The man in the YouTube video is so passionate, he sounds almost angry. His face is just inches from the camera as he expounds for nearly six minutes, barely pausing for breath the entire time. He doesn’t consult notes, even when he’s quoting Scripture. He knows the verses by heart…
The day after Christmas, Wayne Liersch showed up for work at Paradise Valley Mall. He was a maintenance guy; normally, his day consisted of changing light bulbs and cleaning up spilled sodas. But on this day, his job was to pressure-wash blood and ash off a pair of benches where…
So you’re a football fan in town for the big game, but you don’t want to just watch a sporting event, you want to play, too. And the sport you want to play — like that of most would-be athletes — is golf. Unfortunately, you didn’t plan ahead on this…
Holly Robinson-Peete hasn’t hung out with the “21 Jump Street” gang or Mr. Cooper in years, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been busy. Married to NFL quarterback Rodney Peete and mom to four kids, she certainly has her hands full at home. But if you think she will be…
Four teams remain less than three weeks before SBXLII. Just like we all thought, New England is still alive in the AFC. And the Packers, unsurprisingly, are also playing for their conference championship. But who would have thought Chargers fans and Giants fans would still be running around in a…
Harvard economics prof George Borjas, raking it in at $625 per hour… You get what you pay for, and County Attorney Candy “Lil’ Joe” Thomas definitely got what he paid for with our money when he hired Harvard economist George Borjas to analyze the possible effects of the new employer…
Deputy dawgs in Paradise: from left, Sheriff Joe’s “Cheney” David Hendershott; Bay Islands Police Commissario Julio Benitez; retired MCSO Deputy Roger Marshall; and Captain Jim Miller. With the MCSO so deep in the red that it cannot perform crucial functions, what are MCSO officers doing in Honduras of all places…
Sports bars should have the lock on Sunday night partiers, but three events (hey Diddy, good seeing you, again) will offer another option. “MVP Main Event: Football’s Finest” The event will honor the Super Bowl MVP. Peyton Manning, last season’s Super Bowl MVP, is scheduled to attend. When: Sunday, Feb…
Are “Playboy” Playmates and “Penthouse” Pets bitter rivals? Or do they flit back and forth between each other’s parties like girlfriends gone wild? We’ll do our best to nail that story and report back. “Playboy” Super Bowl Bash Hef and the girls next door host their annual Super Bowl party…
Friday night parties are still being announced… not that Carmen Electra’s Leather & Laces Party isn’t at the top of our must-hit list (despite the promised presence of Mark McGrath) for before or after Snoop Dogg (if we can score tickets). Leather & Laces Party Carmen Electra co-hosts hosts this…
What would the Super Bowl scene be without the ubiquitous P. Diddy? We’ll likely never have to find out, as the hip-hop mogul seems determined to spend the days leading up to the Big Game each year hitting party after party in the host city. More than a few events…
No offense to Jay Leno and the Super Bowl Host Committee… but really, which of the two big Wednesday night parties would you rather hit? Also on tap, Jordin Sparks performing with Sanjaya (yup, you read that right) at SKYE in Peoria and Ashlee Simpson (yup, you read that right)…
Ron Paul, the Christ of the pod people; photo from his campaign Web site. What is it about Congressman Ron Paul that draws nearly every Klan member, Hitler-worshipper, tax-resister, John Bircher and 9/11 tin-foil hatter to his camp? I have to say, when Paul talks about the war in Iraq…
Things could get a little complicated for blonde bombshell Pamela Anderson, with two of her ex-husbands also making the rounds of the party circuit during Super Bowl week. Both Tommy Lee and Kid Rock are tagged to appear and perform throughout Super Bowl week. (No word yet on whether soon-to-be…
One of the National Football League’s all-time-great brain children, the NFL Experience is like a humongous punt, pass, and kick competition for kids of all ages. This year marks the 17th annual presentation of “pro football’s interactive theme park” and it will feature participatory games, displays, various clinics, free autograph…
I feel that the more Mexicans who come to this country, the better. I am a Mormon, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the Book of Mormon, on page 54, it says on the left side of the page in verse 6, “There shall…
ON “TARGET” People are rightly pissed: You tied it all together nicely in your “Target Practice” series. The smart one in all this — in a purely self-serving way — is County Attorney Andrew Thomas. He is using Joe Arpaio as his pawn to go after illegal aliens, the issue…
Under the bright club lights at The Door on Scottsdale Road, Willy Northpole is shining like a gold star. The Phoenix-born-and-bred rapper is wearing a shimmering designer shirt that hugs his bulging biceps, and several thick gold chains hang from his neck. The diamond studs in his earlobes flash when…
In the weeks after Michael Nowakowski scored a major upset to win a seat on the Phoenix City Council, something curious happened. His mailbox filled with checks. Nowakowski wasn’t supposed to win the District Seven seat. For one thing, he was running against the daughter of Congressman Ed Pastor, D-Phoenix,…
Nothing makes this mallard madder than Tyra Banks after someone’s said her booty’s too big than having the truth-twisters over at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office call The Bird and his fellow New Times scribes liars. Fabulous thunderbirds! We don’t need to make up anything about this county’s top constable…
Football season may only last six months, but there’s another sport that holds the attention of many Phoenix residents year-round — race car driving. We’re not talking NASCAR here, we’re talking the reckless thrill seekers who speed down the 101 and other Valley freeways like they’re training for the left…
Local NSM rep Scott Hume, alias, “Shawn Hughes” at one of the Pruitt’s protests in December. Well, NSM-PHX acting unit leader Scott Hume (alias “Shawn Hughes”) has jerked most of his stuff off the Web since last week’s post “Another neo-Nazi in the nativist woodpile,” but much of it lives…
