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Tempe Ranked Second-Worst College Town in America (By Online Education Peddlers)

www.motifake.comAt least the scenery's nice...​According to a new survey, Tempe, the home of Arizona State University's largest campus, is the second-worst college town in America -- worse even than places like Waco, Texas, Ruston, Louisiana, and Poughkeepsie, New York.However, the survey was cond ... More >>

Meat Puppets Release New Record Today, Hit Clubhouse on National Tour

​The last time we caught up with the Meat Puppets it was mostly to talk about the 'Arizona scene' after a rough week at Austin's South by Southwest music conference.Regrettably, I didn't even mention the band's new record Lollipop in that piece. But, yes, the Puppets put out a brand new record thi ... More >>

Secret Cities, Secretions, Secret Parties, and Other July Fourth Weekend Thrills

Sac-Town punkers The SecretionsFirst Friday in Downtown Phoenix (Friday):Music editor Martin Cizmar has already filled you in about Shawn Anderson's killer show later tonight at tonight's edition of the monthly art walk, but that ain't the only gig going down. In addition to the rockers of the Mader ... More >>

Secret Cities

Sac-Town punkers The SecretionsFirst Friday in Downtown Phoenix (Friday):Music editor Martin Cizmar has already filled you in about Shawn Anderson's killer show later tonight at tonight's edition of the monthly art walk, but that ain't the only gig going down. In addition to the rockers of the Mader ... More >>

A Serious Man: The Coen Brothers Aim Their Contempt at Members of "the Tribe"

Sac-Town punkers The SecretionsFirst Friday in Downtown Phoenix (Friday):Music editor Martin Cizmar has already filled you in about Shawn Anderson's killer show later tonight at tonight's edition of the monthly art walk, but that ain't the only gig going down. In addition to the rockers of the Mader ... More >>

Green Day Announces Tour Dates (But Not Venues), Phoenix in August

Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

Waiter Confidential: Javelina Nipple Fritters

Before shows like Fear Factor and Bizarre Foods triggered mainstream gag reflexes, I toyed with my own notions of pushing the edible envelope. For much of the '90's, for example, I worked for a guy who allowed me the latitude to turn his specials chalkboards into an outlandish culinary canvas. Co ... More >>

Renée Zellweger in New in Town Leaves Us Cold

Before shows like Fear Factor and Bizarre Foods triggered mainstream gag reflexes, I toyed with my own notions of pushing the edible envelope. For much of the '90's, for example, I worked for a guy who allowed me the latitude to turn his specials chalkboards into an outlandish culinary canvas. Co ... More >>

Waiter Confidential: President Bush at Dick's Hideaway

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

Hot Links: Biden and Palin Mix It Up, Arizona GOP Pulls Dirty Saban Ad, O.J. Case Goes to Jury, Woman in Cow Suit Menaces Kids.

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

Week Three of the Siege of Wells Fargo, and Dennis Gilman's Latest Video.

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

Burn After Reading: the latest Coen brothers mockery

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

MCSO's missing press release, and the siege of the Wells Fargo bank building.

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

K.J. scores big in Sac-Town, but it's no slam dunk

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

Can former Phoenix Sun Kevin Johnson overcome his past to become Sacramento’s mayor?

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

Badlands

Coen brothers transcend themselves

Prodigal Son

Jonny Lang dumps drugs and finds Jesus

Common Cold

Just a reheated Christmas caper

Mine Kampf

A female ironworker fights abuse

Cape of Good Hope

A female ironworker fights abuse

Finding a Way

As Nazi artillery fire draws nearer, two opposites share an unlikely love

Alice in Revolver Land

As Nazi artillery fire draws nearer, two opposites share an unlikely love

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

As Nazi artillery fire draws nearer, two opposites share an unlikely love

Lucky in Love

The Cooler, somewhat unbelievably, asks us to swallow a Las Vegas fairy tale

Sexual Healing

In Laurel Canyon, a little erotic temptation proves good for the soul

Off the Rails

The Guns N' Roses tour collapses, and Axl folds. Is anyone really surprised?

Go Punk Yourself!

The North Side Kings mix mob stereotypes with hard-core rock. Got a problem?

Through a Lens Darkly

The Coen Brothers use black humor to put a new twist on film noir

The Bitch of Kitsch

Thora Birch turns suburban angst into an art form in Ghost World

Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nörth Daköta

By Chuck Klosterman
(Scribner; 288 pages; $23)

Klieg Lights in Vermont

State and Main's ducks are crowded head to tail in their barrel

Rods and Coens

Remastered Blood Simple still packs a lot of heat

Letters

For the week of 06-15-2000

Stalkin' Trash

Trailer-park culture unhitched in lowbrow Drowning Mona

First-Quarter Projections

Trailer-park culture unhitched in lowbrow Drowning Mona

Several Dog Night

At least nobody's demanding Geritol or Depends

Sash 'n' Burn

Drop Dead Gorgeous beauty pageant spoof isn't even skin deep

Objection Overruled

Travolta, Duvall and filmmaker Steven Zaillian make a case for A Civil Action

Your Fiends and Neighbors

Clay Pigeons pokes and pries at country discomforts

King Con

David Mamet's up to his old tricks in twist-riddled Spanish Prisoner

Bowling for Dullards

Bridges scores, Coens overshoot lane in wacked-out Big Lebowski

Hype, Hype, Hooray

Remembering 1996's overlooked--and way overrated--films

Cool Jerks

Big-screen Beavis and Butt-head sniff the sweet smell of suckcess

A First-Class Ticket to Palookaville

Whimsical farce walks the walk down mean street

Barstool Boy

Buscemi's on tap in refreshing Trees Lounge

Threat Assessment: godheadSilo

S.O.S. (Save Our Speakers) Intelligence Dossier 396

The Heidi Chronicles

S.O.S. (Save Our Speakers) Intelligence Dossier 396

Snow Coens

S.O.S. (Save Our Speakers) Intelligence Dossier 396