Courtesy of Ashley EatonName: Ashley Eaton Age: Now: 24, When I got it: 23 My Lip Piece: Says “Be Kind”. I went through a pretty wicked break up with this guy who was just a total bummer … about life in general. He really brought me down so after the…
The Stylos Awards at the Phoenix Art Museum may not be until November 13, but the booths (in this case online surveys) are officially open and counting votes until October 24. Since they began in 2005, the Stylos awards have recognized those who reflect the accomplishments of the Latino community…
The scene at Cash Inn Country (known to regulars as just “the Cash Inn”) on a Saturday night can be pretty chaotic. The Valley’s oldest lesbian bar always seems packed with hundreds of women of every variety, doing everything from line dancing to singing “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” on…
Tiffany’s has a new leather and exotic skin line filled with bags, purses, journals, key chains and luggage tags. The leather goods are in brown, black, silver and Tiffany blue. They are, of course, beautifully made and are items to covet, but if you don’t want to splurge on the…
Big Gus, a big-timer in the Los Angeles-area tattoo scene, will be inking folks on a walk-in and appointment basis from today through this Saturday at Mesa’s Urban Art Tattoo & Piercing. The self-taught, award-winning tattooist works out of Art Junkies in Hesperia, California, where he specializes in blackline, portraiture,…
Courtesy of Amy Stewart.Gotta love that cover art.Any book titled Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities is sure to grab some interest.And if you end up grabbing a copy by author Amy Stewart, you won’t be disappointed. Since we snagged ours, we’ve thumbed through…
True collectors rarely have one collection, and each member of the de la Garza-Crouch family is no exception. In fact, every time Gilda, Jeremy and their two daughters each thought they had landed on their favorites, they turned around. Jeremy says he doesn’t remember a time when he wasn’t collecting…
Show us your ink! MARKED is our new series where we ask locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories: Name: Lucia de Vernai Age: 24, done at 23 My Arm Piece:…
First Friday this October was a strange beast. The street closures haven’t returned, but a few old staples of First Fridaydom that have been absent during the summer are back in full swing. Wandering the streets we couldn’t help but notice (and groan at) the street-preaching megaphone wars and subsequent…
Comic by David Quan, aka Luster KaboomClick on the image (or right here) for a full-size version…
PHOTOS BY MARIA VASSETTThe three essentials of a “good” Oktoberfest: wristband, double-fisting, and overall confused expressionTempe Beach Park got hammered this weekend as tiny cups of beer endlessly met the lips of brew-lovers during Tempe’s Oktoberfest. We stopped by to check out the alcohol-fueled antics and to take a few…
Where: Fear Farm, 99th Avenue between Thomas and McDowell avenues In Brief: Are we surprised that Fear Farm was Best Outdoor Haunted House? Nope. Living up to its name, Fear Farm is scary and is definitely like a farm (think hay, dirt, and pigs — we’re still not certain if they…
Frédéric Malle broke out the bubbly and the butter cookies to celebrate the launch of his new home fragrances line, i.e. candles, at Barneys New York in Scottsdale Fashion Square Saturday night.
Grindwhore at Infinitas Gallery Grindwhore infiltrated the senses of onlookers at October’s First Friday. The sight of people donned in body armor attacking each other with power tools greeted the eyes. The smell of burning metal filled the nose. A slinky, creepy and industrial sound bombarded the ears. While this…
When comedian Zane Lamprey says Arizona’s Four Peaks Brewery is the best brewery he’s ever seen, it means something — after all, Lamprey traveled across the country, hitting the most unique drinking spots he could find for a 24-episode series called Drinking Made Easy, premiering on HDNet this week.The series…
Lilia MenconiThis turquoise plaque wants to teach you about hummingbirds and ocotillo.Since it’s been too dang hot outside to take a longer daytime trek, we’ve been stuck with hour-long jaunts in the evening.Our latest outing was a trail that my mother, an elementary school librarian, has wanted to hike for…
Changing Hands Bookstore announced last week that David Sedaris — National Public Radio contributor and author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and When You Are Engulfed in Flames — will read from his latest collection Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, at the Tempe bookstore at 6 p.m. Wednesday, December…
Show us your ink! MARKED is our new series where we ask locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories: Name: Brandon James Bird Age: 25 My Neck Piece: I got just…
www.fastcompany.comDoopity-doo…he wants to party with you.We’ve got one heck of a list for you this weekend. Read on and find out what you gotta do to see flamboyant homosexuals, koala bears, and oompa loompas.W Scottsdale Birthday Bash @ W ScottsdaleThis is one party you don’t want to miss. W Scottsdale…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…
The Arizona Science Center might be the only place in town where promoting a gallery showcasing the “sights, sounds, and smells” of the human digestive process would pay off. The center’s newest permanent gallery, “All About Me,” gives kids and adults the chance to explore the human body through multimedia…
Woo-hoo! Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month! My, how time flies. And if it’s a traumatic human experience, you know there’s got to be a wildly successful one-person show about it. This week’s tribute to the heartbreaking killer of women (and men) is Saving Tania’s Privates, from local writer/performer/activist (yes, she…
