Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 87. Courtney Price. You…
Just because it’s a four-day working week doesn’t mean your options for going out are limited. Au contraire, there’s plenty to do this week, whether you’re looking for some ring-bound action, pop culture-inspired burlesque, or something a bit more bookish. King of the Cage There aren’t a lot of sports…
It’s time for the revenge of the nerds. HBO’s original television series Silicon Valley is quickly winning over cable-TV crowd. But before this quirky comedy of geeky up-and-comers heads back to California to begin filming its second season, Silicon stars T.J. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, and Thomas Middleditch are heading to…
The setup: Let’s set you up, first. You obviously need something to do with yourself this long weekend, based on last night’s two-hour-plus karaoke rotations, and now that the chick who sang “Don’t Stop Believing” has doubtless been murdered, you can get some investigative tips from Holmes and Watson at…
Lit Lounge presents its second “Most of” edition, a sort-of best of round-up featuring prominent performers of both national recognition and local prowess. The conversation returns to the Virginia G. Piper Theater at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 26. Award-winning author and comedic performer Tania Katan is at the helm…
Whether you’re looking for indie theater, fresh choreography, or something a little more, um, debauched, this weekend has all of the above. Innovations Ballet Arizona’s founding a new tradition this year. Instead of having artistic director Ib Andersen present another work of his own, Andersen is putting the spotlight on…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 88. Olivia Timmons. “At…
Comic nerds and blockbuster buffs probably don’t need reminding, but X-Men: Days of Future Past hits theaters today. The latest film in the Marvel franchise follows the X-Men’s older and younger selves as they fight across two time periods to save mankind. While X-Men favorites like Wolverine, Mystique, and Professor…
The setup: Avenue Q, a sort of adults-only musical parody of Sesame Street that exists and functions, nevertheless, completely independently of the kids’ show, opened in 2003 and won a cluster of Tonys. One would think its songs and subject matter, apparently quite topical at the time, would feel dated…
There are a few activities that are the hallmark of every Memorial Day weekend, such as parades, veterans celebrations, flag-folding ceremonies, and barbecues. Oh, and there are also tons of pool parties too, both of the backyard and more public variety at hotels and elsewhere. This weekend is no exception…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. I learned a lot from dating an Italian. I learned how to say “fuck you” in…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 89. Shelby Maticic. “We’re…
Listen up, lovebirds. Just because Valentine’s Day is behind you doesn’t mean you’ve hit your romantic quota for they year. It’s time to step up your dating game well past the traditional Friday-night dinner and a movie and into nuanced staycation territory. Fortunately, the Omni Resort Montelucia’s Joya Spa has…
It was Jason Tugman’s first day of work. Almost a decade later, he still remembers the screams. A former circus fire-eater, he’d taken a job as a lighting technician for The Oprah Winfrey Show after burning off a chunk of his tongue. The pay was $32 an hour and he…
America’s sweetheart Jennifer Lawrence truly can do anything. In the course of three months, she’s managed to graciously lose an Oscar (her third nomination in four years), swan above the mansplaining condescension of a male pundit who tsk-tsked her for getting drunk in public, and burst into the summer blockbuster…
A romance ripped from the pages of Deuteronomy, Frank Coraci’s Blended posits that the best reason for a woman with sons and a man with daughters to get married is that they can take care of each other’s kids. Quel pragmatisme! In the world of this sitcom love story, men…
For a town with more than its share of political grenades and hot potatoes, one thing seems to plague our sun-soaked city more than any other: the U.S.-Mexico border. No matter where you fall on the topic, or what side of the very literal fence you hail from, arguably no…
One inevitable fact of summer: the warmer it gets, the shorter the shorts. Instead of being a creep and gawking at exposed gams, focus your peepers on the short films from local filmmakers that’ll be featured in Theater 13’s Short Shorts with Short Leash on Saturday, May 24.The fourth annual…
Teens: Sorry to break it to you, but prom is totally lame. It’s not like the movies. Your crush probably won’t ask you to dance, and even though you’re dressed to kill, you’re probably going to be let down. You have an opportunity to make up for that during the…
Cash Inn Country has long been known as a place where the cowgirls play, especially during line-dancing nights. On Sunday, May 25, the lady-leaning juke joint goes glam when the Viva la Femme variety show sashays in.Birthday Suit Burlesque diva Robin Harts is the ringleader for this many-splendored celebration. Under…
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is the most famous sleuth the world has known, and the 1902 novel The Hound of the Baskervilles might be his most adapted outing. The gender-swapped play Bitch of the Baskervilles puts the latest twist on the tale on Friday, May 23.Current Theatrics of…
We’ve been dreading it, but it’s finally happened. After a beautiful winter and spring, we had our first 100-degree day, and from here things will only get worse. Air conditioning and summer dresses are appreciated, but pool parties really do the trick. There’s no need to sneak into a hotel…
