Our geekiness might be showing by admitting this, but Captain Jack Harkness is one of the coolest mofos in science fiction. Ever.As an online Whovians so aptly stated, the Doctor Who/Torchwood lothario, portrayed by actor John Barrowman, is a “time traveling, immortal, omnisexual... More >>

Let’s be honest; yoga is not a poor man’s sport. By the time you’ve purchased your matching lycra ensemble, your polyurethane-coated mat, and your limited edition tie dye Yogitoes towel, you’d bend over backward to find a class that fits into the rest of your budget --... More >>

David Lamb and MorganEve Swain — the duo that makes up indie band Brown Bird — made a left turn last month with the release of Fits of Reason. The electric guitar that joins their metal, rock, and even Middle Eastern influences isn't the only surprise on the band's latest record.... More >>

Phoenix FC is a long way away from being a great soccer team. The Wolves only claimed 9 points in the first eight matches of their inaugural season. The football club has a lot of talented young players but that young talent seems to translate into red cards just about as often as goals. Still,... More >>

If you find yourself perusing Seventh Avenue vintage stores dreaming of owning an Eames chair, then you've probably heard of Alison King, founder of the website Modern Phoenix.King presents “Where Cantilever Meets Coyote,” a sort-of Midcentury 101 that aims to give audience members... More >>

The choice of mascot says a lot about your team. Take the Arizona Rattlers, for instance. With a devastating plus-16 turnover margin earned from posting eight sacks, five fumble recoveries, and 15 interceptions in seven games, Arizona's champion arena football squad lives up to its venomous... More >>

The Teutonic overtones of Hanzel und Gretyl might be worrisome if there weren't knowing winks served up along with their crunchy-riff-heavy electro-clanging. The Gotham-based industrial rock duo headlines the grand ball for party-minded BDSM aficionados, Fetish Prom 2013, on Saturday, May... More >>

Quentin Tarantino has received flack for stealing scenes from other movies. Take the show-down in Kill Bill -- it looks an awful lot like the fight scene in Noribumi Suzuki's Sex and Fury. Sure, everything's been done before but that's why we love him (or hate him).No doubt Quinten gets... More >>

Roses are... Well, you know, they aren't always red. They come in all sorts of shades. For empirical evidence, head to The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College, where consulting rosarians and master gardeners lead tours through the spectrum of reds, yellows, pinks, and more.The garden was... More >>

It's official: Pool party season is upon us. And that means some of the Valley's top DJs will be seen poolside once again. This summer, Sean Watson, William Reed, and Stateside Presents team up for their latest venture, Sunshine Underground, a weekly rooftop pool party at The Hotel... More >>

We’re willing to bet our lower-level seats that there have been a few moments this season when certain Arizona Diamondbacks players wish they could’ve called a “do-over." Like reliever David Hernandez, closer J.J. Putz, or most of the team’s loathsome bullpen this year,... More >>

Between keeping up with a Twitter feed, dreaming up new, creative, and offensive roles for Emojis, and constantly refreshing Instagram to check how many likes that pic of our pup has, it's pretty tough to imagine squeezing two or three of Leonardo da Vinci's hobbies into our Netflix-packed... More >>

It's impossible to deny that Phoenix is an emerging culinary destination for food lovers and aspiring chefs alike. Our hometown heroes may not have taken home any coveted James Beard Awards this year, but this state's chefs have more than enough talent to feed the hordes of foodists for Spring... More >>

There are quite a few things you can teach yourself. Farming, however, isn't likely one of them. The good news for those interested in the art of agriculture is that they can learn the necessary tips and tricks from the folks at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.During the two-day... More >>

There's nothing we need more than a dose of bright colors in the summertime, and lucky us, Scottsdale's LewAllen Galleries has just the exhibition to appease our appetite."New York Color Field" includes the work of four New York School Color Abstractionists: Emily Mason, Ronnie Landfield, Dan... More >>

Movies like The Day After Tomorrow, Twister, and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs are a testament to mankind’s obsession with extreme weather -- even if the details are a little exaggerated. But, really, who wouldn’t want it to rain pizza? "Weather or Not: Art with Atmosphere"... More >>

Rossitza Todorova describes her work as the "experience of navigating highways and infrastructure." The Tempe-based artist was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Nevada, Reno and earned a master of fine arts degree in drawing from ASU's Herberger... More >>

The hectic 40-hour workweek provides minimal solace, aside from an eagerly anticipated lunch break or stealing away a few rounds of Angry Birds while on the toilet. An hour away from coworkers can make you wonder if you actually have anxiety issues, or if your state of mind is just a product of... More >>

When nature plays the muse of the artist, the results are often stunning. We’ve seen landscapes captured by photographer Ansel Adams and botanicals portrayed by painter Georgia O’Keefe that are iconic images in the art world.This summer, nature inspires Topia, a ballet created by... More >>

Science certainly has its enemies: Creationists still conjure up fantasies of Jesus palling around with dinosaurs, climate-change-deniers turn a blind eye to mild winters and numerous natural disasters, and even Bill Nye the Science Guy was killed by Twitter rumors last fall. Thankfully,... More >>

We come into this world with a short list of inalienable rights -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness being a few of them. But what we think we deserve often differs from what's on paper and signed into history, and that is the focal point of work currently on view at Herberger Theater... More >>

Arizona artist Ron Burns doesn’t paint dogs in bowler hats playing cards -- that would be too easy. Focusing on man’s best friend at his best, worst, and when working hardest, Burns’ use of bright, Day-Glo-esque colors amazingly captures Fido’s personality and... More >>

Reading the bevy of freak-out tweets about cranes dangling, power outages, and blown-off building facades during hashtag Sandy brought us to a simple conclusion: Let’s get the eff out of cities and go all Christopher McCandless (minus that whole dying in a bus in Alaska thing). Since our... More >>

News flash: You probably eat bugs a few times a week without realizing it. It sounds kinda gross, we know, but the cochineal bug has been used as a red dye for centuries. The Spanish conquistadors were so impressed with the bug’s crimson hue that the insects were one of the first exports... More >>

Artist Josef Albers was obsessed with two things: abstract art and color. The latter is the focus of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art's exhibition "Learning to See."Albers wrote The Interaction of Color, and in it he proposed that the only way to truly understand colors was in relation to... More >>