Which LGBT tennis tournament only has one woman signed up? The Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance-sanctioned Cactus Open 2010. “Bigger cities like Atlanta have larger core groups, which include women,” says tournament director Chris Jenkins. Granted, it’s the event’s inaugural year and we’re not San Francisco, where wannabe Martina Navratilovas…
If you eye a taco shell correctly, it resembles a golden Southwestern sunrise that could be dawning right before the Arizona Taco Festival. It should be a glorious day devouring the curved Mexican delight, all while the fierce “Best Taco” competition rages on; the event features more than 30 of…
The last toy we ever scribbled on was our keepsake Alice In Wonderland doll. Then Mom discovered the gangster tats on her face. Oh, if only Kid Robot’s Munny toys had been around, our butt would be slightly less scarred. Acrylic Squid, Red Hot Robot, and Keep-A-Breast Foundation present “Milk…
Man, are we bored. We called a friend and they were bored, too. Summer cobwebs? Shake off those doldrums with the Urban Wine Walk. The event features 12 participating bars and restaurants, all with specially priced wine tastings and piquant fare, located along the city’s light-rail route. Jump aboard the…
Meghan McCain is, like, totally the new maverick. We hope she’s on the ballot in 2024. She’s young now, but with further education and family support, she could really turn this country around sometime in the future when we need it most . . . say, after Sarah Palin. In…
According to Michael Pollan’s eaters’ manifesto, In Defense of Food, we are fast becoming a “nation of orthorexics: people with an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating.” But since a fresh beet is less marketable than a fortified cheez whiz, paraphrasing George Orwell’s Animal Farm also seems appropriate: “Fresh food bad,…
Smoke and Feathers, the Austin, Texas, psychedelic rock band that are recording with Chris “Frenchie” Smith, recently plowed through Tempe in August. During that gig, we chewed a couple brownies, gave them a careful listen, and decided that anyone who caught them at the Sail Inn definitely wants to know…
By 1983, Dave Mustaine had been kicked out of Metallica for being a boozy, substance-abusing asshole; bitched to rock magazines that Kirk Hammett stole his job and licks; and then, seeking the ultimate revenge against his former bandmates, created Megadeth. Mustaine, 49, will sign copies of his confessional tome, Mustaine:…
Director Michael Paul Stephenson has sewn a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. As a preteen, Stephenson was cast in the starring role of Troll 2 (1990). The straight-to-video film is so heinous that IMDB proclaimed it the worst movie ever made. The combination of amateur scenery, horrible makeup,…
Helping to keep Austin weird for years now, Bob Ray has a flair for capturing the everyday dramatic. Just look at Total Badass, a psychological treat chronicling the life and times of one man’s search for redemption through pills, whiskey, weed, family, and rock ‘n’ roll. Or Hell On Wheels,…
Commercial photographer Tyson Crosbie says he “steals souls for a living.” If that’s true, his latest gallery exhibition, “The Phoenix Series,” is his surreptitious attempt to seize the soulful essence of our fair city. With a camera lens closely aimed at decaying strips of vivid paint swashes as well as…
According to famous female illusionist and impresario, RuPaul, “You haven’t lived until you’ve had your dick tied to the back of your ass for twelve hours.” So, that’s where the pipe hides. We don’t know from penis pain, but we do understand that there will probably be gobs of mascara…
We know vinyl records and 112-degree weather don’t mix, but Revolver Records and air conditioning, plus free popcorn and a flick, is a sizzling combination. Revolver continues its weekly Movie Mondays series with the 1986 fantasy classic Labyrinth. Jim Henson directed a sweet-faced Jennifer Connolly, whose search for her brother…
Love only kinda’ stinks. At least that’s the message put forth by Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre’s interpretation of The Wedding Singer. The season-concluding play for DST remounts this 2006 Broadway rewrite of the 1998 Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore vehicle, and features an unapologetically ‘80s inspired musical score by Chad…
Racing magazines sell you sex and speed, with pneumatic young ladies blithely straddling pieces of machinery as if to say, “Ride me, ride this.” What’s the metaphor when a sweet-faced damsel can handle a roaring engine between her legs? Find out when Leslie Porterfield comes to town. In 2008, Porterfield…
It’s Sunday, June 20, and you’re scrambling for a cool Father’s Day outing. We’ve got you covered.Dig into the Father’s Day Brunch at the Compass Restaurant which will feature awesome menu items like brats and kraut, rancho beef brisket, baby back ribs, and green chili fondue. Sun., June 20, 10…
Summer hiking with your father is only smart if you’re a beneficiary in his will, or if it’s Sunday, June 20, and you’re scrambling for a cool Father’s Day outing. We got you covered on the latter.Our suggestion is to grab a bottle of water and head to the Deer…
Anyone who voluntarily lays his moist, twitching tongue across red hot glowing metal rebar gets our vote for loco rematado of the year. That’s how Zamora The Torture King rolls, pillaging through town with the Hellzapoppin Sideshow Review’s “Greatest Show In Hell.” Normally touring with gargantuan rock festivals like Vans…
When Showgirls hit theaters in 1995, Elizabeth Berkley suffered the same harsh treatment from film critics as her character, Nomi Malone, took from high rollin’ pimps, dance instructors, and Vegas bosses. Written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Paul Verhoeven, the NC-17 rated flick collected eight Razzie’s and became a…
On the way home from last year’s Shizz Prom, we wiped out on our bike while wearing a satin dress. This, of course, was way more memorable than losing our virginity at high school prom. How can we expect The Shizz to outshine itself for 2010? The Shizz Prom is…
Presently a pusher for Pizza Hut, comedian Jim Breuer has got the munchies for fame. Working the scruffy-haired hangdog look with half-mast red eyes, it’s easy to see how he was tapped by Dave Chappelle to co-star in 1998’s stoner cult-classic Half-Baked. So does Bruer really smoke weed? We don’t…
The life of Lucy Fisher, the wispy heroine of Laurie Notaro’s Spooky Little Girl, is quite messed up. In Notaro’s second fiction book, the protagonist gets kicked to the curb by her fiancé, she’s fired from her job, and then she’s run over by a bus. Emerging into the afterlife,…
