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Dumbest Name for a Phoenix Weather Event: "Haboob" or "Graupel"?

Here's something in Phoenix you can enjoy during the summer and winter: obnoxious names for weather events.It's nearly impossible to live in the Valley for more than five minutes without hearing the word "haboob," and yesterday, meterologists decided to piss on everyone's parade, and tell people tha ... More >>

Block Buster

Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Ends, and Yes, Joe's Still Guilty as Sin

See also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Begins, and, Yes, He's Guilty as Sin See also: Joe Arpaio's Taliban, Nativist Steve Camarota, and More Problems for the MCSO See also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett "Shut Up" Palmer and Flunky Brian Sands Under Oath As U.S. District Judge G. M ... More >>

What's the Most Overrated Food of 2012 So Far?

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. Miss a question? Go here.This year, it seems like we've seen more Angus be ... More >>

Make Your Own Instant Slushy With Supercooling

On Thursday, we talked about how Japanese beer company Kirin has introduced a series of "Frozen Gardens" that will not only serve you an ice cold brew but also top it with a layer of delicious-looking soft-serve beer foam. See Also: Soft Serve Beer Foam See Also: Powdered Food DIY Kits From Japan ... More >>

21 Jump Street Is Now a Buddy Comedy

Local Marine Sets a Geek-Worthy World Record (and Joins the Ranks of Celebrity Military Nerds)

​Before I was your devoted Fanboy, I was Corporal Beard, R.J., United States Marine Corps, so believe me when I tell you that the Armed Forces are rife with nerdery. For every pack of tattooed hard chargers cleaning their rifles on a Sunday night, there's also a DM organizing the weekly game ... More >>

"Nathan Sawaya: An American Legocy" at Mesa Contemporary Arts Plays It Safe

Haboobs in Arizona Known for Centuries to Pimas as "Jegos"

Image: @jeffgokeeCheck out this and other shots from readers of last night's "jegos" on the New Times site.​ Nothing against the Sudanese, but "haboob" is a dumb-sounding name to English-receiving ears. It inspires more ridicule than the awesomeness these wind-blown monsters deserve.The news m ... More >>

Phoenix Comicon, Danzig, Twilight Singers, Randy Newman, and Hooves Over the Memorial Day Weekend

​Phoenix Comicon 2011 In Photos If you attended Comicon this weekend, the chances are good that you're currently nursing a pocky hangover (possibly a real one as well) and using Memorial Day to nap. While you recover from the sheer awesomeness, take a look back with these photos including cost ... More >>

2011 World's 50 Best Restaurants: Two Tickets to Denmark, Please

Getty Images​Those devilish Danes have done it again. Curse their delicious Nordic cuisine! (Not really. Pass the Greenland musk ox, please.) Restaurant magazine and S. Pellegrino's annual "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list is out and it seems Denmark, the land of Lego AND Hans Christian A ... More >>

White Stripes' Most Endearing Moments

The White Stripes: Oh-so-sweet. (We will miss you Jack and Meg!)​Let's face it. The White Stripes is was a band that without question defined music for this generation. Whether you liked them or not (and most everyone did, at one time or other) they were constantly in the news, challenging convent ... More >>

"POP! Pop Culture in American Indian Art" blends Warhol and Spider-Man with Ceramics and Beadwork

People's Biennial Slated for SMoCA Raises Hackles of Local Artists and Curators

Kathleen VanesianCould this be a contender for SMoCA's upcoming "People's Biennial"?​ The art community grapevine in this Valley is about three inches long, so it didn't take much time for me to get calls concerning a recent, very heated panel discussion at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary A ... More >>

ASU Hosting Lego Championships. University Officials Say There's Nothing Nerdy About It. Yeah, Right

www.demotivateus.com​More than 300 of Arizona's top Lego architects will be meeting at Arizona State University on Saturday to compete in the First Lego League robotic championships.

Lost in Translation: Autism Is Tough to Diagnose and Treat – and for Immigrant Families, It Can Be Impossible

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Teams Up With Lego for Toymaker's "Architecture" Series

  Lego's latest in its "Architecture" line: Two famous Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings. The Danish toymaker teamed up with the Frank Lloyd Foundation in Scottsdale to produce Lego versions of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and the Falling Water home.

Unwigged and Unloved: Spinal Tappers Play for Small but Appreciative Crowd

Luke Holwerda"Spinal Tap" metal and "A Mighty Wind" folk each got their due Monday night.Before the Unwigged & Unplugged show even started last night, the official Spinal Tap moment had already happened. When the announcer came onstage at Dodge Theatre to do the customary plugging of upcoming sh ... More >>

From the Society for Creative Anachronism to Self-Propelled Electronic Armored Racks, Simon Rohrich is a True Renaissance Man

Gotta Catch ‘Em All: The Link Between OCD and Video Games

Artist Betsy Schneider takes pictures of her children naked and shows them to the world

DIY game design hits your Wii with Blast Works

One mom's struggle to keep her son alive in the state's care highlights the challenges of supporting the developmentally disabled

All-American Rejects

There's a Lego game?

Unity 06

Rave in the cave

Jokers Wild

Making it big in the valley's comedy scene is no laughing matter

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when

New Kid on the Blocks

LEGO is looking for a new builder

Breaking Point

Hip Hop Coalition makes its move

Love Boat

The true story of a child artist facing death, The Yellow Boat triumphs without sentimentality

White Wash

The White Stripes create mystique the old-fashioned way: lying and keeping mum

Accidents Will Happen

A new split CD and a bizarre Web site raise eyebrows

Fairy Warning

Proving that muses are more than mere myth, we expose the unusual inspirations for the latest crop of Valley bands

From Queer to Paternity

One of Ssan Francisco's most outlandish entertainers and his family set up camp in Phoenix

Dying Poets Society

Is there beauty in Alzheimer’s disease? Yes, say ASU poets who work with dementia patients. But can you be a poet and not know it?

Music Showcase 2000

48 locals have their run of the Mill

The Athlete and the Aesthete

Collegiate wrestler Jake Harman turns into Multimedia Man

The Turntablist

Z-Trip's battle for hometown respect manifests itself with Electric Highway DJ conflict

Worst of Phoenix--The Music Scene

Just a few splashes of vinegar to cut all the honey in this issue . . .

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