As you know, because you lived it, the goings-on surrounding Super Bowl XLII were monstrously off the grid. There were at least 30 bashes with price tags of $500-plus, and the nouveau-gauche admission price for one gig alone was $12,500. Per person. Then there was the endless scroll of participating…
If you’ve guaranteed your season-ticketholders a playoff appearance or a complete refund, you’d better be protectin’ the ball. The Arizona Rattlers have not, and our Arena League footballers have subsequently been grinding their gears at a .500 pace. The Rattlers try, try again against the Georgia Force. Sat., April 26,…
Arizona foodie Robin Miller is a chatty Kathy. It’s irksome. The cutie-pie host of the Food Network’s Quick Fix Meals With Robin Miller can talk your friggin’ ear off, though – granted — it is hard to imagine a cooking show hosted by a sullen chef with a speaking disorder…
Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! has more cinematic moments than any 50 comparable films – and none is more magnificent than Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman’s soaring take on Elton John’s hoary standard “Your Song.” Who but Luhrmann could take a song with a lyric like Sat on the roof And…
If you’re an eBay Power Seller, you hit the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Book Sale on opening day at stupid o’clock. If you’re just some schmoe-on-the-street who likes cheap shit, we recommend the half-price sale-within-a-sale. Sun., April 27, 12-5 p.m., 2008…
The go-go dude helped to redevelop New York’s SoHo and Miami’s South Beach districts, and he’s also a renowned film producer, with credits ranging from Swimfan to In the Bedroom (starring Marisa Tomei and Sissy Spacek, pictured). He speaks about moving and shaking as a lifestyle choice in conjunction with…
NBA Western Conference Playoffs, Round One, Game Three: San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns. It’s just a game, right? Then how come we’ve aged 10 years since Tim Duncan sank that three-point dagger in our collective chest on April 19? Man, we need a new hobby, which we plan to…
NBA Western Conference Playoffs, Round One, Game Four: San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns. It’s just a game, right? Then how come we’ve aged 10 years since Tim Duncan sank that three-point dagger in our collective chest on April 19? Man, we need a new hobby, which we plan to…
The McDowell Mountain Music Festival doesn’t boast an orthodox rock-festival-type lineup, but then, most rock shows don’t give away their dough. The MMMF folks spread the wealth and, more impressive, they do it with style. It’s the exceedingly rare charity event that’s actually cool. Over the course of two days/nights…
For Arizona Diamondbacks fans, it’s officially crunch time. Those rip-roaring glory days of April? We dimly remember it was cool then. The barking-dog days of July? Gone with the monsoon wind. All that remains of this hair-ripping, testicle-tightening race for the NL West title are today’s game against the San…
It’s hard to think of a local business circa 1938 that wasn’t the Arizona Biltmore or Goldwater’s Department Store, but a few must’ve existed to service the 12 people who lived here prior to the advent of air-conditioning. We bet all of those sun-blistered natives made beelines to Berridge Nurseries,…
Kaku’s not your grandpa’s egghead, that’s for sure. In addition to co-founding string field theory — kinda egghead, right? — the hip dude writes for Wired, makes regular appearances on CNN and the Discovery Channel, and pens best-selling books like the groovy Hyperspace that are accessible even to folks who…
El Marques. El Chucky. Fantasia el Exotico. Mascara Magica (pictured). All ages. Children welcome. Ooooo-kaaaay. It’s safe to say that the fiends who’ll be grappling at the Superstars of Lucha Libre of Mexico bash won’t be staging a south-of-the-border High School Musical. Rather, they’ll be trying to rip off each…
See, personal assistants do get some love now and then! This former PA to John Lennon and Yoko Ono snatched John away from Yoko for a short time in the early ’70s, but the siren song of Ono won out in the end, and Lennon ditched the hot Chinese chick…
Yeah, yeah, let’s get to the playoffs already. We feel your pain, folks, but there’s a smidge more torment to dole out. The Phoenix Suns have two regular-season games to go, so let’s try to slap on a happy face while we’re powerin’ through this, okay? Game 81 starts is…
Yeah, yeah, let’s get to the playoffs already. We feel your pain, folks, but there’s a smidge more torment to dole out. The Phoenix Suns have two regular-season games to go, so let’s try to slap on a happy face while we’re powerin’ through this, okay? Game 81 starts is…
When someone broaches the endless search for the Great American Novel, we laugh in exasperation. Why are we still chasing that Grail when it’s right there on the shelf, right before our eyes? It’s hard to dispute the qualifications of, say, Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath,…
It’s despicable how Rory Flynn sullies her father’s ne’er-do-well legacy when she describes him as “graced with a combination of charm, eloquence, and courage.” O, wretched lies for a scandalous rogue! Daddy was Golden Age movie star Errol Flynn, who swashbuckled to fame in Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk…
The Life Before Her Eyes, starring Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood, is a sort of Gen Next Sophie’s Choice, featuring a fascinating, guilt-racked premise drawn from the book by Laura Kasischke. The film opens nationally April 18, but Phoenicians can get a sneak peek at the flick, which closes…
In our experience, most outdoor film screenings skew toward the Adam Sandler/Coors-in-a-cozy demo. The annual ASU Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival, on the other hand, woos the cognoscenti-and-cocktails crowd with works by indie filmmakers drawing on “different visions and levels of experience.” (Translation: You won’t see Happy Gilmore.)…
Herbie Fully Loaded, The Love Bug – hell, when’s the last time someone made a flick about a Toyota Corolla? The beloved Volkswagen Beetle – old-school edition – is honored at Bug-O-Rama, which features quarter-mile drags, a Show & Shine, and a swap meet. Sun., April 13, 2008…
Phoenix Film Festival. Sounds kinda rinky-dink, right? Well, that’s how the East Coast film snobs must’ve reacted back in 1978 when the Utah Film Commission unveiled its Utah/United States Film Festival. From such barren seed sprang Sundance, and you don’t hear much bleating from the cognoscenti these days. While our…
