Fido’s neck pains have been keeping him awake at night, and Fifi’s chakras are all screwed up these days. What’s a four-legged fur ball with limited consciousness to do? Well, it could start with a little yoga, er, Doga at the W Scottsdale. Yes, we’re serious – this is actually…
Phoenix Design Week is upon us … in two months.This means the prep work and planning for the five day event filled with seminars, national guest speakers, design exhibitions, and ridiculous amounts of networking is well under way.And that means there are some pretty sweet opportunities for local designers to…
Well, kids, it’s been a long road of late nights, wild parties, and ridiculous conversations with drunkards. But it’s time to say goodbye because this is the last of Club Candids you will see from this writer.Don’t worry, the lovely Adriane Goetz will continue to snap photos of unsuspecting club…
Phoenicians love the smell of wet dirt.Because I’m a Phoenix native and an avid hiker, I recently braved the raindrops for a stellar evening hike.Hiking Partner and I got drenched while hiking up Shaw Butte on a semi-stormy evening last week. During cooler months, we usually hike this entire loop…
We recently had a death in the family.Little Brownie was born with splayed legs. It (we never figured out if it was a boy or girl) lived for four days after it cracked its way out of its blue shell. We fashioned a splint for it out of a pair…
Holy crap. The internet tells us it’s supposed to be under 110 degrees all weekend. That’s as good as it’s going to get for a while so get the hell out of your house and enjoy it.Beat the Clock Summer 48 Hour Film Challenge Screening @ Phoenix Art MuseumYou have…
Tiffe Fermaint is a local fashion designer who mixes party and dance scene inspirations with a sci-fi flair. She splits her time between Phoenix and Los Angeles and, along with maintaining her own fashion line, has worked in television and film. Yes, she can play the name-dropping game like a…
You love art exhibitions. Your man, on the other hand, thinks that crap is for sissies. No problem. Tempe Center for the Arts has you covered with its latest show “Cars and Guitars.” As you enjoy the aesthetics of guitar design and the artistry of low-rider restoration, your dude will…
Are you sick of the Where the Wild Things Are craze? We’d by lying if we said we weren’t. So why is it that, in spite of our best efforts, we still like the damn thing? We can’t help it. That children’s book by Maurice Sendak, with its fantastic world…
Listen up Phoenix photographers: You’ve got a deadline approaching. Put a big, red circle around August 5 and get to work.Tilt Gallery is hosting the “Photography Re-Imagined: 4th Annual Juried Alternative & Historical Process Show” in October and they need your work.Assuming your work is made using alternative or historical…
Bob Hoag runs Flying Blanket Recording in Mesa and has an enviable client list filled with bands like Dear and the Headlights, What Laura Says, and Kinch.He also loves vintage fashion. And he likes to talk (and talk and talk) about it. Read on (and on and on) about what…
You read that right. You can snag a limited edition print by Carrie Marill for just $20…
What makes a good blog? This is something writers at the Jackalope Ranch often contemplate. Okay, we’re obsessed. And a positive byproduct of that obsession is finding blogs that make us happy.Todd Daniel’s blog is one of them. And, to answer the question, this blog is good because it’s funny.Daniel’s…
Google-image searching wangs is all in a day’s work here at the Phoenix New Times.As a follow up to our list of top T&A Throughout Art History, this equal opportunity blog has turned its attention toward the penis.Read on for an art history lesson, top ten style, on the dong.10…
Artist Spencer Hibert has done good.Not only does he run Soyal Gallery in Scottsdale with Emmett Potter III, he also won a New Times Big Brain Award for Visual Arts.When we profiled the guy, we talked all about his Miigiis. The small toys, created by Hibert, can be found in…
If you’re looking for stellar vintage fashions it’s common knowledge around these parts that Blue Jean Buyer in Scottsdale is the jam (click here to read their Best of Phoenix award).Owner Steve Vizzerra has a keen eye for used fashion gems and a vast collection of fine Levi’s products. So,…
You’ve worked hard this week, haven’t you? You deserve at least one fun activity for your weekend. Read on, my friend, read on.Devil’s Martini Beach Party @ Devil’s Martini in Old Town ScottsdaleHey, remember this? Well, looks like the party was such a blast, organizers are giving it another go…
Dick Van Dyke to Host SNL?Well, maybe. Facebook fans made their wish for Betty White to host SNL a reality on May 8, 2010 and now a local resident is rallying for Dick Van Dyke to take the stage.The local resident? Stacy Van Dyke, Dick’s daughter…
As my hiking partner and I pulled up to the trailhead at Lookout Mountain, I realized I had been there before.Not for hiking. For making out. Back when I was in high school, the trailhead was the site of some very awkward activity. Gross…
If you’re over fifteen-years old and an excellent Wii player, you’re a loser in real life. Hate to break it to you, but people with stimulating jobs, healthy relationships, and sophisticated interests are too busy to waste precious hours maniacally flailing their limbs in front of a television. But if…
Let us be the first to tell you that Mesa is officially a cool place to be. It’s true, we swear. Particularly if it’s the second Friday of the month and you’re downtown.Yes, the 2nd Friday in Downtown Mesa festival is at it again. This time, the “Winter in July:…
The zombie craze has officially reached maximum ridiculousness.If you dig the undead, we have the perfect event for you: the Zombie Research Society Meeting. This international society (we’re not kidding – there are chapters in Germany and Canada in addition to the 16 U.S. states that host meetings) is committed…
