Twitter is doublestuffed with check-your-privilege messages for entitled men, but I’ve rarely seen one as potent as this singular line from Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s out-of-time masterwork Winter Sleep, a Chekhovian drama of marriage and class and the way both can inspire insulated cluelessness. “Just once, I’d like you to defend…
Most of us can’t imagine having a disease that tugs and tears at the very threads of who we are. When we wake up in the middle of the night with outlandish fears, we strike reassuring bargains with ourselves: If I lose my sight, I’ll still have music. If I…
Each year, screenwriters kill off enough offscreen children to fill a Chuck E. Cheese’s. A dead son or daughter gives a movie the illusion of depth plus an easy explanation for whatever the script ladles on the surviving parents. Binge-drinking? Nymphomania? Sudden bouts of breakdancing? Blame the wee coffin. In…
As Mesa Urban Garden begins its third year, it’s giving the green light on an anniversary party. The community-grown get-together will feature live music by The Haymarket Squares, Andy Warpigs, and KNS; a group show by local artists including Tato Caraveo, Dump La Rock, Zachary Dean Glover, Disposable Hero, Such…
In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the characters and the reader are faced with some pretty big, existential questions. What makes us humans human? Is happiness as simple as a mix of chemicals that can be easily popped in pill-form? Is the secret to a perfect world simply determining people’s…
You’ve held tight to most of your resolutions but how about that pledge to spend more of your dollars locally? The homegrown Arizona Wrestling Federation is offering top notch sports entertainment with its big events such as New Dawn on Saturday, January 17.The latest outing for the fledgling wrestling fed…
Legend has it that the first marathon was run by a man named Pheidippides, who after sprinting more than 25 miles to deliver a message promptly dropped dead. But have no fear — the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon is not the Grecian Marathon, and you are not Pheidippides…
Calling all Pikachus and Princess Mononkes, Taiyou Con is taking over the East Valley. The three-day event will offer anime panels and vendors, cosplay and masquerade gatherings, Pokemon gym challenges, a Japanese fashion show, a maid cafe, plus live music from Japanese artists including Lotus Juice, Random, Shihoko Hirata and…
Sometimes the smaller things pack the most punch. Such is the case with Whitney Cummings, who boasts a biting wit — and excellent hair. The stand-up comic and creator of the popular television series Two Broke Girls returns to the Valley with an arsenal of take-no-prisoners, laugh-out-loud recollections of love…
There was a time when a showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers sold itself. The Lakers were the premier team in the NBA for the better part of the last 40 years, while the Phoenix Suns have had to play the little brother role.Now, the Lakers are a shell of…
Russian music has a deep and storied history. Promoted by the Russian Orthodox Church, composers used music to extol the joys, but also the hardships, of life in mother Russia, turning snippets of literature, art, history, and folk tales into inspired works. Politics too occupied early Russian music, occasionally leading…
Don’t just shop local, watch local. All Dog Entertainment has invited Arizona filmmakers to showcase their cinematic talents with The Arizona Community Short Film Festival. This showcase of 10 12-minute flicks, shot in-state with local actors, will give fellow moviegoers the chance to see and be seen in the Phoenix…
There are not a whole lot of stories and plays for kids about nuclear weapons, and maybe there doesn’t need to be. A Thousand Cranes, however, is one of the best. It’s a play based on the true story of Sagako Sasaki, a girl who died of leukemia ten years…
Finding art in unexpected places can be invigorating to the senses. And while finding art at ASU Art Museum isn’t any sort of rarity, witnessing performances within is typically quiet spaces is something to relish. And we plan on doing just that when In Kyung Lee presents her dance master…
Rapture, Blister, Burn is a lyric from a Hole song, and that helps explain why the play by the same title is not about a particularly ecstatic case of sunburn. It’s a funny and issue-driven play about young, 40ish, and elderly women and their choices, set in the world of…
Zuul, the evil demon in possession of Dana Barrett, spent most of his presence in Ghostbusters waiting for Vince Clortho. Turns out, the fiendish ghoul could have just bought a ticket to 2 Pianos, 4 Hands to encounter some keymasters. Canadian playwrights Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt penned the tale…
Jason Robert Brown, darling of musical theater geeks, premièred a show called 13 on Broadway in 2008. A musical cast entirely with adolescents would daunt many producers, but the bet paid off, the show’s been translated into several languages, and a film version is on the way. Peoria’s Theater Works…
If there’s one subject that artist Charity Hall isn’t afraid to broach, it’s insects. In fact, it’s about all she “brooches.” From scorpions and centipedes to katydids and katydid-nots, (okay, we made that last one up), Hall has built quite an artistic reputation on the back of the bug. While…
Happy New Year, Phoenix! What, you’ve already broken all your resolutions? Yeah, us too. But we’re bouncing back with some inspiration. Whether you’ve been considering a new hair style or a new kitchen project, we’re here to help with Project PHX, our annual “how to” guide. Step into Pane Bianco’s…
Tattoo-based reality shows, such as Ink Master, are relatively polarizing in the world of tattooing. On one hand, they’ve helped bring the art form into mainstream culture, but at the same time, many tattoo artists believe that the program sets unrealistic expectations for the amount of work and time it…
There are certain types of cars that get all the attention at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction — classic muscle cars, one-off customs, and old factory prototypes. We scoured the action listings for vehicles that might fly under the radar, from cheap classics, to rare race cars, to anything else that’s…
Some will win. Some will lose. Some will completely forget and be so mad at themselves. Deep breaths, people. Tickets to Jimmy Fallon’s post-Super Bowl XLIX Tonight Show taping at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix will be available Wednesday, January 14…
