Indonesia

American Malaikat dan Singa Is Big in (and About) Indonesia

A famous series of ads for Rosetta Stone tells a fictional narrative about some Midwestern farmboy intensively learning Italian to get with an beautiful Italian woman. The pitch seems to be that learning a new language opens up new opportunities, and since it is advertising, the sexual opportunities ... More >>

6 Don't-Miss Events During AZ Cocktail Week: Feb 16-22

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Phoenix is becoming a bona-fide food-town, "becoming" (present progressive) being the operative word. Exhibit A, for your consideration: the second annual Arizona Cocktail Week, a seven-day series of boozy events -- some educational, others not so much -- b ... More >>

Top Five Must See Shows This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Angger Dimas @ Wild Knight

Turning Javanese

Andrew Jackson Jihad: Google Chatting About Optimism and Hipsterism

Folk punk heroes Andrew Jackson Jihad are one of the most recognizable fixtures in the Valley's independent music scene, and Sean Bonnette, the band's frontman, is one of the most down-to-earth, friendly musicians I've ever met. I've often bumped into Bonnette at local dive bars or kickass shows and ... More >>

New Food Truck Alert: Goodness Gracious Great Balls & Sliders Coming Soon

The Valley already claims one rock-and-roll cupcake dealing food truck and soon will be welcoming a savory counterpart to the scene. Enter: Goodness Gracious Great Balls & Sliders - expected to hit the streets late next month. See also: - The Slider: Delicious Burger Innovation or Small, Sad Ex ... More >>

From Toronto, a Glimpse of this Year's Most Bracing Films

Dinesh D'Souza's 2016: Obama's America: The Five Most Hilarious Lowlights

Could Joe Arpaio's "Birther" Investigation Get Any More Loony?

Well, wouldn't you know it -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "birther" investigation has gotten worse.Mailman Allen Hulton -- who was only identified as a "retired government employee" at the "birther" press conference -- has taken an oath swearing that Ayers' mother told him about a "foreig ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Birther Squad Strikes Again: Mailman Claims "Foreign" Barack Obama Chatted Him Up at the Ayers' House

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "birther" squad continues to add to the absolute embarrassment of an "investigation" that the sheriff has ordered in his name.This time around, Arpaio's conspiracy-nut buddies have released a signed affidavit from a retired mailman claiming the legitimacy of t ... More >>

Honor, Courage, Popcorn: Act of Valor Wants You!

Ask a Mexican on Learning Spanish and Tacos

Joe Arpaio Sets Judgment Day For President Obama And His Birth Certificate

New TimesBigfoot's next.​The results of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "investigation" into whether President Barack Obama is eligible for office are set to be announced.MCSO spokesman Jeff Sprong tells New Times the findings are set to be released on March 1.Arpaio's been mostly hush-hush a ... More >>

Tracy Dempsey's Perfect Food Day

​Tracy Dempsey is known for her thoughtful sweet creations and perhaps most known for her Original Bacon Pecan Brittle. She is smart, kind and completely dedicated to mastering the art of satisfying your sweet tooth. Dempsey (headshot here was taken by Sophia Flocken) showed an early interest ... More >>

Ethnic Studies: Doug MacEachern's Anti-Intellectual Quackery

Courtesy of the Three Sonorans blog. Now here's a quiz: What do all these people have in common? Just a coincidence, I'm sure...It's the easiest thing in the world to label someone a Marxist, a commie or un-American. You don't need any real evidence. All you need to do is show that someone read the ... More >>

Tsunami Footage Breathtaking, Heartbreaking; West Coast on Tsunami Alert -- Schools Canceled Along Northern California Coast

Image: AP /Kyodo News Tsunami as it hits Natori, Miyagi.​We just saw some of the video footage trickling in from the epic disaster that hit Japan last night. Unbelievable. Gut-wrenching. Scary as hell. Nice to be safe here in the deep desert. Just called a friend who lives near Half Moon ... More >>

Tempeh: Tofu's Funky, Fermented Cousin

Robin from Netherlands via Wikimedia commons​ 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: Tempeh Tempeh, ... More >>

Songs in the Key of Life

Musical culture for a cause

Erasmus "Razz" Kamnitzer of Razz's Restaurant & Bar, Part 2

Erasmus "Razz" Kamnitzer is self-proclaimed "old school" when it comes to cooking. "Everything came naturally to me; I grew up in the business," Razz says of his time in culinary school. "Things that you don't normally see, they were common things to me. I was fortunate enough to travel a lot, to ... More >>

Food Network's 24 Hour Restaurant Battle Is an Eternity of Boring

​Dreams are awesome. Especially the ones with zombies and double rainbows (oh my God!), but what about the waking dreams we have for our lives? Losing weight, running a marathon, starting a business. Those are cool, too. And for the most part, they take planning. Which is why Food Network's new ... More >>

Tracy Dempsey: Tracy Dempsey Originals

We recently caught up with Tracy Dempsey, pastry chef and business owner, scooping samples of Tracy Dempsey Originals ice cream at The Phoenix Urban Market and Wine Bar. We got the scoop from the scooper. Tracy Dempsey at Phoenix Urban Market and Wine Bar​Tracy Dempsey grew up traveling the ... More >>

Rose Johnson: The Phoenix Arts Community Mourns One of Its Pioneers

Arty Girl: Linda Connor at Phoenix Art Museum

Linda Connor, Mudra Mindroling Monastery, Tibet 1993I have to hand it to photographers...and not just because I get paid to.Honestly, I don't have a mind for what they do. I took one photography class when I was 17 and ended up dropping halfway through the semester. It's the process that gets me do ... More >>

Restless Spiritualist

Globetrotting photog tracks time and myth

Unaired Wu-Tang TV Shows

Restless Spiritualist

Globetrotting photog tracks time and myth

Bartenders & Baristas: Carson Quinn at Roka Akor

Local musicians find a catalyst in the RPM Challenge

Mad Max: Max Cavalera

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, May 10, 2007

Femmy Nazis

The Taloned One ogles white pride wenches, welcomes an infamous mining titan to town, and takes another swipe at illegal-immigrant-bashing car king Rusty Childress

Space Crash Course

Beam me up, Becky

Java House

Asian delicacies dominate the menu at Lotus Asian Cafe

Lounge Addicts

Wanna see members of the Rat Pack buy drinks for wannabe supermodels? Check out The Merc.

Natural Selection

New exhibit hails the beauty of nature

Covert Fuzz

Short-wave radio, with its fringe elements and bizarre discoveries, is a living, breathing organism

Got Rice?

Bunga Raya metes out a mediocre taste of Malaysia

Letters

From the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5

Inside the Soap Box

Michael Moore gets out of his La-Z-Boy to find The Awful Truth

Built for Sound

Nino Notaro's life of sound guardin'

Chains Addiction

Loading Doc

Bottled Anger

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello pours forth the vitriol

The Pantheon (Bow Down Before the Gods of Metal)

Second Helpings

Raw Deal

With the Breeders on hold, Kim Deal pares down her sound and gets Amped up

Razz'll Dazzle

THE BOYS FROM BRAZILTRANSPLANTED TO PHOENIX, SEPULTURA STRIVES FOR DEATH METAL WITH A CONSCIENCE

ARIZONA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM IS READY FOR REFORM SCHOOL

FOR ONCE, BIG BUSINESS AND EDUCATORS ARE IN CONCERT. BUT WILL LAWMAKERS FACE THE MUSIC