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This week, we’ve shown you how to make absinthe through distillation and with kits. Today, we’re taking the really easy road — just buying it. Feel free to take it easy, we’re going to share which brands of absinthe are the best to buy, where to purchase them, and we’ll…

The first week is never about what actually goes on during class. It’s about figuring out what your schedule means by “the Brickyard,” checking out potential lag-time hangouts and figuring out which path will save you three more minutes. Here’s a peek at our guide to ASU’s Tempe Campus …..

39: Kobina BanningKobina Banning was born in Kumasi, Ghana and received his masters in architecture from Arizona State University, where he specifically studied how displaced persons from other cultures can adopt architecturally into new urban settings.In 2007, he founded Fusion Architecture [FA] in Phoenix opened a location in Kumasi, Ghana…

If you fall into the ugh-school’s-starting-soon-and-I-can’t-find-a-cool-class-to-take category or are just looking for something eccentric and/or fun to do with your time, three Phoenix-area artists with a lot of creative pull are offering some out-of-the-box courses beginning next week.At Phoenix College, found-object-sculptural specialist, out-there musician, and former eye lounge member Joe…

Yesterday, we blogged about how you can make distilled absinthe, with links to websites that either sell stills or provide directions for creating homemade stills. But since distilling alcohol without a permit is illegal and distillation is a complicated, time-consuming process, today we’re going to show you another option: how…

>Given: Phoenix is known for its low-key, laid back style. We wear jeans to the opera, shorts to the theater — hell, we just saw a lady in a slinky romper at the Phoenix Art Museum. (We’ll have more on rompers in tomorrow’s female-specific list.) Also Given: In the summer,…

James Hamilton Mitchell has an interesting approach to fashion. At 6 feet 7 inches tall, he doesn’t have much choice.Mitchell has an interesting approach to many things. He’s a film student at SCC; a poetry, fiction, and screenplay writer; and runs his Ignominous Films production company. You may recognize his…

Since December, I’ve lived with a fascinating condition called foot drop, in which a loss of communication along the nerves in my lower leg makes my toes drag on the floor like Jar-Jar Binks. As my rehab progresses, I’ve gone out on the town with a crutch; a walker; fearless,…

40: Carrie Marill Carrie Marill was born in San Francisco in the late ’70s. She was raised by a gun-toting dentist who, in the evenings, enjoyed doing doughnuts in a red 1982 Toyota Supra in his front yard. In 1994, she accidentally hit a bear in Yosemite Valley. In 2004,…

This week, we’re bringing you a three-part blog series on absinthe, which will cover how to make distilled absinthe, how to make absinthe from kits, and where to buy the best absinthe.  Since the 18th century, absinthe, aka the “Green Fairy,” has been a popular and potent drink among Bohemians…