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Night & Day
Working Stiffed
Poor schlubs have their day at Bruno Mali's
By Lilia Menconi
Published: January 1, 2009
Most of us daytime working stiffs get our clubbing and drinking done on Friday and Saturday nights, but what about all those poor schlubs who serve us food and booze on our...
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Feedback
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 1, 2009
Published: January 1, 2009
CORNER KICKS The Argentineans do it correctly: It's kind of a shame that youth soccer has to be so money-driven ("Soccer Bomb," John Dickerson, December 18). I've read lately...
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News
News: Staff Writer Wanted
Published: January 1, 2009
New Times has an immediate opening for a full-time staff writer. We’re looking for a journalist with sharp investigative skills who understands the difference between...
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Film Feature
DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg's Cure-All for an Ailing Movie Economy is 3D
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: January 1, 2009
As far as Jeffrey Katzenberg is concerned, there have been but two "revolutions" in the movie business: the mass introduction of sound with 1927's The Jazz Singer (itself, a...
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ˇAsk a Mexican!™
Nicknames and Chinos with Tans
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: January 1, 2009
Dear Mexican: How do Mexicans get such ridiculous nicknames from seemingly normal names? For instance, José becomes Chepe, Eduardo is Lalo, Gabriel becomes Gabi, and...
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Film Feature
With Gran Torino Clint Eastwood Has Solidified His Position as America's Director
By Scott Foundas
Published: January 1, 2009
"You've made the first movie of the Obama generation!" exclaimed an audience member, as he rushed up to Clint Eastwood after a recent screening of Gran Torino. "Well," the...
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Sonic Truth
Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008
By Martin Cizmar
Published: January 1, 2009
The desert is dancing. At least that's the impression you'd get from this list of the 10 best records of the year, which reflects the synth-y sound of Phoenix. Lately, it seems...
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Film Feature
In The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke Climbs Back in the Ring
By Scott Foundas
Published: January 1, 2009
"I hated the '90s. The '90s fuckin' sucked," says professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson early on in The Wrestler — and he should know. Over the hill and past his...
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Live Wire
The Slackers
By Michael Lopez
Published: January 1, 2009
Imagine, if you will, that this is one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books. First things first: Do you like ska? Are you not annoyed by white dudes playing reggae? Do you...
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Film Feature
Indie Filmmakers Are Finding New Ways of Getting Their Movies into Theaters
By Jim Ridley
Published: January 1, 2009
Michael Jacobs, a filmmaker based in San Francisco, is the director of a movie called Audience of One. It's a documentary about a Pentecostal minister who says he's gotten the...
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Live Wire
Reel Big Fish
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: January 1, 2009
Besides being most identified as the poster boys for the mid-'90s ska explosion, the members of smart-alecky Orange County outfit Reel Big Fish are somewhat infamous for their...
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Live Wire
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
By Michael Lopez
Published: January 1, 2009
Younger generations may not know him outside his appearance in the 1994 college comedy PCU and Dr. Dre sampling his work, but 67-year-old funk pioneer George Clinton is still...
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Needle Exchange
BoomboxXx
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: January 1, 2009
If there's one thing that the 'Nix has its fair share of, it's DJ collectives. There's the VinylTech DJs (who do the house music thing), the Overmind Works crew (focusing...
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Turntable
Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing
Published: January 1, 2009
THURSDAY 1 Club Red: The Blunt Club with Pickster Uno, DJ Element, Emerg McVay, & guests (hip-hop) Crabby Don's: DJ Johnny Knuckles (mash-ups, Top 40, '80s) J-Heads:...
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Cafe
All Aboard for the Best Eateries Along the Light Rail
By Michele Laudig
Published: January 1, 2009
A lot of excitement about the Metro light rail has revolved around the easy new connection between downtown Phoenix and downtown Tempe. And when it comes to dining options,...
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Forking
Champagne Is for True Romantics – and Nurses
By C.M. Redding
Published: January 1, 2009
One night, around 10 years back, I slaved to create this fantastic Moroccan lamb dish. I was drinking wine in the afternoon when my date showed up. For once, I had a date with...
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Stage
Life’s a Stage, Even When You’re Sitting in Front of One
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: January 1, 2009
As usual, I saw a hell of a lot of plays this past year. But I suspect 2008 is the year I'll remember not so much for what took place on stage (although it's hard to forget a...
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