Bahamas

Flip-Flopping John McCain Is No Political Profile in Courage

Six Ridonkulous Holy Ship!! Dance Move GIFs

The EDM cruise Holy Ship!! journeyed from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas this past weekend, and we're still recovering. Here's our complete coverage. A highlight was an afternoon spent on a pristine private island in the Bahamas for an afternoon of sun, surf, cocktails and the kind of dancing not ... More >>

Holy Ship!! Day One: A Surprise Guest Whose Name Rhymes With Drillex

On Friday afternoon, nearly 3,000 raver chicks, dude guys, scenesters, club kids and DJs assembled at a port in Fort Lauderdale and boarded the MSC Poesia, a.k.a. Holy Ship!! (There are two exclamation points because this is the second edition of the EDM party cruise put on by L.A.'s Hard Events.) T ... More >>

A Dude's Dream Comes True Aboard the Holy Ship!!

Aboard the Holy Ship!! one gets to mix and mingle with the slew of name DJs. "Hey there's Zedd in line for pasta salad. Oh wow, there's Dillon Francis in the elevator. Oh damn, Diplo is out on the beach swimming with all the fans. "Jackbeats just bought all those people shots!" With this mesh of a ... More >>

Holy Ship!! Wrap-Up: It Was the Best of Times....

There were a lot of grim faces on Monday morning as the electro-loving masses emerged off the MSC Poesia -- a.k.a. the EDM party boat Holy Ship!! -- and did a slow zombie shuffle through U.S. customs and back into the real world (a.k.a. Fort Lauderdale). Here in the industrial port, the sky was over ... More >>

Top Ten Finest Fashion Moments on the S.S. Coachella

By Liz Tracy Most of the people we met on the S.S. Coachella had never been on a cruise before. Like us, they weren't so sure what to pack or how to dress for three days of awkwardly saying hi to their favorite bands on a floating building at sea. But, like the festival, the fans also brought thei ... More >>

Gathering of the Juggalos or S.S. Coachella? We Break Out the Scorecard

See also: S.S. Coachella Cruise Lineup Announced Featuring Pulp, Girl Talk, Z-Trip, and More See also: Z-Trip Talks Growing Up in Phoenix, Johhny D., Crate-Digging, Mexican Food, Smite, and More See also: The Gathering of the Juggalos 2012 Lineup Is Pretty Good. Really! See also: FBI Report Official ... More >>

S.S. Coachella Cruise Lineup Announced Featuring Pulp, Girl Talk, Z-Trip, and More

See also: Z-Trip Talks Growing Up in Phoenix, Johhny D., Crate-Digging, Mexican Food, Smite, and More See also: Up on the Sun's Coachella 2012 Coverage Goldenvoice promised an announcement at 6 p.m. today, but looks like someone jumped the gun: Get ready for the S.S. Coachella cruise, which takes a ... More >>

Beau Mac Dishes on His Favorite Herb and What It's Like Being Famous

Beau MacMillan elements Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa 5700 E. McDonald Drive 480-948-2100 www.sanctuaryoncamelback.com This is part one of my interview with Beau MacMillan, executive chef of elements at Sanctuary Resort and Spa. Come back on Tuesday for part two. If Phoenix has a bon ... More >>

Getting Shaken & Stirred at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival

The 34th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival began on Tuesday, and we chose to kick the weeklong celebration off the same way we would any soirée -- with a few drinks. Not your simple liquor-plus-mixer drinks, mind you. There was a time when the cocktail was as essential to living as food, and wa ... More >>

Burlesque at FilmBar, Vernacular Typography, and Christopher Walken Reads Where the Wild Things Are

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:​1. Scandalesque Presents: FilmBar Vignet ... More >>

Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Ale

Zach Fowle ​Beer: Lagunitas Sucks Holiday AleBrewery: Lagunitas BrewingStyle: Imperial IPAABV: 7.85% Lagunitas sucks, but at least they know it. I have a list of favorite winter brews, and right near the top is Lagunitas' Brown Shugga. I love its origin story, which goes like this: Somethin ... More >>

