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Visual Hip-Hop Duo Hobo Stew Has Come Choice Words to Live By

Thanks to the popularity of the programs such as Photoshop, everyone in this day and age feels like they can become a media design mogul with purchase of a camera and a few ideas. What very few realize is that it takes much more than a few hours in front of a computer to really set yourself apart ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Joe Arpaio Really Thinks President Obama's Birth Certificate is Fake

​There you have it -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio actually thinks the President of the United States got into the White House using a forged birth certificate.Yes, the year is 2012, and yes, New Times and several dozen other media outlets just listened to more than two hours of a "birther" ... More >>

Best Reader Caption For Photo of "Marlboro Macho Man" Matt Salmon: MGH

​Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle MGH, you are the proud winner of this week's New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo of Congressional candidate "Marlboro Ma ... More >>

Best Reader Caption For Photo of "Marlboro Macho Man" Matt Salmon?

​Last week, we asked readers to come up with their own captions for the above photo of Congressional candidate "Marlboro Macho Man" Matt Salmon's transformation from lobbyist to cowboy for this week's New Times You Write the Caption contest.The photo was taken a couple of weeks ago when Salmon hea ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Kim Jong-Il Dropping the Bass

There's nothing like a good Photoshop job when it's done right (for example, our Shawn Anderson's Photoshopped work on this very blog). Tumblr is a great showcase for creative 'Shop work, and occasionally, when we're not reblogging photo of kittens or vintage black-and-white band photos, we check ou ... More >>

Top Five Rockin' Grannies

Image credit: Photoshop.​Last week we announced the bummer news that Blondie has called off the show scheduled for tomorrow at Foundry on First due to "last minute scheduling conflicts. Promoter Danny Zelisko states that the band may reschedule its date, but until then, you can continue l ... More >>

Five Tips for Effective Food Photography

Kholood Eid​ As beautiful as food can be, it's not always that easy to photograph--especially if there's no food stylist on call or elaborate studio space to occupy. Here at Chow Bella, we've compiled a list of tips to keep in mind when out shooting, regardless of how attractive the dish or ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Album Tacos

Album Tacos​For a short time around Thanksgiving last year, our very own Shawn Anderson created Photoshopped, a feature where he edited some photos to make a literal representation of some band names. In the style of the famous Tom Selleck Waterfall Sandwiches and Bea Arthur Mountains Pizza, ... More >>

The 8 Most Awesome Music Stories of 2010

​ Despite what you may have concluded from yesterday's list of the stupidest music stories of 2010, this year in music wasn't all that bad.In fact, a funny blog of Photoshopped album covers was created, a concert for dogs was proposed, and musicians exchanged some choice words.As promised, here ar ... More >>

Eric Nally of Foxy Shazam on Twitter, Meat Loaf, and Musicians Becoming Mythical Creatures

Smallz & RaskindMove over, Tiger. No matter what ancient Chinese wisemen say, 2010 is the year of the Fox. Or at least Fozy Shazam.  The theatrical rockers have definitely made a name for themselves in 2010. The band just began their highly-anticipated tour and has us excited for what they' ... More >>

Community Collage

Photoshop for the common good at @Central

Michael Jackson Family Reality Show, Ida Maria's Boston Freakout, Kanye West Photoshop Craze

Electric Mustache: Listen To Electric Mustache On BreakThru RadioIdolator: I Knew That Having Ida Maria On The Perez Hilton Tour Would Be A Bad IdeaNME: Jackson family reality TV show on the wayNME: Bon Jovi joins ex-Nirvana members in condemning Guitar Hero over Kurt CobainPitchfork: Devo Reissue C ... More >>

Arty Girl: Grey Gardens Coloring Books

"They don't weaken, no matter what." from the Grey Gardens Coloring Book, Vol. 1 by David Crotty.​When I discover something I absolutely love, I have this insatiable need to share it with the world. And, long before Drew Barrymore wore a bald cap and Angela Landsbury put on an old lady face, I was ... More >>

DJ Dossier: Glory Hole

Bound for glory: DJs Bigie (left) and Epidemic. DJ Bigie is a rotund, foul-mouthed party animal who knows his way around both a turntable and copy of Photoshop. Meanwhile, his partner DJ Epidemic is a wiry mixmaster with a taste for Red Bull and exotic beats. Together they comprise Glory Hol ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Fights to Keep RICO Funds Despite Flagrant Spending Abuses

  So yesterday Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas sued his client, the Board of Supervisors, again. Taxpayers of this county should be getting to used to this sideshow: By our count, Thomas has now sued the Supes three times during his scant five years in office. And Th ... More >>

Statues of Liberty

Photoshop helps artist break free from the portrait rut

Don Stapley’s Biggest Crime Was Failing to Hide His Real Estate Dealings as Well as Sheriff Joe Arpaio Did

Janet Napolitano's "Holiday Tree" Flap Invokes Ire of Anti-Gay Right-Wing Blogger

Conservatives have mixed feelings about what kind of job Janet Napolitano will do as Homeland Security chief, assuming she gets the job, especially on the subject of immigration. But today's post by conservative blogger Debbie Schlussel makes it obvious the Democratic Napolitano faces scrutiny and ... More >>

The Lost Art of the Concert Poster

Would the Real Susan Bitter-Smith Please Stand Up?

Cum As You Are

Intimate portraits put a public spin on a private act

Money Shot

If Maricopa County supervisors wanted to go after Sheriff Joe Arpaio, they could. They could focus on his office's finances

Beyond the Norm

Photos are off the beaten Arizona highway

Big Boobs

Know-it-all media the world over got punked by the latest New Times parody, and now (sigh . . .) it’s time to cop to the details.

Channel Surfing

There's more than one way to play with your Wii

How to Restore a Photo

Memory enhancement

Overexposed

More of the same

Unnatural Beauty

The bare facts

Man Bites Dog

If we had it to do over, would we publish the satirical saga of Chef Kaz Yamamoto? Hell yes! Punk you, if you can't take a joke!

The Art of Darkness

What's inside

Shadow Dancing

Shedding light on old photos

Postcards From the Edge

Hi, Mom! I'm crossing the border!

Retro Redux

Local character

Streaming Consciousness

Your guide to the Valley's Internet radio stations

You So Lazy

Martin Lawrence in a crappy kid movie? Whassup with that?

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibitions and installations

Street Smart

Getting their freak on

Woman on the Verge

Suffering exposure

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Americopy

Turning the Tide

Letters from the week of January 2, 2003

Mars Face-off

Letters from the week of December 12, 2002

To Spite the Face

Researchers accuse ASU's THEMIS of fraud and cover-up on latest image of 'Face on Mars'

Cy Fi Fan

Jon Haddock's digital art generates a media buzz and selection in a major exhibition at the Whitney

The Pharcyde

Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde (Rhino)

The Lying Game

From the ashes of The Generiks comes the Liar's Club

Strange Angel

Laurie Anderson breaks her own rules--again