Attention citizens! Here’s some secret intel: expect a written account of the ferocious battle between the forces of good and evil known as the “Epic Super Hero Battle ’09” on Tuesday’s edition of “Geek Beat” by Wynter Holden (who may or may not have participated in costume). While you wait,…
The social pressure is on to gain independence. I can’t tell you how many bitter divorced women have stressed the importance of financial and emotional autonomy to me.Of course, when I was most successful at being independent, I was pretty damn lonely. It’s a tricky game – gaining freedom without…
Just got a heads-up from Eric Iwersen, Senior Planner for the City of Tempe, that the city’s talking about preserving one of artist Rose Johnson’s murals that graces a bicycle locker at Tempe City Hall. The locker mural was executed by Johnson in 1997. Iwersen, whose job involves integrating public…
Stephen Sondheim is not America’s most hummable, road-trip-sing-alongy composer (unless you run with a really esoteric crowd). He’s known for polyphony, occasional purposeful dissonance, and using meter and rhythm to reinforce subject matter and plot developments — sometimes even writing songs that sound like a pointillist painting (Sunday in the…
Writing a story can be disastrous if you’ve not received the proper education (just ask my editor). So if your kid is a little storyteller, likes to draw and you need a place to stick ’em for a week over the summer, local artist Cyndi Coon is your best friend.She’s…
For diehard fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks, it’s painful to see your favorite squad suck it up day after annoying day. Luckily, superfans also know that the season (at least on the calendar) is far from over, and there’s nothing like an interleague throwdown to keep things interesting. Beginning Friday,…
Eliza Gregory’s amazing portraits of recently resettled refugees in the Phoenix area illustrate an experience that most of us complacent Americans would find nearly impossible to imagine: suddenly fleeing your home, leaving behind not only political unrest and/or violence, but friends, family, and most of your worldly possessions. On one…
Director Paul Osborne’s scheduled to be in attendance for this benefit screening of his documentary about the travails of the indie film-festival circuit. The film, a breakout hit at this year’s Phoenix Film Festival, features cameos by Kevin Smith, Jenna Fischer, Andy Dick, Bryan Singer, Lloyd Kaufman, and Chris Gore…
Put in your 2 cents’ worth about what the future of Papago Park should be in this workshop hosted by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the cities of Tempe, Phoenix, and Scottsdale. The res and cities are working on recommendations “to guide the future of Papago Park as…
This two-mile guided hike promises a trip through the west-side park’s “most diverse micro systems.” The ranger will fill you in on the human and natural history of the park, including flora, fauna, and geology. Mon., June 29, 8:30 a.m., 2009…
Anna Stewart and Rebecca Harding’s new north Valley organic/fair trade spot opens with live music by Tumblin Dice, a trunk show, and a tasting. Sat., June 27, 7 p.m.-midnight, 2009…
The Phoenix chapter of Food Not Bombs and the Rusty Spoke Community Bicycle Initiative co-present this benefit featuring live performances by Haunted Cologne, Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Haymarket Squares, Kirkwood Dellinger, and Porches. There will also be a vegan bake sale and raffle. Fri., June 26, 8 p.m., 2009…
Helene Klodawsky knows what makes us tick. She knows we’re nostalgic and love pop culture, and she’s onto us when it comes to a love of New American architecture. And shopping. Proof of Klodawsky’s omniscience can be found in the director’s Malls R Us, a new documentary that rips the…
If you think Air is the be-all, end-all of French electronic music, you’d be wise to take that soundtrack from The Virgin Suicides out of your Discman and check out DAT Politics, one of France’s most maniacal (albeit lesser known in the U.S.) beat-making machines. The band’s quadruple-laptop convergence produces…
Book clubs are great — in theory. We imagine soul-searching intellectual chats about Brave New World and 1984. Of course, what you actually get is a bunch of bored housewives reading stupid feminist tomes about love and loss and blah, blah, blah. Cue violins. That’s why we’re excited about Torch…
Early in the documentary Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, Ashraf Zanati proclaims that his sexuality “doesn’t belong to anybody,” especially his government. In May 2001, The Cairo 52 (including Zanati) were dragged from The Queen Boat, a floating gay discotheque moored on the Nile, and systematically tortured…
If comic-book movies have taught us anything, it’s that fights between superheroes and their respective nemeses tend to result in rampant destruction. Just look at X-Men: The Last Stand, in which the donnybrook between Magneto’s Brotherhood of Mutants and that hairy little freak Wolverine devastated the city of San Francisco…
Dean Radford is a mountain of a man who recently became the undisputed king of the mountain. Over the last month, the 6-foot-3, 260-pound tattooed headbanger “totally radicated” the opposition to win not only the Impact Zone Wrestling Heavyweight belt and the NWA Arizona title, but also the Impulse Championship…
Stick a hot chick in a world of black spandex, laser security systems, high-tech weapons, and karate superstar violence and all of America gets a hard-on. Boobies plus vigilante violence equals record attendance. Why else would Kill Bill and Mr. & Mrs. Smith be so popular? From Thursday, June 25,…
Reincarnation seems pretty sweet. Leave through one exit, hop into a new entrance. In the meantime, we leave a lot of ephemera behind – hand-penned letters, mix tapes, pictures – and FOUND Magazine is there to catch what we cast off. Author, filmmaker, and This American Life contributor Davy…
Hip-hop has been woven from the lives and perspectives of countless artists and everyday people. The Arizona Hip Hop Experience seeks to explore that rich tapestry during a supercool all-day event on at Tempe Center for the Arts. Arizona’s hip-hoppers have been on the grind since the days of making…
Befriend a lawyer and you’ll beat that DUI charge faster than you can knock back another tequila shot. Make nice with a vet and Spot’s worm shot is on the house. But if your inner circle consists of artists, well, we hope you like Ramen noodles. There are some perks,…
