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Feature
A Former Marijuana Smuggler and Vietnam War Hero Seeks Greater Recognition From His Government
By Paul Rubin
Published: May 28, 2009
When Juan Tercero made the decision that quietly would define his life, he was wearing a T-shirt, green U.S. Army boxer shorts, and rubber shower thongs. Specialist Four...
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The Bird
The Lumley Vampire Attacks Arizona Department of Corrections’ Charles Ryan for the Death of Marcia Powell, Arpaio’s Goons Zip-Tie a 12-Year-Old, and the Jail Lockdowns Are Over
By Stephen Lemons
Published: May 28, 2009
DARTH RYAN The Lumley Vampire, the underground newsletter purportedly run by current and former Arizona Department of Corrections employees, knows who killed...
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Stage
Teatro Bravo’s Little Queen Proves Katie McFadzen Can Play
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: May 28, 2009
I've been working on a list of people or things that Katie McFadzen possibly can't play. Here's what I have so far: a pencil sharpener; Stalin; a venereal disease. But don't...
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Night & Day
Free Poker Mondays @ K O'Donnell's American Bar & Grill
Published: May 28, 2009
Win this weekly Texas Hold'Em Tournament and take home some cool prizes, such as tickets to sporting events. Mondays, 7 p.m., 2009
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California Grrls
Band brings slice of L.A. punk scene to the Valley
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: May 28, 2009
Now that MySpace has basically killed itself, the best way to check out new music is to hit the streets. That's where you'll find Mika Miko, who post up tonight at the Trunk...
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Shticks and Stones
Right-wing attack dog ain’t jokin’ around
By Clay McNear
Published: May 28, 2009
Whatever your stance on right-wingers, they’re not funny. Newt Gingrich. Not funny. Ronald Reagan. Not funny. Ann Coulter. Funny as a crutch. The Bushes. Okay,...
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Tigre Beat
Feminist-punk chick spins eclectic jams at The Rogue
By Adriane Goetz
Published: May 28, 2009
Best known by laypersons as “the chick with the mustache” in the feminist punk/electronic group Le Tigre, JD Samson is also an artist, film producer, director, pin-up...
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High on the Hog
Pork princess waxes rhapsodic about crispy breakfast meat
By Clay McNear
Published: May 28, 2009
God bless the Internet. The Information Superhighway has opened yawning new realms of possibility for the once-dispossessed, including the ability to make a living from...
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Moving Violations
Troupe uses choreography to underscore refugees’ plight
By Wynter Holden
Published: May 28, 2009
Locals never seem to run out of ways to spotlight the immigration experience. ASU professor James Garcia has penned plays about deportation. The Scottsdale Museum of...
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Mark Trombino
Published: May 28, 2009
The wee author/inspirational speaker signs his new book, Life Is Short: Living and Losing the American Dream at 3-Feet Tall, co-written with former New Times staff writer John...
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It's a Dry Rage
Screw Evian. Angry young bands prefer blood, sweat, and booze.
By Leslie Barton
Published: May 28, 2009
Our seventh-grade year in north Phoenix was spent racing our cruddy bike down alleys and jumping over canals, flanked by our best buds Brent and John. Respectively known as...
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Cry Uncle
Warren Jeffs’ nephew tells tales on the FLDS church
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: May 28, 2009
Brent Jeffs knew his destiny from an early age. The son of a prominent family in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jeffs expected to have multiple...
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Heat of Desire
High-summer hiking in Scottsdale
By Clay McNear
Published: May 28, 2009
We’ve been hiking the same secluded stretch of scorched earth for about 15 years now, and we rarely saw another soul. This past spring, our secret spot was suddenly...
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Purple Reign
Diana Taurasi and company look to return to championship form
By Ed Kummerer
Published: May 28, 2009
Remember in fourth grade when your Little League squad was really good and your dad went to every game? Remember in fifth grade when your team sucked and Dad suddenly had to...
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Wu in the Family
By Craig Outhier
Published: May 28, 2009
One could write a Roots-style genealogy epic about Wu-Tang Clan and its countless affiliates, familiars, confederates and collaborators. If memory serves, didn’t Ashley...
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Star Swim
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: May 28, 2009
Last summer, one of the coolest (and indeed, hottest) places to be seen was at the Hotel San Carlos for the weekly Star Swim pool party. An absolute throng of hundreds of...
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Lucinda Williams
By Michael D. Ayers
Published: May 28, 2009
Lucinda Williams can get very personal on her recordings, for better or for worse. Last year's West was a melancholy collection about the loss of her mother. It was also a...
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Summer Staycation
Killer homie mag offers tips for in-state getaways
By Steve Jansen
Published: May 28, 2009
Phoenix doesn’t really suck. It’s just sometimes difficult to find things to be prideful about in this relatively new desert abode some one million people call home....
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Abusement Park
Dropkicks and baby bogies at Fiddlesticks
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: May 28, 2009
Robert “GQ” Gallo’s wrestling career has taken him to some interesting places. Over the past decade, he’s fought in front of thousands of rowdy Japanese...
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First Lady of Neo-Soul
By Steve Jansen
Published: May 28, 2009
Miles Davis is often credited with reinventing jazz five different times in such a way that his never-heard-before reimaginings influenced music as a whole. Arguably, the same...
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