Flash back to a time when people stood up for human rights and spoke out against human cruelty, when protests made a difference and mind-altering substances fueled nothing but peace and love. Those were the days that sparked Burning Man, the annual festival of self-expression. Take a magic mushroom trip…
In New Times’ Summer Guide 2011, our writers explore some guilty pleasures associated with summer. Inside the Summer Guide: • C.M. Redding on Tempe’s Big Surf waterpark • Restaurant critic Laura Hahnefeld on the boutique local ice cream maker Crave • Zachary Fowle on the underground practice of trading craft…
For as often as the term “Americana” gets thrown around, there aren’t too many folks who typify it like Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt. With a crooked line traced from the bulging vein in Hiatt’s forehead, through the friendly nooks and crannies of Lovett’s face, and on downstream to their…
It took more than three whole years for Dax Riggs to release a proper follow-up to 2007’s We Sing of Only Blood or Love, but next week Riggs comes back in full with Say Goodnight to the World. This album is an entirely louder and more menacing affair than Love…
Super-square aspiring restaurateurs Paul and Mary Bland are broke. Rather than applying for a loan or mortgaging their house to raise money, they take a unique approach to finance: They become sex counselors who kill swingers for profit while their business partner, the janitor Raoul, dispatches the bodies. And, in…
Renowned British scribe Henry Havelock Ellis penned some powerful prose in his day, including a rather potent notion about the nature of dance. Describing it as “loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts,” the old-timey author wrote that dancing is “no mere translation or abstraction from life…it…
When it comes to expectations of foreign exchange students, flicks like Summer School and American Pie set us up for disappointment. In actuality, teenage boys who use high-powered binoculars to spy on the hot, sexy, half-naked exchange student next door often wind up with an eyeful of skinny band geek…
[jump] What are you wearing? A red sun dress with some gold flats and a long gold chain. Plus cut-off jean shorts underneath [for] riding the bike. What’s your favorite outfit to wear? Back when it was nice and cold out, it was a long sleeve black and white checkered…
Since there’s really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with recipe. This week: The Adult Water at ROQ With summertime comes more free time, and with more free time comes more…
Artist: Quincy Ross Medium: Polaroid…
It’s not difficult to find photos and stories from around the world, but our cultures and daily lives — and how we see others cultures and daily lives aren’t often on display. Thursday night, Method Art in Scottsdale is holding an opening reception for Through Each Others Eyes, a photography…
Happy National Punch a Hipster Day. … that is, if you weren’t already punching hipsters way before it went mainstream. …
Governor Jan Brewer may have brought this week’s roll out of Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act to a partial halt, but that’s not stopping today’s grand opening of the America’s first “marijuana superstore” in the Valley.weGrow, a national retail chain that sells hydroponics equipment and marijuana growing supplies (touted by its…
In their annual Bicycle Friendly States rankings released last week, the League of American Bicyclists placed Arizona 16th in the nation — a definite drop from the No. 9 spot it held in last year’s rankings.Compared to where Arizona falls in other national rankings, 16 is not a horrible spot…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Claudia Smith doesn’t understand why people mix up “stationery” and “stationary.” It’s a common mistake, she knows, but she also firmly believes that it…
Over the weekend, herds of Phoenix Comicon girls showed up to Downtown convention rooms dressed (and undressed) as super-heroines and sci-fi divas, including Poison Ivy, Supergirl, Harley Quinn, Ramona Flowers. We showed up (not in costume) and took a few notes. The Good’s above, the Bad and the Ugly are…
I’ve recently returned from an expedition in the deepest hinterlands of neighboring Tucson. During the last several months, I have not only studied the inhabitants, but have lived among them, learning their ways and adopting their local customs. While there, I made a series of discoveries that may even surprise…
There’s nothing terribly mad about Monday Mojito Madness — DJ Shane Kennedy brings a mellow atmosphere to Carly’s Bistro in downtown Phoenix and has been doing so for the past three months. The night features $4 raspberry mojitos and the rare and low-key indie tracks of Kennedy’s choice.Check out a full slideshow…
Ignite Phoenix coordinators just finished uploading videos of the 19, 5-minute presentations from the tenth installment of the local speaking series. This year’s topics included brief (and seriously entertaining) explanations on paragliding, why math is cool, the greatest human trait of all, and auto mechanics, to name a few. Dean…
Learn how to make this Camping Apron after the jump…
Social media’s used by students around the world to connect, share messages and photo albums (even last-minute birthday notifications), but communication students at Maricopa Community College and Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology are more interested in sharing and interacting with their cultures. The universities’ collaborative television program, 180 View, is…
Artist: Sean Deckert Medium: 30-by-30-inch inkjet print As part of the graffiti series and the local portrait series I’ve been working on loosely for a while now, I took this photo of Ginae Klasek, who commissioned the mural behind her on 12th Street to counteract the blight created by the…
