Already whipped through your summer reading materials? No worries. All week, Jackalope Ranch contributors will review candidates for your nightstand. Have a suggestion for us? Leave it in the comment section. Today: Mickey Rapkin’s Theater Geek. For a supposed meritocracy, America is filled with all sorts of secret societies. Even…
The Salt River is a hot, muddy, and sometimes downright nasty place to be on the Fourth of July weekend. Lucky you, New Times was on scene to check out some serious river ware, catch some sun and to do some much needed relaxing. Who were the good (above), the…
Wayne Michael Reich is at it again. If you recall Benjamin Leatherman’s cover story about Ryan Avery (“Hi, My Name is Ryan,” August 3, 2006), a central figure in the piece was Wayne Michael Reich. In the story, which was eventually turned into a movie, the Phoenix-based artist poo-poo’d Avery’s…
For the past five months, we’ve been reporting on the sale and use of synthetic cannabinoid compounds called JWH. Research indicates these compounds are four to five times more potent than THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. JWH is sprayed onto “herbal incense blends” like Spice and K2, and is…
I worry about my interest in hoarders. They are, as the stars of reality shows like A&E’s Hoarders and TLC’s Hoarding: Buried Alive, the latest in a long line of Americans–right after celebrity drug addicts, obese weight-loss competitors, and tone-deaf teenagers who think they can sing–who are being exploited for…
70: Joe PagacJoe Pagac says he spent most of grade school doing crayon drawings of whatever his classmates wanted to see him draw — like a man riding a horse riding a dolphin riding a skateboard. He says he always loved getting the attention and having crowds of onlookers for…
Already whipped through your summer reading materials? No worries. All week, Jackalope Ranch contributors will review candidates for your nightstand. Have a suggestion for us? Leave it in the comment section. First up this week: “Party” by Tom Leveen. We all have our guilty little reading pleasures — you know,…
First Friday The monthly art walk is indeed happening tonight, sans the arts and food vendors. Our First Friday Field Guide makes it way easy to find the cool stuff going down…
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…
Phoenix isn’t exactly known as a fashion hotspot. With our sunny climate, tourists and outsiders probably imagine residents all wear nothing but comfortable cotton shorts and flip- flops year round. Sigh. Local business owner and Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising graduate Shannon McRae aims to change that perception with Local Talent AZ, a…
As our colleague Robrt Pela noted in his review of Evil Dead: The Musical (running through Saturday, July 3 at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre), the horror camp subgenre may never die, but even a movie like Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead can become a “charming new production.” Here are four other…
Comedian B.T. describes himself as “your everyday kind of man.” Born and raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, this “Okie from Muskogee” has an interesting take on his home state. “Our license plates say, ‘Oklahoma is OK,'” B.T. says. “We’re not great, we’re just okay. We’re a state with low self-esteem.” B.T…
It’s official. She has a name. Last month, we asked you to cast a name for our dear mascot at the opening of a very fitting art exhibition, “Re-Imagining the West,” at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.And we were impressed. There were a few “Jack A. Lope”, “Jack Lopez”…
I’ve seen two separate companies’ productions of Forever Plaid (2.007, if you count the time someone accidentally played Plaid’s audio intro at the beginning of The Taffetas). So although I am too young to remember swooning at those late ’50s/early ’60s guy-group close harmonies, I’ve heard them sung live in…
71: Paul Morris Paul Morris directs the Master of Liberal Studies program at ASU. He says, “It’s a joy to create grad seminars in nonfiction writing and film while helping people return to school.” List five things on your Inspiration Wall (real or imagined). 1. A photo of my wife and…
Dan Harkins, the owner of Harkins Theatres, wants the world to know that he’s sorry for leaving his dog in his hot BMW last weekend.He’s so sorry, in fact, that anyone who goes to his theaters will soon be subject to public-service announcements about leaving dogs in cars, he announced…
Higher Phoenix temperatures = more hot sex? According to a recent survey by Trojan Brand Condoms, that’s exactly right. Trojan’s “Degrees of Pleasure” survey links weather with sexual satisfaction; the results for Phoenix show, among other things, 70 percent of the people polled in Phoenix are “always up for sex,”…
While it may not be the best holiday destination in mid-summer, Arizona’s silver screen love has made it a little more accessible — from the comfort of a comfy, air-conditioned theater/living room. Just a few film shout-outs include National Lampoon’s Vacation, Little Miss Sunshine, Revenge of the Nerds and The Savages. But that’s not…
No More Deaths, a humanitarian aid group devoted to saving the lives of US-bound migrants, are holding a fundraiser and education event during First Friday.The not-for-profit is teaming up with the Phoenix chapter of Food Not Bombs in showcasing art that can be purchased; in turn, all raised funds will…
Last week’s Phoenix New Times cover story, “Pop Art,” spotlights some of the pop-up galleries currently operating out of empty retail spaces around the Valley. While we focused on the pop-up galleries on Marshall Way in Old Town Scottsdale, we had to mention Gallery 2345, a pop-up in Phoenix.Gallery 2345 opened this May…
Since there’s really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week Jackalope Ranch brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with recipe. This week: The Stars Go Blue at Cadillac Ranch.The Stars Go Blue at Cadillac Ranch is a tribute…
72 : Tony CarrilloArizona native Tony Carrillo is the creator of the syndicated comic panel “F Minus”. He has produced two books collections of his comic and also writes a monthly humor column. Read on and learn everything about Carrillo — even his pin code. Maybe.List five things on your…
