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March 22, 2013Justin Timberlake's reunion with music is causing some weird flashbacks and leaving a miserable taste in my mouth. His new album is the pinnacle of mediocrity and exemplifies all that can go wrong when commercialism meets music. "Suit And Tie" makes me want to burn a stack of Esquire magazines and i ... More >>
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November 7, 2012Football fans can be a rather crazy lot. Setting aside the fact they spend around four months out of every year obsessing over a single team and practically living and dying on their every move, pigskin addicts are more than willing to watch games in the freezing cold, while wearing wild outfits, or ... More >>
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May 16, 2012Saturday Night Live is ending its 37th season with a bang. Last week, classic alum Will Ferrell hosted the show, reprising his parody of George W. Bush, and the 100th SNL Digital Short was aired.
Things look to get even bang-ier with this Saturday's season finale, featuring Mick Jagger taking the ... More >>
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March 6, 2012There's only a handful of women who can claim to be the "Queen of Rock," and of that select few, Wanda Jackson might be the most royal. Her bonafides are undisputed: Wearing glamorous fringe dresses and sporting big hair, she electrified audiences with ramped-up rockabilly songs like "Mean, Mean Ma ... More >>
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December 30, 2011It's almost 2012, and if you're on board with all the Mayan-end-of-the-world business that slates next December as the end of days then this weekend will serve as your last chance to celebrate a new year. Instead of losing yourself in the abyss of an existential crisis, here are five fun ways to ... More >>
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November 21, 2011It's kinda tough to be a stand-up comic from Arizona. No matter how successful and funny you might be, you'll always have to measure up the king of locally grown comedians, David Spade. Pablo Francisco, however, has done his best at giving the former Saturday Night Live performer a run for h ... More >>
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January 14, 2011Ray, you ignorant...oh, never mind...I've posted my latest riposte to my colleague Ray Stern's passionate defense of Second Amendment gun nuttery, here in Valley Fever.It's a response to Ray's response to my response to his original opinion piece, in which he casually used bogus straw man arguments ... More >>
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December 30, 2009courtesy of Broadway Palm Dinner TheatreJessica Taige and Ashley Stults play the boy-crazy Smith sisters in Meet Me in St. Louis.It's not too late to get your holiday theatrical fix -- Meet Me in St. Louis, the cozy, old-fashioned story that introduced the popular song "Have Yourself a Merry Litt ... More >>
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March 26, 2009Biting sarcasm? Pop-culture quippery? We’re lovin’ it.
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March 26, 2009We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
Valley Fever:
Speed Camera Pickax Attacker Gets Probation and Fine
Governor Brewer's ... More >>
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February 2, 2009 Last week I wrote about Steve Martin's album The Crow New Songs for the 5-String Banjo. Well, last Saturday night Martin hosted Saturday Night Live (he curently holds the record for most times hosting the comedy show at 15 times) preforming a song called "Late For School" off of his CD The Crow.
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December 6, 2007They obviously should not have gone in the basement
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November 29, 2007Chicken sangwiches and penile cashews in Glendale
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January 25, 2007Ruining stereotypes for the rest of us
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December 14, 2006Hey, you got torta on my guayabera!
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April 29, 2004Talking smack wreaks high school havoc in Mean Girls
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April 22, 2004Improv Fest takes the stage
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January 22, 2004The legendary punk band tours with yet another line-up
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October 23, 2003Radio killed the liberal star. Now the lefties want their airtime back.
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September 26, 2002Half-Baked standup revels in the high life
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April 18, 2002Seventh annual New Times showcase sells beer, inspires an imitator and hosts a middle-finger salute
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March 22, 2001Power-pop icon Marshall Crenshaw refuses to be pigeonholed as a nerdy relic of the early '80s
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August 10, 2000Seriousness of anti-gay 'therapy' sidelined in fluffy But I'm a Cheerleader
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December 24, 1998Recycle your Christmas tree
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October 15, 1998Complete History barely worth recalling, Picasso sparkles
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December 26, 1996Inside the black humor of Politically Incorrect's Chris Rock
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August 8, 1996Emma director helms filmdom's latest "Dear Jane" letter
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