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'Honor Killing' Conviction in Canada Evokes Memories of Horrific Local Case

News out of Canada a few days ago about the first-degree murder convictions and life sentences of a man, his wife, and their 21-year-old son: ​Their victims were the parents' three daughters, ages 19, 17, and 13, and the husband's first wife. Authorities found the bodies of the four fema ... More >>

Best Reader Caption For Photo of Herman Cain Brain-Farting?

​Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for an appropriate caption for the above photo of presidential candidate Herman Cain in the midst of a rather epic brain-fart for this week's New Times' You Write the Caption contest.If you missed Cain's cranial flatulence, click here to watc ... More >>

Five Finger Death Punch's Jason Hook on American Capitalist, Playing For the Troops, and Spending the Night in One of Saddam's Palaces

​Most bands aren't used to soldiers moshing with M-16s and spending the night in one Saddam Hussien's palaces. But Five Finger Death Punch isn't like other bands. Up on the Sun spoke with guitarist Jason Hook about his favorite tracks off the new album, a night in one of Saddam Hussein's pal ... More >>

Iraq Native Faleh Almaleki Gets 34 Years in Prison for Murdering His Americanized Daughter

​Most bands aren't used to soldiers moshing with M-16s and spending the night in one Saddam Hussien's palaces. But Five Finger Death Punch isn't like other bands. Up on the Sun spoke with guitarist Jason Hook about his favorite tracks off the new album, a night in one of Saddam Hussein's pal ... More >>

Honor Killing Dad Gets 34 Years in Prison at Emotional Hearing

Just back from downtown Phoenix's county courthouse, where Faleh Almaleki has been sentenced to 34 1/2 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of his daughter Noor and near-murder of another woman. Faleh Almaleki: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" ​We'll be writing in more detail about th ... More >>

On Chuck Taylor’s and Having It Better than Guatemala

Just back from downtown Phoenix's county courthouse, where Faleh Almaleki has been sentenced to 34 1/2 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of his daughter Noor and near-murder of another woman. Faleh Almaleki: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" ​We'll be writing in more detail about th ... More >>

The International’s Clive Owen and Naomi Watts Can’t Outrun Film’s Generic Plot

Just back from downtown Phoenix's county courthouse, where Faleh Almaleki has been sentenced to 34 1/2 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of his daughter Noor and near-murder of another woman. Faleh Almaleki: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" ​We'll be writing in more detail about th ... More >>

Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2008 lacks the freak factor that makes traditional Guinness books interesting

Just back from downtown Phoenix's county courthouse, where Faleh Almaleki has been sentenced to 34 1/2 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of his daughter Noor and near-murder of another woman. Faleh Almaleki: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" ​We'll be writing in more detail about th ... More >>

9 Parts of Desire: a story of Iraqi women searching for freedom

Just back from downtown Phoenix's county courthouse, where Faleh Almaleki has been sentenced to 34 1/2 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of his daughter Noor and near-murder of another woman. Faleh Almaleki: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" ​We'll be writing in more detail about th ... More >>

Automatons for the People: Captured! By Robots @ Rhythm Room on November 29

Just back from downtown Phoenix's county courthouse, where Faleh Almaleki has been sentenced to 34 1/2 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of his daughter Noor and near-murder of another woman. Faleh Almaleki: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" ​We'll be writing in more detail about th ... More >>

Defending Zack de la Rocha: Rage Against the Machine vs. KTAR's Darrell Ankarlo

Just back from downtown Phoenix's county courthouse, where Faleh Almaleki has been sentenced to 34 1/2 years behind bars for the 2009 murder of his daughter Noor and near-murder of another woman. Faleh Almaleki: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" ​We'll be writing in more detail about th ... More >>

Jibes Sans Frontiers

In which you are sent away to bordering school

Obama, No Osama: New York Times readers not interested in terrorism...

In which you are sent away to bordering school

Rocky in the Free World

Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America

The Short Goodbye

Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America

Blood Business

Probing America's passion for war

Letters

Letters from the issue of Thursday, May 12, 2005

Punk rock, video game, and DVD reviews

Your weekly pop culture wrap-up

Run, Dick, Run

Sean Penn blames his problems on the president -- so what else is new?

Letters

Letters from the week of October 21, 004

Letters

Letters from the week of October 14, 2004

Scare Tactics

Alwun House exhibit houses horrifying political art

Raging Bull

Kerry's a wuss. Dubya's a doof. How can anybody vote for either of these clowns?

Raw Rasslin'

Navajo warriors, buff babes and, um, Saddam's bald bro rip up the ring at The Sets.

Weapons of Mic Destruction Tour

M.O.P. & Pharoahe Monch bring the noise

True Confessions

Summer heat makes us want to sit perfectly still and read about peoples wild, wild lives

Bush Comes to Shove

Like America's current leaders, Viggo and Hidalgo try to "enlighten" the Arabs with Western justice

Letters

Letters from the week of August 8, 2002

BEST PLACE TO GET DIRECTION

Wide World of Maps

Spiked

Mountains "AGE," lawyers have hissy fits, and Arpaio asks you to draw

Darryl Worley

Have You Forgotten? (DreamWorks)

Rocking the Casbah

The hawks and doves of the local music scene

Lightning Bolt

Wonderful Rainbow (Load Records)

Battle Hymns

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

The Living Dead

No more room at the inn. Our Bunker of the Apocalypse has been filled.

Molotov

Dance and Dense Denso (Surco/Universal)

Not the Usual Suspects

The crowd at Patriots Square Park resembled that at a Stones concert

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

Joe Nichols

Country boy croons from the heart

Letters

From the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5

Stalking a Novelist

Lydia Millet reads from her latest novel, My Happy Life

Leftie Bag

Activist passionate about his causes

"I Am Not a Cook!"

Activist passionate about his causes

Park Belly Future

Activist passionate about his causes

ALIVE and Kickin'

Refugees from around the world find common ground--and a few good rumbles--in a Valley soccer league of nations

THE STEALTH IRAQI

JAWAD HASHIM CLAIMS HE'S A BANKRUPT VICTIM OF A VENDETTA BY HIS FORMER BOSS--IRAQ'S FEARED PRESIDENT, SADDAM HUSSEIN. A WEALTH OF EVIDENCE SUGGESTS HASHIM'S JUST ANOTHER SCAM ARTIST WHO WOUND UP IN SCOTTSDALE.

THIS AND THAT

JAWAD HASHIM CLAIMS HE'S A BANKRUPT VICTIM OF A VENDETTA BY HIS FORMER BOSS--IRAQ'S FEARED PRESIDENT, SADDAM HUSSEIN. A WEALTH OF EVIDENCE SUGGESTS HASHIM'S JUST ANOTHER SCAM ARTIST WHO WOUND UP IN SCOTTSDALE.

ROMAN HOLIDAY

JAWAD HASHIM CLAIMS HE'S A BANKRUPT VICTIM OF A VENDETTA BY HIS FORMER BOSS--IRAQ'S FEARED PRESIDENT, SADDAM HUSSEIN. A WEALTH OF EVIDENCE SUGGESTS HASHIM'S JUST ANOTHER SCAM ARTIST WHO WOUND UP IN SCOTTSDALE.

BAD SPORT

JAWAD HASHIM CLAIMS HE'S A BANKRUPT VICTIM OF A VENDETTA BY HIS FORMER BOSS--IRAQ'S FEARED PRESIDENT, SADDAM HUSSEIN. A WEALTH OF EVIDENCE SUGGESTS HASHIM'S JUST ANOTHER SCAM ARTIST WHO WOUND UP IN SCOTTSDALE.