Shepard Fairey’s stuck on Tempe. Not the street artist himself, but rather his large-scale iconic wheat pastes, which have recently (and mysteriously) appeared on walls around the Arizona State University campus. The instantly recognizable works of Fairey — whose infamous images helped propel Barack Obama to the White House and…
We made it, yo! After what has seemed like an eternity in the Bahamas (BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!), we’re finally down to crowning a Top Chef, and Bravo is all business right out of the gate — straighten that tie, Bravo! Padma and Tom tell the chefs there…
Thanks to Charlie Sheen, our wacky world now includes such nutty notions as Adonis DNA, Rock Stars from Mars, and Tiger’s Blood. Thankfully, neither Sheen nor any of his shenanigans will be a part of this year’s Phoenix Fringe Festival. Instead, the 10-day event, which kicks off on Friday, April…
Shh, be berry, berry quiet. A little red-headed sprite named Wendy is planning to unleash a super-food salad this summer loaded with blueberries, strawberries, almonds, and a dressing made with açaî juice. The word’s out thanks to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, those bastards whose sole purpose is to think…
As an update to an earlier post this morning, make-a-wishes really do come true — they just take time and maybe a little bit of bad publicity. TMZ has reported that Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, has (finally) agreed to meet Enzo, the 6-year-old with leukemia whose request to the…
Update: Barefoot Contessa Agrees (Finally) to Meet Make-A-Wish Kid Enzo, a 6-year-old boy diagnosed with life-threatening leukemia, wanted to spend an hour or two of the few he might have left with his idol, Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa (bed-ridden, he watches her Food Network show with his mom). But…
What does this year’s Tempe Guitar Show have that last year’s didn’t? Juice and jams. “The event’s in a parking lot, so it’s tough to get electricity to all the exhibitors,” says event coordinator Orin Portnoy. “But this year, more than half will have it, so folks can try out…
Thousands of emerald-clad kooks have flocked to Padre Murphy’s over the past 17 years for the Glendale pub’s super-sized Saint Patrick’s Day Tent Party. According to owners Tom and Peggy Boyle, however, the most memorable of the bunch wasn’t some drunken yahoo, but a man of the cloth. Namely, Tom’s…
The Valley’s hip-hop landscape has always had its fair share of hustlers and dreamers, and the pimps and players behind newly launched TrilLife Entertainment are no exception. Their goal? Simple. They wanna put Arizona’s club and hip-hop scenes on the map. “There [are] a lot of great hip-hop artists in…
It’s the final four five, yo, thanks to last week’s non-decision of whom to eliminate. Please pack your knives and flip-flops — it’s off to the Bahamas! After some flashbacks and “what I did during my time off” reports (yawn), the chefs walk into a fort and see the winners…
Hungry for a taste of Arizona’s best restaurants, chefs, and wineries all in one artsy, food-centric location? Skip breakfast and get ready to take a bite (or several) at the second annual Devoured Culinary Classic. Sponsored by Local First Arizona and the Phoenix Art Museum, Devoured will take over the…
Only one step away from the finals, yo! Our episode begins with Blais lamenting about the loss of Dale which must mean Fabio is off his short list to Barbados. Note to Blais: One bromance at a time please, playa. Back at the house, the cheftestants are wondering what will…
Quick. What do you get when you cross a translation of Shakespeare’s King Lear with Japan’s 16th century civil wars? Legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 27th film and must-see masterpiece, Ran. Literally meaning chaos or revolt, Ran, originally released in 1985 and amassing major awards worldwide, tells the tale of…
Taco Bell: Have you seen our new ad campaign with real Taco Bell employees saying our seasoned-beef recipe contains 88 percent ground beef inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture? It’s great, right? Really great. Fast Food Nation: Is it funny? It doesn’t sound funny. Taco Bell: It’s not funny…
Six chefs remaining and Angelo’s gone, yo. Can anyone believe this? Not the part about the six chefs but about Angelo. Seriously? Who will represent crazy now? Answer: Angelo, in about 20 minutes. In the meantime, at the Honeycomb Hideout, we see Blais showing his “How to Win at Top…
Like every douchebag in college who suddenly became your friend after they found out you scored a bunch of weed, Burger King has offered Colin Firth a chance to design his own burger if he wins an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The King’s Speech on…
“So, it’s Taco Bell,” says rant-happy comedian Lewis Black on the fast food giant’s latest lawsuit. “It’s not like you eat it when you’re sober. At three in the morning, when you’ve got those ‘meat goggles’ on, that non-beef filler looks like a porterhouse steak.” Black, the stand-up comedian, author,…
Editor’s note: Michele Laudig’s column will return next week. Homer Simpson: “I wonder why he’s so eager to go the garage?” Moe: “The garage? Hey fellas, the garage. Well, oo-la-dee-da Mr. French man.” Homer: “Well, what do you call it?” Moe: “A car hole.” Garage Restaurant & Bar, the three-month-old…
No beatin’ around the burger bush here, BurgerMap claims to be exactly what the slogan says it is: The World’s Best Burgers. On a map. But wait, not yet. BurgerMap can’t do it alone. The map’s success depends on people’s patty input, and lots of it. According to the website,…
Southwestern fast food guinea pigs, unite! San Antonio-based Whataburger is on a limited-time, new-menu-item blitz across its 10-state territory, trying out various specials across three regions. We (Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas) get Whataburger’s better-than-birds-falling-from-the-sky Green Chile Double burger and two spicy new morning items: the Chorizo Taquito and…
From Dada through the Situationists to postmodern artists of today, avant-garde art takes guts or, as in the case of the Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival, a dozen or so laptop computers. In its sixth season, the 2011 festival continues to push the boundaries of the cultural status quo with cutting-edge…
Top rocks, flares, g-kicks, and airtracks? Attention, Valley residents: You’re so getting served. Specializing in street-fusion dance, Arizona’s EPIK Dance Company is back at the Herberger Theater to present Common Ground, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2009 performance. With over 90 minutes of original choreography that combines contemporary, jazz,…
