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Feature
The Real Rip-Off Report
Ed Magedson calls himself an advocate. His enemies call him an extortionist
By Sarah Fenske
Published: February 1, 2007
It's not exactly easy to book an interview with Ed Magedson, the self-described consumer advocate and creator of the wildly successful www.RipOffReport.com. Not because he...
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Revolver
Hippie-Hop
Mellow rap is a soulful groove
By Brendan Joel Kelley
Published: February 1, 2007
I've been following hip-hop since I first heard Run-D.M.C.'s King of Rock album when I was 11 years old. I'm not a fanatic, though; my sneering, hip-hop-obsessed DJ friends...
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Cafe
Raw Power
Briny deep impact
By Michele Laudig
Published: February 1, 2007
As a food critic, I often find myself meticulously planning my restaurant visits weeks or months ahead of time. Too bad, because I love spontaneity — so I try to toss some...
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Film
Date My Mom
Diane Keaton subjects herself to more indignities in Michael Lehmann’s latest vapid comedy
By Scott Foundas
Published: February 1, 2007
Though I'm sure it's purely coincidental, the decision to release the Diane Keaton-Mandy Moore rom-com Because I Said So with the scent of this year's Sundance Film Festival...
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Stage
Ella Be Good
Icon: Tina in tuner
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: February 1, 2007
It isn't difficult to believe that Tina Fabrique is the real Ella Fitzgerald while watching her perform in Ella, the musical biography of Fitzgerald that Arizona Theater...
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DVDish
The Terrorist's Mind
By Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky
Published: February 1, 2007
Catch a Fire (Focus) In his commentary for the underrated, undervalued Catch a Fire, director Phillip Noyce discusses the inspiration: witnessing the terror attacks on the...
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The Bird
How Convenient!
The Bird asks Pinal County: Want to get somebody deserving indicted? Try Joe Arpaio underling David Hendershott, for destroying evidence
From the beak of The Bird to the ear of Stephen Lemons
Published: February 1, 2007
Sex, lies and audiotape: This plumed penman reckons that could've been the subhead for Paul Rubin's New Times cover story last week on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 2004 primary foe Dan...
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Club Candids
Party-Hopping Pit Stop
Popping cherries on Mill
By Lilia Menconi
Published: February 1, 2007
We liked the Scottsdale club life so much last week that we thought we might hit up a new hot spot, the Cherry Lounge & Pit in Tempe, on Friday, January 26. Mill Avenue was...
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Film
Nostalgia Trip
Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make ’em like they used to
By J. Hoberman
Published: February 1, 2007
The Good German, directed by Steven Soderbergh from Joseph Kanon's best seller, is as much simulation as movie. Specifically, it's the simulation of a 1940s private eye flick....
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Stage
Ella: High Points
A tisket, a tasket, a career
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: February 1, 2007
1934 In her first stage performance, Ella Fitzgerald wins an Amateur Night competition at the Apollo Theater. 1936 Ella's first recording, "Love and Kisses," is released on...
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What Else Is New?
New Times' top DVD picks for the week of January 30
Published: February 1, 2007
Academy Awards Collection (MGM) The Comedians of Comedy (Anchor Bay) Dallas: The Complete Sixth Season (Warner Bros.) The Doctor, the Tornado & the Kentucky Kid: Ultimate...
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Letters
Letters From the Issue of Thursday, February 1, 2007
Published: February 1, 2007
Highway to Heil Dangerous liaisons: What the hell is going on in this county? Are we living in Nazi Germany ("Boob's Tube," Paul Rubin, and "Doubting Thomas," Sarah Fenske,...
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Niki at Nite
Led Nuts
When you just have to keep a rock legend from swallowing his own tongue
By Niki D'Andrea
Published: February 1, 2007
It's a chilly Saturday night downtown, and I've just met up with my friend Toxic JuJu to take in "The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra Performs the Music of Led Zeppelin" concert at...
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Film
Dissent for Sale
Opposition is a commodity in Sundance docs
By Rob Nelson
Published: February 1, 2007
Park City, Utah — Even by the lacerating standards of recent Sundance docs Why We Fight and Iraq in Fragments, the nonfiction at this year's fest felt, well, real...
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Stage
Theater Scene
What's running now
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: February 1, 2007
The Death Bite: Hal Corley's unfortunately named drama is not about vampirism, but rather about 18 hours in the life of Robyn Fair, an oddball who longs to launch her life from...
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Game On
Cold-Hearted
Lost Planet delivers, but it’s not for the timid
By Gary Hodges
Published: February 1, 2007
Anyone who played games back in the olden days (i.e., the late '80s) knows that they used to be a lot tougher. Cartridges back then subscribed to the "Oh, you want some of...
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ˇAsk a Mexican!™
Nicknames Heard 'Round the World
When the Philippines become Phil
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: February 1, 2007
How do Mexicans get such ridiculous nicknames from seemingly normal names? For instance, José becomes Chepe, Eduardo is Lalo, Gabriel becomes Gabi, and Guillermo devolves into...
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Music
Unknown Legend
Somebody give Joe Ely the spotlight
By Andrew Marcus
Published: February 1, 2007
Joe Ely was born along the Rock Island line in Amarillo, three blocks from Route 66. At age 6, he witnessed Jerry Lee Lewis pounding a piano on the back of a flatbed truck. In...
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Film
The Kids Are Not Alright
From Dakota Fanning's rape to John Cusack's daddy issues, Sundance 2007 was all about the kiddy porn
By Scott Foundas
Published: February 1, 2007
Park City, Utah — We all know about the cathartic power of blues music, but until the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, who knew that it could serve as a cure-all for...
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Niki's Pick
Diamanda Galás with John Paul Jones
The Sporting Life
(Mute)By Niki D'Andrea
Published: February 1, 2007
In an interview with Celebritycafe.com, John Paul Jones said that someone asked him if he didn't think The Sporting Life had a Led Zeppelin influence. He replied, "Don't you...
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