Because it was only a matter of time before local comic Bil Keane’s Family Circus (already spoofed with Dysfunction, Nietzsche, and Jersey Shore) met some Charlie Sheen crazy. If you haven’t been following the Charlie Sheen spiral, you live under a rock … and have some catching up to do…
This Saturday and Sunday, the Heard Museum will host its 53rd Annual Guild Indian Fair and Market, which showcases modern and traditional forms of American Indian art and culture. The event features work from more than 700 of the nation’s upcoming and established artists who create one-of-a-kind jewelry, pottery, textiles,…
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 Spiced Rum & Ginger Ale at Tuck Shop. The Phoenix spot’s no-ego approach to comfort food and…
Bonus alert:This week’s edition of New Times has a little something extra. The little red-orange book that you can find inserted in the central Phoenix editions of the paper and throughout Phoenix businesses and galleries is the fourth volume of QuickPHX, a helpful guide to hot visuals, restaurants, shopping spots,…
In case the recent bout of random clouds, dust storms, and torrential rain didn’t clue you in, spring is on the horizon. The first pretty purple blossoms of the season are dotting the desert landscape — and a new crop of equally colorful fashions is popping up on runways. Designers unveiled their spring and summer…
Some time this spring, Greenway University plans to open a campus in the Valley, and offer a variety of courses related to the medical marijuana industry. In Colorado, GU offers the first-ever state-approved course in cooking medical marijuana edibles. Pending approval in Arizona, Greenway University would like to offer cannabis…
We’ve been following local fashion designers Kiss The Girl since they first turned up at Phoenix Fashion Week. The locally owned company was something of a Cinderella story. Early on, the owners sold tees out of a van at local farmers’ markets. After the cheeky, youthful designs caught on, KTG…
In an effort not to smash the piñata or prematurely blow out the birthday candles, I waited until Artlink’s 22nd birthday was officially over to say it: It’s time to go. By go, I mean disband, fizzle out, cut the losses. Take your much-deserved bows on your way out the…
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? Scott Wade’s a Texan artist surrounded by dirt. He lives at the end of a mile and a half dirt road that’s heavy in…
Brightly colored undraped bosoms. Long, dangly scrotums. Swollen clitorises. If it’s February and you’re staring at a giant painting of some guy’s ass, then you must be at Alwun House. And this must be the venerable institution’s annual Exotic Art Show. “People always call this the Erotic Show,” says Alwun…
If you still believe in the trite Hollywood myth of the anguished artist — alone in a cold-water, walk-up garret, frenziedly cranking out masterpieces in a couple of sustained sessions of inspired madness — you may want to see “What Goes On and What Takes Places,” an exhibition at Modified…
In Bourne Ultimatum screenwriter George Nolfi’s directorial debut (an extremely loose adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s 1954 short story “Adjustment Team”), Matt Damon plays David Norris, a Brooklyn-born, bar-fight-prone congressman rocketing to the front of a Senate race apparently on the strength of his charisma and the idealism of his…
Ink still wet on his MIT degree, Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) is back in hometown Los Angeles, waiting for his future to clarify itself while he loiters behind the counter at Suncoast Video, hawking VHS copies of Harry and the Hendersons because it’s, like, totally 1988. Inspiration comes when Matt…
COLLECTOR’S EDITION It’s not just stuff. Our collections are a statement we’re making about ourselves; a means of saying, “I was here!” when we leave them behind. Our great piles of things — carnival chalk figurines, vintage Star Wars dolls, carefully shined and inventoried war medallions — are a legacy…
Kooky Krafts The name says it all — local artist Beatrice Moore’s candy-colored shop is a haven for all things kitsch. If you thought pipe cleaners and pom-pom balls were reserved for arts and crafts projects at summer camp, wait ’til you see Moore’s selection of handcrafted wreaths and whimsical…
Viet Kitchen On the lookout for a cheap, filling place to grab a bite downtown — without resorting to fast food? Better start using your noodle. The first Vietnamese restaurant in the heart of the city serves up steaming bowls of pho (rice vermicelli and beef or chicken in fragrant…
BEER The Lost Leaf It’s easy to get lost in the bounty of bocks, blondes, and other craft and artisan brews that make up The Lost Leaf’s lengthy drink menu. From lagers to lambics — and dozens of pale ales and pilsners in between — this bohemian beer and wine…
Red Hot Robot The home of hipster Japanese collectibles, toys, and books just got a new 16th Street location — and a new focus. According to owner Jason Kiningham, the new store is shifting from larger toys to smaller collectibles, plus greeting cards, magnets, and wrapping paper. The goal is…
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST When you were a kid, what did you collect? I loved collecting sports cards. All the statistics on the back of the player cards entranced me, I would memorize and memorize them and just get lost in the numbers. What do you collect now? I collect…
We don’t know if the timing of Glendale’s new TASTE Culinary Festival was serendipity or good planning, but hosting the gut-busting gastronomic event the week before Lent is brilliant. Lust, envy, and wrath may be off the table, but the sin of gluttony will be impossible to deny as local…
What does baseball have in common with a touring stand-up comedian? Foul balls. The Seattle Mariners Spring Training Comedy Tour thankfully doesn’t feature the shitty sports team, but rather Comedy Central alumni Jeff Dye, Brian Moote, and Andrew Sleighter — all close friends from Seattle’s comedy open mic scene. These…
Spring is here, which means for a few scant weeks we’ll be able to walk outside without feeling like we’re drowning in lava. As a result, we plan to live it up at the 10th annual m7 Street Fair and Classic Car Show. The Melrose Curve is already easily walkable,…
