Your guide to the best things to do in Phoenix and Tempe from August 17 through 21. Felicia Day The Internet is a strange place, which probably means that you’ll fit right in. That’s how Felicia Day frames the world in her memoir You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)…
There’s no way to decide who you’re going to end up dating, but there are certain places where it’s weirder to find romance than others. Intra-office relationships are about as dicey as it gets. One wrong move, and you could be putting not only your love life in danger but…
He may have been thinking about it while growing up hiking across the five acres of desert landscape surrounding his home in Queen Creek. It was certainly something he considered while taking classes at Central Arizona College, creating his own schedule of botany and sociology courses, studying the impact plants…
Vintage boutique Kitten Retro Glamour celebrated its grand opening in downtown Scottsdale last Saturday, selling out of most styles almost immediately. The store, located at 7122 E. Fifth Avenue, is a one-stop shop for people who love brands like Sourpuss and Hell Bunny, but tend to rack up extensive returns when ordering online through Modcloth…
My name is Josh, and I have a confession: I’ve never tried online dating. All right, that’s not entirely true. I’ve tried to set up an account before when a friend tells me about all the amazing people they’ve been meeting on Tinder/OkCupid/Farmers. (In truth, I don’t know anyone who…
Welcome to the summer of the breakup. No one is safe. Neither Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale nor Batfleck and Jennifer Garner. Not that eyebrow kid who quit One Direction and then quit being engaged to Perrie Edwards or Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. Not even Miss Piggy and Kermit…
You’re never too smart for a little extra education, and this month you can to catch many different lectures around the Valley that are sure to pique your interest. Women in STEM? Modern architecture? How about oppression-fighting women with swords? All that and more will be discussed and questioned by…
In the modern era of constant communication, it can be difficult to dump someone. Who are you going to text/call/Facetime/stalk on social media if you break things off with the person you talk to most? People have way more options for resisting your breakup, since it’s way easier to sneak…
We live in a beautiful city in the middle of a beautiful desert. Enjoying all the gorgeous scenery that the Sonoran desert has to offer doesn’t have to come to an abrupt stop when the mercury rises — or falls. Instead, we can enjoy all that beautiful beauty in short…
Yoga has long been used to help its practitioners find inner peace and balance in life. It can also, unfortunately, get pretty pricey. Some Valley studios are helping residents ease into the yogic lifestyle without emptying their wallets by offering free classes. Many of these sessions are intended to encourage…
Amy Radcliffe’s life is made up of seemingly unrelated ingredients, as she puts it. Part of the time, she works at Crepe Bar in Tempe. She also works with children at A New Leaf, an organization in Mesa that offers support services to families and individuals. And when something comes…
“Damn, dude, she’s basically you as a girl, but way less ugly,” my friend said, commenting on the girl I’d just started seeing. “I’ve never seen anyone handle your crap this well.” It’s true, dating (or befriending) me means dealing with a lot of my self-centered nonsense and snarky quips…
So you want to get into the sneaker game… It seems easy at first, just buy a few kicks and figure it out from there. Then you strike out on the weekend’s instant-sellout releases, so you get on eBay, Twitter, or your local Facebook sneaker group to see what people…
You know those days where you make it through and then realize you didn’t directly spend a single cent for a full 24 hours? Yeah, we think those days are pretty amazing, too. While we can’t promise you one of those miraculously money-saving days, we can help out by offering…
Like many 18-year-olds, I thought I had a pretty good handle on the world when I graduated high school and headed off to college. I’d dated the same girl for the last couple years of high school, hooked up with a few others, and generally considered myself to be pretty…
The Midnight Society Stuff from the early to mid-1990s is now, by definition, vintage. And since trends are cyclical, and you are old — but pop culture nostalgia is still pretty fun — downtown cinema FilmBar and local film collective Theater 13 occasionally team up to host a little thing…
Not long ago, Justin Bush took a trip to Flagstaff to ride his bike. An Indiana native, Bush is an avid cyclist, and he loved Flagstaff’s breathtaking landscape and ample trails. When he visited a local restaurant, Bush struck up conversation with another customer – Jason Boles, an insurance salesman…
Someone should give Stephen “Scuba” Clark a home improvement show immediately. In the eight years that he’s been in his 1955 “cookie cutter” Central Phoenix home, Clark has redone almost every room in the house — some twice. And we’re not talking about just moving the furniture around or adding…
Downtown Phoenix taqueria PAZ Cantina is definitely a vibrant place, thanks to the kaleidoscopic array of art work and murals that dot its walls. Later this month, however, the Roosevelt Row eatery will become even more colorful (and a bit livelier to boot) when a crew of lucha libre wrestlers,…
Whether you’re friends and then hook up or hook up and then become friends afterward, being friends with someone you’ve seen naked generally isn’t easy. That said, it’s not impossible. Here are some tips on how to remain friends with someone you’ve hooked up with. Choose the right person Not…
Meet Ethan Carter III, the man that fans of TNA Wrestling love to hate. You can’t blame ’em, since there’s much to detest about the character. He’s a pompous prick in the third degree with a privileged upbringing, chiseled looks, a ripped physique, and a one-percenter attitude. And like most…
The pole is candy-striped — red, white, gold, and baby blue. It’s fastened to the wall, right in the middle of the shop. It’s the same pole you’d see in any vintage barbershop in the country. For hundreds of years, that pole has told passersby: We cut hair. Come on…
