With spring cleaning said and done and the endless summer upon us, now’s the time to refresh your newly cleaned space with a new look. Like anything trendy — food, fashion, phrases, and even pets — home décor has its share of fad pads. Plowing its way into the design…
So it turns out Google Glass has potential for more than just floating images of flight times, snapshots, and calendar schedules. The wearable computer with a head-mounted display, which is still in the developmental stages at Google, almost received it’s first porn app by MiKandi on Monday. An adult app…
Vacations are nice, sure. But when money is tight and work schedules even tighter, it helps to have some in-town entertainment to break up those long days of summer. Here are our top picks for summer events in and around the Valley. See Also: Seven Free Summer Yoga Classes in…
Each week, Jackalope Ranch brings you a free event, workshop, or you-name-it happening in Phoenix. Because sometimes the best things in life really are free. This week’s freebie: Adults’ Night Out. Sometimes it seems like kids get all the perks — their cereal boxes come with prizes, their dinner menus…
It’s been a big year for Marc Maron. The lifelong comedian who struggled in show business for decades has moved increasingly into the spotlight since 2009 when he launched WTF with Marc Maron — a biweekly podcast recorded in his garage tackling raw, intimate, and unfiltered interviews with some of…
If your love of high fashion runs only as deep as your childhood nostalgia for The Smurfs, well congratulations. This edition of Morning Buzz was created just for you. Alexsandro Palombo calls himself “the father of Fashion Satire.” The artist and designer is also the creator of the popular blog,…
Take that film degree and stick it where the sun don’t shine, because Arizona’s own Grumpy Cat (a.k.a. Tardar Suace) just landed her first movie deal. See Also: Our Nine Favorite Faces of Tardar Sauce, The Grumpy Cat from Arizona The Grumpy Cat Does the Harlem Shake (Sort of) The…
Kids say the darnedest things. But when those same things escape the mouth of a grown man in his underwear, the result is a prefect blend of extremely creepy and equally hilarious. A new web series by Warmland Films is quickly working its way into the browsers of parents and…
You know your life is in the toilet when Courtney Love is giving you advice. The notorious party girl took to Twitter this week to tell Amanda Bynes to “pull it together dude.” This was following Bynes’ most recent arrest by New York police for possession of marijuana and throwing…
Calle 16’s The Hive has become such a staple in the Phoenix art scene that on any given Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, you can pretty much count on finding some cool eye candy. The gallery, studio, and now coffee shop hybrid serves as a multifunctional space for working artists,…
There’s no denying that society has a fascination with the unusual. From the original red-and-white-striped tents to the circus that is now reality television, people can’t pass up the opportunity to watch little people operating a tractors, hillbillies competing in beauty pageants, and conjoined twins tackling the day-to-day ups and…
We are suckers for drama — housewives drama, runway drama, and anything with hair-pulling and/or name-calling — and you can bet your ass-like behavior that our eyes will be glued.But our absolute favorite source of drama? The government, of course.In James Graham’s acclaimed play, This House, we follow the manipulative…
Chances are good that, at some point, we’ve all wondered, “Is that person homeless or a douchebag?” It’s a fine line, folks — and the lack of jobs, prevalence of mismatched flannel, and the cans of cheap beer are not helping make the distinction. Now, a website is making light…
Say what you will about Phoenix summer, it is by far the cheapest season to be a local. When temperatures rise and tourist season falls, Phoenix natives reap the benefits of free pool parties, cheap hotel stays, and all forms of discounted outdoor activities. Case in point: yoga. Here are…
For those of you falling into withdrawal while awaiting the 2014 season three première of Girls, we have good news. Banking on the success of the hit HBO show, Hustler has decided to make porno entitled This Ain’t Girls XXX, because apparently we hadn’t seen enough naked Hannah already. See…
Let’s face it, with Beard Nation alive and growing, and cats being the indomitable rulers of the Internet, it was only a matter of time before the two found each other across the worldwide web. See Also: SkyMall’s Late Spring 2013 Catalog: The Good, The Bad, and The Bananas Human…
There’s plenty of reason to be wary of 3D printing technology — what with the arrival of 3D printed gummy avatars, fetuses, and most terrifyingly guns. But a Japanese start-up is giving the whole world an entirely new reason to shudder. Human. Doll. Cloning. See Also: We’re Doomed: Robot Therapists…
In case you haven’t heard, the mustache look is out (thank God). In its wake, facial hair fanatics have turned to the more rugged (albeit less summer-practical) trend of Beard Nation. With untamed face foliage garnishing the landscapes of indie rock concerts, bike shops, and coffee bars nationwide, media masterminds…
Let’s be honest; yoga is not a poor man’s sport. By the time you’ve purchased your matching lycra ensemble, your polyurethane-coated mat, and your limited edition tie dye Yogitoes towel, you’d bend over backward to find a class that fits into the rest of your budget — in other words,…
We know very few people who get excited about flag day (and even fewer who know when it is), but throw out the words “flag party,” and suddenly people start listening.The Caribbean American Phoenix Carnival Cultural Association of Arizona, also known as CAPAZ, is bringing back its Caribbean-style carnival this…
The world of The Jetsons or a Brave New World? Scientists have developed a new form of robo-therapist that may revolutionize the mental health field. Her name is Ellie and she is the brainchild of psychologist Al Rizzo and computer scientist Louis-Philippe Moerncy at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies…
There’s no denying that the television powers that be were hard at work this spring when comedian Patton Oswalt made an appearance on the already star-studded NBC show Parks and Recreation. Playing more or less a crazier version of himself, the nerd culture savant delivered an elaborate seven-minute filibuster detailing…
