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In April 2005, local entrepreneur Robert J. Maynard Jr. was beyond broke.
At 43, with an ex-wife and two kids, he told the government in his bankruptcy filing...
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Judging by the malevolently eager look on his face, whatever Dale Fox of Phoenix band World Class Thugs has been keeping in his trunk for the past six months promises to be...
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I've always marked the official beginning of summer by the last day of Vincent's Camelback Market.
Before the heat is on, one of my favorite weekend pastimes is heading there...
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A few friends of mine who've adored Judd Apatow's Knocked Up at early screenings have nonetheless voiced a similar complaint: There's no way pin-up-pretty Katherine Heigl would...
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Ian Wender, 42, has spent most of his life crisscrossing Earth searching for adventure and inspiration. Whether globetrotting in service of the armed forces or braving the...
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Dating games have come a long way since the days when Chuck Woolery invited mullet-sporting contestants to bump uglies on Love Connection.
In Japan, the "dating simulator"...
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No offense to downtown, but if you're fed up with rank skate kids and street people whizzing in alleys, shuttle uptown for Phoenix Art Museum First Friday. You'll have free...
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Mom-and-pop bait shops beware. You're about to sleep with the crappies, 'cause the retailing behemoth Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World is here to put you out of business. The...
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If your idea of fun is getting smacked in the skull by a large rubber sphere, AZ Dodgeball might be for you. The most semi-dangerous game has come into its own since the...
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If you told people you were a DJ way before Beck proclaimed that two turntables and a microphone was "where it's at," it could only mean a couple of things -- you were broke...
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From the beak of The Bird to the ear of Stephen Lemons Published:
May 31, 2007
How does Sheriff Joe Arpaio get away — metaphorically speaking — with murder?
With the assistance of useful idiots in the Fourth Estate, as this P.O.d parakeet has...
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We remember back in the day when Shady's had a different name and was full of bearded, blue-collar workers guzzling beer to wrap up a hard day's work. Not so much any more...
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Mr. Brooks — in which Kevin Costner plays a respectable Seattle businessman who kills for thrills, thanks to the goading of an imaginary friend who looks a lot like...
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The best part of any art history class is learning whom an artist was sleeping with when she painted her masterpiece. It's natural — the thirst to hear the dirt behind the...
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By Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky Published:
May 31, 2007
Hannibal Rising (Weinstein)
Pointless beyond belief, Hannibal Rising serves more as a cautionary tale than horror story. Made for $50 mil, the movie pocketed half that during...
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This month, Phoenix Municipal Court Judge Karyn Klausner did something that no one in her position had done for decades.
She quit.
Didn't retire. Didn't get pushed out by...
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Morrissey, England's most dapper downer, isn't quite as depressed as he used to be. In fact, he almost seems to be enjoying what he does these days. Nevertheless, the guy is...
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The Coen brothers' pulpy, pretentious neo-Western, No Country For Old Men, was screened early at the Cannes Film Festival and, by the end, had maintained its standing as the...
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The other day, I found myself swooping a glowing green ball in front of me as I stepped forward, kneeled to the floor, and then scooted to the side. I was in the middle of the...
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Above the Law (Genius)
The Andy Griffith Show: Complete Series Collection (Paramount)
Big Train: Seasons One and Two (BBC Warner)
Biography: Legends of the Silver Screen...
