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Chan Luu Ring at Hub Clothing

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: Chan Luu's naturalist jewelry melds oversize gemstones with sterilng silver settings for an organic statement. Our best guess (thanks, Internet) is that this rock is fluorite, with bands...
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Top Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend

See also: New Times Calendar of Events Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. The Oscar Burger @ Liberty Market Better clear your schedule and hightail it out to Gilbert for the very last day of Liberty...
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Foreign Exchange

While Hispanic Heritage Month officially won't start until Saturday, September 15, Phoenix Art Museum's film festival Cine Latino will get a jump start on celebrating. Thanks to a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the fest will include viewings of some of the latest, greatest examples...
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Richardson’s: Happy Hour Report Card

See also: Local Bistro: Happy Hour Report Card See also: Kelly's at SouthBridge: Happy Hour Report Card The Spot: Richardson's, 6335 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, 602-287-8900, www.richardsonsnm.com. The Hours: Happy Hour: 2:30 p.m to 5:30 p.m. every day...
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Weekly Freebie: Movie Night at Urban Beans

Who said date night had to be on the weekend? Next Monday, Urban Beans and Short Leash Hotdogs are teaming up for their free monthly movie night. This month's feature: the Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning Sideways. Urban Beans will start the show with classic cartoons at 7 p.m...
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L’egent Crossbody Bag at Goodwill

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: We've been on a thrifty kick of late, exploring secondhand shops around the Valley. Last week we hit up Deseret Industries and found a vintage peacoat with Midcentury,...
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Vintage Peacoat at Deseret Industries

See also: Bloggers Adrienne Keene and Dr. Jessica Metcalf on Native Headdresses, Patterns, and "Aztec" Labels in Popular Fashion See also: Five Favorite Looks Spotted at Fashion's Night Out What: Maybe we're getting a little ahead of ourselves looking at all the upcoming fall festivals and Target's already-happening Halloween section,...
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The Seven Unforgivable Fashion Sins of Fall 2012

See also: America's Next Top Model Contestant Brittany Brown Talks Tough Competition, Sisterly Love, and Phoenix Fashion Week Before launching into a tirade about things we sincerely hope you won't wear this fall, we'll start by noting that this season's not all bad -- far from it. We're excited for...
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Wonder Woman Cropped Top from Reincarnation by Tiffe Fermaint

See also: Tiffe Fermaint Launches Reincarnation at Buffalo Exchange Tempe See also: The Seven Unforgivable Fashion Sins of Fall 2012 Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: Tiffe Fermaint released her up-cycled collection Reincarnation on...
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Olive Portfolio Clutch at Time Echo Vintage

See also: Becky Lee Is Big in Portugal See also: Five Favorite Looks Spotted at Fashion's Night Out See also: The Seven Unforgivable Fashion Sins of Fall 2012 Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What:...
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Six Ways of Looking at Tom Waits, Character Actor

In Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths, a prune-faced, simian-mouthed sexagenarian sits by the road in an old suit and brown-patterned tie, and cradles a white bunny in his arms. This is precisely what we've come to expect of a Tom Waits entrance. Waits has long been one of Hollywood's favorite sight...
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Top 20 Phoenix Concerts of 2012

2012 isn't even over yet, and we're already feeling sort of nostalgic for it. We saw a lot of great shows this year, so narrowing it down to the most mind-blowing 20 wasn't easy, but it was a lot of fun. Enjoy, our Top 20 Phoenix Concerts of 2012. See...
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Man Alive

A team of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and MIT recently figured out how to create organ tissue with blood vessels. While the discovery's upside could be tremendous, a viewing of National Theatre Live’s Frankenstein on Saturday, July 21, might be in order if simply to remind us of...
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Wool Fringe Poncho from Waisted Vintage

See also: America's Next Top Model Contestant Brittany Brown Talks Tough Competition, Sisterly Love, and Phoenix Fashion Week See also: First Look: Phoenix Designer Tiffe Fermaint's Reincarnation Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: With...
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Marc Jacobs Quilted Stam at Ivy Boutique

See also: First Look at Reincarnation by Phoenix Designer Tiffe Fermaint See also: Frances Vintage to Open a New Location at Biltmore Fashion Park Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: The Stam is one...
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Cine Latino Film Festival Coming to Phoenix Art Museum

See also: David Cronenberg's Vision of the Cosmopolis See also: The Lurid Pleasure of Killer Joe While Hispanic Heritage Month officially won't start until Saturday, September 15, Phoenix Art Museum's film festival Cine Latino will get a jump start on celebrating. Thanks to a grant from the Academy of Motion...
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If More Kiddie Authors Had Written Books For Adults

J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, arrived in bookstores last week. According to advance reports, the new book contains lots of sex (in the form of "a miraculously unguarded vagina" and a used condom that is "like the gossamer cocoon of some huge grub"), domestic abuse and...
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Carved Bakelite Ring from Beth Church Jewelry

See also: First Look at Reincarnation by Phoenix Designer Tiffe Fermaint See also: Frances Vintage to Open a New Location at Biltmore Fashion Park Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: Bakelite was one of...
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The Master: You Aren’t Expecting What Paul Thomas Anderson Is Giving

There's something startlingly noncommittal about many of the initial reviews of The Master that leaked out following the impromptu screenings writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson organized in 70mm-equipped houses across the country, and later in response to the film's official bow at the Venice Film Festival. This is perhaps the natural,...
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Gold Mesh Wallet at Pearls

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: This sparkly, yet minimalistic, Evans wallet that doubles as a small clutch makes for easy toting when out on the town. Covered in metallic mesh, the handheld is...