Subject: Pepsi-Cola

• Crunchberries Buyer Should Have Known Cereal had No Real Fruit, Court Says

    A California woman sued Pepsi after finding out that Crunchberries contained no real fruit, but a judge ruled any reasonable person could have figured that out. The case of Janine Sugawawa does provide a modicum of hope that the justice system isn't running on four flats -- this one was nipped in the bud quickly.  Judge Morrison England Jr. of the U.S. District Court of Eastern California approved Pepsi's motion to dismiss on May 21, noting that the 

  June 2, 2009

• SMACKDOWN! Judge Edward Burke bitchslaps Dennis Wilenchik & Andrew Thomas.

  October 18, 2007

• Over the Weekend: Curling, Comedy and Moulin Rouge! re-enactors

  April 28, 2008

• Fried: KFC Snackers

  September 17, 2008

• Springsteen at the Super Bowl? Ugh. Why Not Kanye?

  September 29, 2008

• THE TRUCK STOPS HERE

  RECYCLING MADE EASY! PHOENIX PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS CA ALCADE OF TRASH.

  December 16, 1992

• SHAQ'S FLACKS ARE WAY OFF TRACK

  March 16, 1994

• At Lager-Heads

  Harvey McElhannon sells Diamondback Beer, and was the first to file for that trademark. Now Jerry Colangelo and Major League Baseball want him eighty-sixed.

  April 11, 1996

• Bean a Long Time Coming

  Starbucks, the high-powered gourmet coffee-house chain, finally finds grounds for expansion into Arizona

  August 29, 1996

• Hail, Caesar

  September 5, 1996

• Drug Lord

  The bandit Jesus Malverde has been dead for nearly a century. He's still wanted on both sides of the border.

  February 11, 1999

• Crunk and Disorderly

  Hunting for rapture in the live music capital of the world

  April 1, 2004

• Where's the party? A quick guide to a dozen hot Super Bowl soirees

  January 31, 2008

• Michael Jackson resurrects 'The World's Biggest Selling Album of All Time' with Thriller 25

  March 6, 2008

• “Eastern Promise: Contemporary Art from China” at the Lisa Sette Gallery Saves Visitors Airfare to See These Works on Consumerism

  November 27, 2008

• Caffiend: Socko Energy Drink

  Socko is made right here in the Valley, at Bliss Beverages on Scottsdale Road. The company, founded five years ago by 32 year-old Jordan Harwood, has been fairly successful in its short existence, teaming up with World Wrestling Entertainment to produce the Hulk Energy drink, and raking in an estimated $4 million a year in profits. The upstart company took off so quickly that Harwood was profiled in Forbes just a year after founding it.

  December 15, 2008

• Pop Culture: Strawberry Crush

  As far as I knew knew up until a few weeks ago, Crush came in two flavors: Orange and Grape. Recently I was visiting my family in Ohio when I came across Pineapple, Peach, Strawberry and Tropical Punch. Shocking! Then, I did a little more research and found out that Dr Pepper Snapple actually makes quite a menagerie of flavors, including Birch Beer and Lime. What's more, according to this August article, Pepsi has signed up to start distributing Crush all over the country, so expect to see more

  December 31, 2008

• Pop Culture: Coke, Pepsi and RC Face Off in Cherry Form

  It's easy to forget now, when there are over a dozen flavors of Coca-Cola available, but a bottled cherry cola -- as opposed to the sort of cherry colas mixed up traditionally at drugstores and diners -- was once a revolution. Like you'd probably expect, Coke came up with it, Pepsi borrowed the idea a few years later and, nearly a quarter century later, Royal Crown is finally getting in on the act, with their newish Cherry RC, which is available in limited markets, but has been popping up all ov

  January 21, 2009

• Sunday's Worst Super Bowl Ad

  Is this what you think of the American public, Pepsi? There were some truly awful ads on during yesterday's insanely competitive Super Bowl. The economy is changing, America is changing, and the past two Super Bowls have been some of the best games in Super Bowl history. I remember watching some Super Bowls that were atrocious, lopsided affairs that were over by halftime. It didn't matter for me, though -- I was much younger and enjoyed the commercials more than anything. Advertisements have bec

  February 2, 2009

• Kinch Kills at Sold-Out EP Release Party

  The marquee at Modified, by daylight.After hearing Kinch's new EP, The Economic Chastisement (review here), I was a little worried the boys were going soft on us. Chastisment is a solid CD, but it's so much softer than their previous effort, the album Advances, it was hard for me to get as excited about it. All three songs on the EP were good, but I was concerned Kinch was giving up on Brian Coughlin's crunchy guitars solos. No need to worry, judging by last night's CD release party.Kinch brough

