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Man-Cat Breaks Up with Taylor Swift So That You Can Too

Big Brain Awards 2013

Ted's Hot Dogs: A (30-Year-Old!) Slice of Buffalo, New York, in Tempe

The Guilty Pleasure: White hot dog, onion rings, loganberry drink Where to Get It: Ted's Hot Dogs, McClintock and Broadway Price: About $8-$10, depending on choice of dog and drink size What It Really Costs: Charring, fat, and sugar, respectively? It's the bad-for-you trinity! Sometimes, I don't un ... More >>

The Screwball Economics of Major League Baseball

Giant 20-Inch Artisan Pizzas Coming to North Scottsdale

Where do North Scottsdale folks go for artisan pizza when they're really hungry? Starting Sunday, March 10, it may be Giant Rustic Pizza. See also: - 11 Best Pizza Spots in Metro Phoenix - Federal Pizza: Empire-Building on Central Avenue The new takeout and delivery restaurant, 14626 Frank Lloyd W ... More >>

Amazon AutoRip: Is There Any Point To Trying to Prolong the Life of the CD?

So this one time, my college roommate was gonna buy this album. It came in two formats: CD and MP3. The CD version was a few bucks cheaper. I argued with my roommate that a CD was a better deal because you also got a physical copy of something, but he went for the MP3 download anyway because he didn ... More >>

MAN-CAT's Pussy Cola Antics Grabbed Attention of Pepsi's Lawyers

Lana Del Rey's "Cola" put some interesting visuals in our heads, especially that line about the particular flavor of her labia - "My pussy tastes like Pepsi Cola," she sings. As we've already gone into, local pranksters MAN-CAT took the vulgarity one step further, creating their own ad campaign, com ... More >>

Culture Jammers MAN-CAT Introduce Lana Del Rey's, Ahem, Pussy Cola (NSFW)

The late, great and totally irreverent comedian Bill Hicks once predicted the ultimate television commercial, describing it as such: "Here's the woman's face. Beautiful. Camera pulls back. Naked breast. Camera pulls back, she's totally naked, legs apart, two fingers right here and it just says 'Dri ... More >>

New Hong Kong: Authentic Chinese Food Hiding in Plain Sight

Spice Up Your Life With The Spice Girls Musical

After reading Lenni Rosenblum's blog about Dave Matthews Band, I considered calling this "Fuck you, I Love The Spice Girls," but the thing is, I don't think I'm alone here. The Spice Girls got their share of critical jabs, I'm sure, for for a certain generation of girls (yeah, mostly girls) born in ... More >>

Suicidal Tendencies Postpone Arizona Dates

Looking forward to seeing Suicidal Tendencies this weekend at the Marquee Theatre? Well, so were we, but we have bad news: The band has rescheduled this weekend's performances in Phoenix for Friday, September 21 at the Marquee Theatre (with the same support acts, BroLoaf and Perpetual lined up, as w ... More >>

Tamale Dinner at Corona Ranch Tonight Benefits Friendly House

If you have a hankering for some Mexican food and don't already have plans tonight, might we suggest tamales and a show in South Phoenix. The 77th Annual Friendly House Tamale Dinner is tonight from 5 to 9 at Corona Ranch Rodeo Grounds.

Robert Towery Executed By Lethal Injection In Florence--Murdered Paradise Valley Philanthropist in '91

Robert Towery, a 47-year-old Mesa man who spent the last two decades of his life on death, was executed late this morning at the state prison in Florence.​Towery's last-minute appeals didn't pass muster, and prison officials injected the inmate with the poisonous chemicals that killed him.He was c ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Animosity Toward Lighter-Skinned Mexicans

Five Best Talking Songs; A Suicidal Tendencies Tribute

​It's been a long time since we've heard from thrash-metal stalwarts, Suicidal Tendencies. Most of the 2000s were void of any new albums, as the band lay dormant following their 1990s retirement. The good news for all you "cyco" fans is that as of 2009 original frontman Mike Muir has dusted ... More >>

