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The lowest point in the relationship between federal immigration agents and Arizona state troopers was the changing of locks and the can of tuna fish.
The incident began...
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Old folks' music. An antique museum piece. A bleak and forgotten cause. All stereotypes to describe the American-born and -bred art form known as jazz.
By these standards,...
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So much eye candy, so little time.
Visiting Olive & Ivy, a new dining hot spot at the Scottsdale Waterfront, is sensory overload in every way. Open about a month now, Olive...
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By all rights, 2002's Die Another Day should have been and could have been the final James Bond film. It was packaged like a cynical, weary best-of concert coughed up by an...
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If I lie very still and focus all my attention on the tiny water stain on the ceiling above my bed, I'm able to forget the dream for minutes at a time.
The dream — a...
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Final Fantasy is to role-playing games as the Yankees are to baseball.
The series -- now almost 20 years old -- practically redefined the genre with Final Fantasy VII on the...
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Throughout human history, wigs have benefited mankind. The ancient Egyptians donned them to shield their melons from the sunshine, France’s King Louis XIII hid his...
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DJ Big Latin is a punisher of the following: 1) dance floors, which are torn up when his wheels of steel are in motion; 2) uninitiated eardrums, when he spins eclectic...
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Great toucan turds, people! With all the pathetic blubberin' that's busted out over the past couple of weeks due to the demise of former Arizona House Speaker Jeff Groscost,...
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When I heard the Rolling Stones were coming to Phoenix on another of their supposed "final" tours, I overdrew my checking account to buy tickets. Usually, when I break the...
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Fast Food Nation, directed by Richard Linklater from Eric Schlosser's 2001 best-selling exposé of the McDonald's conspiracy, is an anti-commercial. It's designed to...
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Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge: Originally commissioned by City Theatre in Pittsburgh and successfully presented during the 2002 holiday season, Christopher Durang's...
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Forbidden Planet (Warner Bros.)
Long available as faded discount product, Fred McLeod Wilcox's 1956 masterpiece -- the movie without which Star Trek, Star Wars, 2001, and,...
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Published online November 14, 2006, 8:45 p.m. MST
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At an Arizona Racing Commission meeting Wednesday, November 15, the state Racing...
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SMoCA Nights has become the quintessential fashionable event for Valley clubgoers who want to hang up their ho-bag clothes for the night and feel high-class. With fine art as...
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Having animals act like humans on film is a storytelling device as old as time, so maybe it's a little unfair to get tired of it just now. But back in the day, wise old owls...
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Brothers of the Head (IFC)
Cary Grant: The Franchise Collection (Universal)
CSI: The Complete Sixth Season (Paramount)
Cream: Royal Albert Hall (Rhino)
49 Up (First...
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Published online November 14, 2006, 3:30 p.m. MST
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Two years ago, Governor Janet Napolitano gave sole rights to tens of millions of dollars...
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Last month, two Argentinean children appeared on the popular free video Web site YouTube with their endearing rendition of the classic Sepultura protest song "Refuse/Resist,"...
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My fiancé is trying to learn Spanish so he can speak to my grandmother when we get married next month. Lately, he's been listening to CNN en Español to get an ear...
