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14 More Valley Places to Wine and Dine Your Honey Bun on Valentine's

Remember last year when you swore you'd make Valentine's Day plans way ahead of schedule so as not to repeat the twelve-hour scramble of years past? It might be too late to get a reservation at the top spots in town, but you haven't missed the window entirely -- not yet. But put off calling around ( ... More >>

John McCain Somehow Got His Way -- Susan Rice Doesn't Want to Be Secretary of State

Despite becoming the butt of jokes for his concerns about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Senator John McCain got his way -- U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice told NBC News she's taking herself out of the running for the secretary of state post.In a letter to President Obama, Rice expl ... More >>

Democrat Rich Carmona Races Toward the U.S. Senate

Obama Blocks DREAMers' Deportations, Outflanks GOP

Republicans are stumbling all over themselves to denounce President Barack Obama's executive action today to block the deportation of students who would benefit from the proposed DREAM Act. And in doing so, they're bumbling right into the trap the White House has laid for them. Obama's move, initial ... More >>

Obama Signs Ben Quayle-Approved Border Tunnel Bill; Congressman Manages to Avoid Trash-Talking President

President signed the Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012 into law yesterday, which raises the penalties for constructing tunnels from Mexico into the United States.Congressman Ben Quayle's been pushing this bill for quite some time, and equally noteworthy, Quayle avoided talking smack on the presid ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Marco Rubio and The 'Real Mexico'

Michele Bachmann to Appear at The Mint in Scottsdale: Five Dance Tracks For Her Visit

Gotta holla when you up in da club.Despite the fact he's gotten heavy-duty shit for doing so, Questlove's now-infamous serenading of whackadoodle presidential candidate Michele Bachmann with Fishbone's "Lyin' Ass Bitch" on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon recently was inspired snarkiness (albeit a bit s ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Ask a Mexican on Hypocrites and Voices in the Media

May 11 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Craig Citizen, Fatboy Slim, Four Peaks, and Meghan McCain

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Arizona Senator John McCain Second-Most-Disliked U.S. Senator in the Country; Jon Kyl "Well Below Average," According to Poll

english.sxu.edu What voter apathy looks like.​Just three days after Public Policy Polling found that just about no one likes Sarah Palin or Donald Trump, the pollsters say today that Arizonans don't like their senators either.Arizona Senator John McCain -- who had a 40 percent approval rati ... More >>

Arizona Republic: Osama bin Laden "Unharmed" When Shot in Face by U.S. Special Forces. Oops

​As a certain editor at the Arizona Republic knows, we often let many of the paper's small screw-ups slide. Rather than call the Repub out for a minor typo in a headline, we'll send a friendly e-mail alerting him to the problem. We're not gonna do that today -- today's "oops" moment from Arizona's ... More >>

Arizona Legislature Passes Birther Bill on to Governor Jan Brewer, Stipulation for Penis Documentation Included

cafepress.comKenya tell us about your penis, too?​Pending a signature from Governor Jan Brewer, the Arizona Legislature has made it official -- show us the birth certificate. Or your circumcision certificate, early baptismal certificate, hospital birth record, postpartum medical record, or an ... More >>

Bentley Gallery Heads Into the Woods With Work From Phillip and Matt Moulthrop

Jimmy Eat World, Rx Bandits, Ed Kowalczyk, and Other New Year's Eve Concert Options

Rx Bandits are scheduled to perform on Friday, December 31, at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party.​Without being too hyperbolic, New Year's Eve is a major night when it comes to revelry. Besides the endless amounts of nightclub events and parties that will take place in an around the PHX, some big ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Signs Off on Ban Amnesty Now's Voter Suppression Efforts?

