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1. Feature

   Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

   By Niki D'Andrea

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Hip-hop star Ludacris is a football fan with a lot to say about the Super Bowl. He really wanted to see the Dallas Cowboys make the championship game, but since they didn't and...

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   DJ Jazzy Jeff

   By Clay McNear

   Published: January 31, 2008

   We always thought that Jazzy Jeff got the raw end of the deal when he parted ways with that freaky-bubbly dude who went on to take TV by storm as the Fresh Prince of Bel Air,...

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   "Curves of a Woman Captured in Gold and Diamonds"

   By Clay McNear

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Art-jewelry designer Michael Sugarman is, interestingly enough, a former rock musician, and he brings that Guitar Hero spirit to his exquisite pieces, which are wild but not...

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   Happy Foot

   Hip-hop crew seeks inner peace — and massive jams

   By Adriane Goetz

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Despite what you hear on the radio, true hip-hop isn’t about Escalades, VIP rooms, or “Superman[ing] that ho.” In fact, local dance troupe Foot Klan equates...

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   Partners in Crime

   Bad-boy remix collective hits the PHX

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Remixing classic tunes into booty-shaking dance songs is a tricky business. Mess with the original’s integrity too much and folks aren’t going to want to move their...

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   Alone Ranger

   Vincent Price outwits, outplays, and outlasts the living dead

   By Clay McNear

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Most people would finger George Romero’s 1968 Night of the Living Dead as the first modern horror film, but what about the movie that most influenced Romero? That would be...

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   Market Ecology

   The leek shall inherit the Earth, so long as it’s organic

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: January 31, 2008

   We hate to talk about what Phoenix isn’t, but when it comes to homegrown farmers’ markets, our fresh-from-the-Earth emporiums are either tucked away in random nooks...

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   Three Strikes. We're Out.

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: January 31, 2008

   Mountain biking. Kayaking. Hiking. In our out-of-shape world, each activity is a bitch. Combine all three and you have an outdoor freak’s wet dream: the Desert Rage...

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   Chop This

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: January 31, 2008

   We can hear what you’re thinking as soon as you read the following: The Phoenix Chinese Week Taiji Tournament is taking place. The Karate Kid. Wax on, wax off. “Sweep...

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    The Art of Survival

    David Lee Roth returns. Well, his head does.

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Back in the ’80s, by the time he pulled on his spandex in the morning, David Lee Roth had already received five offers of a BJ. But now, hair plugs and failed reunion...

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    Sweet Success

    The Glen transforms itself into a delectable destination

    By Leslie Barton

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Your mate bounds into the room, somersaults over the couch, and yells, “Honey, I got us tickets to the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on February 3! Let’s spend the...

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    Tee Party

    Golf nuts head souse for the winter

    By Leslie Barton

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Don’t tell our boyfriend, but we think “GGG” means “good game of golf.” Head down, steady eye, pull the wood, and swoop down hard for the connection...

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    Snoop Bowl ’08 at Hamilton High School

    By Clay McNear

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Featuring Snoop Dogg’s All-Star Football Team versus Chandler Youth All-Stars. Proceeds benefit the Matt Leinart Foundation. Sat., Feb. 2, 1 p.m., 2008

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    iTheatre of the Absurd

    African-American playwright parodies the black experience

    By Jay Bennett

    Published: January 31, 2008

    To his credit, when George C. Wolfe wrote The Colored Museum in 1986, the Tony Award-winning playwright created a timeless satire about the struggles of black Americans. To...

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    Floyd "Money" Mayweather Presents: "Dancing With the Stars"

    Published: January 31, 2008

    The boxing champ and Dancing With the Stars stud hosts this music-rich bash that also includes scheduled appearances by Will Smith, Reggie Bush, Oscar De La Hoya, and...

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    Celebrity Flag Football Challenge with Doug Flutie at Surprise Recreation Center

    By Clay McNear

    Published: January 31, 2008

    The Celebrity Flag Football Challenge features Doug Flutie — The Little Midget Who Could — and his Flutie Brothers Band. Sat., Feb. 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2008

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    Super Bowling on a Budget

    By Clay McNear

    Published: January 31, 2008

    The Super Bowl. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You’ve got a 33 percent chance of seeing a decent game — if you can get in. Then, if you can scrape up the dough, you’re eating...

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    Skool of Rock

    Grease is the word at Manzanita

    By Nina Carapetyan

    Published: January 31, 2008

    We should look fondly upon the 1950s. It was during this decade that the Betty Crocker canon of domesticity descended from the heavens, the Red Scare gassed out all the...

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    Scary Tale

    Look what Stray Cat dragged in

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: January 31, 2008

    Poor Anne. The former beauty has awakened this morning to discover a sheep’s head in place of her own. Hey, it could happen to you, but only if you were the princess...

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    Good Kitty

    By Chris Bowman

    Published: January 31, 2008

    It takes a strange dude to give back the scratch earned from a standup-comedy gig that paid 30 grand. But that’s just what Katt Williams did following an ’07 New...