Given: We can’t all pull off what’s in Corbin Chamberlin’s closet. For starters, he says he truly believes “the world would be a better place with a few more Birkin bags and diamond brooches.” In addition to writing about fashion for Paper Magazine, New York Magazine’s -The Cut, FashionEtc, Arizona…
Car sharing, crib loaning, garden dating, time gifting, even re-gifting — the 21st century is quickly becoming an age of resourcefulness where what’s mine can be yours and what’s yours can be loaned, shared, swapped and purchased at any stage of use or re-use. At least that’s what Rachel Botsman…
Time to bust out the paper mâché and wicked sense of humor — Bragg’s Pie Factory in Phoenix just announced the deadline and viewing dates for its 2011 Mutant Pinata show. The pinata show is an annual event and an annual home to outrageous, political, corny, sentimental, and fun creations…
Those who couldn’t wait for the upcoming Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction gathered at the Scottsdale Pavilions on Saturday to check out a lineup of muscle cars and hot rods. We’ll keep you updated with takes and numbers from the auction, but in the meantime, take note of the preview — Good,…
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? It may already be mid-January, but that’s no excuse to lose track of time. Enter the Yeti: A 3D, cat-loving, time-keeping friend you can…
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? New York-based artist Shinichi Maruyama uses water, ink, gravity and a camera to capture his very temporary sculptures that resemble Japanese calligraphy. Maruyama talked…
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? The third installment of Coffee, Cookies & Crafts, a downtown get-together for independent art/craft types and buyers, is set to take over Bragg’s Pie…
A simple “no” should suffice here. But in case you really need an explanation, Pajama Jeans are described by their manufacturer as “The style of your favorite jeans, together with the comfort of pajamas!” with the tag line: “Just because you’re busy doesn’t mean you can’t look sharp!”Hopes were that…
An hour and a half with Winston Churchill may have been a little intimidating back in the day when he was a leading opposing force to Nazism during WWII, but today you can kick back in a comfy chair with popcorn and a slushy and listen to his story, narrated…
And thank god, because the Capricorns didn’t want your stupid optimism, annoying curiosity or obsession with ethics, anyway. But word that astrological signs had in fact shifted sure caused a social media circus act yesterday, as a wave of zodiac identity crises flooded Facebook and Twitter. According to astrological experts,…
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? On December 25, from 2 to 6 a.m., Polish street artist olek decided to knit a jacket, of sorts, for the Charging Bull in…
Artist, writer, and New Times’ theater critic Robrt Pela added gallery curator to his list of descriptors when he writes that he “grew tired of complaining about how the downtown art scene just wasn’t giving me enough of what I wanted.” The result is the curatorial work he does at…
Note: This article’s been updated to reflect accurate gallery openings.More than 70 members from the downtown community and representatives of the Phoenix Police department met Wednesday night at MonOrchid to discuss the future of street closures during First Friday.The short story: Fur flew and the closures are still canceled. The…
Before his death in 2004, celebrated writer, actor, and storyteller Spalding Gray took to the stage with a collection of his beloved and irreverent autobiographical monologues. Gray was at the forefront of spoken word theater in the ’80s, and now his work is coming back to the stage in “Spalding…
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? Ruth Carter admits she falls into the “poor law school kid” category. She’s in her last semester at ASU’s College of Law, she’ll take…
A little more than two weeks should give you plenty of time to submit a short film for the 15th Annual Arizona State University Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival … given, you have a film to submit. The museum’s festival, held this year on April 23, features a…
Jared Loughner may find it hard to plead insanity after shooting U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others, but perhaps he’ll consider pleading “dreaming.”According to one of his classmates, Jared Loughner kept a journal of his dreams, which is most likely being pored over by Tucson investigators. And if…
We spoke too soon. Speaker John Boehner prepared for his tissue call yesterday and addressed the house as it debated over the resolution slated to honor the victims of the mass murder in Tucson. “Look at Tucson right now and you will be reminded that America’s most plentiful source of…
Denise Bradfield, aka Threadbarestitcher on etsy, created a treasury (a curated group of goods by a variety of etsy accounts) in response to the tragedy in Tucson over the weekend. The collection, “Arizona On My Mind”, includes Arizona-phile soaps, cutting boards, turquoise necklaces, plush appliqued cacti and local landscape photography,…
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? A typogram created by Aaron Kuehn, a Los Angeles-based graphic designer. [via aarline] Anyone up to do the light rail?…
Speaker John Boehner issued the statement in the video below after the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday. Boehner’s brief, unemotional comments were a far cry from his typical sob fest. The Speaker is perhaps best known for tearing up whenever he opens his mouth to talk about political victory,…
