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Taryn Thomas isn't shy about anything, which makes for an unnerving lunch. On a breezy Friday afternoon on the patio at Zipps Sports Grill in Scottsdale, she's chain-smoking...
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As president of the United Phoenix Firefighters Association for more than 20 years, Pat Cantelme turned the union into a political force — and, in the process, made it...
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We begin, as we do each week, with cojones, although the huevos in question deal with my column a couple of semanas ago on why gabachos prefer the former term for testicles as...
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The new documentary by Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) takes a look at manufactured objects and gadgets and how they affect our daily lives. It features in-depth interviews with...
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The offbeat and more than mildly twisted graphic novelist signs Tales from Wonderland, the fantastical third entry in Gregory's contemporary update of Lewis Carroll's Alice's...
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As anyone who consumes calories knows, 50 bucks don't go very far these days, but they will at this throwback Scottsdale mixer. Five measly sawbucks'll get you six bar-food...
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The traveling DIY-fest examines increasingly significant urban issues, including sustainable housing, community building projects, cooperative ownership models, and community...
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We had an epiphany the other day: modern music that’s heavy on the woe-is-me whine or anything that’s cute is, well, not good. Agent Ribbons, who are like a rocking,...
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The genius of Oreos Double Stuf cream sandwich cookies is that they give people more of what they want. Austin post-punkers When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth take nearly the same...
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If one of your friends ever allows this phrase to purse his or her lips – “The Phoenix music scene sucks” – we suggest defriending the dude or dudette. From...
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How much do you love Twilight? Did you get misty-eyed when Edward Cullen broke up with Bella Swan and left her emotionally comatose in the woods? Or how about when Jacob Black...
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Hey princess, your lumberjack prefers camping and shooting targets to your expensive dinners and satin gloves, but still makes time to pull out your chair? Well, love is a...
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The Phoenix resident and best-selling mystery/thriller author will be present at the national launch party for his third book, The Venona Cable.
Tue., Aug. 18, 7:30...
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The University of Arizona (we won't hold that against him, promise) law professor signs Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It.
Thu., Aug....
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Now in her 50th year, Barbie, festooned in all kinds of lavish outfits, has had more special editions than Star Wars. In comparison, Munny is the hard-scrabble kid from the...
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If anything good has come from Sheriff Joe’s tyranny, it’s the art being created in response. The latest creative commentary to surface is New Carpa Theater...
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Did you roll your eyes at the by-the-numbers triteness of Being John Malkovich? Did you yawn and squirm in your seat at the formulaic banality of Eternal Sunshine of the...
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Hollywood almost-star Lisa Cerasoli has made a sorta-career out of making semi-wrong turns. But however you frame her present, the cutie-pie Arizona State University alum seems...
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Mystery authors Ann Parker, Juliet Blackwell, and Sophie Littlefield (pictured) discuss their many femme creations in this panel discussion.
Sat., Aug. 15, 2 p.m., 2009
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The tasting-slash-guessing game challenges participants to guess if a certain wine came with a screw cap or a cork. Those who guess 'em all right receive a prize.
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