OKCupid Launches Body Type Filter

Whoever says “love is blind” obviously isn’t shelling out cash for OKCupid’s new premium option. The online match site just announced it will be making a profit off of users’ aesthetic priorities by launching a new filter feature — or rather, feature filter…

The Butterfly Effect

When it comes to killing bugs, butterflies always get a pass. Unlike bugs that creep, crawl, and carry concealed weapons, these flying beauty queens get the full VIP treatment at places like the Desert Botanical Gardens. Here at the Mariposa Monarca-Monarch Butterfly Exhibit, guests can pay to be encompassed by…

Dead Poe’s Society

Arizona Curriculum Theater is getting old school with its scare tactics as it brings back the fifth annual PoeFest. By now a Halloween tradition, this month-long series celebrating the gothic literature of Edgar Allen Poe takes signature stories to the stage including Annabel Lee, The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado,…

Burr Is Cold

Bill Burr is one busy guy. Between his is increasing presence in movies like The Heat and his reccurring role as Kuby in AMC’s recently finished Breaking Bad — and let’s not forget his weekly MondayMorning podcast — it’s a marvel how this comedian manages to deliver anywhere from 25…

Cannabox is the Head Shop that Delivers

Pot heads are all about trying new things:Eeating Cheetos with ranch dressing, beginning a home remodel with finger paint, adopting livestock as pets… Naturally, a new company is now offering a way for weed enthusiasts to expand their minds as well as their retail horizons through what is easily their…

Weekly Freebie: Filmstock at Civic Space Park

Grab a blanket and heat up the microwave popcorn because your onscreen entertainment is heading outdoors. This Saturday, October 5, IFP Phoenix and the Phoenix Film Festival are teaming up to bring a local lineup of indie cinema to Civic Space Park with Filmstock Showcases Indie Spirit…

10 Best Neighborhoods in Metro Phoenix

Home is where the heart is. It’s also where you’ll find the best location, architecture, views, school district and mortgage rates to fit your lifestyle. Because contrary to how the saying goes, not all mi casas are su casas. With so many avenues to explore, so to speak, it helps…

Critique My Dick Pick is a Tumblr That Does Just That (NSFW)

It must be hard for men — constantly being aware of how little women are ogling your package, living in fear of unexpected cold fronts, and spending countless hours in the mirror wondering the age old question, “Do these pants make my penis look small?” Fortunately there’s a new Tumblr…

10 Best Tacos in Metro Phoenix

Day or night, truck or table, tacos are becoming the go-to grub of many Phoenix locals. With an array of fillings, salsas, and tortillas, these mini meat and veggie pockets are essentially the choose-your-own-adventure of finger foods. While it’s easy enough to get our fix of larger, more monotonous dishes,…

Quitting Smoking is Easier on Social Media

While some critics may frown upon our society’s addiction to social media, truth be told, there are much worse habits worth kicking to the curb — like smoking. Now studies are showing that not only are social media habits far tamer than your pack a day, but they might actually…

Vagina Steaming Is the Hottest Spa Treament

While it’s not our cup of tea, we acknowledge the fact that many beauty-conscious individuals pay good money for services like vajazzling, colonics, and anal bleaching. But when we heard about the newest beauty craze (emphasis on craze) to hit the holistic spas — well, our eyes weren’t the only…

Pumpkin Up

We love Halloween. So much so that we do our best to drag that holiday out as long as possible, starting with the pumpkin. Rather than toss some mediocre store bought gourd into our grocery cart, we prefer to make a day of it.At Tolmachoff Farms not only will pumpkin…

Nasty Surprise

For true adrenaline junkies Halloween is much more than just cutely carved pumpkins, trick-or-treaters, and adults in slutty costumes. To get the blood pumping these brave souls venture out into the Valley’s most terrifying attractions including the nightmare-fueled necessity that is Chambers of Fear.Coincidentally located in Surprise, this maze of…

Scare Crow

Leave it to Steam Crow’s Daniel and Dawna Davis to bring us a much needed alternative to the commercial Halloween monotony. The indie artist duo that eats, sleeps, and breathes Halloween (and possibly candy corn) has taken charge yet again in the hunt for handmade, artisan, and retro-style tricks and…

Recreational Jetpacks in New Zealand’s Future

Over the years New Zealand has picked up some serious bragging rights. The down under destination served as the backdrop for the highly popular Lord of the Rings trilogy and is the home of musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. Now on a roll, the island country is putting…

Hotel Palomar to Host Moustache Competition Sept. 27

November, shmovember. The good folks at Hotel Palomar’s Lustre Rooftop Garden are growing out the mouth brows early. And to get people feeling the facial hair-friendly season that is fall, they are holding their first-ever (and free) Moustache Competition…

Nude Haunted House Open in Pennsylvania

Halloween is not what it used to be, folks. With an ever-growing number of desensitized thrill-seekers, it seems haunted houses are getting desperate to keep the terror alive. While midnight corn mazes and abandoned hospitals are safe bets on the fear front, one attraction in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, is taking…

Oddball Comedy Fest 2013 Wraps Up in Phoenix

For those of you who missed the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news: Roastmaster General Jeffrey Ross closed out the four-hour stand-up special by thanking everyone for attending the “2013 Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival.” That subtle denotative remark…

NASA Now Paying People to Lie in Bed All Day

Dear tired individuals who can sleep during turbulence, through a thunderstorm, and/or well past your alarm clocks, NASA would like to talk to you. Unlike most employers who frown upon your late-for-work and on-the-job snooze regime, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is shelling out cash to civilians who carry…