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Issue: February 1, 2007
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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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....

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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,...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. 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...

  18. 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...

  19. 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...

  20. 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...

Issue: February 1, 2007
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32 stories found - 1 through 20
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