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John McCain Wants Americans to Be Able to Pick Their Own Damn Television Channels

Are you an alpha-male whose gonads shrivel up every time you see the Lifetime channel? A radical environmentalist who faints at the sight of a Formula One race? Do you just vomit instantly upon hearing the voices of Bill O'Reilly or Rachel Maddow?Don't worry, folks, Senator John McCain's here for al ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Top Sycophant, SRP Lobbyist Russell Smoldon, and ResistALEC's "Sleeping Dragon"

AzResistALECDemonstrators form an anti-ALEC "sleeping dragon" at SRPOne unfortunate aspect of the occupation of the Salt River Project's Tempe headquarters last week was that the activists involved were not able to pull off a similar action at the Westin Kierland Resort, where corporate interests an ... More >>

Tempe Police Allowed Shaquille O’Neal to Play Cop by Giving Him Secret Info on Software Used to Detect Kiddy Porn

Bob Dylan Comes to God in an Arizona Hotel Room

Fenske Wins Major Award

After Re-Living Fatso Cream-Cheese "Tweet," Grant Woods Says He'll "Look at" Running for Senate

Senator Grant Woods?​Announcing that you're considering running for U.S. Senate after telling a story about fatsos and their love of cream cheese is an interesting campaign tactic -- and it's one Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods pulled out this morning on live TV.Woods, a.k.a. the best ... More >>

Grant Woods Advocates Politics That Are Not Personal, Vindictive or Mean, Clearly Forgetting That That's His Style

Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods co-authored a column in the Arizona Republic about the lessons that should be learned in the wake of an assassination attempt of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords:"It has spurred a national teaching moment, a pause in the war of charged vocabulary, and a di ... More >>

Grant Woods Fuels J.D. Hayworth "Dracula-Gate" With Awesome Twitter Post

Grant Woods seems hell-bent on sticking things in J.D. Hayworth.​Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods wants to put an end to the latest dose of J.D. Hayworth buffoonery, but he may just be adding fuel to J.D.s paranoid fire.In an interview with Newsweek earlier this week, Woods joked: ... More >>

John McCain Says He Never Considered Himself a "Maverick;" Blogosphere Freaks Out

www.newscorpse.com​ John McCain's maverickness is getting called into question after an interview the senator gave this week, where McCain downplays the nickname and denies ever viewing himself in that regard. "I never considered myself a maverick," McCain tells Newsweek. "I consider myself ... More >>

Media Weighs in on Napolitano's Appointment to Homeland Security

Barack Obama has named Arizona's governor Janet Napolitano as the nation's Homeland Security secretary. This is Janet's biggest spotlight ever, and the country is being hit with a flurry of news stories about her. Obama made it official this morning during a news conference in Chicago. A ... More >>

Postmodern John McCain: the presidential candidate some Arizonans know — and loathe

National Tally: Obama, 71 McCain, 38. Even Fox News Prefers Obama

Cyberspace Invaders

County law enforcement's seeking more and more Web site information to mount investigations against private citizens

The Yoda of 9/11

Pat Curley slices through the loony conspiracy theories at his influential "Screw Loose Change" Web site

Sunnyslopetopia

It's not just for meth labs and Hell's Angels anymore

The Ultimate Rock Fantasy

Dora's Darlings

Prisoners are precious to Dora Schriro, Arizona's new corrections chief

Brainiacs

International Baccalaureate students learn that the best revenge for a nerd is a great education -- in elitism

Peace-monger

Chuck Carlson and his disciples are taking it to the streets, demanding that pro-life churches practice what they preach and condemn war in Iraq

Super Bowl V

The Valley's bid for the Big Game may be derailed by five missing tortoise babies

Crack Addicts, Political Shenanigans and Indian Relics

Only in Phoenix is this a formula for a real estate hustle

Brave New World

No makeup. No gimmick. No shtick. But does Mesa's fast-rising Jimmy Eat World really stand a chance against the likes of Britney and the Backstreet Boys?

Dream Weaver

Sandman author Neil Gaiman finds magic in the damnedest place

Letters 05-04-2000

Gotta Serve Somebody

On the Tracks publishers build a career on the relentless intensity of Bob Dylan's fan base

Thunder Roadwork

Despite some glaring omissions, Tracks cuts an intriguing parallel path through Springsteen's career

Flashes

Marian Theology--Phoenix Style

Mane of Steel

Valley metalhead discovers new skewer for baldness

Sticking By His Guns

ccused conspirator Charles Knight talks about his days in the Viper Militia, why he's fighting the government's case against him, and how he fell in love with fellow defendant Donna Williams

Herbs of Love

Pills made from a Peruvian vine known as Cat's Claw are all the rage among Latino health buffs

REVERSAL OF MISFORTUNE

JAMES MCPHEETERS BEAT A MOLESTATION RAP, BUT WAS SENTENCED TO 561 YEARS FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. AN APPELLATE COURT SAYS HE DESERVES A NEW TRIAL.

RED ROCK TEST

FREON EASY

ARIZONA'S REPUBLICAN LEADERS WANT THE STATE TO BUCK FEDERAL LAWS ON CFC PRODUCTION. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WEIRD SCIENCE MIXES WITH WACKY POLITICS.

NEWT-ONIAN VALUES

THE SHANE OF IT ALL

SHANE STANT WHACKED NANCY KERRIGAN'S LEG. HERE'S WHY HE THINKS HE'S A VICTIM

VENICE,ANYONE?

THE RIGHTEOUS STUFF

IN THE MID-'80S, ASU WAS THE LAUNCHING PAD FOR THEIR CONSERVATIVE VITRIOL. NOW THEY'VE GRADUATED TO THE REAL WORLD.

DRE MATTER

HIS HOME AND PERSONAL LIKE SMOLDER, AND DR. DRE STILL PLAYS WITH FIRE

CARLE HODGE'S NEEDLESS DEATH

CARPETBAGGING THE CANALTHE CHOICE OF A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FROM NEW YORK HAS SOME LOCAL FOLKS GRUMBLING

CACTUS COPS WERE STICKLERS SUCCULENT SLEUTHES' POSTS ELIMINATED

ALIVE AND WELLTHANKS TO BAD SCIENCE, RUMORS OF THE SAGUARO'S DEMISE HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED

DOIN' THE RACIST HUSTLE

Right Time for Sargent?

Look out, McCain. There's a woman after you.

THE MCLAUGHLIN GOOFS

CASHIN' IN ON CONTROVERSY

ICE-T AND SISTER SOULJAH GIVE MAKING MONEY A BAD RAP