Load up on your snack of choice, bucko. You have some movies to see. Here are five flicks and festivals you don’t want to miss this month. Bloody Hero International Film Festival @ Phoenix Center for the Arts Sounds like a horror fest, but don’t let the “bloody” party of…
Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: It’s hard to explain our unique brand of all-out affection for ex-Suns star Charles “The Round Mound of Rebound” Barkley, but, boy, did our eyes light up upon…
Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about in the Valley of the Sun. Banned Books on Film: A Clockwork Orange @ Phoenix Art Museum Delve into Stanley Kubrick’s furturistic dystopian masterpiece, A Clockwork Orange, when Bookmans presents the…
My, that was fast. Already filling Nostra Style House’s former bungalow space on Sixth Street is Cellar Door Vintage, run by husband and wife Jake and Eyndia Ooley. Mostly punky menswear, vintage rocker T-shirts, accessories, and assorted oddities, records, and bric-a-brac fill the new shop. Recently relocated from Brazil, Indiana,…
When reading that the equine “actors” in the stage production of War Horse were puppets, we imagined Muppet-looking creatures would help tell the tale of a boy’s horse sold into World War I battle. Thankfully, a cursory Google search revealed no such furry creatures. Instead, they’re imposing and stunning life-size…
To those who were amped over FOX rebooting In Living Color in 2013, we are sorry to report that your dreams of drooling over a new crop of bootylicious Fly Girls are officially dashed.Eschew the sad lure of burying yourself in a DVD-watching marathon of the sketch comedy show, and…
If beauty’s only skin deep, then being a model can’t be all the globe-trotting, Tyra Banks-funded fun it’s cracked up to be. We’d imagine it’s quite the opposite: a world of disposable people who have their picture taken, walk some runways, look good for a few years and, once they…
Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: There’s plenty of desirable loot packed into the Hard Goods retail space. One of our favorite finds is the selection of Oregon-made Shwood sunglasses, in particular the Canby…
The end is nigh. 30 Rock-aholics will say farewell to Tina Fey’s sitcom when its one-hour season finale airs on January 31. The two-parter is the last installment of farty nerd goddess Liz Lemon’s adventures, and it promises guest appearances from Salma Hayek, Julianne Moore, T-Pain, and Nancy Pelosi, among…
Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about in the Valley of the Sun. Pancakes and Booze Underground Art Show @ The Duce Trotting around town to check out art is a great way to work up an appetite…
If beauty’s only skin deep, then being a model can’t be all the globe-trotting, Tyra Banks-funded fun it’s cracked up to be. We’d imagine it’s quite the opposite: a world of disposable people who have their picture taken, walk some runways, look good for a few years and, once they…
We aren’t exactly meteorology fanatics. The closest we get to weather-related science is browsing through the usually sunny icons of our iPhone forecast. Sunny image = happy. Biologist and nature writer Bill Streever is a little (read: way) more advanced in weather matters — specifically, why we like that little…
How to Survive a Plague is a must-see documentary. Don’t take our word for it. The powerful film has already won a slew of accolades and nominations from organizations including the Independent Spirit and Academy awards. But you don’t have to take their word for it either. Just watch the…
Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: Supremely wearable (and gift-worthy) is this statement necklace with hefty green onyx stones from jeweler Kendra Scott, who recently opened a boutique in the Valley. Where: Kendra Scott…
Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about in the Valley of the Sun. “Manifesto” @ Drive-Thru Gallery To put down your set of 10 tenets you adhere to is no easy task. Luckily, a handful of local creatives…
“Have Fun, Try On!” So say the small signs sitting inside the lacquered white cabinets at Kendra Scott Jewelry. It’s a hands-on, non-stuffy approach to jewelry shopping that fits the wares beautifully. Displayed in the bauble shop’s cases are enough candy colored gems and customizable pieces to fill the jewelry…
Stroll along the verdant paths of the Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, and you’ll find plenty of plant life that could qualify as art. Look closer, and you’ll see that alongside some of that flora is manmade artwork — specifically the nature-inspired sculptures by artist Carolina Escobar. In…
If you smell the cornflakes (or hot dogs or whatever) and look around (you know, figuratively) for Garrison Keillor and company on your radio dial every weekend, then please prep your eyes (literally) to read some good news.The tales of Lake Wobegon will come to life as A Prairie Home…
What: We are entirely positive that if Parks and Recreation’s Tom Haverford were to stage a Treat Yo’self 2013, this fine leather wallet would be on his to-buy list. Where: Bison Made is a leather goods manufacturer housed in monOrchid. The brand specializes in handmade wallets, like this rustic and…
Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about in the Valley of the Sun. Rehatch Party @ CO+HOOTS Recently relocated co-working den CO+HOOTS is ready to rehatch in its in Washington Row digs. And you, pal, are invited. See…
On the heels of Nostra Style House leaving Sixth Street for Roosevelt, news has come that Butter Toast Boutique will shutter. The shop, owned by Jasmine Jarrett and Traci Nelson, made a name for itself carrying boho-chic vintage clothing and helped make Sixth Street a shopping destination in Downtown Phoenix…
Too often discussions of history revolve around the prettiest, richest, and Frenchest. Case in point: Marie Antoinette gets a helluva lot more airtime than Catherine the Great. Never mind that Antoinette totally sucked at queening, and German-born Russian Empress Catherine had drama (and successes) aplenty. Mark Cruse and Hilde Hoogenboom…
