celebrity chef dinner happening throughout the weekend. Tickets for the Tucson 23 are $45 and can be found online in advance, along with more information on the full weekend of scheduled events, on the event's website.
Tags: tucson 23 , mexican , festival , jw marriott , saaca , events , dining
Tomorrows Bad Seeds is playing at the Rock (136 N Park Ave.) with Liquid Space Atmosphere, Thidwick and We Roll on Saturday, June 19 and you could be there.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Author Erica Westly will be having a book reading for her new book Fastpitch: The Untold History of Softball and the Women who Made the Game, this Saturday.
Fastpitch features an interesting mix of personal stories from eclectic characters, such as former UA player Jennie Finch.
Detailing the vibrant 129-year history the book shares the origins of a sport played by thousands across the country.
Westly shatters the idea that softball is a stereotypical "girl's sport" by putting a spotlight on the several male athletes who played in the early years of creation.
The book share's the unknown history of softball from the perspectives of influential players who experienced the sport's key moments.
Sound interesting? Head over to Antigone Books (411 N. Fourth Ave.), on Saturday, June 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. to meet the author, Erica Westly.
For more information visit antigonebooks.com or call 792-3715.
Fastpitch features an interesting mix of personal stories from eclectic characters, such as former UA player Jennie Finch.
Detailing the vibrant 129-year history the book shares the origins of a sport played by thousands across the country.
Westly shatters the idea that softball is a stereotypical "girl's sport" by putting a spotlight on the several male athletes who played in the early years of creation.
The book share's the unknown history of softball from the perspectives of influential players who experienced the sport's key moments.
Sound interesting? Head over to Antigone Books (411 N. Fourth Ave.), on Saturday, June 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. to meet the author, Erica Westly.
For more information visit antigonebooks.com or call 792-3715.
Tags: Fastpitch , Softball , reading , Antigone , perspectives , book
Either weather.com is punking me or Tucsonans shouldn't be allowed outside this coming Sunday.
Putting that aside (and promising not to leave dogs outside during these harsh conditions!), try to remember the things you actually do love about being outside in Tucson.
The second round of Best of Tucson voting is live and our Outdoor categories need a little love.
Take a moment to fill out your ballot (vote in at least 30 categories for your vote to a count!), and pay special attention in the categories of:
Best Dog Park
Best Public Garden
Best Bike Riding
Best Hike
Best Backpacking Trail
Best Campground
Best Park
Best Outdoor Recreation/Sporting Goods Store
Best Bike Shop
Best Day Trip
Best Golf Course
Also, go drink some water. You're probably dehydrated.
Putting that aside (and promising not to leave dogs outside during these harsh conditions!), try to remember the things you actually do love about being outside in Tucson.
The second round of Best of Tucson voting is live and our Outdoor categories need a little love.
Take a moment to fill out your ballot (vote in at least 30 categories for your vote to a count!), and pay special attention in the categories of:
Best Dog Park
Best Public Garden
Best Bike Riding
Best Hike
Best Backpacking Trail
Best Campground
Best Park
Best Outdoor Recreation/Sporting Goods Store
Best Bike Shop
Best Day Trip
Best Golf Course
Also, go drink some water. You're probably dehydrated.
Remember when a Stephen King movie was an event? Remember when a John Cusack movie was an event? Heck, the John Cusack/Stephen King movie 1408 (2007) was actually pretty badass.
Here in 2016, the latest Cusack/King vehicle gets an On Demand release shortly before a limited theatrical run. Produced three years ago, this one was better off staying on the shelf, and is easily one of the worst King adaptations. Cusack, reteamed with his 1408 costar Samuel L. Jackson, plays Mike, a graphic artist estranged from his wife and son. Shortly after placing a call to them on an airport payphone, Mike witnesses cell phone users spazzing out and going into a zombie state as the result of some sort of pulse.
Director Tod Williams is utterly lost with this opportunity, making a humorless piece of horror satire wrought with lethargic performances, shoddy camerawork and terrible special effects. The origin of the “pulse” that sets off the zombie apocalypse is never fully explained, and no real villain is ever established. The ending is a confusing mishmash of three finales as if the director couldn’t make up his mind.
Cusack seems pissed to be in this thing, while Jackson is clearly bored and resigned to the fact that he signed up for a stinker. Eli Roth was the original director on this, and he left due to creative differences. Maybe he was arguing that a film like this should be crazy and even funny.
This one takes itself a little too seriously, and boasts some of the worst movie editing you are likely to see this year. The career of Cusack continues to spiral out of control, Nicholas Cage style (Available for rent on iTunes and On Demand before and during a limited theatrical release).
Here in 2016, the latest Cusack/King vehicle gets an On Demand release shortly before a limited theatrical run. Produced three years ago, this one was better off staying on the shelf, and is easily one of the worst King adaptations. Cusack, reteamed with his 1408 costar Samuel L. Jackson, plays Mike, a graphic artist estranged from his wife and son. Shortly after placing a call to them on an airport payphone, Mike witnesses cell phone users spazzing out and going into a zombie state as the result of some sort of pulse.
Director Tod Williams is utterly lost with this opportunity, making a humorless piece of horror satire wrought with lethargic performances, shoddy camerawork and terrible special effects. The origin of the “pulse” that sets off the zombie apocalypse is never fully explained, and no real villain is ever established. The ending is a confusing mishmash of three finales as if the director couldn’t make up his mind.
Cusack seems pissed to be in this thing, while Jackson is clearly bored and resigned to the fact that he signed up for a stinker. Eli Roth was the original director on this, and he left due to creative differences. Maybe he was arguing that a film like this should be crazy and even funny.
