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2008 Stories by Clay McNear

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  • In with the Inn Crowd

    published December 25, 2008

    Choosing a New Year’s Eve party is not unlike purchasing a prime piece of real estate. Location, location, location. And you won’t... More >>

  • Star Trek

    published December 25, 2008

    We have some pretty sick fantasies, but none ever centered on staring at the night sky through a telescope, especially when it’s freezing... More >>

  • Soph Ball

    published December 25, 2008

    If you’ve been putting off a visit to Wells Fargo Arena to see ASU Men’s Basketball’s All-American whiz kid James Harden, consider... More >>

  • Booze Walk

    published December 18, 2008

    We won’t go see art. You can’t make us. We . . . what’s that? Okay, we will go see art, frequently and... More >>

  • Beastie Boys

    published December 18, 2008

    Despite its yee-haw history, modern-day Phoenix has kicked cowboy culture to the curb, and ropers and wranglers are as hard to come by ’round... More >>

  • Heart Smart

    published December 18, 2008

    Things with big hearts: elephants, Valentine’s Day cards, teen-girl signatures, Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups. Things... More >>

  • Grand Tour

    published December 18, 2008

    Generally speaking, we frown on guided hikes. The Sonoran Desert is not the Louvre, and true hikers hardly need to have someone spell out its... More >>

  • Present Tense

    published December 11, 2008

    “Retail” is a six-letter word. Don’t spell it. Don’t speak it. Heaven forbid, don’t pay it. That’s our motto, and... More >>

  • Take a Hike

    published December 11, 2008

    So here are some of your options for Friday, December 12: a political twist on the Nativity (American Pastorela). Spins by a world-class... More >>

  • Party Animals

    published December 11, 2008

    Democrats drink pinot. Republicans drink whiskey. Libertarians drink at bars. Even better, the grumblety-peg curmudgeons host their political... More >>

  • Manhattan Transfer

    published December 11, 2008

    So, will you boo Mike D’Antoni or will you cheer him? What’s the etiquette for a man abandoning a listing ship? Yes, the former head... More >>

  • The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience

    published December 11, 2008

    Unless you count "Fairytale of New York" by Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O'Connor -- which we don't, necessarily -- what's the last popular... More >>

  • Soy Story

    published December 4, 2008

    As founding members of Procrastination Nation, we were just fine with the notion of leaving our unfinished artsy-craftsy projects unfinished... More >>

  • Bedford Falls 90210

    published December 4, 2008

    A few things you might not know about Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, the quintessential “Christmas film”: 1) the... More >>

  • The Greatest Show on Turf, Take 2

    published December 4, 2008

    In a triumphal return to his MVP stomping grounds on November 2, Arizona Cardinals QB Kurt Warner torched his former team, the St. Louis Rams,... More >>

  • Grand Tour

    published November 27, 2008

    Generally speaking, we frown on guided hikes. The Sonoran Desert is not the Louvre, and true hikers hardly need to have someone spell out its... More >>

  • Skip the Tryp

    published November 27, 2008

    God, are we lucky. While the poor schleps in most parts of the country suck down the tryptophan, play emotional footsie with their families, and... More >>

  • David Muench

    published November 27, 2008

    Some artists who've been touched by the Universe have the ability to make a lovely place look lovelier than it is. Obvious choices would include... More >>

  • A Brief History of Pants

    published November 20, 2008

    Would Alexander Graham Bell approve of the iPhone? Would horseless-carriage inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot be a NASCAR nut? What would... More >>

  • Inner Booty

    published November 20, 2008

    Wouldn’t it feel good to own Kobe’s butt for one more afternoon? After Shaq left for Miami earlier this millennium, the Los Angeles... More >>

  • Giant Dork

    published November 20, 2008

    It’s really bothersome to watch whiny little twerps succeed, and it’s been a bitter pill seeing New York Giants quarterback Eli... More >>

  • Silent Sunday

    published November 20, 2008

    There's nothing like being in a public place without the public. We've achieved this higher state of being twice, and we're not about to tell you... More >>

  • Civic Engagement and Revitalization in Garfield Screening and Reception

    published November 13, 2008

    If its name makes this short documentary sound like a how-a-bill-becomes-a-law school project, well, bingo. Still, word is the work is more... More >>

  • The Princess Diaries

    published November 13, 2008

    So there you are, a couple of average Americans toodling along in Paris’ Alma Tunnel, when all friggin’ hell breaks loose in the form... More >>

  • Whole New Ballgame

    published November 13, 2008

    Well, ain’t this a fine howdy-do? While ASU football, the mack daddy of Sun Devils athletics, has been getting its rump kicked up... More >>

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