There were a lot of greats on social media this past year. There was P. Diddy’s cameo on Downton Abbey, My Imaginary Well-Dressed Toddler Daughter on Pinterest, Broken People’s PSA on Bitchy Resting Face, and pretty much everything that George Takei posted on Facebook…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. If you read the first installment of Courting Disaster, which is about my sexual encounters with…
Congratulations, Gretchen Wieners fans. It looks like you can stop trying to make “fetch” a thing, because it totally has become one, thanks to L.A. jewelry company Stella and Bow. Best part of all, your dad didn’t have to invent Toaster Strudel for you to be able to afford it…
Michelle Vilavanh just wants to make things look nice. The 23-year-old graphic designer and Arizona State University graduate is all about simplicity with a hint of pizzazz. Whether it’s a new design or a new outfit, she’s creating it all on her own terms…
If your only knowledge with anime begins and ends with Pokémon, you’ve obviously got a thing or two to learn. First lesson: Anime is an ultra-diverse and highly respected art form of Japanese-produced animation (hence its name) that was first produced in the Asian nation way back in 1917 and…
Now for a scene the chronically late are all too familiar with: You’re holding your belonging, walking to your car, then realize you forgot your keys. You walk back inside, put down said belongings to look for keys, eventually locate keys, return to the car, only to realize that the…
Say goodbye to your little blazer because winter’s almost over. Replacing the atrocious Muppet coats and slouchy pants of your cold-weather wardrobe are a new batch of totally repulsive fashion options that are set to trend this spring. Here’s what not to wear…
Super Bowl XLVIII airs on Sunday, February 2, and it’s down to just eight teams competing for chance to win the Lombardi Trophy. But for those of us who could not care less about whether or not the Cincinnati Whatsernames or the Kansas City Whocares makes it to MetLife Stadium,…
A funny thing happened in 2013. Both of us — two curmudgeonly writers who between us have lived in Arizona way closer to 100 years than either would like to admit — came to a shared conclusion. We like Phoenix. That’s funny because for years we’ve loved to hate this…
New year, new password. Seriously, guys, your pet’s name and your birthday fall just shy of “1234” and “password” on the list of sad ways to protect your personal information…
If you don’t know Brad Dourif by name, you may recognize his face. After all, the esteemed veteran character actor has made many memorable cinematic appearances, including the evil Grima Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, racist sheriff’s deputy Clinton Pell in Mississippi Burning, the naive Billy Bibbit…
Ah, the thesis. It’s the bane of a soon-to-be college graduate’s existence, falling just behind the sad economy and the poor job market as the top reason to just never ever reach graduation…
Mischief-makers of the Valley, get your shopping carts ready. Oh, and you might want to fire up your brain cells as well and start conjuring up crazy ideas, too. That’s because the Arizona Cacophony Society has set a date for the next Phoenix Idiotarod. And it’s a little over a…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. For as many guys out there fantasizing about having a threesome, there are just as many…
The holidays may be over, but wasting your time on the Internet sure as hell isn’t. Which is why we’re pleased to inform you that some favorite old-school video games (and we really do mean old) are now available on your web browser. Adios, productivity…
Austin Rickert wears whatever he can get his hands on. The 23-year-old Arizona native says he’s very communistic with his clothing. “I give all my clothing away, borrow everyone’s clothes, and I’m not opposed to girl clothes, either,” he says, toying with his colorful fishnet top, which he’s sure is…
From artists who illustrate Jay-Z’s 99 problems to artists who turn Internet memes into impressionist paintings, the world wide web is a creative goldmine of “who’da thunk?” But just when we thought we had officially seen everything — what with Casey Jenkins’ vagina knitting — we stumbled across Marcey Hawk,…
Alongside 3D printing, Miley Cyrus, and twerking, it seems 2013’s other obsession was turning living things into living night lights — from glowing plants and rabbits to glowing snails and silkworms. And just in time for the new year, science has unveiled another glow-in-the-dark guinea pig — make that, the…
If you haven’t been exiled from modern society in the past six months, chances are good you know what Tinder is. If you’re a single millennial with a Facebook account and a smartphone, chances are really good you also have a Tinder profile. If you have somehow managed to avoid…
Golden Globes are nice, and Emmys are swell, but Julian Fellowes’ British period drama Downtown Abbey is making its mark beyond pop culture. It’s headed to parliament…
American pop culture has its fair share of Valley girls: the Heathers in Heathers, Clueless’ Cher and Dionne, and Daria’s younger sister, Quinn, along with all her Fashion Club members, to name a few. But this SoCal stereotype is about to get a serious facelift thanks to a team of…
When we’re not busy sifting through the Internet figuring out which state universities are the sexiest or which has the hottest college girls, we’re looking for the important data, the hard-hitting, state-by-state statistics that make our countless wasted hours on the Internet totally worth it. Today, we bring you the…
