Ashton Kutcher

Funny or Die's iSteve Beats the Other Steve Jobs Biopics to the Screen

Ashton Kutcher and Popchips: Tasty But Racist?

Last week, Popchips released a series of faux dating ads staring Ashton Kutcher in a number of roles and targeted for the ever-popular viral market. One of those ads, featuring Kutcher in brownface and aping an Indian accent, went viral in all the wrong ways. After an uproar on social media and else ... More >>

Ashton Kutcher's Not the First Singer/Actor, and He Won't Be the Last

You don't need us to tell you that Ashton Kutcher is kind of a knucklehead, but country star Miranda Lambert apparently needs a reminder after the television goofballs on-stage attempt at country crooning. Kutcher presented Lambert with the Female Vocalist of the Year award at the Academy of Countr ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Cites The Globe's "Inside" White House Sources About First Lady's "Panic" Over Sheriff's "Birther" Probe

Joe Arpaio: supermarket tabloids "do the best journalistic stories."​First Lady Michelle Obama apparently is in a "panic" over Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's probe into whether her husband, President Barack Obama, is a U.S. citizen -- if you believe the supermarket tabloid The Globe's "insid ... More >>

Activists Picket New Times Building in Protest of Backpage.com

James King This was the scene outside of New Times' downtown Phoenix offices this afternoon. ​About 15 to 20 protesters picketed New Times' downtown Phoenix offices today in protest of Backpage.com, a classified ad website owned by our parent company, Village Voice Media ... More >>

Video of Activists Protesting New Times -- Compliments of Dennis Gilman

Roughly 15 activists picketed in front of New Times' Phoenix offices this afternoon in protest of our parent company, Village Voice Media's, classified ad website Backpage.com.The activists feel the website facilitates sex trafficking -- although, they admit that getting rid of Backpage.com will not ... More >>

The "Reality Hits You Hard, Bro" Guy Hopes Fortune Follows His Fame

Duos With More Chemistry Than Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher

​ Last week's season premiere of Two and a Half Men had nearly 28 million viewers due to sheer curiosity. It played out like a revenge fantasy of Chuck Lorre killing off Charlie Sheen without the gore or entertainment of Kill Bill. Alan (Jon Cryer) wasn't the least bit upset about his brother ... More >>

September 26 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Betsey Johnson, Ashton Kutcher, Black Xantus, and Don Bivens

​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:

CNN Reporter Amber Lyon Fuels Paranoia Over Underage Sex Trafficking

​Last Week, New Times brought you a story about Ashton Kutcher's panic-inducing campaign against child sex slaves based on inaccurate statistics.This week, we take a look at how CNN reporter Amber Lyon is adding another dose of fear to the factually muddled conversation. 

Underage Sex Trafficking Not as Popular as Ashton Kutcher Wants You to Believe

www.flickr.comAshton Kutcher's trying to Punk the world into thinking up to 300,000 underage kids become prostitutes every year.​If you're buying into Ashton Kutcher's latest media blitz about underage sex trafficking, and think 100,000 to 300,000 children in America become prostitutes every year, ... More >>

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 >>

Natalie Portman Follows Black Swan With an Awfully Good Romantic Comedy

John Mayer May Be the Douchiest Douche of All Time

(100) Days of Summer Films

Valentine's Day: Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher — Too Many Stars and Too Many Storylines

Sheriff Joe’s Got Arizona ACORN in his Crosshairs, Plus a Black Cowboy from Tucson’s Got a Rap for Our Loony Lawman

Conan O'Brien Pulls Out the Knee Pads for Joe Arpaio Wednesday Night

Wanna see Triumph poop on Sheriff Joe, or are you just pissed Conan's gonna blow the geriatric gendarme? Call NBC and tell them how you feel at (212) 664-4444.  As disgusting as this sounds, it's apparently true that Wednesday night NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien will feature a visit b ... More >>

Sheriff Joe’s goons bring new heights of absurdity to Phoenix City Hall

The Mexican on interracial dating and overwhelming prejudice

Brooks Bothers

Lame psych thriller another low point for Mr. Costner

The Whole World in His Hands

In this star-studded piece of hero porn, Emilio Estevez blames the ills of the world on RFK’s murder, but what about the man?

The Delightful Dud

That Sinking Feeling

Coast Guard epic succumbs to watery clichés

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, May 25, 2006

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!

Welcome to Hooters

Jimmy Buffett inexplicably leads a kid movie to the big screen

O.C. Can You Say

When indie goes prime-time, what's left?

DJ AM at Myst

Kick it like the rich(ie) and famous

Problems at Home

Their aim is not as true as you might like

A Lot Like Good

A romantic fantasy with brains -- go figure

Who'd Guess

Bernie and Ashton may be better than Spencer and Sidney

Fahrenheit 2004

Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

Punk You!

Esteban Sauer explains how Preserve A Life suckered so many, including the twits at Primetime Live.

Pixies

Pixies (DVD) (4AD/Beggars)

Loungin' With Lucifer

Our night owls hit the street for some action

Dude, Where's My Temporal Orientation?

In The Butterfly Effect, Ashton Kutcher comes unstuck in time

A Fan's Notes

Ideas that were forgotten but not gone in 2003

For Love of the Game

Kevin Costner doesn't make friends. He makes movies, dang it.

Fallen Angels

Charlie's high-flying heroines kick ass, but not the sequel syndrome.

Shape Shifter

This time it's the woman who manipulates the man in Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things

Honeymoon? Sweet!

In Just Married, Ashton Kutcher wonders, 'Dude, where's the script?'