In case you've missed any of the New Times cover stories this year, we've got 10 that you definitely should read.Sorry to the munchies and music departments, but this is the news blog, so our picks are news-related, naturally...
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In case you've missed previous Valley Permaculture Alliance's mesquite pancake breakfasts, make this the year you show up. For starters, there's a new venue (O.H.S.O.), and at $10 for the buffet, it's a nice deal for a Saturday morning. Unlike in past years, tickets are not being sold in advance...
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From must-see art exhibitions to theater and outdoorsy endeavors, here are Jackalope Ranch's top picks for things to do in and around Phoenix this week. "Georgia O'Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land" @ Heard Museum The brightly painted flowers and daring landscapes of American modernist artist Georgia...
Get out, Phoenix. Here are Jackalope Ranch's top picks for things to do this week. Intro to Stand-Up Class @ Tempe Center for the Arts Whether you have only a tiny kernel of a funny idea that wouldn't add up to half a tweet or you have long, entertaining stories...
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About half of Arizona students failed their yearly science and writing tests, which are given to gauge their understanding of subjects. The Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test is distributed each year to students in grades 3 through 8 and to 10th graders as well...
It's been nearly a year since New York City fast food employees staged a walk-out in protest over their low wages. It ignited a slow but steadily growing movement within the fast food service industry that's been making its way across the country, as several cities have seen one-day work...
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's claim that he was the last person to be interviewed by conservative writer Andrew Breitbart is not true.The claim came out during the height of Arpaio's media attention for his "birther" investigation, and like many of Arpaio's sensational claims -- like arresting Elvis or being kidnapped during...
Editor's Note: In honor of this week's edition of Best of Phoenix, we bring you the Worst of the Best - the political edition. Enjoy...
Editor's Note: In honor of this week's edition of Best of Phoenix, we bring you the Worst of the Best — the political edition. Enjoy. See this year's Best of Phoenix. Best Head-in-Sand Politician Tom Horne, Arizona Attorney General When Tom Horne bested former Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas in...
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Picture Cook: A Graphic Cookbook
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No sad faces are allowed this Monday, Phoenix. Here's something to do every day this week. Dr. Gladys T. McGarey @ Changing Hands Kelly Osbourne and Kate Moss can dye their hair gray all they want. Doesn't change the fact that it looks better on a lady who's earned her...
Arizona State University, the reformed party school, isn't earning a passing grade in LGBT-Friendly 101. That is, its programs, practices and policies aren't as friendly as they could/should be to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. See also: RIP, Arizona State University's Party-School Reputation (1987-2012)...
Let's face it, with Beard Nation alive and growing, and cats being the indomitable rulers of the Internet, it was only a matter of time before the two found each other across the worldwide web. See Also: SkyMall's Late Spring 2013 Catalog: The Good, The Bad, and The Bananas Human...
There's no ballpark in Major League Baseball where you can get intoxicated for less money than at Phoenix's own Chase Field.Fourteen ounces of beer at a Diamondbacks game is $4, which makes the Diamondbacks the cheap-beer champs, according to an annual report on baseball-game costs produced by a company called...
Every year, we put a spotlight on Scottsdale in the form of Shine, a pocket guide to the food, drink, art, and entertainment in this little 'burb. This time around –– looking for some comic relief –– we drop-kicked our favorite illustrator, Luster Kaboom, into the middle of the city...
There's no surprise here: Governor Jan Brewer doesn't support the so-called "Gang of Eight" immigration proposal, and her predictable reasoning is that the "border is not secure."Brewer's explanation seems fairly meaningless, though, as her spokesman Matt Benson tells New Times there's "not a specific definition" for "secure border."See also:-"Gang of...
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Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey from Jim Carrey I've lived in New York, Los Angeles and a few places in between, but only in Arizona have I ever felt like I actually might need a gun. Not to protect myself from armed robbers and whatnot, but to protect myself...
As one of the founders of SkyMall, and founder of an energy-development company, you probably could have guessed that Republican State Senator Bob Worsley has a couple bucks in the bank.However, it's not every day that you can flip through the channels on your television and see a state senator...
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Dearest Taco, We’re Over.
Following the success of last year's Bloom, an album that landed on many year-end lists, you could say that Baltimore's Beach House has outdone itself. Unlike many contemporary artists, vocalist Victoria Legrand and guitarist Alex Scally have avoided many genre tropes and firmly remained true to their dreamy, poppy sound. In essence,...