No Matter How Polite You Are at a Vending Machine Expo in Glendale, Someone's Gonna Get Cranky If They Don't Get Their Free Twix

Because it is what we in the business call a slow news day, I dropped by the "Gratitude Tour," a one-day expo of new food and drink vending machines in Glendale, and, boy, folks were crabby with a capital C-R-A-B. "How much does this machine cost?" I asked the representative of a digital vending ma ... More >>

Moist Brisket from Texas BBQ House

​Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back - with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 14: Moist Brisket ... More >>

Texas BBQ House Does Lone Star 'Cue in Phoenix

Vitamin T: A Sign of Life in Downtown

Michael Jackson: A Video Tribute

Wikimedia CommonsMichael Jackson at the White House in 1984.​This month marks the two-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. Though the King of Pop passed away June 25, 2009 at the age of 50, he left behind an incomparable body of work, one that stands among the greatest contributions to en ... More >>

Pepsi Introduces Social Vending System: It's "Next Generation" Networking, Yo!

Attention vending machine world: prepare to have your collective coin-op slots blown off. PepsiCo has announced it's set to launch a line of "next generation" social vending machines. The new machines will allow folks to connect with friends and gift them drinks with the push of a (touchscreen) ... More >>

Downtown Phoenix to Look Like Times Square, Compliments of Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns (and Why That Sucks)

Coming soon to downtown Phoenix.​Driving through downtown Phoenix today, we thought to ourselves "hmmm, this city definitely needs a collection of giant, gaudy, lighted ads for things like Pepsi, and Doritos -- on par with places like Las Vegas and Times Square -- to line the sides of buildings ne ... More >>

Pop the Soda Shop Closes and Moves to Downtown Phoenix

​Pop the Soda shop was always the place where you could find those rare, nostalgic beverages that seem to pre-date beverage behemoths like Pepsi and Coke. Birch beer, sarsaparilla, Moxie, and countless kinds of cola filled the shelves of the longstanding store in South Scottsdale. Now t ... More >>

5 Ways to Drink Your Halloween Candy

mixthatdrink.comA rainbow of vodka flavors.​Candy is dandy, liquor is quicker, so combining candy AND liquor must be a jovial jaunt to inebriation.If you've  got a bowl full of Halloween candy and some alcohol in your cabinet, why not get creative and really trick-or-treat.Here are 5 ideas to ... More >>

Glee at Dodge Theatre

Luke HolwerdaThe Glee: Live Tour opens in Phoenix.​Lady Gaga is a free bitch, baby.Bitch. Bitch. Bitchhhhhhhh.You would not know that from last night's world premiere of the hit Fox musadramedy Glee's touring stageshow at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, where a cadre of stars from the show reprised "Bad ... More >>

Fry Girl Finds Allies at the Lucky Boy Burger Joint

What's Selling: Eastside Records (Gorillaz, The Regulations, Pigeon Religion, Hendrix)

Yes, it's still 2010. And a local band's cassette is a top selling album of the week. Hell yeah.​The weekly list of best sellers at Eastside in Tempe never ceases to be eclectic, and contain at least a few surprises. This week, Gorillaz top out the charts, Swedish punk rockers The Regulations make ... More >>

Amy Donohue, What Are You Eating?

Find out what comedian Amy Donohue loves to eat.

Soul Power Documents an Epic Concert

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 ... More >>

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" a ... More >>

On Gabachos with White-Collar Jobs

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 -- thi ... More >>

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

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 calorie ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 a ... More >>

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 Sup ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 estima ... More >>

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

Hypocritic Oath

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

Tales of Tiara

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

Drug Lord

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

Hail, Caesar

Bean a Long Time Coming

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

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.

SHAQ'S FLACKS ARE WAY OFF TRACK

THE TRUCK STOPS HERE

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