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The Most Popular Spirit in the World is Chinese Firewater Baijiu -- And It May Be Coming To The States

According to data from International Wine and Spirit Research, Chinese people drank over 11 billion liters of baijiu last year, making it the most consumed liquor in the world, Reutrers reports. Baiju, for those unfamiliar with the booze, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made (usually) from sorghum ... More >>

Anti-Flag Peforms Anti-War Punk in the Obama/Drone/Wikileaks Era

Punk bands have a tendency of burning out long before fading away. Pittsburgh's Anti-Flag has proven an exception to the rule; the band has been writing politically-charged punk and touring relentlessly for the better part of 20 years. "I really love the old records," says vocalist/guitarist Just ... More >>

Top Five Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

Mark David Chapman, The Man Who Killed John Lennon, Inspires Internet Nastiness (Surprise!)

You might know Mark David Chapman as the subject of that Mindless Self-Indulgence song or as J.D. Salinger's biggest fan. Oh, and he killed John Lennon. Yeah, about that... As Reuters reports, Chapman is up for parole again this week, marking the seventh time he'll appear before New York state's De ... More >>

Pop Isn't Dead: Here's Seven New Songs That Prove It

If you've ever felt like all music on the radio is the same, you're not alone. Your grandmother felt the same way once. It's an old complaint that has always bugged me, because sure, the latest Rhianna single is a pile of dogshit, but I hate blanketing all music with this strain of despair. There ... More >>

Soft Serve Beer Foam

Japan has brought us some pretty strange stuff. All of it looks cool but not all of it is exactly, appetizing. See Also: Powdered Food DIY Kits From Japan Are Kinda Creepy but Also Awesome See Also: Burger King Japan Will Give You 15 Pieces of Bacon For 100 Yen But this, this is awesome. Japanese ... More >>

Poland Cooks World's Largest Lasagna in Honor of Italian Soccer Team

In a move that we're hoping will continue with hilarious consequences, Polish cooks in Krakow have assembled the world's largest lasagna to celebrate hosting Italy's soccer team for the Euro Cup 2012 championship. According to Reuters, the lasagna took 10 hours to cook -- hooray for food safety -- a ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Vetoes Bill That Aimed to Seize All Federal Lands in the State

Every now and then, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer raises her lips from the conservative feeding trough and spits something out.Last year, she halted the passage of a bill that would have required presidential candidates to prove they were eligible for the post before their names would have been placed ... More >>

Ted Nugent's Still a "Special Deputy" to Sheriff Joe Arpaio

We almost forgot about when the "Motor City Madman" Ted Nugent -- known in more recent days simply as a madman -- was deputized by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Turns out, Nugent's still a "Special Deputy" to Arpaio, a sheriff's office spokesman confirms to New Times.

Official State Gun One Gun-Lover's Signature Away From Becoming Embarrassing Reality in Arizona

This piece is one signature away from being Arizona's official state gun.​Yee-ha!Arizona is one signature from a gun-loving governor away from becoming only the second state in the entire country to have an official state gun, which isn't the end of the world, but given Arizona's current reputatio ... More >>

ASU Police Records Show University's Losing Thousands -- From People Breaking the U's Stuff

replayphotos.com Sparky, with what looks like some sort of burglary tool to break into the women's locker room​Last week, we reported on the more than $215,000 worth of property stolen from Arizona State University between 2009 and 2010. There's also another aspect of crimes against the un ... More >>

Lion Meat Burgers at Il Vinaio Cause an Uproar

www.flickr.com/photos/8078381@N03/​Something unique on the menu for World Cup was all Il Vinaio owner Cameron Selogie had in mind when he started serving burgers made from free-range, USDA-approved lion meat. Protests and a bomb threat probably weren't. Selogies says that he did rese ... More >>

Chipotle Makes a Deal for Slow Food Phoenix

​Yep, that's right. Chipotle is doing good for the community, again. Last week it was a free showing of food industry documentary Food, Inc., and now it's putting on a fundraiser for none other than the food awareness movement's top dog, Slow Food USA. Tonight, from 6 to 8 p.m., customers can ... More >>

Virgin, Universal to Offer Unlimited MP3s

Can Virgin - with the help of Universal Music - effectively end online music piracy? We'll have to wait and seeIn an effort to help and curtail online music piracy, Universal Music will partner up with U.K. telecommunications ("telco," if you're British) provider Virgin Media to launch an unlimited ... More >>

Craigslist Announces it Will Drop "Erotic Services" Category Associated With Murders

Last week, New Times featured an in-depth look at the hype surrounding the "Craigslist Killings." Much of the controversy and opposition centered on the "Erotic Services" section of the Web site. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Sheriff Thomas Dart of Cook Count ... More >>

White-Supremacist Activity Is on the Rise in Sand Land, and One Latino-American Family Is the Victim of a Vicious Hate Crime in North Phoenix

The Bird Marches with Zack de la Rocha and Laughs at the Latest Arpaio "Death Threat"

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 >>

Video games as Olympic sport? Not this year, pal

Professional critics: An endangered species?

Persecution Complex

Prophet Warren Jeffs' conviction won't stop underage marriages among his followers, much less end polygamy

Revolting Development

What we forget about the Alamo - and fungus

A Dog Has His Day

Angry American Toby Keith is more inclined to whimper than attack

Escape From Tempe

Assignment to Afghanistan is just another stop for local journalist

EMIGRANT SONG CREATOR OF IRREPRESSIBLE "VOLARE" MEETS HIS CREATOR

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