Top Chef All-Stars Season Finale: Finally, What We All Knew Would Happen Did

​We made it, yo! After what has seemed like an eternity in the Bahamas (BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!), we're finally down to crowning a Top Chef, and Bravo is all business right out of the gate -- straighten that tie, Bravo! Padma and Tom tell the chefs there will not be a Quickfire and tha ... More >>

Top Chef All-Stars Season 8, Episode 13 Recap: Fire's a Beach and Then You Cry

Go Carla! It's your birthday!​It's the final four five, yo, thanks to last week's non-decision of whom to eliminate. Please pack your knives and flip-flops -- it's off to the Bahamas! After some flashbacks and "what I did during my time off" reports (yawn), the chefs walk into a fort and see ... More >>

"X" Wine Dinner and Lasagna Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

framed-mylifeonepictureatatime.blogspot.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Dinner with "X" WineryWednesday night Tommy Bahamas Restaurant and Bar in Scottsdale will be hosting a special wine dinner with "X" wine maker and president Reed Renau ... More >>

Rumors of Tiger Woods Going to Wickenburg for Sex Rehab Could Boost Business

​If Tiger Woods winds up in Wickenburg for rehab over his apparent sexual compulsion and pill addiction, local businesses are ready. As the rumor mill seems to suggest, Tiger would be checking into the Meadows Rehabilitation Center in Wickenburg just after New Year's, and despite be ... More >>

Lil Wayne’s Live Performance Track Record Might Make You Think Twice about Attending His Show

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

ASU Women's Basketball vs. UC Riverside

Postmodern John McCain: the presidential candidate some Arizonans know — and loathe

Scott Coles: The story behind the life — and death — of the flamboyant owner of Mortgages Ltd.

Bartenders & Baristas: Scott Pierce at Ice Pics

Arizona's homeopathic board is the second chance for doctors who may not deserve one

John McCain's bimbo and corruption eruptions...

Book Scam

A lying president begets a lying author. Good thing that wouldn't happen today

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, March 22, 2007

Tohono O'odham With Love

Move over, Dannielynn; Anna Nicole's Native son is alive and well on the Tohono O'odham reservation, and he may be the rightful heir to the tabloid temptress' millions

Royale Flush

The Bond franchise takes a gamble on a new guy, and comes up aces

McCain Shame

The political parrot previews a copy of Dennis DeConcini's new book, in which John McCain's portrayed as a backstabbin' scalawag

Wee Hours

Park hosts a "Little" something for the kids

God's Banker

One of the world's most notorious holy men is quietly giving Mass in Sun City

Culture Shock

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Lizard Lounge

Forget dog days, August will be the month of the Iguana

Jamaican Whoopie

Take a vacation to Callaloo

Armistice Day

Franco Gagliano and the Beat Angels lay down their arms and get down to business

The Stopgap Coach

Don Newman lifted ASU's basketball program out of the trash heap by making his players believe in themselves. Despite 18 wins and an NIT berth, ASU boosters remain unconvinced.

Goin' Fishin'

Arizona's tight-knit blues community is about to lose its longtime ambassador, Big Pete Pearson

The Pampered Politician

Arizona Senator John McCain is ready for a presidential run — if the national press corps has anything to say about it

Impersonation Nation

The Blues Brothers, Marilyn, The Killer, Ol' Blue Eyes, Der Bingle and The King himself! The "Legendary Superstars" revue takes a Las Vegas formula to Apache Junction and audiences are, well, doubled over.

Thief Jerky

Power-tripping Eastwood stumbles over geriatric political thriller

Reeling and Dealing

"Suge" Knight is behind bars, Tha Doggfather is on the shelves, and the future of Death Row Records hangs in the balance

Hail, Caesar

Pic Hits for the week

Blues Bodhisattva

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

IF IT WEREN'T FOR ALL YOU LITTLE PEOPLE . . . WHY PETER FRAMPTON OWES IT ALL TO THE CROWD

CANADA DRY

For Sale: One War Hero

Call My Travel Agent; There's an Election Coming Up

Mighty Dogs

It's hard to tell what's Spinal Tap and what's not