Try not. Do or do not, there is no try. A winner we have in our Star Wars trivia contest. The question was why the photo pictured above would be physically impossible in George Lucas’ fantasy realm. Though a couple of Star Wars geeks in-house knew the answer, they couldn’t…
The prejudiced pixies of Prussian Blue… Thanks to my pals at the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch blog for pointing out this brilliant new documentary from British TV Nazi Pop Twins about the infamous white pride duo Prussian Blue, made up of 15-year-old fraternal twins Lynx and Lamb Gaede. The…
What’s wrong with this pic? Why is it physically impossible in the Star Wars realm? I’m throwing this contest out for any and all local Star Wars fanatics who may have been boggled by the whole Jedi theme for the cover story this week The Yoda of 9/11. Actually, you…
Can someone cue “Three Blind Mice”? So Dylan Avery likes talking about balls, and doods with balls in their mouths. Hey, that’s his mature way of responding to critics, by using all that homoerotic imagery floating around his noggin’. As Jerry Seinfeld might say, not that there’s anything wrong with…
ROAD WORRIER Try living in the Windy City: I completely disagree with your assessment of Phoenix being America’s “worst-designed” major city (“The Big Cheesy,” Sarah Fenske, August 2). I lived in Chicago for nearly 35 years before coming out to Phoenix three years ago. There’s no comparison between Phoenix and…
Ive run into a problem with my wife. Id like to proudly display our last name on the back window of the family car, but she wont allow it. How can I convince her that its a long and honored Mexican tradition to do so? Tejano Rick P.S.: How and…
For years, people have argued about who really runs Phoenix. The mayor? The city manager? City Council? But when it comes to city buses, the answer is all too clear. It’s a bunch of French businessmen. Seriously. As it turns out, most of the municipal buses in Phoenix, as well…
It’s late afternoon at a conference of 9/11 conspiracy theorists in Chandler, and Pat Curley’s been batting away the intellectual softballs for a half-hour or so from a lady named Lynn Pentz, in town from La-La Land for the wingding that went down in February at the Crowne Plaza San…
In a major disappointment for mayoral hopeful Rev. Jarrett Maupin, Judge Peter Swann just returned a decision effectively dismissing Maupin’s lawsuit aimed at placing his name on the September 11 ballot. Judge Swann agreed with the Phoenix City Attorney that Maupin’s challenge had come too late in the day for…
Keep remindin’ yourself, he’s only 20… It was a packed house in the Old Bailey today as lawyers for both the Rev. Jarrett Maupin and the City of Phoenix duked it out before Judge Peter B. Swann over whether or not Maupin’s name will be on the ballot come this…
The People’s Champ fights back today in court… With the political clock ticking, Phoenix mayoral hopeful Jarrett Maupin filed suit in Maricopa County Superior Court late Monday to have his name restored to the September 11 ballot. Maupin is repped by Republican attorney John Acer, perhaps most famous locally for…
Well, that explains everything… I know there are people out there who think The Onion is the greatest comedy rag since National Lampoon or Spy, but I’ve always found it hit or miss. On my bulletin board is one of the hits: “Food Critic Tears Radish Canapés With Salmon Mousse…
Pardon me, can anyone direct me to the ladies’ bog? In a press release issued today, Tom Anderson, owner of Anderson’s 5th Estate in Scottsdale, defied the AZ Attorney General’s request that Anderson come in for a voluntary interview regarding the dumbass donnybrook instigated by Michele de LaFreniere and his/her…
Tiffany Cortez, from a photo on http://www.myspace.com/misstiffycortez, copied onto the AZPunk.com site. Normally, it’s bad form to speak ill of the dead, but not necessarily on that self-appointed online arbiter of all things badass, AZPunk.com, where some posters to the site have laid into fallen PHX police officer George Cortez,…
The YouthStrikers, starvin’ for justice… Just stopped by the little bookstore at 16th, just south of Thomas in PHX where the YouthStrikers have set up their foodless sleepover in the back. Wanted to get my green ribbon and encourage these young activists who’re protesting against the Prop 300 law and…
On a recent Sunday morning, several twentysomethings in jeans and T-shirts race around the otherwise deserted offices of La Buena Onda 1190-AM, a radio station in central Phoenix. In an hour, El Break will go live for its weekly noon to 2 p.m. broadcast. It couldn’t have been easy for…
I have to admit it. When I heard that Mayor Phil Gordon was in New Orleans last week, announcing that Phoenix city planners will “help” that stricken city with planning and redevelopment, I laughed. Hey, it’s better than crying, right? Now, it’s true that New Orleans needs help, by the…
A curious moment occurred inside Maricopa County Judge Andrew Klein’s courtroom on July 25. Danny Carbajal, the older brother and former trainer/manager of retired local boxing great Michael Carbajal, was about to plead guilty to three counts of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in property and retirement accounts from…
HOPE FOR THE ‘SLOPE See what happens when you listen to your parents?: I must admit that when I started reading your Sunnyslope story, I was in a state of disbelief (“Sunnyslopetopia,” Robrt L. Pela, July 26). How could this sleazy neighborhood be the subject of what looked to be…
Why do Mexicans say “¡Ojalá Dios quiere!”? Ojalá refers to Allah the Muslim god, and Dios is the Christian god. Do Mexicans want to cover their bases and get a double blessing, or maybe they cant they make up their minds? ¿Qu pasó con los dos dioses? White Paddy Pinche…
Hey Susan, can I get a witness? Where’s Susan Powter when you need her? I’ve mostly held my tongue during the mourning over the four guys who perished in that tragic helicopter accident last week, out of respect for those who died and their families. However, it has occurred to…
First piece on the Grant Ave. side of Miranda’s. Let’s hear it for serendipity. I was going stir-crazy Sunday, researching the cover story I’m working on now, so I took a ride to ease my nerves and just so happened upon one of the dopest legal walls I’ve ever seen…
