Hawaii

A (Mostly) Gluten-Free Meal at Arcadia Farms

When I was in junior high, my family moved to Hawaii, and I was enrolled in a school where I was often the only white student in my classes. At lunch, I would play cards -- Hearts mostly -- with a group of Japanese girls who took pity on the new kid. Trouble was, like all the other kids, they spoke ... More >>

Daylight Saving Time Sounds Like a Miserable Event for the Rest of the Country

Daylight Saving Time is miserable -- so we've heard.Because DST is stupid and we don't respect it, Arizona, like Hawaii, does not participate in this biannual clock-changing game.

SB 1070 Helper Kris Kobach Takes the Ken Bennett Route on the "Birther" Issue

See also: Kris Kobach Gets $300 Per Hour to Advise MCSOSee also: Kris Kobach's Misleading Statements on SB 1070Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has so much Arizona right-wing-nuttery in his blood that he ought to get tested.As one of the creators of Senate Bill 1070, he's part Russell Pearce. A ... More >>

Justin Beckett Dishes on Roy Yamaguchi and Describes His Fantasy Restaurant

See also: Feed Your Dreams Winners Announced at a Damn Good Dinner from Justin Beckett and Crew See also: Chef Justin Beckett Launches Big Money "Feed Your Dreams" Contest Justin Beckett Beckett's Table 3717 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix 602-954-1700 www.beckettstable.com This is part one of my ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Birther Investigation Blasted by Randy Parraz

See Also: Joe Arpaio Denied Birther Donations, Randy Parraz Blasts Andy Kunasek See Also: Joe Arpaio Hides as Randy Parraz and CBAers Pizza Party It Up Randy Parraz and his posse of activists from Citizens for a Better Arizona want Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to come clean on using taxpaye ... More >>

Joe Arpaio to Open Al Capone's Vault a Second Time With Another "Birther" Press Conference

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's probably the only person who could convince his faithful fans to watch him open Al Capone's empty vault over and over again.That's pretty much what Arpaio's set to do in a couple of weeks, as the sheriff announced through his other PR team (WorldNetDaily) that he's holding anoth ... More >>

Should Joe Arpaio Use Donations to Repay Taxpayer Funds Used on "Birther" Crap?

Yesterday, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors came to a vote on whether to let the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office repay the taxpayer money Sheriff Arpaio wasted to send a deputy to Hawaii.Supervisor Fulton Brock didn't show up, so by a vote of 2-2, the supervisors voted to not allow MCSO to ... More >>

Ken Bennett Courts Ridicule with More Birther Nonsense

The fun begins around 6:55 inWhat in tarnation is wrong with Ken Bennett? Before he drank the birther Kool-Aid, then publicly spat it up, Arizona's Secretary of State was regarded as a moderate Republican with a lick of common sense.But a month after the flap over Bennett's asking the ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Denied Birther Donations, Randy Parraz Blasts Andy Kunasek

Parraz skewers Kunasek like an Easter lambAll I've got to say is, "Wow." Check out this YouTube video from Santiago James Chavez of Citizens for a Better Arizona's Randy Parraz going mano-a-mano today with Maricopa County Supervisor Andrew Kunasek. This, over a proposal to accept donations to pay fo ... More >>

Koffin Kats' Vic Victor on Punk, Psychobilly, and Playing in Arizona

It can be tough to get into rockabilly or psychobilly because, let's face it: a lot of the bands blend together. Yeah, upright bass and horror movies are cool, but watching a guy with a pompadour stand on top of his bass while singing about cars gets a little old. The Koffin Kats aren't your typica ... More >>

Ken Bennett for Governor: Did He Just Help or Hurt His Chances?

We're not even through the 2012 election season, but let's talk 2014.Secretary of State Ken Bennett was the highlight of Arizona news this week, after taking up the request of "birthers" to ask the State of Hawaii to verify President Obama's birth certificate.The end to that was not so controversial ... More >>

Battleship: Because Every Generation Needs an Armageddon

Praying Monk: Embrace the Familiar (and the Beer), Avoid the Novelty

When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few item ... More >>

Jugg-Fest 2012 @ Marquee Theatre

Joe Arpaio Birther Posse Probes President Obama's Birth Certificate

Obama ain't getting anything past master-sleuth Sheriff Joe and his crack team of birther probersIn a bizarre new stab at courting conspiracy nuts who believe President Barack Obama is a Kenyan, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has empowered a "birther posse" to look into claims by wackadoodles such as World Net ... More >>

In Season: Sweet Onions

Kelly Saxer Sweet Onion from Desert Roots Farm ​Whether you're a CSA devotee, a farmers' market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we'll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week's harvest: Sweet Onions They are sweet enough to be eaten like an apple - ... More >>

Roseanne Barr's New Reality Show Says "Nuts" A Lot (Snicker, Snicker)

Ever wonder what happened to Roseanne Barr, the comedian, sitcom star, writer, Emmy Award-winning actress, all-around agitator, and feminist pioneer? I've been wondering that for a long time. And by a long time, I mean right now. After a self-imposed sabbatical from series television, the self-proc ... More >>

