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  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Will Ferrell's Old Milwaukee Beer Commercials!

    It turns out that Arizona missed out on a very important commercial during this past Sunday's Super Bowl. It featured an American comic genius, a field of flowers, and a can of ... Old Milwaukee beer.

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Wall Street Journal: Go Daddy to be Sold for $2.5 Billion

    ​Scottsdale-based Go Daddy, the largest registrar for domain names in the world, is reportedly about to be sold for $2.5 billion.The Wall Street Journal cites "people familiar with the matter" as saying the company is close to a deal with private equity firms KKR & Co., Silver Lake Partners, a ... More >>

  • News

    March 24, 2011

    Women's Funding Network Sex Trafficking Study Is Junk Science

    Schapiro Group data wasn't questioned by mainstream media

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Joan Rivers Go Daddy Body Double Looks Way Too Much Like Joan Rivers

    Go Daddy's new "girl," 77-year-old Joan Rivers.​As we mentioned yesterday, like many, we were duped by Scottsdale-based domain provider Go Daddy into calling Joan Rivers hot. Today we learn that River's body double for Sunday's Super Bowl ad (the actual woman to whom we referred as "hot") happens ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Go Daddy Tricks World into Calling Joan Rivers Hot

    Go Daddy's new "girl," 77-year-old Joan Rivers.​We were betrayed...For the last two weeks, the PR department for the Scottsdale-based domain provider Go daddy has been sending out press releases with images of body parts of this year's "Go Daddy Girl." We were shown legs, a great ass, and a really ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Go Daddy Releases Photo of New Girl's Rack. Full Identity to be Revealed in Super Bowl Ad

    Things are shaping up nicely for Sunday's Go Daddy Super Bowl ad.​Go Daddy continues to tease men everywhere by gradually releasing images of various body parts of the woman who will be featured in the company's Super Bowl ad this year, and we gotta say, things are shaping up nicely.The chest pict ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Jan. 31 In Blogs: The Manzilian, Arctic Monkeys, Aaron May, and Go Daddy

    ​​​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:

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Joe Arpaio Spent More Than $500K on His Boy Bill Montgomery, According to Invoices

    Bill Montgomery: The half-million dollar man, and then some According to records provided to special counsel Jeffrey Messing by Sheriff Joe Arpaio's political guru Chad Willems of Summit Consulting Group, Arpaio's re-election campaign committee spent more than $500,000 in media buys for TV ads ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Michael Brown -- Family Man/ Former-Hand-Surgeon -- Arrested for Beating His Wife...Again

    Dr. Michael Brown and "daddy's baby girl."​You may be familiar with Dr. Michael Brown, the founder of the Brown Hand Center. He's the Houston-based doctor who runs that god-awful ad here in Phoenix featuring him, his way-too-hot-for-him wife, and his five kids. The ad ends with his young daughter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    John McCain Campaign Fires Back at J.D. Hayworth Over "False" Ad

    ​Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth's latest TV ad has given the John McCain campaign an opportunity to re-package the old "wrestling match with a pig" analogy. As the saying goes, getting into one is a bad idea because "you both get dirty and the pig likes it."The McCain campaign would argue that H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Matthew Lesko -- Of Question-Mark-Covered-Suits Fame -- Tweets in On Latest McCain Ad

    www.nndb.com​If the whole U.S. Senate thing doesn't work out for former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, he should find some solace in the fact that his work as a TV pitchman -- namely his pimping of "horse-love repellent" in a John McCain campaign ad -- is getting noticed by some of the big-shots in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Glenn Beck Says J.D. Hayworth's Campaign is Over

    www.44diaries.comGlenn Beck​Glenn Beck took some time off from weeping over the word "America," gushing over the founding fathers, and scaring the ever-loving shit out of his far-right followers with his chalkboard of doom this morning to call Arizona's GOP Senate primary for Senator John McCain n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    The Gringo Mask: Latest Form of "Protection for Latinos" in AZ

    ​SB 1070 is all the rage in the news biz these days, and now its effects have made the jump into the fashion world, as well.An advertising agency, in the wake of 1070, is offering a new form of "protection for Latinos" in a mask that can transform even the brownest Mexican into a stereoty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Using Fatties in Marketing Campaigns Unlikely to Work, ASU Study Finds

    Kirstie Alley's Jenny Craig ad campaign. Looks like someone took a wrong turn after Cheers​A researcher at Arizona State University found that ads featuring plus-sized models are unlikely to work on their intended audiences: fatties.Sorry, Kirstie Alley, the Jenny Craig endorsement buffet ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Facebook Feud Over Billboard "Objectifying Women" Forces Furniture Store to Change Ad Campaign

    ​Take a good hard look at the above advertisement. Are you aghast? Offended? Does it put you in the mood -- to buy furniture?The ad campaign is for a Phoenix furniture distributor called Furniture Affair -- a sort of edgy boutique where people can get pretty good discounts on designer gear.For ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2009

    Arizona Republic Publisher Mike Ryan Quits the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce — Finally

    ​Take a good hard look at the above advertisement. Are you aghast? Offended? Does it put you in the mood -- to buy furniture?The ad campaign is for a Phoenix furniture distributor called Furniture Affair -- a sort of edgy boutique where people can get pretty good discounts on designer gear.For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Advertising in Movies Expected to Double, Says Study Exposing Consumer Response

      www.repmanblog.comJust when we thought we didn't have to watch commercials anymore, with TiVo ending the corporate enslavement of our subconscious, advertisers snuck back in. And we didn't even notice. A study released by the Department of Research and Economic Affairs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Craigslist Announces it Will Drop "Erotic Services" Category Associated With Murders

    Last week, New Times featured an in-depth look at the hype surrounding the "Craigslist Killings." Much of the controversy and opposition centered on the "Erotic Services" section of the Web site. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Sheriff Thomas Dart of Cook Count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Sunday's Worst Super Bowl Ad

    Is this what you think of the American public, Pepsi? There were some truly awful ads on during yesterday's insanely competitive Super Bowl. The economy is changing, America is changing, and the past two Super Bowls have been some of the best games in Super Bowl history. I remember watching some Sup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Digital Billboards Coming to Town as Tolleson Okays New Signs

    More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the billboards, which have popped up alongside freeways in other communities . Some residents believe the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    The Most Interesting Show in the World Tour feat. Jim Rose

    More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the billboards, which have popped up alongside freeways in other communities . Some residents believe the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Terri Ouellette, "Craft Queen," Pitches Book For Crafty Ex-con Kevin Trudeau

    More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the billboards, which have popped up alongside freeways in other communities . Some residents believe the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    New food critics debut at Phoenix Mag

    More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the billboards, which have popped up alongside freeways in other communities . Some residents believe the ... More >>

  • Music

    June 12, 2008

    Tom Waits

    More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the billboards, which have popped up alongside freeways in other communities . Some residents believe the ... More >>

  • News

    June 5, 2008

    Andrew Thomas spends public money to bring sinners to Christ

    More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the billboards, which have popped up alongside freeways in other communities . Some residents believe the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2007

    Valentine's Day Massacre

    More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the billboards, which have popped up alongside freeways in other communities . Some residents believe the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2006

    The Republic's newsroom runs red with blood...and ink.

    More digital billboards will be sprouting along Interstate 10 through Tolleson after the town gave the signs the green light this week. The town debated for more than a year whether to allow the billboards, which have popped up alongside freeways in other communities . Some residents believe the ... More >>

  • Music

    December 22, 2005

    Kapusta Kristmas

    Thanks to the Internet, you no longer have to be on Al Kooper's holiday list to hear some of the funniest tapes in history

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Duncan Sheik, and David Poe

    Flavor and texture

  • Music

    August 18, 2005

    Critical Fatwa

    For their sins, they will suffer

  • Music

    April 7, 2005

    Moby

    Hotel
    (V2 Records)

  • News

    January 13, 2005

    Letters

    Letters from the week of January 13, 2005

  • Music

    September 2, 2004

    Minus the Bear

    "Prog-core enigma"

  • Film

    November 13, 2003

    That's All, Folks?

    Warner Bros. delivers a merchandising vehicle that falls flat

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    Dirty Tricks

    A call to an ex-gubernatorial candidate's campaign cell phone is linked to forged documents used to slam Napolitano and Salmon.

  • Culture

    February 6, 2003

    The Pain Train

    Two years later, a digital-video short film became an overnight ad sensation

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Indian Ruin

    The Zuni tribe's plans for Phoenix billboards were abruptly canceled by Clear Channel

  • Music

    August 30, 2001

    Ooh Child

    MTV's blockbuster TRL Tour proves black is beautiful and profitable

  • Film

    December 14, 2000

    Mel Sells Out

    What Women Want is a movie that's better than this two-hour advertisement

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Hard Rock Station

    KUPD-FM 97.9

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best News Talk Show

    The David Leibowitz Show
    KTAR-AM 620

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Post-Court Retort

    Former beauty queen Jill Scott

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    Good to the Last Flop

    Will new e-zine celebrating Failure succeed in spite of itself?

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    Don Wan

    Valley-based infomercial czar Don Lapre has made millions selling his Money Making Secrets to late-night-TV viewers. So what's the secret behind his bankruptcy?

  • News

    September 17, 1998

    The Selling of ASU Football

    No matter what happens on the field, ASU athletics hits pay dirt every game--with a nonstop stream of advertisements

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    Mrs. Good Retch

    The state's antitobacco ads get more nauseating--and popular--by the week

  • News

    December 19, 1996

    The Payne of It All

    The state's antitobacco ads get more nauseating--and popular--by the week

  • News

    September 22, 1994

    COOKING THE BOOK

    A MASSIVE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS EVIDENCE OF UNION CORRUPTION AT THE YELLOW PAGES. WHILE COMPANY MANAGENT DOES NOTHING, EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS PAY THE PRICE.

  • Dining

    May 8, 1991

    ON GOLDEN PRAWN

    A MASSIVE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS EVIDENCE OF UNION CORRUPTION AT THE YELLOW PAGES. WHILE COMPANY MANAGENT DOES NOTHING, EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS PAY THE PRICE.

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