Email Author Laura Hahnefeld

Awards

• 2012 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "My Year of Eating Dangerously"

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2010 Stories by Laura Hahnefeld

• Ride and Seek

  published April 8, 2010

  “When I moved here 12 years ago, I got called a biker -- and that was a bad thing,” says Mark Bradshaw, owner of The Hideaway Grill... More >>

• Pot Stuff

  published April 8, 2010

  Say the word “ceramics” to most folks and they’ll show you their “I Just Work Here” coffee mug or tell you about the... More >>

• Chest in Show

  published April 1, 2010

  “I’d toss a coin. Heads, I’d skin him alive.” Yikes. That’s some pretty hardcore stuff. The film, 44... More >>

• Revenge of the Nerds

  published April 1, 2010

  Atomic Comics has been hosting anime events since Straw Hat Luffy was in short pants. “We don’t just run the event -- for us,... More >>

• Party City

  published March 25, 2010

  Hey, kids! Your idea of family fun is probably scarfing rubbery pizza, spiraling from a soda sugar rush, and accidentally slugging Chuck E.... More >>

• Gem Show

  published March 25, 2010

  Quick. Name a radical feminist from China. Huh? That’s what San Francisco-based independent filmmaker Rae Chang thought... More >>

• Culture Comeback

  published March 18, 2010

  After the streets of downtown Phoenix have emptied themselves of green beer, fake Irish accents, and liquored-up leprechauns, culture returns... More >>

• Hail to the King

  published March 18, 2010

  “You know Shaq well?” Cedric the Entertainer asks George Lopez while discussing All Star Comedy Jam, the comedy show he... More >>

• Runner's High

  published March 11, 2010

  The natural high. Some have snagged it by smoking bananas, eating nutmeg, or placing halved ping-pong balls over their eyes and listening to... More >>

• Funny Girl

  published March 11, 2010

  “Thirty-five years ago today, in a little, dirty hospital in New Jersey, Chelsea Lately was born,” Chelsea Handler recently told the... More >>

• Movies Del Mundo

  published February 25, 2010

  Carlos Sorín, the 66-year-old Argentine film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and producer says, “When I begin working on a... More >>

• What About Rob?

  published February 25, 2010

  As Jimmy Kimmel once said when introducing Rob Schneider, “I love both of your movies, Rob, but then again, I also like watching homeless... More >>

• Set the Car High

  published February 25, 2010

  Soulja Boy or Sinatra? Lugz sneakers or Johnston and Murphy wing tips? Thankfully, for enthusiasts of either lowrider or British automobiles,... More >>

• Set the Car High

  published February 25, 2010

  Soulja Boy or Sinatra? Lugz sneakers or Johnston and Murphy wing tips? Thankfully, for enthusiasts of either lowrider or British automobiles,... More >>

• Cracking Wise

  published February 18, 2010

  “C’mon, straight people, if you let us marry each other, we’ll stop marrying you!” jokes comedian Jason Stuart, whose... More >>

• Brute Sonic Force

  published February 18, 2010

  Picture a rag-tag group of artists living together in a secluded community, partaking in rigorous physical and mental routines; and dreaming of... More >>

• Phoenix Retropolitan

  published February 11, 2010

  Marshall Shore, a former New Yorker, knows more about Phoenix history than most natives. Like the fact that Mr. Lucky’s was intended to be... More >>

• The Alchemist

  published February 4, 2010

  Fishermen, power-line workers, and loggers may be a few of the deadliest jobs in America, but the list falls short in not mentioning artist... More >>

• No Place Like Tome

  published January 28, 2010

  Oh, Amazon. Sure, you’ve made book buying convenient, but the experience is as bland and predictable as a James Patterson novel. We love... More >>

• Comfort Grin

  published January 28, 2010

  Like Two and a Half Men (first airdate: 2003), “Weird Al” Yankovic (debut record: 1984), and kicks to the groin (um, forever),... More >>

• Team Scream

  published January 21, 2010

  Why are low-budget horror films loved? Because they’re less scary than the real horror of everyday life -- like Carrot Top and Fox News.... More >>

• The Biggest Winner

  published January 14, 2010

  For most of us, New Year’s resolutions have to do with shedding cellulite. For Ali Vincent, former winner of The Biggest Loser and... More >>

• Black Friday

  published January 7, 2010

  After spending the past decade watching movies starring ring-toting hobbits and tween wizards, maybe it’s time to exit the fantasy freeway... More >>