Whether you’re not married but want to be, married but would rather not be, or content with life as it is (hey, it happens), there should be something to amuse you in the charmingly titled You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! The anecdotal play by Emmy-winner Jeff Kahn and…
Much of America’s tattooing tradition comes from the military, with Navy sailors being a strong part of tattooing history. It so happens that Josh Gargalione’s interest in tattoos was sparked before his service time, but he still sees the clear connection. “A lot of it has to do with the…
What kind of circle is time again? A year after blowing the doors off our annual critics’ poll, golden boy Matthew McConaughey won just a single vote for his turn in the loudest movie of the year, Christopher Nolan’s tears-in-space effort Interstellar, which has tied with the unprescient Transcendence as…
Not sure where your life is headed? Unsure which decisions are the right ones to make? Wondering if things could possibly get any more chaotic than they are now? Welcome to the roller coaster ride of reality checks that is your 20s. While we can’t give you directions on how…
The cast and crew of NBC’s Parks and Recreation recently finished shooting its final season. Which is a bummer. The final season will air two back-to-back episodes at a time. Which means it’ll go by super fast. And NBC canceled pretty much all its new comedies. Which makes a post-P…
Shoving your nose in a favorite bit of reading material is a beloved coping mechanism this time of year, so we’re tickled with the timing of the latest issue of Four Chambers, released in October. The Four Chambers folk, who are based in Phoenix, describe their work as an “independent…
Good news for those getting short on funds. Turns out, going out on the town can be on the house — if you know where to look, that is. From a movie screening of a holiday favorite to a book reading and signing about Malcolm X and a monthly meet-up…
Those attending this year’s opening night performance of Ballet Arizona’s The Nutcracker, choreographed by artistic director Ib Andersen, must have thought they’d been treated to a two-for-one special. The ballet we witnessed during the first act bore little resemblance to the ballet we watched during the second — leaving us…
Meet Me Downtown If you like to do fun-runs but think they’re too expensive, Meet Me Downtown. If you wish you had more folks to exercise with, Meet Me Downtown. If you’d enjoy walking or running a three- to five-mile course through Phoenix, Meet Me Downtown. If you want to…
We’ve got things to do, places to go, people to see. But first, let’s just take a selfie. Whether you’re the king of social media or the queen of your own universe, chances are you like to snap the occasional self-portrait on your smartphone. But when the bathroom mirror backdrop…
Christmas is coming early for local nerds and comic book junkies. Over the next two weekends, a pair of geek-oriented mega-events are launching at either end of the Valley: the inaugural Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest in Glendale followed by the Marvel Experience in North Scottsdale. And both are going to…
For as long as people have been dating, there’s been slang created about dating and relationships. Considering that slang changes at the speed of social media, we thought it was due time to issue a refresher on some of today’s dating terms. You probably know some of these, but there’s…
Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest There’s nothing sadder than a Star Wars stormtrooper melting inside his armor. Phoenix Comicon unveils its newest event, Fan Fest, this Friday, December 12, during cosplay-friendly weather…
We here at Jackalope Ranch have been following Sprawlr for the past few months. We’re excited to announce that the eagerly anticipated digital magazine will finally launch on Monday, December 15…
University of Phoenix Stadium is no stranger to colorful and larger-than-life characters and all manner of derring-do. Besides all the action of Arizona Cardinals home games during football season, the cavernous Glendale landmark has not only hosted battles by the heroes and villains of the WWE, but also the rock…
TopGolf is opening its second location in the Valley on Friday, December 12, and it’s more or less exactly like the first. TopGolf Gilbert will be located at 1689 S. SanTan Village Parkway, which will be far more convenient for the southern half of the Valley than the Talking Stick…
Despite its sumptuous displays of feudal opulence — cavalries, silk gowns, all the naked female extras money can buy — Netflix’s Marco Polo feels distinctly like scraps. Turgid, fatuous, and humorless, the streaming site’s newest series is a grave miscalculation of what has made Game of Thrones, its obvious model,…
The Phoenix Coyotes are dead. We’d say good riddance — in 17 years, the old ‘Yotes only won two playoff games — but this new hockey club, the Arizona Coyotes, isn’t doing much better. At about a third of the way through the season, our guys are in the bottom…
Since Justin Timberlake completely stole our idea for bringing sexy back, like, eight years ago, New Times’ culture blog Jackalope Ranch is doing everyone a favor by bringing bingo back. That’s right. Jackalope Ranch bingo returns to the hallowed Crescent Ballroom for an evening of prizes, geekery, and laughs. Insuring…
The biggest laugh I heard from the audience at my screening of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies came from seven words in the end credits: “Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.” Just picture that tweedy Oxford philologist nodding in pleased approval at this adaptation of his…
The thing about hating your job and not giving a shit is that it can happen to anyone, anytime — it might even explain the longueurs late in most two-term presidencies. In Talya Lavie’s bored, biting comedy Zero Motivation, aggrieved ennui hits right in the heart of the Intifada. Not…
The original Broadway Annie was a kiddie musical that wasn’t for kids. It was a period piece about the Great Depression — both a hooray for Warbucksian success and an elbow-jab making clear that rich folk need to share — with a detour into a Hooverville and a key cameo…
