Provided you can press pause on constantly fantasizing about Saturday’s sure-to-be mesmerizing Jell-O wrestling event at Cave Creek Smokehouse, it’s likely you’ll notice that there’s a ton of stuff going on this weekend (in addition to barely clothed girls duking it out in a pool of hospital food). Did that…
We’d argue that J. Crew has cornered the market for All-American outfitting. And that being said, it’s only fitting that the wearable brand would work with up-and-coming designers. Hence the shop’s latest endeavor with the three finalists from the annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, which rewards emerging designers with monetary…
Not to rag on the hard-working educators who shaped our young, impressionable minds, but if they’d illuminated U.S. History half as amusingly as author Sarah Vowell does, then maybe we wouldn’t have texted through fourth period. You can bet that we wouldn’t have felt the slightest tinge of excitement had…
School of Earth and Space Exploration haven’t left to party the summer away in god-knows-where. Instead, on Friday, April 27, the school will host its Astronomy Open House. Astronomer and author Lawrence Krauss will begin the evening with a lecture on the genesis and evolution of the universe insofar as…
Every Wednesday 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 no beating around the gorgeously manicured bush, we are Orla Kiely fangirls. The Irish designer’s bedding will be available stateside at Bed, Bath & Beyond…
Lauren Rose Kinney lives in a fantasy land. Through wood carving, etchings, and books, the artist builds detail-dense images that would look natural inside a heavy leather-bound collection of Grimms’ Fairy Tales. The ASU MFA student’s thesis exhibition, “Drawing of a Muchness,” is on display through Friday, April 27, at…
Without working ourselves into too much of a premature lather let’s note: 30 Rock is a few episodes away from its season six finale, which airs May 17, and NBC has yet to renew the Thursday night standby for another season. And it sure seems possible that the premise of…
Happy Four Twenty, if you’re so inclined. There are plenty of things to do and places to party in honor of the greenest of made-up holidays. And, if that’s not your cup of tea, scope out our calendar for plenty of other ways to kick back and enjoy the weekend…
It was George Bernard Shaw who mused, “Youth is wasted on the young.” We’d argue that youth is more about getting wasted. But once the blinding hangover headache clears, it will become pretty obvious that teenagers craving adult problems (as opposed to relishing glitter and giddiness) are all too pervasive…
Everyone has one snobby friend who always derides five-pound Chipotle burritos because they’re not “real Mexican food”. Maybe it isn’t as authentic as his favorite hole in the wall, but we’d argue it’s at least a tasty homage to south of the border cuisine. Luckily, ¡Ask a Mexican! columnist Gustavo…
Our ‘90s Nickelodeon upbringing and particular affinity for Melissa Joan Hart’s Clarissa Explains It All will forever make us wary of anyone bearing the name Ferguson, our undyingly cool role model’s annoying, Young Republican redhead little brother. But we probably shouldn’t hold that against comedian and Late Late Show host…
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: For those in search of the perfect festival bag, stop looking. No seriously. We already found the perfect clutch that’s stylish, slightly worn, and will totally fit a…
There are plenty of reasons to like comedian and writer Michael Ian Black. His tweets. His penchant for referring to himself as “very famous.” The fact that he sports Crocs on the cover of his new book, You’re Not Doing It Right. But let’s move on to the more pressing…
Between Friday the 13th and Tax Day next Tuesday, going into full-on isolationist mode might sound like the smartest way to spend the weekend. We have to disagree because there’s too much can’t-miss action going down this weekend: Karen Gravano has a book signing, Monsterland is reopening, and, in case…
When mob heiress Karen Gravano was in her late teens, her father Salvatore “Sammy The Bull” Gravano, who was second in command in the Gambino crime family, became an FBI informant and fed juicy bits of mafia info to hungry agents that eventually took down boss John Gotti. And apart…
Typically the topic of jewelry falls squarely into the Material Girl category. Give ladies pearls, diamonds, gems, and other shiny what-have-yous, and you’ll woo them with ease. But ASU MFA student Katie Poterala looks at jewelry differently. Poterala works with copper, brass, and repurposed stones to craft her necklaces, bracelets,…
It might come as a surprise to fans of Michael Ian Black’s comedic repertoire (whether Stella, The State, or countless appearances on Vh1’s I Love The ___ series) that Black’s latest book delivers less on the funny and more on the heartbreaking, uncomfortable, and ceaselessly self-deprecating. Sure, he’s employed those…
If artist biopics like Pollock and Vincente Minnelli’s Lust for Life taught us anything it’s that some artists are better left alone while engaged in their creative processes, lest one witness aggro meltdowns or aural mutilation. Director Sophia Fiennes left those notions by the wayside to observe the creative process…
Each week 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: We can already hear the sorority sisters crying, “Wahh. It’s getting haaawt. Time to squeeze into those tiny terry cloth shorts with ‘CALL ME!’ emblazoned on…
So much to do. So little time. So it goes with Phoenix weekends. Whether you’re down to geek out, make a splash, or craft like a mofo, get busy this weekend with our five picks for things to do in the Valley. (Be sure to browse our calendar for even more…
Shine up those spectacles, aspiring poindexters, because there are plenty of ways to up your I.Q. in April. Here are five lectures that will fit the brainy bill. 5. From the Big Bang to Big Brains @ Changing Hands Hubble Space Telescope astronomer Jeff Hester hosts a two-hour discussion about…
Although any fashion fiend worth her salt wouldn’t dare get them wet, the new and historic items of clothing exhibited in “The Sea” were inspired by bodies of water and nautical themes. The breadth of the collection, which is on view in the Ellman Fashion Design Gallery through Sunday includes…
