Email Author Steve Jansen

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 18, 2011

  "Knocked Out"

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published October 20, 2011

  "Sons of Blood and Thunder"

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2010 Stories by Steve Jansen

• Sick Trip

  published December 30, 2010

  Even non-epinephrine freaks can get into Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk. The 2004 adventure film, a dream for adventure... More >>

• Get Jiggle Wit’ It

  published December 30, 2010

  For a real taste of jazz in this town, à la NYC-style (the best style, btw), hit up the Lost Leaf and marinate your ears in the sounds of... More >>

• Holiday Feast

  published December 23, 2010

  It’s Saturday, December 25, you’re hungry as a hostage, and nothing’s open. Not true on that last point. Just check out... More >>

• Pain Management

  published December 23, 2010

  Aw, poor baby. Why so emo? Oh, that’s right. This time of year is a heaping pile of suck ass for you and your... More >>

• Show-Me State

  published December 23, 2010

  There may be a lot of plotting going on during the 2010 Insight Bowl. That’s because one of the participating squads, the Missouri Tigers,... More >>

• The Trots Part Two

  published November 25, 2010

  Tryptophan, the ingredient in turkey that supposedly makes one all sleepy, is a bunch of bunk. You know what makes you want to lie in your own... More >>

• Really Nice Glass

  published November 25, 2010

  Out of the 46 studios and 142 artists participating in the 14th annual Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour and Sale in Cave Creek, one... More >>

• The Trots

  published November 25, 2010

  Tryptophan, the ingredient in turkey that supposedly makes one all sleepy, is a bunch of bunk. You know what makes you want to lie in your own... More >>

• Setting Sun Devils

  published November 25, 2010

  That didn’t exactly go as predicted. Yes, the Arizona State Sun Devils Football team was supposed to finish ninth in the Pac-10... More >>

• Cowtown

  published November 18, 2010

  There are cowboys all up in this piece of late. The 2009-established Latino Artists of America recently debuted “Mexican Cowboys &... More >>

• Cowtown

  published November 18, 2010

  There are cowboys all up in this piece of late. The Phoenix Art Museum is currently hosting its “45th Annual Cowboy Artists of... More >>

• Tunnel Vision

  published November 18, 2010

  Racist depictions are invading university towns all over the country, and that’s a good thing. That’s because the Tunnel of... More >>

• Iron and Whine

  published November 18, 2010

  We have some potentially bummer news for triathlon wannabees that are currently reading this with a beer in hand rather than a complex... More >>

• Devilish Delights

  published November 18, 2010

  “Thank goodness it’s basketball season” is a line that every single Arizona State Sun Devils fan never thought would be included... More >>

• Center Stage

  published November 11, 2010

  Love it or hate it, the Arizona Center has one thing going for it that so many Phoenix-area-based retail-centric businesses would kill for:... More >>

• Um, Yum

  published November 11, 2010

  Burritos are the bomb, but they’re not Latin America’s only tortilla-filled menu item. There’s also pupusas, a traditional... More >>

• The Pits

  published November 11, 2010

  Unlike all other mainstream sports, where up-close-and-personal access is stupid expensive or crazy off limits, them good ol’ boys... More >>

• Opposites Attract

  published November 11, 2010

  The Stanford Cardinal play football the way it was meant to be played. The Arizona State Sun Devils, with their litany of boneheaded penalties... More >>

• Fair 'Nuff

  published November 4, 2010

  “i hate when alot of bitches try to get on one on one fight damn foo if your homegurl cant fight den she shouldn't have been messing... More >>

• Judge Brown

  published November 4, 2010

  What if a brown guy discovered Europe rather than, according to the history books, white people? Luis Gutierrez has an answer to that in his... More >>

• Pet Peeve

  published November 4, 2010

  Bummer. Nobody is allowed to bring a “well behaved dog or ferret” to the 35th annual Phoenix 10K, according to the FAQs on the event... More >>

• Bank On It

  published November 4, 2010

  Take seven folks from a random pool of Phoenix’s best women artists, and have them show in an urban-lavish space that used to house the... More >>

• No Fear

  published October 28, 2010

  New Times has most definitely got you covered with the haunted-house scene. But what about those that don’t want to fear stuff... More >>

• Home Depot

  published October 28, 2010

  Unlike the past two seasons, the Arizona State Sun Devils actually resemble a football team in ’10. That means it’s time to briefly... More >>

• It's Still Fair Weather

  published October 28, 2010

  The Arizona State Fair has hit its halfway-ish point, so you’ll want to post up there while the gettin’s good (and it’s always... More >>