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Dr. Deception: Joseph Franzetti Dispenses $300 Psych Evaluations Like They’re Flu Shots, but the Reports Are Useless
Published: September 24, 2009
Lisa Davis made it to her late-afternoon appointment with forensic psychiatrist Joseph Franzetti with time to spare. It was April 2007, and Davis was with her 10-year-old son,...
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El Diablo Wears Prada
Bilingual play illustrates dilemmas of the down-and-out
By Wynter Holden
Published: September 24, 2009
Everyone loves an underdog: Seabiscuit, American Idol Kris Allen, the Arizona Cardinals. If you’re a perpetual winner, on the other hand, we’re secretly hoping...
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Mr. Roboto
Local artist makes mechanical people look so darn cute
By Lilia Menconi
Published: September 24, 2009
We’re looking at a giant robot as it pancakes cars with its tremendous feet, punches holes in skyscrapers, and squishes screaming pedestrians. So why do we think this...
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Righteous Angle
Checking in with downtown’s diagonal drag
By Nicki Escudero
Published: September 24, 2009
Since Perihelion Arts moved from Grand Avenue to Roosevelt Row, it seems like you guys and gals have forgotten all about the diagonal street on First Friday. Maybe that’s...
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Leftoverture
Fundraiser features live music, gently used cuisine
By Wynter Holden
Published: September 24, 2009
Now that the “freegan” movement has caught on, Dumpster-diving for leftover food is trendy. Though we still can’t bring ourselves to chow down on a half-eaten...
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Giant Sand
Pro-volleyball tour brings a hint of a sea breeze to the West Valley
By Ed Kummerer
Published: September 24, 2009
As much as we love this city, we can’t help but wonder what it would be like if we could enjoy the amenities that come with living by the ocean. Your chance to get a taste...
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The Awakened Ones
Peoria shindig features 33 straight hours of EDM and enlightenment
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: September 24, 2009
It is written in the sacred tenets of Buddhism that generosity is one of the paths to true enlightenment. If so, the promoters of this weekend’s Earthdance festival have a...
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Wicked Web
Critically acclaimed play showcases real-life Internet depravity
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: September 24, 2009
The good news is that the theater season has officially commenced. The better news is that Stray Cat Theatre is kicking things off with David Harrower’s controversial...
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Triple Threat
Three local emcees forward the Phoenix movement
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: September 24, 2009
It's been a long time coming for the Valley hip-hop scene. Over the past decade, the strategy of scattered soloists and isolated crews has given way to more collaborative...
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House at the End of the World
Japanese DJ/producer has been everywhere – but here
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: September 24, 2009
Picture this itinerary: Ibiza, Milan, Athens, Prague, and London. For underpaid desk jockeys like ourselves, it sounds like the makings of a fantasy Eurotrip that we’ll...
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Night of the Living Dread
By Leslie Barton
Published: September 24, 2009
We're not huge fans of being scared shitless in cornfields at night. Silhouetted, human shapes screaming and waving God-knows-what. Is that a bloody pitchfork, a chainsaw, or a...
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The Dork Knight
MC Frontalot documentary brings glamour to dweeb style
By M.V. Moorhead
Published: September 24, 2009
For more than 20 years, from Revenge of the Nerds through Napoleon Dynamite, the movies have been trying to turn dorky-dweeb style into a recognized form of glamour. The...
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Spokes Persons
Free workshop will help you trade four wheels for two
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: September 24, 2009
Despite the Valley's car-town rep, we'd give up the gas-guzzling gridlock to go green in a heartbeat. And with temps finally receding, REI is ready to help us tackle urban...
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Keeper of the Flames
L.A. Times reporter discusses award-winning wildfire series
By Clay McNear
Published: September 24, 2009
Last April 20, while the East Valley Tribune was – somewhat shockingly, but happily so – pocketing a rare local Pulitzer Prize for its Joe Arpaio/Maricopa County...
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Atomic Comic Auction
Published: September 24, 2009
House overstuffed? Wallet on fumes? Bring your collectible goodies down to Atomic and sell 'em on consignment basis at this event. Thu., Sept. 24, 6 p.m., 2009
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Revolting Cocks: The Next Generation
Al Jourgensen’s refreshed crew hits the Clubhouse
By Gren Radcliff
Published: September 24, 2009
Though it’s been 26 years since a bar brawl marked the beginning of Revolting Cocks, leader Al Jourgensen – also the frontman of Ministry – has steered the...
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Sleeping with the Anime
Bandai feature is one part puppy love, one part pure mecha
By Jonathan McNamara
Published: September 24, 2009
If you think “eureka” is nothing more than an Archimedian exclamation, you’re dead wrong. Eureka is a giant robot pilot in the Japanese anime Eureka Seven, which...
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Roots '66
Former Page France frontman hangs with the folk revival
By Sara Brickner
Published: September 24, 2009
Maryland band Cotton Jones sounds a little like the Dutchess and the Duke's East Coast-dwelling country cousin. Both bands rely on male-female duets -- in Cotton Jones, the...
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Mano A Manning
It’s Kurt versus Peyton in Sunday-night showcase
By Ed Kummerer
Published: September 24, 2009
Some people worry about the hopes of the Arizona Cardinals’ offense riding on an aging quarterback fresh off hip surgery, but we’re happy with Kurt Warner playing...
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WNBA Western Conference Finals, Game 2: Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
Published: September 24, 2009
The best damned sports team in Phoenix -- and the top seed in the West -- continues its quest for its second WNBA title in three years against the Sparks, led by the killer...
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