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  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Jay "Akshen" Valdez Talks Para One, Jam Master Jay, Fools Gold, and More

    If you pay a visit to AZ/88 tonight, its urbane décor and trendy drinks won't be the coolest thing going on inside the haute Scottsdale hangout. DJ Akshen will be working hard on the wheels of steel providing a fitting tribute to the late Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys during his weekly gig Fluid F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Chef Mensur Duzic's Paella

    This week in Chef Talk we've been talking with Chef Mensur Duzic of Phoenix Children's Hospital. A tenured veteran of fine dining spots from across the Valley to across the pond, Duzic has enjoyed his position at the hospital for nearly ten years. But does he miss his more high-class culinary roots? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Muhammad Ali's 70th Birthday Yesterday Spurs Sweet Memories About "The Greatest"s About `The Greatest'

    Sadly, many of us who followed Muhammad Ali's (aka Cassius Clay) boxing career and life for about a half-century suspected that he wouldn't see a 70th birthday.​Surely, we told ourselves privately, he never would outlast his nemesis, Smokin' Joe Frazier, the Philadelphia fury who died late last ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Smokin' Joe Frazier's Death Evokes Memories of Big Apple Showdown With Ali

    It was late Janary 1974, and I took a train from Connecticut to New York City for the rematch between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. I had no idea how or if I was going to get into Madison Square Garden for the fight--but I was determined to give it my best shot. One of sport's greatest rival ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Chop PHX: Bicol Express

    Ando Muneno​ ​​Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburban-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley's rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Bicol Express from Gingerroot (1076 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler). The ... More >>

  • Film

    October 6, 2011

    John Sayles Brings the Philippine-American War Into the 21st Century

    Ando Muneno​ ​​Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburban-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley's rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Bicol Express from Gingerroot (1076 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler). The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    Jon Justice, Wingnut Lip-Flapper, CHALLENGED To Debate by David Abie Morales

    David Abie Morales, the bad-ass, lefty blogger of Three Sonorans fame, is calling out Tucson wingnut lip-flapper Jon Justice of 104.1 FM "The Truth," and challenging the rightist moonhowler to a debate.But, um, on neutral ground, of course. Heck, I'll even drive down to Tucson to moderate, if they w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Tuck Shop Rolls Out New Fall Menu

    ​Fall is ushering all kinds of cozy new food at Tuck Shop, the Coronado District restaurant that's transformed the corner of 12th Street and Oak into a popular CenPho dinner destination.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Rev. Al Sharpton and Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Meet Behind Closed Doors for Battle Royale

    photo by David ShankboneMy advice to Al: Wear a wire, Rev. It's like going to visit a mafia don.It promises to be more scintillating than the Thrilla in Manila, though, sadly, this verbal donnybrook will mostly behind closed doors, according to the Rev. Al Sharpton's camp.I'm talking about the news ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Lisa James on Randy Pullen, Sheriff Joe, and the Battle for the AZ Republican Party

      We're not going so far as to predict another Thrilla in Manila, but we will say this: the fight for the chairmanship of the state Republican party is getting good -- in a juicy, knockdown, drag-out kind of way. Just how we like it! Here's the background for all you non-politi ... More >>

  • Film

    May 22, 2008

    Cannes takes a decidedly serious tone with films featuring sites of social conflict

      We're not going so far as to predict another Thrilla in Manila, but we will say this: the fight for the chairmanship of the state Republican party is getting good -- in a juicy, knockdown, drag-out kind of way. Just how we like it! Here's the background for all you non-politi ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 22, 2003

    Where's the Beefcake?

    Adonis is M.I.A.

  • Culture

    February 6, 2003

    Speaking Volumes

    VNSA chairperson does it by the book

  • Culture

    January 30, 2003

    An I for an I

    Jon Gentry convincingly channels Spalding Gray -- but why?

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001
  • Dining

    November 16, 2000

    Forn Affairs

    Don't let the name game confuse you.

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Out, Out, Damn Sport!

    Voters seem certain to do what the Arizona Legislature has repeatedly refused to do--ban cockfighting, and hasten the death of a way of life

  • Culture

    October 8, 1998

    Cuba's Blue Period

    Voters seem certain to do what the Arizona Legislature has repeatedly refused to do--ban cockfighting, and hasten the death of a way of life

  • Music

    September 25, 1997

    Ice Age

    The Icehouse converts cold-storage facility into underground recording mecca

  • Music

    January 25, 1996

    Bedtime for Gonzo

    The last Ted Nugent interview you'll ever have to read

  • Dining

    September 7, 1995

    WHOSE SOY NOW?

    The last Ted Nugent interview you'll ever have to read

  • News

    January 8, 1992

    HIME FOR CHRISTMAS

    The last Ted Nugent interview you'll ever have to read

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