The nonprofit entity formerly known as the Scottsdale Cultural Council announced on Wednesday, August 17, that it has a new name, logo, and website. Meet Scottsdale Arts. Founded in 1987, the organization is contracted by the City of Scottsdale to operate its arts venues and offerings. That means it receives money from...
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Do we call Anthropoid a thriller? Sean Ellis' earnest, day-ruining WWII bullet-a-thon is rooted in fact but comes on like pulp fiction in its first reels, hitting secret-mission story beats old enough to have served in the big war. As freedom fighters Josef (Jamie Dornan) and Jan (Cillian Murphy) skulk...
With polls showing Sheriff Joe Arpaio trailing in his head-to-head race with Democrat Paul Penzone, and with the first date in Arpaio's criminal case in federal court scheduled for October 11, Arpaio's campaign has gone negative against his rival, regurgitating a nasty, untrue accusation from their 2012 contest in a...
For a hardcore anti-immigrant like Sheriff Paul Babeu, who refers to the undocumented simply as "illegals," the support of pro-"illegals" former Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe might seem odd. But Kolbe and Babeu share a great deal when it comes to their personal histories — far beyond the fact that both men...
To really appreciate the appeal of Joe’s Midnight Run, a retro-styled restaurant and bar situated along Phoenix’s trendy Seventh Street corridor, it helps if you are a child of the ’80s or ’90s. It helps if you remember the parental furor over Garbage Pail Kids cards and Beastie Boys party...
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Of Montreal fans have, in a sense, been reading frontman Kevin Barnes’ diary for the past 20 years. Endearingly vulnerable and addictingly frank, his lyrics are emotionally magnetic, with enough highbrow literary references and sesquipedalian terminology to make you feel like you’re in with the smart kids if you get...
Sometimes it becomes difficult — almost impossible — to separate the character from the actor. The Christopher Walkens and Steve Buscemis of the world will always be viewed as themselves first, their portrayals second. The same can be said for characters who align closely with the personalities of the men...
A Chandler drug firm under investigation for its aggressive sales of a lethal painkiller claims that a large donation to a group opposing marijuana legalization was made to protect the public's safety. Insys Therapeutics, which has made billions selling an opiate-based Fentanyl drug called Subsys, expects to soon launch a...
This month marks the three-year anniversary of the Yarnell Hill Fire, a blaze that claimed the lives of 19 Arizona firefighters, all members of an elite squad known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Since the tragedy, honoring the fallen each summer with a special-release beer has become a tradition for...
Phoenix Democrat Joe Downs easily has the coolest campaign pledge of this election cycle. "If you elect me county treasurer," he promises in a recent YouTube video, "Russell Pearce is fired on Day One." For those new to school, the 35-year-old Downs is referring to former state Senate President Russell...
National Frozen Custard Day at Culver's Today Culver's is celebrating National Frozen Custard Day on Monday with a deal. All day today, guests can enjoy a $1.00 single scoop of Culver’s vanilla, chocolate, or flavor of the day fresh frozen custard in a cake cone or dish. This offer is limited to one...
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Like the rambling fixer-upper at its heart, Merchant Ivory's Howards End has aged quite well, and not just because of the brightened-up 4K restoration from Cohen Media Group. It's brisk and funny, prim but open-minded, testy about pomposity even as it exemplifies what once was the most pompous of all...
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say pizza has risen above the status of any and all other foods — enough so the dish could even be considered a separate food group in its own right. There are those who could expound on the intricacies of traditional Neapolitan style pies...
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix's creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we're taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 27. Ben Smith. Ben...
Being a self-made independent hip-hop artist in 2016 is a daunting task. It can be especially difficult if you are a 28-year-old white Jewish rapper from suburban Pennsylvania. David Burd, aka Lil Dicky, has embraced his differences rather than erase them, and as a result has carved out his own...
The FBI believes that the infiltration in late June of Arizona voter-registration databases may be linked to foreign hackers who stole data from an Illinois election site, Yahoo News reported on Monday. Michael Isikoff, Yahoo's chief investigative correspondent, reported that he'd obtained an FBI warning about cyberattacks on elections databases...
Press PhotoIt is OK to admit that you like System of a Down. Just admit it. There's a lot of bad music out there. There are always people debating genres like contemporary country & Western and top 40 music, but at the end of the day, the most reviled and...
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Makeup is something one masters over time, not overnight. Leiah Scheibel knows. The makeup artist and co-founder of The Sparkle Bar in Scottsdale recalls her early days of experimenting with beauty products. “My mom is always like, ‘Remember when you used to wear black eyeliner on your lips?’” As a...
Every week, we're recapping season two of Degrassi: Next Class. Be the best! The best that you can be! Episode two begins on a hopeful note, especially compared to the chaos that went down in the première. We see Hunter standing outside Chez Hollingsworth, gussied up for his first day back at...
Former Arizona Lottery Director Tony Bouie said on Tuesday that he feels vindicated following a letter from the state Attorney General's Office clearing him of criminal charges related to his old job. Troubles related to Bouie's one year in the post aren't over yet, though. Last week, two women who...
If you want a guaranteed spit-take, take a gulp of coffee while watching Sheriff Joe Arpaio's first campaign commercial of the general election, which just began running on local TV stations. It opens with images of brown and black men in orange jumpsuits with a faceless narrator, explaining, "Some cities...