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Growing up on the Navajo reservation in northeastern Arizona, little boys play basketball, torture their younger sisters, and try to emulate their fathers.
Everson played...
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When asked about favorite Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa memories, most people remember the good times. You know, the stuff they write songs about to get you in the holiday...
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It's as if jolly ol' Saint Nick himself laid a massive Yule log right in front of my Xmas fir with a missive ordering me to burn, baby, burn. Sure, this time of year, most...
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"Agony and beauty for us live side by side," laments Mameha (Michelle Yeoh), the most successful geisha in Gion. You'll know how she feels: Memoirs of a Geisha, as directed by...
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It's time to welcome '06 here in the PHX, but you've got no idea where to go. New Year's Eve is (arguably) the biggest hootenanny of the whole Gregorian calendar, so you...
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The myth of the Wild West has mutated over the past half-century. Where once we thrilled to the wholesome exploits of the Lone Ranger, now we wallow in the mesmerizing...
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Be he ever so humble -- and he really is, as you'll see -- there's no one quite like William Fucking Reed, host of the Shake! Motherfucking Dance Party. First off, what's up...
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The Bird's been keeping a beady eye on the competition of late -- and not because it wants to learn how to bore its readers to death. No, this faux falcon has been flying over...
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For several years back in the 1980s and '90s, rock 'n' roll keyboard legend Al Kooper had a very cool Yuletide custom. Kooper was (and is) an avid collector of prank calls,...
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Those who will sit around wondering whether Munich is the work of an anti-Israeli or just a self-hating Jew -- which is to say, Steven Spielberg, who has been branded both by...
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Restaurants
Bars and Clubs
Canyon Raceway
9777 West Carefree Highway, Peoria
Droppin' the Ball rave and massive DJ event with five stages hosting more than 25 different...
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Serenity (Universal)
Joss Whedon's film version of his TV series Firefly came and went like a lightning bug in October; the predicted phenom stuck around the multiplex just...
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There's an open bottle of Veuve Clicquot next to us as we sip champs to the tune of the Shakira and Alejandro Sanz duet "La Tortura," deep in the bowels of Phase 54...
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All hail Slayer! The monstrous sound of Reign in Blood inspires to this day. Unfortunately, much of what it inspires is adolescent claptrap such as the majority of death...
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The Jerry Lewis chromosome is running amok again inside Jim Carrey, and if you don't feel like getting clubbed half to death with a slapstick, stay away from Fun With Dick and...
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Special Events
Bars and Clubs
Bada Boom Pasta Room
4151 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale
www.badaboomaz.com
"A Dinner to Remember" featuring beef tenderloin, Chilean...
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The Amazing Race: The Seventh Season (Paramount)
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0 (Universal)
The Biggest Loser: The Workout (Lions Gate)
Bob the Butler (First...
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State of Emergency
Better late than never: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your recent "Ambulance Chasers" article (Sarah Fenske, October 27). Ms. Fenske's...
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1. Hanna-McEuen, Hanna-McEuen (DreamWorks)
As drab and unremarkable as mashed potatoes, Hanna-McEuen is a couple of lonesome, heartbroken cowboys who whip out every...
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It's impossible to talk about The Ringer, a comedy about someone pretending to be retarded in order to rig the Special Olympics, without mentioning that episode of South Park...