Kris Kobach? That's some "impartial" source you got there, SeanThe paranoia has been reaching a fever-pitch both in and over an e-mail recently sent out by the local nativist organization Ban Amnesty Now, which claims that "illegals" are looking to steal the upcoming midterm elections. The e-ma ... More >>

Obama Believes Bob Dylan to be Skeptical About White House Gig

​President Obama said Bob Dylan was skeptical about a recent performance at the White House, according to NME.Dylan did not ask for a meet and greet with Obama, nor did he ask to take a picture with the President or even rehearse at the White House before his show. Artists who are invited to perfo ... More >>

Guru Palace's Chicken Tikka Masala

We named Guru Palace's Chicken Tikka Masala one of our "100 Favorite Dishes," and today, Rana Singh Sodhi and Surinder Singh (no relation) share the mouthwatering Indian recipe.

Rana Singh Sodhi and Surinder Singh of Guru Palace, Part Two

Rana Singh Sodhi and Surinder Singh (no relation) of Guru Palace are ready to make a bet: Try Indian food once, and you'll be hooked. Today, Sodhi and Singh break down for us all the spices that make up curry, build a case for why their naan is better than the White House's.

Barack Obama Weighs In on SB 1070, Calls Russell Pearce Bill "Misguided"

President Obama: SB 1070 is an irresponsible billPresident Barack Obama unloaded on Arizona today, blasting state Senator Russell Pearce's bigot bill SB 1070 as "misguided" and irresponsible during a naturalization ceremony in the White House Rose Garden for 24 active-duty service members.But he did ... More >>

Women Call Bullshit on Dodge's "Man's Last Stand" Commercial, and Falling in Love with Marcela Valladolid, in "TV Dinner"

Looking for the latest in tasty television? Need to know the need-to-watch episodes of your favorite foodie shows? Chow Bella is here to help with reviews of the delectable and dreadful along with a handy, must-see schedule so you won't miss a thing. Wow, men sure have it tough with us masculinity- ... More >>

Bob Dylan Opens White House Concert Series

​Last night began the "In Performance at the White House" concert series, and focused on music from the civil rights era. Both Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed, though not in fact together. (Initial buzz had specualted that they would be singing a duet.) Smokey Robinson, Yolanda Adams, the Blind ... More >>

Dinner With Obama and Indian Prime Minister Delights Mesa Restaurant Owner Whose Brothers were Slain

An Indian restaurant owner whose brother was slain in Mesa after the September 11, 2001 attacks attended Tuesday's state dinner with President Obama and the Indian Prime Minister.The Arizona Republic reports that Rana Singh Sodhi and his wife, Sukhbir Kaur, dined at the White House with 338 people - ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, August 20, 2009

Obama: Country Needs to Boost Border Security and "Clarify" Status of Millions of Illegal Immigrants

President Obama seemed to express support for major immigration reform during a speech at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. this morning, promising better border security and a form of amnesty for illegal immigrants. Obama says, "we're taking steps to strengthen ... More >>

Obama on Noggin Channel for Kids is No April Fool's Day Joke

Cable's Nickelodeon Channel suddenly turned political before last year's election, and its spin-off channel for pre-schoolers, Noggin, featured Obama spots for Black History Month.But now it's April, and blatant Obama propaganda is still being run on Noggin, as we saw this morning. Here are the wor ... More >>

Heaven and Eartha

Meet the most exciting (Cat)woman in the world

Mike Alewitz

Presidential contender Barack Obama rocks Phoenix's Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Cartridge Family

Musicians with munitions

Rock Politics

Paint it green

Ford Fumblebutt

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, March 30, 2006

Heart and Soles

Savion Glover brings on da funk

Bush Comes to Shove

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

Paris

Sonic Jihad (Guerrilla Funk/Groove Attack)

Celebrity Skin Peel

A one-stop guide to the latest round of pop-star foolishness and bad behavior

Son of Watergate

Can Tom Liddy use his father's notoriety to break into Congress?

Letters

Letters

Letters

Dialogue-Rolling

Flashes

Lust Cause

Valley phone-sex operators claim they're getting screwed

Washington Press Corpse

Hokey Shadow Conspiracy doesn't hold up in light of day

Attention, Choppers!

SCOURING THE DESERT FOR MISS KITTY

PAST KNIFE REGRESSION

QUESTIONS

It Can't Happen Here, Can It?