Usually after a long night of drinking Red Stripes, you wake up with a lampshade on your head, but Rum Bar owner Dwayne Allen found a way to turn the beer bottles into lamps themselves. Allen says he got the idea after browsing through ugly light fixtures while drinking the…
Teenage boys and bedroom amateurs alike, please hold your applause — we’re going to try to keep these two large, hideous triangles of fabric from automatically unhinging and potentially injuring you and the poor girl you’ve most likely definitely bribed to wear that thing, and enter your apartment.And while we…
There are just 30 days until the first Arizona Warrior Dash — a few mile course packed with obstacles, people in strange costumes, mud, and tons of free beer. If you’ve signed up, you’ve definitely already started training, right? If not, you still have plenty of time. Check our course…
Thanks to two kids from Germany, the wait is over for everyone who’s ever wanted to run around and slide on things with a plastic stump … and call it a sport. Sporthocking’s an “extreme” mix between skateboarding, break dancing, baton twirling, running, and ultimately, sitting. Naturally, it requires a…
After a killer concert on Saturday night, Lady Gaga’s monster fans danced, strutted, and crawled to the second annual Monster Ball with Lady Starlight. We couldn’t resist the opportunity for some serious people watching, so we headed to Bar Smith to take a few fashionable notes. The Good’s above, the…
If all the 2012 alarmists are to be believed, there are only 636 days left until Armageddon begins, er, ends. As any apocalyptic believer will likely tell you, the Mayan’s Long Count calendar ends on December 21 of next year, which many individuals believe will be the last hurrah for…
Phoenix realtor Jill Segrove’s on a mission to find 365 things to do in Phoenix. She’s a hardcore valley advocate — she’s lived here more than 35 years and thinks we should take advantage of our 300-plus days of sunshine every year. Good thing she has a few suggestions.Segrove logs…
By day, Phoenix’s Cat Woman goes by Kate Benjamin, owner of the online Modern Cat Studio and advocate of all things Grand Avenue. She was featured in our Best of Phoenix 2010 for her keen sense of cat style and her seeming superpowers in the downtown scene. This week, she…
There’s no shortage of drunken shenanigans and pratfalls taking place in Scottsdale’s Old Town nightlife district on any given weekend. (Try standing outside of Myst or Axis/Radius at closing time on Saturday night and see what we mean). And thanks to the abundance of camera phones, there’s no shortage of…
There’s a big divide between the gorgeous, contemporary lofts that TV shows depict the college crowd living in and the dingy, broken down, teetering-on-condemnation flophouses that most real world starving students are relegated to. One place I lived in during my undergrad days had fist-sized holes in one wall and…
To mourn the lost opportunity of Arizona becoming the first state with an official state gun (Utah outdrew us on Friday), we thought we’d at least show the Utahns where to stick ’em… that is, right down the front of their pants with the help of a nice strap-on, gun-slinging…
Sensory overload. If you’re standing anywhere near downtown Austin, Texas during the South By Southwest music festival, that’s what you’re bound to experience. During SXSW, Austin becomes the center of the music universe where there bands seem to outnumber attendees, fashion is elaborate, upfront, and in your face, and concert…
St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Thursday didn’t stop Irish booze fans from hitting the streets of Scottsdale. We set our sights on a few popular spots — Shotgun Betty’s, Mulligan’s Brick Bar, Giligin’s, The Firehouse, and DJ’s — and took some fashionable notes. The Good’s above, the Bad and…
Downtown Phoenix’s Third Friday and Art Detour combined make a weekend full of, well, art. The 23-year-old event, officially organized by Artlink, will take over galleries and studios on Grand Avenue, Roosevelt Row and the Melrose District (and a few in between). Wonder what’s open? Just look for the yellow…
Ann Bonfoey Taylor’s been featured in national fashion publications including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, but many of today’s savvy fashionistas might overlook her name when making compiling a list of American fashion icons. This season, the Phoenix Art Museum is giving an audience the chance to reconsider. Taylor was an accomplished…
If you’re pumped about Spring Training, gearing up for March Madness, or even sick of the local sports teams’ general suck-age, you can find a spot to cheer, bitch, and moan with fellow fans on Phoenix.Fanster.com.This site contains separate blogs for several local sports teams, including the obvious (Phoenix Suns,…
Mariah Yager’s fashion sense doesn’t take breaks. Whether she’s working as a server at Gallo Blanco in Phoenix or shooting a photography project for school, she’s always got some tooth-achingly-sweet style going on. What are you wearing right now? A yellow sundress, a braided yellow belt that used to be…
The Wild West of Rawhide Western Town in Chandler hosted a horde of warriors on Sunday for the annual Super Spartan Race — 8 miles and 15 obstacles including rock walls, mud pits and yeah, of course, fire. The thought of a few fit people and “deadly” obstacles sounded pretty…
San Francisco bred Alfie Turnshek-Goins moved here last August to support his wicked smart wife, Kelly Rafferty, when she landed a gig as an Assistant Professor of Performance Studies at ASU. On top of diversifying Phoenix with his unique sense of style, the 34-year-old currently works as the operational director…
In preparation for this year’s Big Brain awards, we’re checking up with a few of last year’s winners. Know an emerging creative who could use $1000? Nominate ’em right here before March 14. Our Big Brain today: Spencer Hibert. Spencer Hibert’s a plastic man — that is, he’s wicked talented…
This Saturday, the Phoenix Art Museum gives a historic look into the world of Théâtre de la Mode — the fashion dolls that helped keep couture alive during World War II.The 27-inch-tall mannequins have been dressed by the world’s greatest couturiers of the 20th century; Balmain, Nina Ricci, Balenciaga and other…
Hair care expert Arlette Pender of Hairloks by Arlette has been working in the business for more than 30 years. She’s created fantastical afros, dreadlocks and cornrows for Essence and Vibe, hosted African-American hair care workshops for white moms of bi-racial or adopted children, and toured the country doing hair for “Milkshake” singer, Kelis. Recently,…
