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Cheap Shots
Valley photog wrings superior views from his toy camera
By Wynter Holden
Published: November 19, 2009
Just because something is inexpensive doesn’t mean it’s crap. Toy trucks that cost 50 cents in the 1920s now sell for thousands. McDonald’s coffee stomped pricey Sta...
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Feature
Paranormal Activity: Arizona Ghostbusters Go to Extremes for Good Causes
By Niki D'Andrea
Published: October 29, 2009
The corner of Cave Creek Road and Cheryl Street in Sunnyslope isn't usually a roadside attraction. Occupied by dilapidated wingding-style apartments and auto body shops with barbed...
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Clockwork Orange
With Shaq gone, Suns return to their true speed: fast
By Ed Kummerer
Published: October 29, 2009
Last season, the_Real_Shaq’s presence on Twitter helped start a cultural revolution. Unfortunately, Shaquille O’Neal’s presence on the Phoenix Suns nearly led to a t...
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Feud, Glorious Feud
Here’s hoping for some bloodsport on the hardwood
By Clay McNear
Published: August 27, 2009
The Mercury have been having a stellar summer, but it’s been far too long since any dudes in shorts have elicited more than disgruntled grumbling from the fans at US Airways C...
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Feedback
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, July 23, 2009
Published: July 23, 2009
JOE'S ALL WET Lots of us are praying: Another Arpaio/Thomas publicity stunt revealed in your "Down on Brown" story. When will it all stop? Maybe never. But I felt better recently...
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Music
Michael Jackson’s Sedona “Murderess” Revealed
By Joseph Rossi
Published: July 2, 2009
Hell hath no fury like a New Age physician scorned. That's what Sedona healer Reinalda de Souza wants the world to glean from the untimely demise of Michael Jackson. She especiall...
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Feedback
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 18, 2009
Published: June 18, 2009
FAKE IT 'TIL YOU MAKE IT Editor's note: Plenty of readers criticized us and/or local singer Sonny Long for our recent cover story, "Sonny Long Is a Legend in His Own Mind," but fe...
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Night & Day
Phoenix Suns vs. Toronto Raptors
Published: February 26, 2009
Grant Hill (pictured) and the Suns host new Raptors (and former Suns) Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, who were recently shipped from South Beach to the Great White North in a Toront...
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Feature
On the Eve of the NBA All-Star Game, Phoenix Suns Players Show Off Their Tattoo Canvases
By Niki D'Andrea
Published: February 12, 2009
Editor’s note/correction: There’s incorrect information in this New Times article. There’s no proposal by the NBA for a tattoo cap on players. The story about NBA Co...
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Night & Day
The Big Shtick
Mister Shaq-tastic continues to amaze
By Jay Bennett
Published: February 12, 2009
Even though he’s pushing 37 years old, Shaquille O’Neal is still one of the NBA’s most visible players. And though the league’s All-Star Weekend festivities are...
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Sidebar
All-Star Schedule
Published: February 12, 2009
NBA All-Star Weekend features a slew of activities, from basketball legend Clyde Drexler cooking up cuisine to hordes of hip-hop shows. Go to the Up on the Sun blog for the lowdown...
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The Bird
The Bird Documents Randy Pullen’s Smear of Lisa James and Hobnobs with Democrats and Republicans
From the beak of The Bird to the ear of Stephen Lemons
Published: January 29, 2009
ALIEN OBSESSION One of the weirdest moments of the recent Arizona Republican Party reorganization meeting came when a little old lady rose to address her fellow GOPers from a mic ...
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Granger Danger
Suns should beware of Pacers’ young guns
By Clay McNear
Published: January 1, 2009
Note to Phoenix Suns head coach Terry Porter: Don’t look past the Indiana Pacers. Though they’ve been hauling the boat anchor in the Eastern Conference’s Central Div...
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The Bird
The Bird Praises CameraFraud.com and Aerosol Art While Urging State Democrats to Grow a Pair
From the beak of The Bird to the ear of Stephen Lemons
Published: December 11, 2008
FIRING WEEG Whenever this canary contemplates the difference between state Republicans and Democrats, he harks back to a famous episode from the original Star Trek series, entitle...
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Center of Gravity
Suns rise with Shaq in, go boom when he’s not
By Steve Jansen
Published: December 4, 2008
During an early season East Coast road trip, the Phoenix Suns learned something: Play Shaquille O'Neal and win. Don’t and get your ass handed to you. Case in point: four convi...
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Night & Day
So, Four Comedians Walk Into a Bar . . .
For the punch line, hit the Improv
By Peter Breslin
Published: November 20, 2008
Young American Comedy Tour. Dull name, granted, but this annual tour of comics tears up the Improv whenever they stop by for their one-night stands, and they’re back for anoth...
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Shaquille O'Neal Feed the Children Benefit
Published: November 20, 2008
The Big Cactus will be present at this event, which aims to take in enough donations of food and personal-care items to provide for 1,600 families. Fri., Nov. 21, 2:30 p.m., 2008
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Night & Day
The Mikado
Published: November 20, 2008
Arizona Opera presents the timeless and charming Gilbert & Sullivan classic, starring mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe as Katisha and baritone Neal Davies as Ko-Ko. Thu., N...
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Site for Sore Eyes
And for bored ones, too
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 13, 2008
Admit it. You’ve wasting a good amount of time today (no, the entire day) on the Internet. And we’re sure that you found some engaging, exciting stuff, right? Riiiggghhtt...
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Sideshow
The Superstar Czar of Style
By Sloane Burwell
Published: September 25, 2008
Gregory Gordon has style. And it's pretty obvious, considering he and partners Brad Plumley and Lew Gallo are the triumvirate of taste behind Haus Modern Living, one of the premier...
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