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Wall Street and Washington Conspire to Destabilize the U.S. Economy, One Barrel of Oil at a Time

Spectacles & Tentacles

Throwback Thursday: TLC

Tupac's hologram appearance at Coachella sparked all sorts of buzz, from the Hologram Tupac Twitter to the exclusive all-hologram Coachella line-up. And sure, it would be pretty rad to see Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, and Bob Marley & the Wailers on the same bill, but Golden ... More >>

Tempe Police Allowed Shaquille O’Neal to Play Cop by Giving Him Secret Info on Software Used to Detect Kiddy Porn

Phoenix Mayoral Candidate Peggy Neely Displayed Ethically Questionable Favoritism with an Out-of-Town Developer and Campaign Contributor

Peggy Neely, Who Vows to Strengthen Ethics at Phoenix City Hall if Elected Mayor, Exhibited Questionable Ethics to Help Financially Friendly Developer

Peggy Neely, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate​Phoenix mayoral candidate Peggy Neely pledges to rein in the influence of developers at City Hall to strengthen ethics in government -- but certain of her past actions as a public official don't conform with her new political message ... More >>

Richard Blais Makes a Milkshake Richard Blais Style: With Liquid Nitrogen & Cap'n Crunch

Atlanta-based chef Richard Blais, winner of this season's Top Chef and concept chef of Flip Burger Boutique in Atlanta and Birmingham, recently stopped by the menu and meal website KitchenDaily to make a milkshake the only way he knows how: with crazy-mad love for liquid nitrogen and Cap'n Crunch. ... More >>

YouTube Begins Live Streaming Trial

​YouTube has announced it's in a testing period for live streaming, according to TechCrunch.Today and tomorrow only, YouTube will partner with a group of companies to make a live broadcast schedule. Unfortunately the feature will be removed from the site once the trial is over, so be sure not to m ... More >>

Gilbert Restaurant Receives Top Honors When it Comes to its Crapper

​There are few things on the face of god's green earth more disgusting than a public bathroom -- the lone turd floating in the bowl, the piss everywhere, and the weirdo standing next to you at the urinal who subtly tilts his head in your direction for no other reason than to check o ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Sanctioned by Judge in Racial Profiling Lawsuit, Must Do-Over Deposition

photo by Adriane Goetz A second deposition? This time, I gotta read that book I wrote...District Court Judge G. Murray Snow has ordered sanctions in the big Melendres v. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit still ongoing in federal court. The sanction addresses in a very measured way the systematic destr ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Secret Immigration File, and David Hendershott's Secret AOL Account. Plus, Hendy's Depo Now Scheduled for February 12

Chief Deputy David Hendershott's depo in the Melendres suit, set for Feb. 12Oral arguments took place February 4 regarding a sanctions motion from the plaintiffs in the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit now underway. I had to be out of town on an assignment, and so could not att ... More >>

February 9 In Blogs: Arctic Monkeys, Cheese Curds, and the MCSO

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio's Secret Immigration File, and David Hendershott's Secret AOL Account. Plus, H ... More >>

December 28 In Blogs: Miniature Tigers, Starbucks, Arpaio, and the Arizona Cardinals

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio's Willful Ignorance, the MCSO's Shredding, and David Hendershott's Secret AOL ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Willful Ignorance, the MCSO's Shredding, and David Hendershott's Secret AOL Account

Arpaio's rotund Cardinal Richelieu: MCSO Chief Deputy David Hendershott Lawyers for the plaintiffs in the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit fired another salvo at the MCSO on Wednesday. In the latest bid for sanctions against the MCSO, attorneys from the firm of Steptoe & J ... More >>

Conjoined Twins Separated Near Tucson; Did We Mention They're Rattlesnakes?

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum​ Construction workers just north of Tucson stumbled upon a rattlesnake on their job site about three weeks ago.Not too uncommon; this is Arizona.Well, the thing had two heads -- not necessarily a sign of the apocalypse, but something veterinarians at the Arizona- ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World: A Decade of Clarity

Giantkiller: A David Versus Goliath Rematch with the Majors?

Where Counting Crows’ August and Everything After was a touchstone, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings is only another tear in the bucket

Cyberspace Invaders

County law enforcement's seeking more and more Web site information to mount investigations against private citizens

Seymour Hersh at the IRE Conference in Phoenix

Sister Act

Sibling authors empty the nest

Amanda Monrad

Handful of magic beings

The Real Rip-Off Report

Ed Magedson calls himself an advocate. His enemies call him an extortionist

How It Otto Be

Audio book 'em, Dan-O

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Electric Avenue

MySpace Music is virtual community of artists, fans

Of Boobs and Blood

Troma's Lloyd Kaufman has guts, all over the floor

Americano Idol

Marc Anthony's rabid fans divulge the key to his Latin-pop crossover triumph, and the rules of salsa

When Online Got Off Base

Or: How Mark Cuban would have and could have saved the music biz

Net Loss

The government killed TV, and Hollywood's begging it to revive the corpse

File Shearing

After whacking Napster, the labels needed their own digital download alternatives, and fast. It shows.

Flame On

Out of financial and creative bankruptcy, Marvel Comics is mighty once more

Totally Bizarro

Can superheroes and alternative comic authors really get along?

Flanagan's Wake

VH1 vice president's novel about the music business mourns an era just since passed

Triumph of the Underdogs

For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, they've gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV-commercial composer.

You've Got Toast!

At a Las Vegas electronics show, "networked homes" have everybody talking, but not asking the right questions

Double Crossed

The Church of Scientology has a reputation for ruthlessly going after its enemies. Robert Cipriano claims Scientologists rewarded him for helping them do just that. Now he's turned on them.

An Endowed Chair

Senator John McCain's push for campaign-finance reform has helped make him a presidential contender. Donations from special interests that appear before his Senate Commerce Committee haven't hurt, either

Head Over Heels

Amid a spate of new projects, the Go-Go's get back together to restore their tarnished legacy

Flashes

Flashes

Can't Get Up

If only Fallen were as tightly and shrewdly constructed as its ad

Methology - Part III

Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.

Recordings

Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow

One man's Poison is another band's comeback

GOLF'S MISSING LINK

WITH HIS WIT AND EXPERT TV COMMENTARY, GARY MCCORD BRINGS PANACHE TO A PRIM AND PROPER GAME. BUT SOME GOLF PURISTS THINK HE'S OUT OF BOUNDS.

EDUCATION INTERRUPTUS

A SCOTTSDALE PARENTS' GROUP WITH TIES TO PAY ROBERTSON IS MAKING SURE THE SEX-ED CURRICULUM DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY