Email Author Becky Bartkowski

2012 Stories by Becky Bartkowski

• Grounded for Life

  published May 17, 2012

  You could use a lot of descriptors for fashion industry heavy hitters such as Marc Jacobs and Marchesa. But, "humble"? That adjective probably... More >>

• McHale Storm

  published May 17, 2012

  Not to scold, but -- good God -- if you aren't watching Dan Harmon's Community on NBC Thursdays, you are missing out on some of the... More >>

• For Your Health

  published May 17, 2012

  If the deepest ethical question you’ve dealt with today revolved around whether to pick up that penny or leave it for another passerby,... More >>

• Stretching Canvas

  published May 10, 2012

  While it seems like a flighty daydream that Vincent Van Gogh ever rolled out a mat and tried yoga, we'd like to think that if he'd spent more... More >>

• Bears with Us

  published May 10, 2012

  The bears migrating to Phoenix this weekend are neither a super-hip, animal-named indie band that you are not cool enough to know about nor are... More >>

• Wear It's At

  published May 10, 2012

  Melding sci-fi and fantasy conventions with historical reenactments, fashion competitions, and educational seminars, Costume-Con 30 will drape... More >>

• Hot Pants

  published May 3, 2012

  What to wear during Arizona’s torturous summers always proves difficult. It’s safe to rule out Uggs in any form (unless... More >>

• Ask No Questions

  published May 3, 2012

  At this point in comedian turned podcaster Marc Maron’s career it’s more than plausible that the general public is more familiar... More >>

• In The Navy

  published May 3, 2012

  Frank Sinatra was many things: serial husband, blue-eyed crooner, alleged mafia participant, and Oscar winner. But a fashion plate? That... More >>

• Starry Night

  published April 26, 2012

  School of Earth and Space Exploration haven’t left to party the summer away in god-knows-where. Instead, on Friday, April 27, the school... More >>

• Altered States

  published April 26, 2012

  Not to rag on the hard-working educators who shaped our young, impressionable minds, but if they'd illuminated U.S. History half as amusingly... More >>

• Funny People

  published April 19, 2012

  Our ‘90s Nickelodeon upbringing and particular affinity for Melissa Joan Hart’s Clarissa Explains It All will forever make... More >>

• Food For Thought

  published April 19, 2012

  Everyone has one snobby friend who always derides five-pound Chipotle burritos because they’re not “real Mexican food”. Maybe... More >>

• Continental Rift

  published April 19, 2012

  It was George Bernard Shaw who mused, “Youth is wasted on the young.” We’d argue that youth is more about getting wasted. But... More >>

• Make or Break

  published April 12, 2012

  If artist biopics like Pollock and Vincente Minnelli’s Lust for Life taught us anything it’s that some artists are... More >>

• Little Black Book

  published April 12, 2012

  It might come as a surprise to fans of Michael Ian Black’s comedic repertoire (whether Stella, The State, or countless appearances on... More >>

• Diamonds and Rust

  published April 12, 2012

  Typically the topic of jewelry falls squarely into the Material Girl category. Give ladies pearls, diamonds, gems, and other shiny... More >>

• High School Fidelity

  published April 5, 2012

  In the canon of teenage girl flicks, we’d say there are two seminal cinematic experiences. There’s Tina Fey’s Mean... More >>

• Kick Start My Art

  published April 5, 2012

  It’s an age-old tale. A young creative type gets his start in the desert, and, upon gaining a little cred, splits for literal greener... More >>

• Specs and the City

  published April 5, 2012

  ASU’s Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL) kicks off its first Phoenix Urban Design Week on Monday, April 9, at 6 p.m. Through... More >>

• A Cut-Up

  published March 29, 2012

  You'd recognize her pulled, pinched, and smoothed face anywhere. Her loud and raspy voice with its thick New York accent making jokes about... More >>

• Singular Sensation

  published March 29, 2012

  Don't let the seeming scramble of letters and numbers of Tyson Powless' UN3EK SY5TEM (pronounced "unique system") fool you. The graphic... More >>

• Show Girls

  published March 29, 2012

  For 30 Rock devotees to separate Broadway actress and singer Jane Krakowski from her ever-scheming character Jenna Maroney is a tall... More >>

• Free Wheeling

  published March 29, 2012

  It probably won't be a dark, stormy night rife with thugs and drama when James Sallis brings his latest noir novel to Poisoned Pen on April 3.... More >>

• Grindermen

  published March 22, 2012

  That skaters have a rep for being super-mellow slackers is no coincidence. After all, their sport was created by terminally laidback surfer... More >>