This one takes itself a little too seriously, and boasts some of the worst movie editing you are likely to see this year. The career of Cusack continues to spiral out of control, Nicholas Cage style (Available for rent on iTunes and On Demand before and during a limited theatrical release).
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Now, I am not a huge fan of cable news, but I have been catching Anderson Cooper on CNN and his coverage of the Orlando mass shooting. He has been tactful. Most importantly, he has not acted the way we are taught in journalism school—cold and emotionless, no matter how horrific the events we're covering are, for the sake of being "neutral."
After the events at Pulse nightclub, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has promised to go after anyone who causes any harm to the LGBT community. It's ironic and hypocritical—like Cooper so majestically told her during an interview today—because blocking same-sex marriage in Florida has been at the forefront of Bondi's work as attorney general.
"Do you really think you're a champion of gay rights?" Cooper asked. "I've never heard you say anything positive about gays before." Cooper told her off and did not let Bondi speak for at least five minutes.
Anti-LGBT laws are the gateway into normalizing and condoning homophobia and transphobia. From there, it is a very fine line to cross into hate crime massacres like the one at Pulse, where 49 LGBT brothers and sisters died early Sunday morning.
After the events at Pulse nightclub, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has promised to go after anyone who causes any harm to the LGBT community. It's ironic and hypocritical—like Cooper so majestically told her during an interview today—because blocking same-sex marriage in Florida has been at the forefront of Bondi's work as attorney general.
"Do you really think you're a champion of gay rights?" Cooper asked. "I've never heard you say anything positive about gays before." Cooper told her off and did not let Bondi speak for at least five minutes.
Anti-LGBT laws are the gateway into normalizing and condoning homophobia and transphobia. From there, it is a very fine line to cross into hate crime massacres like the one at Pulse, where 49 LGBT brothers and sisters died early Sunday morning.
Tags: pulse , orlando , lgbt , anderson cooper , cnn , pam bondi , florida , Video
Another mass shooting, another chapter of our polarized arguments about guns and gun violence. Or maybe since the number of high profile killings is growing at an alarming rate, I should say, "another page turned" rather than "another chapter."
My advocacy for what I consider to be common sense gun regulation isn't going to change any minds. So here are some numbers from today's New York Times. Draw whatever conclusions you will.
The article has a telling graph comparing the number of gun homicides per day in the U.S. and other Western countries if each of them had the same population we do. Our rate is up at about 27 per day, after which there's a large empty space which continues until you get to 4 or 5 per day. That includes Greece, Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Finland. Most other countries are in the 1 or 2 per day range.
We have a public health issue here, seeing as how dying, especially for preventable reasons, is not good for people's health, and like other public health issues, there are ways to work on improving the situation. But today I didn't come here to preach.
My advocacy for what I consider to be common sense gun regulation isn't going to change any minds. So here are some numbers from today's New York Times. Draw whatever conclusions you will.
The article has a telling graph comparing the number of gun homicides per day in the U.S. and other Western countries if each of them had the same population we do. Our rate is up at about 27 per day, after which there's a large empty space which continues until you get to 4 or 5 per day. That includes Greece, Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Finland. Most other countries are in the 1 or 2 per day range.
[The] level of violence makes the United States an extreme outlier when measured against the experience of other advanced countries.We can take cold comfort in the gun death rates in El Salvador and Mexico, which are considerably higher than ours. But Chile's rate is less than half what ours is, and Israel's is a quarter our rate.
Around the world, those countries have substantially lower rates of deaths from gun homicide. In Germany, being murdered with a gun is as uncommon as being killed by a falling object in the United States. About two people out of every million are killed in a gun homicide. Gun homicides are just as rare in several other European countries, including the Netherlands and Austria. In the United States, two per million is roughly the death rate for hypothermia or plane crashes.
In Poland and England, only about one out of every million people die in gun homicides each year — about as often as an American dies in an agricultural accident or falling from a ladder. In Japan, where gun homicides are even rarer, the likelihood of dying this way is about the same as an American’s chance of being killed by lightning — roughly one in 10 million.
We have a public health issue here, seeing as how dying, especially for preventable reasons, is not good for people's health, and like other public health issues, there are ways to work on improving the situation. But today I didn't come here to preach.
Tags: Gun violence , Gun homicide rates
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On Monday, there was a moment of silence in Congress to mourn the 49 LGBT young men and women who were killed in the Orlando mass shooting in the early hours of Sunday. At that moment, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives started to repeatedly chant, "Where's the bill?"
The protest was against House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans who refuse to support gun control legislation. They are guilty of continuing to allow killers, like the one who broke into Pulse nightclub, to purchase AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles and other weapons meant for a war zone.
According to Mother Jones, Ryan refused to acknowledge the protesters and instead tried to continue business as usual.
As Mother Jones writes, the protest on Monday will very likely fall on deaf ears.
Here's the video courtesy of CNN:
The protest was against House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans who refuse to support gun control legislation. They are guilty of continuing to allow killers, like the one who broke into Pulse nightclub, to purchase AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles and other weapons meant for a war zone.
According to Mother Jones, Ryan refused to acknowledge the protesters and instead tried to continue business as usual.
He even dismissed Rep. James Clyburn's attempt to speak about the upcoming anniversary of the Charleston mass shooting, in which nine people were killed inside a historic black church on June 17, 2015.Republicans and the anti-gun control movement, keep your moments of silence to yourselves, keep your "my thoughts are with the victims" to yourselves, keep your "guns don't kill people" bullshit to yourselves.
As Mother Jones writes, the protest on Monday will very likely fall on deaf ears.
Here's the video courtesy of CNN:
Tags: pulse nightclub , LGBT , orlando , paul ryan , house of representatives , republicans , democrats , gun control , mother jones , Video
