Known for describing his stand-up comedy as “a puppet show, but way filthier and without the puppets,” Ari Shaffir isn’t afraid to bluntly offend any sensitive people who accidentally wandered into his performance. After pursuing comedy for almost two decades, the New York native and longtime LA resident finally managed…
Fellow nerds, let us begin by saying: We know your pain. We know you must be going through a lot right now. The release of Batman v Superman has been hard on all of us. We can only accept the fate we’ve been given and move on. Should you need…
Some big changes are in store for Phoenix Comicon’s annual Fan Fest, which might come as good news to many local geeks. Plans are in the works to move the event – a smaller and more family-friendly spin-off of Phoenix Comicon that takes place in December at University of Phoenix…
You’re well ahead of the curve if you made the gallery rounds during Art Detour, which featured several exhibitions that will still be up for April’s First Friday – including the Fortoul Brothers show at their 40Owls Pop-Up Gallery. Several additional shows continue this week – including exhibitions of works by…
Turns out, you don’t have to be an architect or urban planner to have a say in how your city looks or functions. During Phoenix Urban Design Week from March 31 to April 7, you can be part of brainstorming a temporary art installation in Roosevelt Row. And that’s just one of…
You’ve probably noticed the flowers blooming a little brighter and the birds singing a little louder. The cool breeze is coming through the window, and there’s the slight urge to roll up your window at a stoplight upon hearing the music coming from the car next to you. Spring’s here…
I am listening to my Patty Duke records. I have everything she ever recorded for United Artists Records: Seven albums and six singles, all from the mid- and late 1960s, each groove a testament to the fact that this talented actress, who died yesterday at age 69, just plain couldn’t…
Some free advice: If you ever find yourself defensively reminding people that you’re not in a cult, you’re probably in a cult. This comes up early and often in The Path, Hulu’s new series premiering on March 30th, not that any adherents of the fictional Meyerist Movement seem fazed by…
The main attraction in the engaging, largely predictable chess drama The Dark Horse is the gripping lead performance by Cliff Curtis, a part-Maori actor from New Zealand who has spent more than two decades doing notable character parts in big films. You’ll likely recognize his face: His look suggests, at…
If you still haven’t recovered from the end of Mad Men, you’re in luck. Starting April 1, Modern Phoenix Week returns to the Valley for its 10th consecutive year. This 10-day festival of all things Midcentury Modern features films, lectures, previews of renovated properties, architectural wonders, a marketplace replete with mod…
Thirty-three large tear-shaped drops made from off-white paper file folders hang suspended at eye level inside a pop-up gallery space in central Phoenix. They’re part of the latest local exhibition by Isaac and Gabriel Fortoul, ages 36 and 39 respectively, who operate a nomadic gallery called 40Owls. Using the name Fortoul…
After three years of fundraising and community input, construction is scheduled to begin on the former Phoenix Indian School music building at Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix. The building, which has fallen into disuse, will become the site of a new Indian Center. The improvements and future center…
Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!! is being billed as a “spiritual sequel” to his 1993 high-school stoner classic Dazed and Confused, but in some key ways it feels closer to his animated 2001 philosophy bull session Waking Life — a freewheeling grab bag of ideas, ruminations, and loose ends held…
The musician biopic might be stale and stupid as a genre, but it will endure. Each new one offers the possibility of the wondrous thing that made Hollywood into Hollywood: presence. You can guess from the trailers that I Saw the Light might be a botch job as drama, but…
Lord of the Rings fans of Arizona, prepare thyselves: the actor who played one of the most famed hobbits of Middle Earth will be making a trek to the Valley in June. And he’s eager to meet you. Actor Sean Astin, who starred as Samwise Gamgee in the LOTR cinematic…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from March 28 to 31. Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage It was never just the allure of traveling through space, fist-fighting ugly aliens, and having sex with green women. It wasn’t just Kirk or Picard or Worf or even Seven-of-Nine…
Yes, Phoenix is the sixth largest city in the country. But that doesn’t mean it’s lost touch with its Wild West heritage, horse ranches, ghost towns, and saloons. We’ve traveled to every corner of the Valley and found iconic places to experience the Old West across town – from the…
Picture a tiny ballerina, with hair bun and tutu, methodically turning inside an old-fashioned jewelry box. For some, it’s the quintessential image of a dancer. Everything is evenly-paced and predictable. But that’s not the sort of ballet featured in Today’s Masters, a two-hour program being performed by Ballet Arizona through…
Each week, we’re re-capping the first season of Fuller House, episode by episode. Grab your She-Wolf Pack and let’s go. Remember when we said that some of the parallels between Fuller House and its parent show were genius? While we still stand by that in regards to the gender reversal…
Garry Shandling has died at the age of 66, according to TMZ. The cause of his death has not been made public at this time. The comedian, writer, and actor, who grew up in Tucson and attended the University of Arizona, wrote for television shows including Welcome Back, Kotter before starring…
Congrats are in order, Arizona. On the evening of March 23, the 2016 Arizona Governor’s Arts Award winners were announced in a ceremony at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel. Since 1981, the awards have recognized creatives and organizations who have made a positive impact on the state’s arts and culture…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, March 25, through Sunday, March 27. Comedy on Fire For the better part of three years, comedian Matt Micheletti has hosted Comedy on Fire, a monthly stand-up show made up almost entirely of local comics. The nights have…
