The Neoteric Sonoran

26/10/2021

02/11/2020

Our endorsements are here!

Illustration by Santiago Benjamín DeLaRosa Like many newspapers, the Arizona Republic has not made endorsements for 2020. They want to inform their viewers, not tell them how to vote. Meanwhile the…

31/10/2020

New Horrorscope by Santiago Benjamín DeLaRosa.
http://neotericsonoran.com/2020/10/31/scorpio-season-2020-forecast/

Illustration by Santiago Benjamín DeLaRosa. From now until 22 November, Scorpio season is here! We’re all a bit on edge, and it’s not just the US election that occurs under this sign. T…

18/10/2020

New poem by Santiago Benjamín DeLaRosa.

Illustration by Santiago Benjamín DeLaRosa. … an ellipsis … I’m using it improperly … but whatever … it’s substituting a silent pause … long pauses of silence … outstanding in their unw…

13/10/2020

New comic by Santiago Benjamín DeLaRosa.

Illustration by Santiago Benjamín DeLaRosa

11/10/2020

A brief analysis of the UN response to Darfur.

Image by Rebekah Eubanks .byjanelle More than a decade ago, an unassuming territory in western Sudan became a household name in the United States, and it was asking a big question: in a lan…

04/10/2020

"Perhaps this can make the Supreme Court well again."

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22/09/2020

"Rather than eulogize the late justice, or hypothesize about that one controversial 1973 case being overturned, I want to look deeper. This politicization of the Court is unacceptable. What can we do to reinforce our trust in the independence of the judiciary?"

https://neotericsonoran.com/2020/09/22/impartial-and-deliberative/

Of all the branches of government, the judicial is supposed to be the least political. As Alexander Hamilton said in Federalist 78, if the legislature is will, and the executive force, then the jud…

07/09/2020

Take a look at the most accurate horrorscope ever (;

Illustration by Santiago DeLaRosa From now until 22 September, Virgo season is here! We will all be a bit more focused and ready to get things done, and we have plenty of work to do in our lives. V…

09/08/2020

The first installment of our food critic corner, "Table for One," is out! Written by Kat Davis.

"We are enthusiastic about returning and would recommend El Taco Rustico to any diner from near or far."

When dining rooms can safely reopen, this little shop in the San Ignacio Yaqui neighborhood will be one of the freshest and most comforting places to get a quick meal in Tucson.

05/08/2020

Our debut poem, by Kathryn Eubanks.

Her mountain eyes follow the misguided lies from the fake founders of her beautiful land. They took her by the hand and buried her freedom in the prison-like dirt of her rejected home. Her glass he…

04/08/2020

Our pilot article is out!

"Why did we name our magazine like it was either a space shuttle or a new line of SUVs? It brings to mind both the mechanical and the natural, as if to make a pretentious statement, and that may be true."

Why did we name our magazine like it was either a space shuttle or a new line of SUVs? It brings to mind both the mechanical and the natural, as if to make a pretentious statement, and that may be …

22/07/2020