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Feature
Who's Sorry Now?
Andy Thomas eats crow to save his political career, but wants us to apologize to Sheriff Joe. Fat chance
By Stephen Lemons
Published: October 25, 2007
Looking pale and uncharacteristically gun-shy, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas approached the podium in his office's eighth-floor conference room, fully prepared to say...
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Music
Ghoul Talk
The paranormal can be even creepier than rehab
By Cole Haddon
Published: October 25, 2007
Ever wonder what's haunting the heads of musicians? We do, so in celebration of Halloween, we figured we'd try to scare up some tales of the supernatural from a few of our...
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Cafe
Fire Starters
By Michele Laudig
Published: October 25, 2007
You've gotta hand it to restaurateurs Robert Stempkowski and Stephen Wolff — they came up with a really clever concept when they decided to open a down-home barbecue joint...
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Film
Dan in Reel Life
Cobbled together from better movies
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: October 25, 2007
Dan in Real Life has this much going for it: It is not the worst Steve Carell film of 2007. That honor, of course, goes to Evan Almighty, which even the Lord walked out of...
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Halloween Guide
Fear and Fun in Phoenix
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: October 25, 2007
With Halloween just around the corner, time is running out for urbanites of the PHX to conjure up a killer costume for the annual celebration of everything thrilling and...
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Game On
Bang Bang for Your Buck
It's five great games for $60, so shoot first and ask questions later
By Gary Hodges
Published: October 25, 2007
Whether it's $600 PlayStation 3s, $50 a year for the option to play your Xbox 360 online, or the five bucks Nintendo shamelessly charges for 20-year-old NES games on the Wii's...
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Night & Day
((Stereo)) Lab
By Clay McNear
Published: October 25, 2007
Mono -- bad. You don't want to catch it, and you certainly don't wanna listen to it. So head on over to Casa Blanca for the ((stereo)) Halloween Funk, Soul, and Reggae Fest...
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Night & Day
Grass Heroes
Local punkers take a holiday in the sun
By Clay McNear
Published: October 25, 2007
The thought of punks wielding clubs sounds vaguely unsettling, but it should be more like comic relief at the AZPunk Golf Tournament. The self-fundraiser for AZPunk.com is a...
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Night & Day
March Madness
Everybody loves a weird parade
By Adriane Goetz
Published: October 25, 2007
It’s not terribly surprising that 95 percent of the Phoenix hipster population wants to move to Portland. In the great Oregon city, you can still smoke inside the bars, plus...
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Night & Day
Xanaxadu
Downtown bash is destined to become an urban legend
By Lilia Menconi
Published: October 25, 2007
The constant strain of city life seems to breed an infestation of mental disorders and strange habits. We’re riddled with anxiety, obsessed with cleanliness, or so depressed we...
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Night & Day
The Wrath of Zod
Brainiac scribe re-spins Superman's back story
By Leslie Barton
Published: October 25, 2007
Like Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Kevin J. Anderson was first published in his teens, and his prolific success is enviable. Now Anderson will sign and...
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Night & Day
A Hard Day's Day
By Clay McNear
Published: October 25, 2007
No Nigerian ringers allowed at this year's Javelina Jundred marathon, okay? All others should don their comfiest shoes and get ready for the annual 30-hour, 100-mile race,...
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Night & Day
Tag Team
Stealth fashionistas and spray-paint Picassos
By Sloane Burwell
Published: October 25, 2007
Looking for a way to hide the fact that you're secretly shopping for a new wardrobe? Sunset Clothing Xchange has figured out a stealthy way to disguise our Ed Hardy habit with...
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Night & Day
Bad to the Bones
By Clay McNear
Published: October 25, 2007
Halloween carnival at the Y, Wicked Night at the Wrigley. Hmm, what to do? Discerning boys and ghouls choose the Mansion, which consistently throws the Valley's best bashes,...
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Night & Day
Fang Shui
Production strikes a balance between taste and aftertaste
By Steve Jansen
Published: October 25, 2007
With every passing Halloween, we find it more and more challenging to come up with original and fresh costume ideas. Instead of beautiful flowing fabric interpretations, the...
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Night & Day
The Cold and the Beautiful
Rock doc offers Icelandic acts some northern exposure
By Jay Bennett
Published: October 25, 2007
Fun fact No. 1: Iceland was recently named the fourth-happiest nation on Earth. Fun fact No. 2: Some Icelanders, descended from Vikings and Norsemen, still believe in elves or...
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Night & Day
Que Shiraz Shiraz
"Personal sommelier" wants to fine-tune your palate
By Sloane Burwell
Published: October 25, 2007
Way back in the '80s, when real men didn't eat quiche, wine was relegated to fancy restaurants and snooty folks who watched PBS. But thanks to the pioneering efforts of "Two...
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Night & Day
Psychopath of Least Resistance
Queasy does it in Chandler
By Clay McNear
Published: October 25, 2007
Despite the rosy glow of hindsight, there've always been sickos and psychos. Caligula. Vlad the Impaler. Jack the Ripper. Winnie Ruth Judd. But -- as you can see from the...
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Night & Day
Speaking in Tongue-Twisters
How the Windtalkers saved the world
By Peter Breslin
Published: October 25, 2007
War isn’t only hell, it’s also layered with ironies. Take the tiny hunk of Japanese rock invaded by the U.S. during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima, where an iconic image...
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Night & Day
Nice Set of Choppers
By Clay McNear
Published: October 25, 2007
No one's yet been caught doing 350 mph on that unofficial race track known as the Loop 101 in north Scottsdale, but it won't be long once the world's fastest motorcycle --...
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