One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Good news for Space-philes and science project procrastinators alike, you can now explore the solar system from the comfort of your own desk. Solar…
On March 28, artists Jan Tichy and Efrat Appel put 134 self-contained, battery-powered LED modules in each of Chicago high-rise housing project Cabrini-Green’s 134 vacated apartments. Cabrini-Green was a public housing project built in Chicago’s near-north side in the 1940s. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, the building and its development…
The results are in, and we’re proud to present the recipients of Phoenix New Times’ 2011 Big Brain Awards. The winners in six categories were announced Saturday, April 10, at New Times’ Big Brain reception, and each received $1000 (per category). We profiled the finalists last week and will continue…
The results are in and the 2011 Big Brain Awards were given to winners on Saturday, April 9 at New Times. In the culinary category, Brian and Margita Webb of Hey Joe! the Filipino food truck took home $1000 and the Big Brain title. Read more about the Webbs here,…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Todd McLellan’s not afraid break down his subjects, piece by piece. The Canadian photographer writes that his creative career started during a kindergarten…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2011 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement (on April 9), Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists along with a sneak peek at their…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2011 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement (on April 9), Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists along with a sneak peek at their…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2011 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement (on April 9), Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists along with a sneak peek at their…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2011 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement (on April 9), Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists along with a sneak peek at their…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2011 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement (on April 9), Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists along with a sneak peek at their…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2011 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement (on April 9), Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists along with a sneak peek at their…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Brooklyn-based designer Dan Cassaro thinks we need a new way of looking at our country — what he calls a “designer’s atlas.” Cassaro asked…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2011 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement (on April 9), Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists along with a sneak peek at their…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Aaron Kimberlin’s guest house is tiny … and pretty damn cool. The local photographer’s an architectural and urban planning enthusiast, and writes that even…
VISUAL ARTS Collage, paint, and wheat paste antigirl doesn’t go by her first name, or her last. By definition, her work is rogue; she has to remain somewhat anonymous. By day, the 28-year-old is a graphic designer whose clients include Showtime, The New Yorker, the Root, and Suicide Girls. She…
VISUAL ARTS Mixed media Behind a faint smile, Safwat Saleem says he’s giving up. The graphic designer and filmmaker will be the first to say he’s not an optimist. He’s Pakistani but grew up in Abu Dhabi before moving to Mississippi for computer programming school in the late ’90s. He…
FILM/VIDEO Documentary Lee Storey was always fascinated by the stories her husband, William, would tell their kids before their bedtime. With bright eyes, they listened as their father told them about how, as a boy, he traveled the world with a happy group of people that met kings and popes…
Great news for all those looking to be mistaken for a blow-up sex doll from the back (or front), recycled sex toy hoodies are here. The plastic jackets that beg for some sort of sexual harassment are the creation of Dutch artist Sander Reijgers, and may be the only item…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker weren’t big fans of large and expensive art history textbooks, so they decided to write their own…
Local designer Tiffe Fermaint is typically behind a sewing machine during the day, but at night she’s behind her own camera lens documenting the best dressed night owls in Phoenix. Her blog, Last Night’s Outfit, is where she catalogs the latest men’s and women’s trends, including giant hair, insect-inspired jewelry,…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Enough with this obsessive, quick-update nonsense, said staff members of Ir, a Lativian weekly magazine this past winter when they decided to give Twitter…
