By Yvonne Zusel See more shots in our Guinness World Record slide show. It’s 2:40 on Saturday morning and while most people’s nights are winding down, Hollis Cantrell’s has just begun. He’s bent over a man’s calf with his tattoo needle moving carefully but efficiently, first drawing an “A,” then…
By Jonathan McNamara The Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to play mini games. I wish that I didn’t mind waiting three months between releases for another game worth playing. I’d like to embrace casual gaming as…
By Ray Stern John McCain becomes an Obama transition buddy. That ought to put to rest the whole “pals around with terrorists” thing McCain’s campaign pushed, shouldn’t it? Arizona Cardinals score another win – ya excited yet? Tyke found in drophouse will be reunited with worried parents in Mexico in…
By Jonathan McNamara The games of the Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour. See more shots in our Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour slide show. I want to be one of the converted. I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to play mini games. I…
By P.J. Standlee Joel McHale is the ridiculous, scathing, and audacious joker among the equally ridiculous and licentious celebrity royalty that populate our most beloved and idiotic TV programs. And it’s obvious to everyone who saw McHale on Friday night at the Celebrity Theatre that McHale is not only good…
By Ray Stern Parent-of-the-year story in the Repub: Wasted mommy shows up at a daycare to pick up her 4-year-old daughter, but she had already driven the kid home hours before. Back at home, a neighbor finds the girl alone, eating Ovaltine powder from a can. Other news today: A…
By Jonathan McNamara See more shots from the Minus The Bear concert in our slide show. As an experiment before the show last night, I typed “Minus The Bear” into Pandora to see what I would get. I heard several tracks from Highly Refined Pirates paired with bands like Bloc…
By Jonathan McNamara They’ll put just about anything in beer these days. We’ve already seen red rice, juniper berries and pumpkin, but I never counted on popping open a cold bottle of chocolate beer. Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock comes in a bottled decorated with an ornate silver label. As I…
By Ray Stern Fooled you: MSNBC is taking hits for running with fake a news story about the source of the Palin-doesn’t-know-what-Africa-is story. Seems someone at the cable news network got suckered in by a hoax Internet report and e-mailed it to a colleague who took it as Gospel and…
By John Dickerson See more shots in our Ben Folds slide show. Ben Folds may be 42 years old, but his songs still bring out the white college kid/yuppie demographic like a liquidation sale at Urban Outfitters. Said white folk arrived at Gammage Theater in droves last night, donning fedoras,…
By Ray Stern The KKK members suspected of shooting a woman who wanted to join the Louisiana group went to great lengths trying to cover up their crime, going so far as to pull a .40-caliber bullet from her body. It was an impressive cover-up attempt – until two of…
By Ray Stern Gay parade: More than 200 gays and their supporters rally in Phoenix after being targeted by Proposition 102 voters. University of Phoenix is accused of doing too much LDS. Allegations of abuse swirl around tale of 8-year-old who killed two. The Arizona Cardinals shine under the spotlight…
By Jonathan McNamara Star Wars invades MS Walk on the Wild Side Costumed storm troopers direct from Star Wars’ joined forces with the Ghostbusters in a charity walk to find a cure for MS on Saturday, November 8, 2008. Concert Review: Elf Power and Vic Chesnutt at Modified on Nov…
By Ray Stern The St. Johns community in northeastern Arizona is trying to cope with a mind-boggling crime: An 8-year-old boy used a rifle to kill his father and another man. The more interesting story may yet be how the justice system treats this kid; he’s expected in court today…
By Jonathan McNamara “When you go to a free show, you get what you pay for,” lead singer Tony Sly mumbled to a frenzied crowd of half-drunk punk enthusiasts at Yucca Tap Room, “a band that’s been drinking since five.” Sly was honest on all counts, but he neglected to…
By Jonathan McNamara It started with a montage of clips from every bit of her career. She hated on Jerry Seinfeld. She assured Marcellus Wallus that she would testify in court for him. She antagonized Brooke Shields before finally taking her place among these personalities as the star of her…
By Joseph Golfen On Saturday morning, thousands of walkers turned up at Papago Park out to raise money to help fight Multiple Sclerosis during the “MS Walk on the Wild Side.” Little did participants know that waiting for them was a battalion full of scum and villainy. The Empire’s troop…
By Ray Stern Look for a special session by Arizona lawmakers who overspent their account by $1.2 billion. Obama’s chief-of-staff pick, Rahm Emanuel, is becoming a target of criticism for his role in the Freddie Mac scandal. Elliot Spitzer, the disgraced former New York governor, squeaks out of criminal trouble…
By Jonathan McNamara There is one election day ritual that I’ve missed out on twice now thanks to my decision to be a member of the press instead of the sit at home and watch our country’s fate on CNN crowd: the post-election beer. So when I found myself with…
By Jonathan McNamara This week’s cover story from Staff Writer Niki D’Andrea focuses on a couple of hard-hitting women in the brutal sport of mixed martial arts. We’re betting you’d appreciate a chance to see these fighters in action so we’ve prepared the following videos and slideshow: Making the Cover:…
By Ray Stern Barack Obama captures more than 50 percent of the vote to become America’s first black president. Screw the History Channel – we’ve got history being made before our eyes. New York Times reports on the brilliant campaigning and strokes of good luck that led to the victory…
By Jonathan McNamara For John McCain, the campaign trail ended at the Arizona Biltmore, where supporters mingled with news crews as election results poured in. See more shots from McCain’s campaign closer at the Biltmore in our slideshow…
