The Mercury have been having a stellar summer, but it’s been far too long since any dudes in shorts have elicited more than disgruntled grumbling from the fans at US Airways Center. The organizers of the inaugural ASU/UofA Alumni Classic Basketball Game are hoping a little blood feud might liven…
The amateur chicken-wing-consuming contest features contestants vying to see who can gnaw the most wing meat in “10 minutes and 60 seconds.” Registration is required to compete. Wed., Sept. 2, 7 p.m., 2009…
Humans have plopped their collective butt cheeks down to watch moving imagery for more than 100 years. That means we’ve got some mad skills of observation. Camera angles, lighting, and framed shots communicate an entire story. We’re so accustomed to reading this visual language that we don’t even think about…
The West-leading Merc take on the Eastern Conference’s ever-tough Sun, led by forward Asjha Jones and forward-center Sandrine Gruda (pictured). Sat., Aug. 29, 7 p.m., 2009…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Wed., Sept. 2, 10 p.m., 2009…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Tue., Sept. 1, 10 p.m., 2009…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Mon., Aug. 31, 10 p.m., 2009…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the San Francisco Giants, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Thu., Aug. 27, 10 p.m., 2009…
If you’re the adventurous type, you’ll love this caveat from the folks at Maricopa County Parks & Recreation: “This is not a guided ride. Volunteers will sweep the course to ensure all riders return safely.” Sweep the course? What, for Bell-helmet-wearing, still-warm corpses or something? That’s so cool! To those…
Born in Chicago, Bad Boy Bill grew up on hip-hop as well as dance music. There in the hotbed of house, he listened to Farley Jackmaster Funk of WBMX’s Hot Mix Five, the area’s legendary DJ team. Funk had one of the first house singles to chart (a cover of…
Enigmatic and eclectic Shizz scenester mig50 is turning 27 this weekend and decided to turn his weekly NOVA disco party into a birthday fiesta. He’s also invited such locals as Treasure Mammal, Feel Free, Dazzler, and Anavan to perform and join in the fun. Although there’s no word on whether…
Sophie Barthes’ clever metaphysical comedy Cold Souls has been dubbed “Being Paul Giamatti” more than once since its Sundance 2009 debut. But if comparisons to the films of Charlie Kaufman are inevitable, the similarities only go so far. Sure, Paul Giamatti plays “Paul Giamatti,” another “real” actor unwittingly embroiled in…
I went to a psychic the other day. Not because I happen to believe that there are people who can see into the future or can tell you the names of your dead childhood pets simply by looking at the palm of your hand. Because I don’t. I didn’t go…
Since my Grey Gardens blog was so long-winded the other day, I’ll spare you from any rambling. Let’s keep this one simple, shall we?The long-awaited return of Tempe’s The Paper Studio is finally here!I wrote about the closing of their retail store a while back, and, while they technically didn’t…
When I discover something I absolutely love, I have this insatiable need to share it with the world. And, long before Drew Barrymore wore a bald cap and Jessica Lange put on an old lady face, I was spreading the word about Grey Gardens. Grey Gardens is probably my favorite…
A wanna-be writer and musician from California has sued the Valley’s own dark mistress of vampire fiction, Stephenie Meyer in what looks like a half-baked cry for attention. The young woman, Jordan Scott, claims in a lawsuit filed in federal court on August 19 that a book she published online…
Oh, my. 1960 (and what passed for groundbreaking then) was a very long time ago, wasn’t it? The longest-running musical ever in the whole world, The Fantasticks, manages to make that very clear while still demonstrating what made it so popular. (Some of that success has got to be mere…
I was considering a blog about the Lowrider show at Phoenix Art Museum tomorrow but the fine folks over in Night & Day already got their paws on it. Nicely done, guys.Lucky for us, there’s plenty of good stuff going on around town. Like the Heard Museum’s NU (Native +…
Last night, the Tempe Center for the Arts was filled to the hilt with adoring fans. Dozens more — mainly dudes — waited in a line outside the doors in the hundred-degree heat, hoping to score a seat in the packed house. What the hell was this? Blue Man Group? Lady Gaga’s “I’m not a…
The fan club, “bound together by . . . mutual love for the Ghostbusters license in all its forms,” gets together for a little pop-cultural fun in honor of the 25th anniversary of the original Bill Murray flick. Sat., Aug. 22, 2-4 p.m., 2009…
The best-selling Phoenix author re-creates a program she did in Chicago in June, reading from her upcoming Outlander novel An Echo in the Bone (slated for a September release) while the bookstore provides chocolates and patrons are encouraged to “BYOB” and “wear your best lingerie.” Wed., Aug. 26, 8 p.m.,…
The former teenage burnout — now executive director of the Victim/Witness Assistance Program in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — signs her Girl, Interrupted meets Prozac Nation memoir, Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America. (Note: The author/activist attended the University of Phoenix from 2002 to 2004.) Wed., Aug. 26, 7…
