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Scientists Show That A Single Sip of Beer Can Make Men Feel Happier

Sure, we all know that at the end of the day, a cold beer can be the key to happiness. But it turns out, you might not necessariuly have to drink the whole thing in order to achieve that effect. See also: - 24 Legitimately Fascinating Facts About Beer A study published yesterday in the the journ ... More >>

Best Kitchen Pranks from Valley Chefs

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.With today being April Fools' Day, there's a good chance many of us will ei ... More >>

SxSW: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Did you read Monday's Onion story "SxSW as Cool and as Real as It Gets, Reports Marketing Associate?" Once again, the satirical site takes aim and takes down its target. South by Southwest mania is upon us, and chances are your social-media channels are already being inundated with dispatches from ... More >>

10 Best Margaritas in Metro Phoenix

Summer is coming. Time to switch our drinking regimen from stouts, red wines, and whiskey to more refreshing beverages. The first thing that always comes to mind when the temps top 80 degrees is a margarita, and, boy, do we know quite a few places around town that serve up unique and delicious takes ... More >>

Like a Kid in a Mexican Candy Store

There are 23 reasons I avoid the Mexican grocery store when my inner pig-tailed child is having a craving: $23 of tangy, chile-spiked, salty and only occasionally sweet Mexican candy overflowing from my shopping basket as my inner child does a twirl in her patent leather Mary Janes. Let's just hope ... More >>

Hangover Help From Chow Bella's Resident Bartender

One of the biggest drinking days of the year, New Year's Eve, is fast upon us. To us bartenders, the 31st is derided as the biggest amateur night of the year. Lots of people partake in potent potables at quantities they aren't used to drinking. The next morning, seemingly everyone you know ends up w ... More >>

What's Your Hangover Cure?

Missing teeth, stolen police cars -- and where the hell is Mike Tyson's tiger? At one time or another, most of us have experienced the unpleasant and sometimes even life-altering effects following the heavy use of alcohol. Most everyone's got their swear-by-it hangover cure, but what about Valley ... More >>

Big Earl's BBQ's Leg of Beast Feast: 30 Pounds of Food, 6 People, 17 Minutes

Jonathan McNamara James King prepares for disaster.​​The average person's stomach can hold about a liter of food, or close to two pounds' worth. But who wants to be average? All over town, restaurants are offering up contests of confection, defying brave eaters to ingest more food than th ... More >>

Helpful Hints for Boozing it Up on New Year's Eve

There are two days in every year that it is acceptable to get drunker then Li-Lo at a va-jay-jay flashing contest and wake up with the worst hangover known to man: St. Patty's Day, and New Year's Eve. Those of us who happen to call the bar our second home refer to these days as amateur nights, when ... More >>

Coconut Water

Kelly Green ​In the name of good health and a good read, each week we'll be bringing you a health product, complete with review. We're calling this feature Crunchy Granola -- even though we doubt much of this stuff tastes that good. This week: Coconut water.Celebrities love it. Athletes swe ... More >>

ILLEGAL Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone (Chapter 6)

Jason Lyons at Big Bang

Jason Lyons ​Gummy Bears. Gatorade. Pancakes and orange juice. Aside from being arguably the best breakfast ever, these are just a small sampling of the arsenal of food-reminiscent cocktails Jason Lyons has at his disposal. A fixture at Mill Avenue's Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar (501 S. ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour's 10 Biggest Douchebags

  Jonathan McNamara ​To some, the Vans Warped Tour is heaven -- dozens of pop, rock and punk bands on multiple stages and tons of young, scantily clad people reveling in the sweaty, fun mess of dancing and moshing. And to others, Warped Tour is hell. Besides the 100-plus degree heat, ... More >>

DJ Tranzit Talks Kaskade, Old Town Scottsdale, Gui Boratto, House Music, and More

​Name: Steven Chung AKA: DJ Tranzit Current nights: Giant Wednesdays at Cream Stereo Lounge. Genres spun: Electro-house, progressive house, tech house, minimal. How did you get started as a DJ? Same ol' typical cliche DJ story. Got sick of hearing someone else's CDs at a house party so ended u ... More >>

Newsflash: You Have to Be Bitchy to Make it in Beverly Hills, in this week's "TV Dinner"

If TV has taught us anything about Beverly Hills, it's that it's full of super-rich, catty a-holes who are beautiful, own Chihuahuas, and are anti-Clampett. For once, can't somebody tell these folks where they can stick their Chanel? Hey, maybe someone on Food Network's new scripted reality show, P ... More >>

Runner's High

Catch a buzz with other addicts

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Idiotarod, Love Me Nots, Jersey Shore, and More

Jillian SloanSome of the participants in last year's Idiotarod in downtown Phoenix.​The security guards at the Safeway at Seventh Street and McDowell Road better be on high alert today. Ditto for the one's at Fry's, Trader Joe's, or any other grocery store in the CenPho area. Por que? Because t ... More >>

Caffiend: Ironclad Energy

​According to its shiny aluminum can, the Ironclad energy drink was "specially formulated for the industrial athlete." The drink's blend of Taurine, caffeine, electrolytes, and B vitamins is supposed to provide an unusually high-octane boost for active folks, while also preventing dehydration. The ... More >>

School of Hard Knocks: Three-Sport Gamer Mike Nixon’s Tried It All, But Can the Whip-Smart ASU Defensive Star Make It to the NFL?

A severely diabetic Valley woman faces criminal charges over her "service animal": a chimpanzee named Joey

Ex-Con Status Won't Help Victims in ACLU Racial Profiling Lawsuit Against Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Former Korn guitarist Brian Welch finds Jesus

Steve Kerr's been beating the odds his whole life

Danny Carbajal, brother of boxing great Michael Carbajal, is going to prison for theft

Snoop Dogg's All-Stars cream AZ team 33-14 in Snoop Bowl VI; Matt Leinart chills on sidelines as Snoop coaches his heart out.

Someone, please throw Meet the Spartans into that bottomless pit

Mercury Rising

The best baller in Phoenix doesn't play for the Suns. Can Diana Taurasi take the Mercury all the way?

Vaya Con Dios

A rugged hike across the Grand Canyon leads to a life decision to leave New Times and see what the future holds

Paradise Lost

Kyle Kaenel has the pedigree and nerve to be a top jockey. But he may never race again

Acting Strangely

Tabb wonders if he should repent for his cinema

Behind the Green Door

Kreme and Jett court madness, drunkenness and death runnin' after absinthe's La Fée Verte.

Too Live Crüe

Hair metal hits the road

Bringing the Heat

The park is Perry, Perry good to them, say local fireballers and sluggers

Robot Wars

A thriving Arizona break-dancing culture rediscovers the state's grandmasters of boogaloo

Hookin' for Dollars

From streetwalker to Wall Street, Candy Wilson has flown high and fallen hard. Now, her failing brokerage and anti-porn Internet company have left a trail of angry investors.

Lost Boys

The Father's Day presents are stored away, the toasts to the old man are lost in the rearview mirror, and memories of camping linger

Kitten Caboodle

Josie and the Pussycats isn't a movie; it's a marketing meow mix

An Exclusive Interview With the Preserves Arsonist

He is smart. He is professional. He is everything you don't expect.

Easy Being Green

Fred Green explores new rhythmic permutations on its third album

Blood Money

Rave Review

Despite media reports of their death, the rave subculture, house music and the joy of X live on, roughly from midnight 'til dawn. In, of all places, Phoenix, Arizona.

Sworded Behavior

Their idea of a good time is to dress up in medieval armor, stage elaborate battles and fight for a royal title. Any effort to unmask the fantasy would be feudal.

BLUE SUNDAY

THE MACKING OF A MYSTERYGRAHAM COUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD MACK'S INVESTIGATORS MADE SO MANY MISTAKES THAT NO ONE MAY EVER KNOW HOW STEPHANIE PROFFITT DIED

LOSING ISN'T EVERYTHING THE FOOTBALL TEAM AT CARL HAYDEN HIGH SCHOOL MAY NOT WIN GAMES, BUT ITS PLAYERS ARE STILL CHAMPIONS

THE GIRL AND THE DISHWASHERA 13-YEAR-OLD'S "RELATIONSHIP" WITH AN ADULT PASSES INSPECTION BY POLICE