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Andrew Walter, Former ASU Quarterback, Wants Kyrsten Sinema's Spot in Congress

Former Arizona State University quarterback Andrew Walter wants to be a congressman.Walter, a Republican, would have to beat out the rest of the Republican field, then presumably defeat Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema to do so.See also:-Marc Victor Planning to Run Against Sinema, Expects Hel ... More >>

Paint Your Pizza Lets You Paint a Pizza Online and Then Have It Delivered

Paintyourpizza.com is an app that lets you "paint" a pizza on your computer using something that looks an awful lot like Microsoft paint, then pay for that pizza and have it delivered to you in all of its terrible glory. The program gives you the option of painting collaboratively with other users o ... More >>

Microsoft Sues E-Waste Harvesters of Phoenix, Claims Firm Sold Pirated Software

Computing giant Microsoft is suing a Phoenix e-waste recycling firm in federal court, claiming that the company has been selling unauthorized copies of its software. Phoenix's E-Waste Harvesters and its principal, Earl Campbell, have repeatedly advertised and sold refurbished computers that contain ... More >>

Home Edition of Six-Volume "Modernist Cuisine" Tome in the Works

Nathan Myhrvold used to be the chief technology officer for Microsoft, then he retired and co-authored the $625, six-volume cookbook, "Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking." The book embraced the burgeoning field of molecular gastronomy and used some extreme techniques, including sawing ... More >>

Veolia Transportation Subpoenas Records From Yahoo, Union Boss, Others in Search of Who Leaked Unflattering Internal E-Mails

Veolia Transportation is bent on finding out who leaked internal company e-mails. ​While Veolia Transportation, the company that operates Phoenix city buses, is in the midst of contentious negotiations with the bus drivers' union, corporate executives are dropping subpoenas to gain access to ... More >>

Slade Grove of Wicked Kitchen Gourmet and Cookies from Home

Slade Grove is the kind of man you want in charge of your chocolate: He professes his love for his new enrobing machine and says he has packed on nearly 20 pounds perfecting all his holiday treats at Wicked Kitchen Gourmet and Cookies from Home.

ASU Mars Map Said to Be Best Ever; Online Viewing Site Crashes Friday Due to Heavy Traffic

Image: ASU, NASAThe Grand Canyon of Mars: Valles Marineris. This and other great views of Mars are available on a new, zoomable map created by ASU and NASA​ Wanna take a trip to Mars, without donning a spacesuit? Try the new Mars map compiled for online use by Arizona State University, in coll ... More >>

7 Video Game Predictions for 2010 and Beyond

What happened to this, Square-Enix? ​ As we near the end of the aughts, most of the bright minds in gaming are focusing on what was. They're all over the best games of 2009 and the best games of the decade. Well that's fine, but we're looking forward. Whether Uncharted 2 was the best game of t ... More >>

October 23 In Blogs: Joe Sousa, Brand New, Chipotle, and Marijuana

​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: Joe Arpaio & Lt. Joe Sousa: We Don't Need No Stinking Badges! Up on the Sun: Concert Rev ... More >>

Microsoft Strikes Back: Touring the Microsoft Store

Jonathan McNamaraThe Microsoft Store at Scottsdale Fashion Square​Just last week Scottsdale Fashion Square became a new home for chain department mega store Barneys New York and now this: the first ever Microsoft store. Jumping on the coat tails of another high-end computer store we won't mention ... More >>

Hot Links: Mesa High, Snowbowl, and Microsoft in Scottsdale

​As many as 20 players from the Mesa High football team might be suspended for violating team rules and miss Friday's game against Phoenix Maryvale. Mesa High principal Jim Souder and football coach Kelley Moore confirmed the suspensions, but neither would discuss what the infraction was...Ari ... More >>

Obama: Country Needs to Boost Border Security and "Clarify" Status of Millions of Illegal Immigrants

President Obama seemed to express support for major immigration reform during a speech at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. this morning, promising better border security and a form of amnesty for illegal immigrants. Obama says, "we're taking steps to strengthen ... More >>

Riffer Madness

MST3K’s original cast docks in Mesa

E3 revelations are hit and miss – unless you really dig chopping wood

Michio Kaku talks invisibility, teleportation and ray guns at Changing Hands Bookstore

Smash Bros. Brawl and the biggest game tournament ever

Fans of Nintendo's popular fighting series waited for hours to get this game

Words get in the way of an otherwise stellar Lost Odyssey

Where would the Mormons be without Mexicans?

Future Shock

Mass Effect is riveting — and a bit aggravating, too

Hype Machine

Does Halo 3 live up to its billing?

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself

Three's a Charm

A promising glimpse of the next Halo

It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

The year in unfair shares

Coming Zune

Microsoft shoots at the Apple again

Next Big Things

The five biggest attention-getters at E3

Back to the Future

A high-tech twist on the old-fashioned coin-op

Generation Next

Microsoft's Xbox 360 fires the first shot in the next-gen console war

They've Got Game

Barbarians, brain-eaters, and beagles round out the best of 2005

Near Perfect

Not a bull's-eye, but it hits the target

John Vanderslice

Sad rabbit on killing spree

Shoot 'em Up

Tabb takes aim at new video games

Shoot 'Em Up

Tabb pulls the trigger on some new video games

Milk Money

Boat Derby raises funds for Child Abuse Prevention

House of Pain

It's Kingsley versus Connelly in a heart-rending real estate battle

Milky Way

Milk cartons skim Town Lake

Do the Math

The music industry says online piracy's killing the biz. A UTD prof says it ain't.

Flaming Wreck

Owen Wilson goes down Behind Enemy Lines but lands in familiar terrain

Hoax, Lies and Audiotape

John Vanderslice is an excellent musician and songwriter. He's also a pretty good prankster.

Brat on the Beat

After six years in the garage, the Bratmobile revs louder than ever

You've Got Toast!

At a Las Vegas electronics show, "networked homes" have everybody talking, but not asking the right questions

An Endowed Chair

Senator John McCain's push for campaign-finance reform has helped make him a presidential contender. Donations from special interests that appear before his Senate Commerce Committee haven't hurt, either

Second Helpings

Vat City

Night & Day

June 17 - 23, 1999

Flashes

Second Helpings

Good Old Oy

Twenty-eight years later, Randy Newman is still America's last great grumpy songwriter

Pic Hits for the week

PROSECUTION OF AN INFORMATION HIGHWAY PATROLMAN

AS A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER, LORNE SHANTZ WENT BY THE BOOK. BUT WHEN EXPLICIT IMAGES SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARD HE OPERATED AS A HOBBY, HIS COLLEAGUES THREW THE BOOK AT HIM.

Cheap Shots 03-29-1989