  February 14, 2009

• Pop Culture: Mountain Dew Voltage

  I'm not sure when the last time I had a Mountain Dew was, but the last time I remember enjoying one was back when the brand's Code Red flavor came out. I have vivid memories of using the stuff to wash down Flamin' Hot Cheetos while listening to The Writing's On The Wall.The Pepsi brand has released numerous colored versions since -- LiveWire, Pitch Black or the Taco Bell exclusive Baja Blast, anyone? -- but I haven't been tempted to bite. Yet something seemed inviting about Voltage (Dew charged

  February 18, 2009

• Pop Culture: Dry Soda (Lemongrass)

  As I've mentioned a few times before, our tasting panel seems to loathe super-sweet sodas. In our last review, we made them get over it to appreciate Mountain Dew Voltage, a brilliant new Pepsi product. This week, we picked up something your dentist would like: Dry Soda's Lemongrass. With 50 calories of cane sugar, it's not so much sweet as bubbly.According to their web site, Dry Soda was started by a Seattle woman frustrated by the lack of high-end non-alcoholic beverages during her four pregna

  March 4, 2009

• Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 30, 2008

  October 30, 2008

• Fair Ball

  May 29, 2008

• Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

  January 31, 2008

• Liège Largess

  Belgian endeavor

  April 6, 2006

• Deep Thoughts by Redford

  February 23, 2006

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  August 19, 2004

• Rock Royalty

  January 22, 2004

• Hypocritic Oath

  California's rent-a-patient scam has reaped millions for greedy physicians, clinics and patients

  December 18, 2003

• Idiot Savant

  Notaro spins more funny yarns

  August 7, 2003

• Sister Act

  Late Nite Catechism has gotten to be a habit with local crowds

  June 12, 2003

• Boob Job

  Tempe tried to kill Fat Tuesday. But cops are no match for the power of the female breast.

  March 13, 2003

• Angel Food

  It's one, two, three bites en route to the old ball game

  March 6, 2003

• Mouf Wash

  Conservatives and hip-hop fans weigh the pros and ho's of Ludacris

  March 6, 2003

• Robot Wars

  A thriving Arizona break-dancing culture rediscovers the state's grandmasters of boogaloo

  January 9, 2003

• Slave 4 Britney

  The mystery behind Britney Spears' appeal with chicks who should know better

  April 4, 2002

• Hello, Goodbye

  Victims in Ecstacy completes its new CD, and breaks up at the same time

  March 28, 2002

• HIStory Repeats Itself. Again?

  With Invincible, Michael Jackson continues to spill blood on the dance floor

  November 22, 2001

• Blessed Today

  After a decade of mixing it up, Valley rapper Pokafase inks a cool deal with a hot new label

  November 15, 2001

• Salvador Deli

  A trip to Mex-Sal North is an adventure in dining for those who seek the cuisine of El Salvador

  April 12, 2001

• Photo Lady

  Mill Avenue bulber moves on

  March 1, 2001

• Bad Reputation

  Low hopes its slow-and-depressing label was one thing Lost in the Fire

  February 1, 2001

• Tales of Tiara

  Sally Field performs sash 'n' burn on beauty pageants in pretty good Beautiful

  September 28, 2000

• Craig Newmark Speaks at Victim's Memorial in Wake of Craigslist Killings

  April 30, 2009

• On Gabachos with White-Collar Jobs

  June 18, 2009

• Michael Jackson Dead: 10 Random Thoughts About the Passing of The King of Pop

  1. You know what I've always hated? Hearing MJ described as "the self-proclaimed King of Pop." First, I don't think it's appropriately respectful of the man who wrote Thriller; second, as far as I know, it's totally inaccurate, as I've never heard Jackson refer to himself as the "King of Pop" and, even if he did, he was only using an honorific given to him by Liz Taylor. Look, folks, if Jackson was dubbed "The King" by Cleopatra herself, who are we to question it?2. Oh, The Onion, you're al

  June 25, 2009

• Advertising in Movies Expected to Double, Says Study Exposing Consumer Response

    www.repmanblog.comJust when we thought we didn't have to watch commercials anymore, with TiVo ending the corporate enslavement of our subconscious, advertisers snuck back in. And we didn't even notice. A study released by the Department of Research and Economic Affairs at Arizona State University found that subliminal advertising through product placement in movies is becoming more effective than ever, which of course means advertisers are going to start doing

  July 27, 2009

• Soul Power Documents an Epic Concert

  August 6, 2009

• Amy Donohue, What Are You Eating?

  Find out what comedian Amy Donohue loves to eat.

  November 3, 2009