For better or worse, sometimes high school nicknames never wear off. In the case of Cory Martinez, hers was more swell than square. Luxie, a reference to Lux Interior of The Cramps, caught on and never went totally away. Now it’s resurfaced as the name of Martinez’s recently launched vintage…
Two of Saturday Night Live’s freshest cast members will bring a slice of the show to Tempe Improv in August. Aidy Bryant, who’s from Phoenix, and Tim Robinson will co-headline three nights at the Valley club…
Any style-savvy gal worth her weight in paillettes knows the sale-crazed saying: The early bird catches the Louboutins. While neither a pair of stilettos by Christian nor a Last Chance-style shoving match over shoes is in store, Valley fashionables can snap up discounted tickets to October’s Phoenix Fashion Week 2013…
That Phoenix native Becky Nahom curated the group show “From The Sidelines” isn’t a sign the the curator is exhibiting her newfound love of sports. Instead, the show features works that use the element of line and show how the sometimes overlooked element interacts with color, shape, and texture in…
Browse the discussion boards at Etsy.com for a few minutes, and you’ll quickly see that just because someone has opened a digital storefront doesn’t mean they have a clue how to run it. Let alone run it well. The “Etsy Success” discussion group has some 1,574 pages of questions regarding…
The moment when a daughter discovers that her mother’s so much more than a mother is pivotal. It also makes for a delightful summer read. Such is the case with Meg Waite Clayton’s charming novel The Wednesday Daughters.It’s a follow-up to Clayton’s bestseller The Wednesday Sisters, which told the story…
Gem presents one standout piece. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: Saks Fifth Avenue is synonymous with style, and this 1960s summery coral shirtdress from the store’s in-house label follows suit. In a light silk with a floral pattern around the skirt’s hem,…
Brace yourself, ’cause bingo is back. Well, almost. All you players who clamored for cards at Jackalope Ranch’s inaugural bingo night will be happy to know that we’re making a comeback and hosting four — count ’em — bingo bashes at Crescent Ballroom throughout August. And we’ve got a few…
For comedian Anthony Jeselnik, offensive is the name of the game. Literally. His hit Comedy Central show is called The Jeselnik Offensive, and on it he riffs on tragic news and pop culture and says generally terrible (and hilarious) things. This fall, he’s taking his show on the road, stopping…
This morning, Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and Neil Patrick Harris (a last-minute substitute for Kate Mara, who apparently had travel troubles) announced the nominees for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards…
There’s an unmistakable calming quality to the sculptures of Creek artist Retha Walden Gambaro. A selection of her subtle, serene bronze work is on display throughout Heard Museum’s Nichols Sculpture Garden in the ongoing exhibition “Attitudes of Prayer.” Acceptance shows a woman bowing her head, hair falling to partially obscure…
Phoenix is in for something of a lunar landing. This week, Chicago-based pan-Latina theater troupe Teatro Luna will deliver a double dose of culturally driven performances, presented by Performance in the Borderlands, that explore Latina sexuality through two plays…
Lululemonheads, we’re not going to give you the runaround. Soon you’ll be able to bend, stretch, and get generally sporty with duds purchased at the fashion-forward fitness apparel shop Lululemon Athletica’s Scottsdale Fashion Square location, which is set to open Friday, August 2…
Jessica R. Metcalfe complains. It comes with the territory, being a prominent watchdog blogger and scholar who covers and studies how Native American imagery is appropriated for fashion. She calls designers and companies out on her blog, Beyond Buckskin, when they misuse Native imagery (think: headdresses on the Victoria’s Secret…
Though the exhibition title “Black Maps: American Landscape and The Apocalyptic Sublime” sure sounds like another Pirates of the Caribbean installment, let us assure serial-bumbler Johnny Depp has nothing to do with Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s current showing of aerial photography. Sorry to take the wind of of your…
There are Frida Kahlo admirers, and then there are the Phoenix Fridas. On a scale of one to fan-girl, the 10 women behind the Latina arts and crafts group rank off the charts when it comes to the unibrowed surrealist. The latest homage to their creative inspiration comes in the…
Gem presents one standout piece. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: Phoenix-based fashion designer Jennifer Paige Boonlorn makes bags for women who carry their lives around with them — hence her brand’s name, Soul Carrier. Made from re-purposed and up-cycled materials, our favorite…
Sit back in your Eames chairs, lest you jump for joy, Midcentury Modernists. Phoenix vintage home goods store Modern Manor is expanding into the former location of its recently closed next-door neighbor Phoenix Metro Retro…
Hello, lover. Goodbye, crabs. Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw is responsible for the near-extinction of pubic lice, according to a group of UK researchers who, during this week’s British Association of Dermatologists’ Annual Conference, plan to discuss the connection between the sexy HBO show and a decline in sexually…
Forget the Cheeto-loving-slacker stereotype you associate with skateboarding. Truth is skateboarding and creativity are inseparable. After all, super-complicated tricks like Shaun White’s heel-flip body-varial frontside 540, which won him an X Games gold medal, take a whole lot of imagination to arftully orchestrate and execute. (Fun fact: White’s the only…
Cool it, Phoenix. There are plenty of ways to chill this summer, and moviegoing happens to be one of the most relaxing and cost-effective — not to mention entertaining. Here are five flicks worth the hot car ride to an icy cold local theater. A Band Called Death As the…
School might be out for summer, but dusting off your haboob-ified pencil and notepad will do you some good this July. Phoenix is rife with educational opportunities (and lots are free). Here are three mind-expanding events you need to check out. “Pyromaniacs Anonymous: How Fireworks…Work” @ Arizona Science Center After…