Maui Coconut Porter

Zach Fowle ​The beer: CoCoNut PorTeRThe brewery: Maui Brewing Co. Style: Robust PorterABV: 6 percent Say aloha to Maui Brewing Co., the newest entrant riding the waves of the Arizona craft beer scene. Coming all the way from Lahaina, Hawaii, Maui's microbrews all come in cans -- a conscious ... More >>

The 10 Best Canned Craft Beers

​Bad beer comes in cans. There's no denying it -- images of sloppy NASCAR fans and drunken frat boys have done much to taint the perception of canned beer, as has the mass-market swill that's often inside. But in recent years there's been a canning revolution -- a "canversion," if you will -- am ... More >>

Jeff Dahl Band @ Hollywood Alley

Dirty Beaches Talks Film, Hip-Hop, Home, and Performance Art

​ Dirty Beaches is the work of Alex Zhang Hungtai, a 30-year-old born in Taiwan before spending time in Hawaii, San Francisco, New York, China, and, currently, Montreal. To call Dirty Beaches a band would be a misnomer. What Zhang Hungtai does is more akin to performance art, with live performance ... More >>

Larry Fitzgerald Going to Pro Bowl, Compliments of Green Bay Packers

Larry Fitzgerald is heading to Hawaii.​Despite a less-than-impressive season (thanks to three even less-impressive quarterbacks), and being a member of one of the worst teams in all of football, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald's heading to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl.Fitzgerald& ... More >>

Footwork

L.A. group brings Brazil to life

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 >>

ASU Baseball Sweeps Tempe Regional; Awaits Next Opponent

​As expected, the Arizona State baseball team is moving on. After taking three straight games as a Regional host, the Sun Devils will now play in their sixth Super Regional since 2003, the second-most in the NCAA over that time span. Ho hum, just another day at the ball field for the perennial pow ... More >>

"Sophisticated" Reality TV Returns with Top Chef Masters, and Tucson Makes Food Wars Watchable, in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Wading through the grease pit of bland food, cooking, and eating shows focusing on cheap shopping, bogus belly busters, and chefs more familiar with cursing than conjuring up a decent dish, we've paid our dues to the TV gods (Kraken release avoided!) -- at least for the time being. In return, we ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Spring Break Plans, Food Wars Flops, and This Week's Must-See Shows, in "TV Dinner"

OMG! Spring breaaaaaaaaak! Quick, pull out anything Abercrombie, Hollister, or Forever 21 and get your ass down to Dos Gringos Tempe Trailer Park for Jägerbombs, now. And don't worry about Anthony Bourdain. He'll just be in China for the fourth time, eating, suffering through cold temperatures, eat ... More >>

The Holiday Spirit Is Fueled by Longing for Past Merry Little Christmases

Oren J, What Are You Eating?

Oren J The lead singer of Silver Medallion and writer for www.getyourswagup.com performs at Pussycat Lounge Wednesday, November 18 for Pinky Ring. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Half a bottle of Reposado 1800 tequila.Favorite food: Sashimi. Least favorite food: Swine/pig. Favorite De ... More >>

The Surfside IV Wanna Lei You This Weekend

​Did you happen to miss out on last weekend's uproarious Tiki Throwdown at Tempe's Yucca Tap Room? Still hoping to get lei'd? Then local band The Surfside IV have a deal for you. They're gonna be involved with this Sunday's Surf Rock Tiki Luau Party III at the Rhythm Room, which is shaping up to ... More >>

Hot Links: Wet 'n' Wild, PETA, and Gamma Ray Bursts

The largest water park in the state, Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix, is scheduled to open in mid-June. The $30 million, 35-acre park includes 30 slides and a coaster called Maximum Velocity. The park replaces the WaterWorld Safari park in north Phoenix...In Tucson, Reina Irene Gonzales was sentenced to tw ... More >>

Deez Nutz: Philip Berg, Barack Obama Birth Certificate Challenger and 9/11 Nutjob

Get over it, nutbars. Come January 20, he'll be the Prez, and there's nothing you can do about it. Weird how the extremes of the far right and far left end up playing patty cake with each other in this country. Take, for example, Philadelphia lawyer Phil Berg, a former Pennsylvania assistant attor ... More >>

Planets in Other Star Systems Photographed

It's a groundbreaking moment in the search for other planets and possibly other life in the universe.

Bartenders & Baristas: Lisa Dowd at A Shot of Java

John McCain's older than AARP and the Golden Gate Bridge"

Red-eye recovery special

Island Discovery

Mayor Phil "Goober" Gordon passes the buck on the slaying of Officer Nick Erfle.

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of February 27

Green Grocer

Pepper, and Authority Zero

Local favorites open hard for island jammers

World Class Gad

Gadabout Film Fest makes its way in the reel world

Heat Stroke of Genius

Mi Casita worthy of hole-in-the-wall hall of fame

Meatball Wizard

La Famiglia dishes up Italian masterpieces flavored with family tradition

Bottoming Out

Trailer-park Scrooge finds 10 reasons to say humbug about the music of 2001

Snora! Tora! Bora!

Overblown Pearl Harbor bombs all over again

The Artist Formerly Known As Print

Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

Rebel Rouser

Against all odds, John Dixon continues to carry the torch for Phoenix's unsung musical history

Critics' Choice

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Methology - Part I

Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.