Harry Potter

John Williams Is Coming to Phoenix; Here Are His Five Most Iconic Scores

Legendary film composer John Williams is scheduled to appear at a benefit performance by the Phoenix Symphony on September 28. It's not like he needs to tour to help raise money for his kids' college fund, and he's probably busy with the Jurassic Park IV and new Star Wars soundtracks. There's no rea ... More >>

Pilots on Their Airplane Shtick, Harry Potter Obsession, and Busting Into the Local DJ Scene

As anyone who's seen the Leo DiCaprio flick Catch Me If You Can is likely to attest, being a commercial pilot is a certainly a pimp experience. Sky captains certainly command plenty of respect (unless they're unlucky enough to get caught on tape spewing vulgarities), which is one of the things that ... More >>

Hunger Games: A Sneak Peek at the Super Bowl Trailer

New footage, new characters, and new drama unfolds in the latest preview for The Hunger Games, set to hit theaters on March 23. The new trailer (which will run during this weekend's Super Bowl) clocks in at one minute, zero explosions, about 10 sentences, and plenty of reasons for YA literature fa ... More >>

Dragon Tales

More and More Cats Are Being Named After Food, Still Not Coming When Called

Does Mr. Jellybean want his nom noms?​Good-bye Princess, hello Pringles. A survey by UK charity Cats Protection has discovered that cat owners are increasingly naming their pets after food. The online poll of more than 1,000 people showed that traditional cat monikers like Tiddles and Thom ... More >>

Civil Rites

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week. Five Favorite Frozen Treats in Phoenix and Where to Get 'Em Foie Gras Creme B ... More >>

July 14 In Blogs: Harry Potter, Spotify, La Tolteca, and Joe Arpaio

​​​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:

Free Captain America Party at Dunkin' Donuts Tomorrow

​ Slurp up this patriotic icee for free this Thursday.​Harry Potter isn't the only hotly anticipated geek flick on the horizon. Following right on the heels of the magical finale is Captain America: The First Avenger, Marvel and Paramount's flick about the comic book super-soldier. A ... More >>

Harry and the Potters to Bring Punky Wizard Rock to Burton Barr Central Library on June 10

Harry and the Potters at the Tucson Public Library ​My favorite people watching moment at Phoenix Comicon had to be spotting a crew of teens dressed as Hogwarts students smoking outside of the Convention Center. I liked to imagine I had found the "bad kids" of the school, looking bad-ass in their ... More >>

Feast of Beasts

Harry Potter: The Kids Are Not All Right in Part One of the Potter Finale

Rock Bottom Brewer's Dinner, Local Culinary Students Take Second and Butterbeer Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

amybites.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Rock Bottom Brewer's DinnerJoin Chef and Rock Bottom Brewmaster Brian Helton for the Harvest Beer and Wine Dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery Desert Ridge this Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30. Chef Helton wil ... More >>

Depth Valley

Local artist takes printmaking to a new dimension

Depth Valley

Local artist takes printmaking to a new dimension

Night Stalkers

Twilight-inspired dance rockers josh into the night

On White Boys and Not Having an English Equivalent

Year in Flim: Best Films of the Decade

Top 5 Geeky Fashion Trends of the Decade

Pocket protectors. Highwater jeans pulled up to the neck. T-shirts with slogans like, "Ethernet (n), something used to catch the etherbunny" and "Got D20?". Geeks aren't exactly known for their fashion prowess, but that hasn't stopped them from inspiring trends that would ma ... More >>

Media Male

Valley businessman signs the bible of social networking

June 4 In Blogs: Cindy Sheehan, Roller Derby Bake Sale, Light Collision and More

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: Feathered Bastard: Cindy Sheehan Expected to Participate in Pat Tillman Protest at John McCain's Office Friday Up ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Youth Brigade, Harry Potter, and Latin Beats

Harry Potter tribute band The Remus Lupins are scheduled to perform at the Scottsdale Public Library's Mustang Branch on Saturday. Who says there's nothing to do during the summertime besides planting yourself in front of either the television or the air conditioner? Certainly not us, since we've a ... More >>

What Women Want

How ’bout BFFs and a take-charge whore?

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

By Dan Leroy A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-en ... More >>

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

By Dan Leroy A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end ... More >>

Midnight of the Living Dead

Final Twilight tome gets the rock-star treatment

Podcast: Harry and the Potters

Killer Climax

Muggle Mania

Harry Potter-inspired folk band rocks louder than a Howler

There's Something About Harry

Dark Arts

New Potter mines the depths of adolescent angst

Rock 'N' Rowling

They might be wizards

Amanda Monrad

Handful of magic beings

Nowhere Fast

Tim Allen and company Zoom straight to the bottom of the superhero barrel

Turning Japanese

Like the anime, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is goofy fun

Here's Your Insight, Pal

A divine mess

Revenge of the Grown-Up Nerds

Enchanted America

Fire Flies

Fourth in series rushes through its paces

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Possessed by Nonsense

One hell of a time

Geek Chic

Get your game on at HexaCon 15

Very Harry

Party with the Potter-heads

BEST CULTURE CLUB FOR KIDS

The Phoenix Symphony's Family Concerts Series

Harry Goes Scary

The latest installation in the Harry Potter movie series gets creepy

Mouse Party

Childsplay explores Lilly's life, loves and purse of happiness

Critics Vs 2002

The Year's Best in Movies, TV and Music

Wonder Boy

Harry Potter's second adventure delights exactly like the first

Projections 2002

Cinema's magic lantern lights up another year, sort of

Spell Binding

The magic eclipses the marketing of the big-screen Harry Potter

Wizard Kids

What's Brewing at Borders with Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire?