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As It Saves the Sitcom Once Again, Amazon’s Catastrophe Is Anything But

The second season of Amazon's Catastrophe might do for the #TGIF-style family sitcom of the late ‘80s and ‘90s what the first did for the ailing rom-com: open-mouthed resuscitation on the operating table after one too many Garry Marshall–fueled heart attacks like Valentine's Day. (Or New Year's Eve? It doesn't...
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Donald Trump’s Immigration Rhetoric Mobilizing Arizona Latino Voters

Jose Miguel Barboza can’t vote because he is undocumented, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting civically engaged. The 23-year-old has dedicated much of his time over the last few years to registering Latinos to vote and convincing them that their vote matters. Lately, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and...
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Episode 6: It’s Lillian vs. the Hipsters

Each week, we're recapping the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode by episode. Read it before it's cool. Last week, we talked about how the juggling of multiple plotlines can cause inconsistency within an episode. Meanwhile, "Kimmy Drives A Car!" demonstrates how a variable production crew can cause inconsistency...
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Arizona Pot-Legalization Foes Take Bucks from Booze Biz

The height of hypocrisy for this Arizona campaign season may have been reached: The pot prohibitionists who want to keep cannabis a felony in Arizona have accepted a large donation from the alcohol industry, New Times has learned. A spokeswoman for Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, the anti-cannabis-legalization group led by...
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Federal Judge Orders Arizona to Clean Up Grand Canyon Air Pollution

Environmentalists are celebrating an order from a federal court that the state of Arizona must comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s pollution reduction plan for coal-fired power plants in the state. At the center of the case is the cloud of haze that often hangs over the Grand Canyon and...
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New Music from PRO TEENS, Merit, Citrus Clouds, and More

Mitchell Hillman listens to more local music than just about anyone in the Valley. He presents his picks for best new music in his column, Right Hear, Right Now.  Merit - "My Favourite Chords" I wasn't sure how soon we'd be hearing from Merit again after their magnificently ambitious three-EP...
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The 10 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

Believe it not, but we're almost done with summer. Yes, we're well aware that there are still several scorching weeks of loathsome weather ahead, but, for all intents and purposes, there’s light at the end of the tunnel, y’all. If you need something to help make the time between now...
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How Far Will Bad Suns Go To Have A Good Concert? Depends.

Bad Suns stumbled upon everything: their name, their record deal, and even each other. When the band formed in 2012, then-19-to-22-year-olds had left behind former bands—not to mention high school—in favor of new projects. Fronted by vocalist Christo Bowman, the Southern California four-piece formed in 2012 and picked up where Elvis...
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The Phoenix Rock Lottery Was an Impressive Showcase of Local Talent

Last Saturday, 25 local musicians met at Crescent Ballroom to become five randomly selected bands, each tasked with creating three new songs and tackling a cover by the time the evening's show began. For the third year in a row, the Phoenix Rock Lottery was another rousing success, with pretty stunning results...
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11 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31. For more events, see our curated online calendar.  Untidy Secrets Storytelling When it comes to the next installment of Untidy Secrets Storytelling, think less Mulder and Scully and more out-of-this-world real...
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Difficult People Recap: You Put Your Hand in the Toilet

We're recapping Difficult People, episode by episode. The answer to that word jumble is Ingrid BERGMAN.  Difficult People debuted its second season on Hulu this week with not one but two episodes. So hi, adoring public, here's your second Diff-P recap of the week.  This time around, Billy and Julie face...
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The Nine Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Looking for a memorable concert to check out during the next few nights? You’re in luck, as there are plenty of big shows happening. In fact, we’ve got nine picks for your consideration, all of which are taking place during the next 72 hours are certainly worthy of both your...
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A Woman and a Gun vs. the Medical Establishment

In his tight, trim, health insurance thriller A Monster With a Thousand Heads, Mexican-Uruguayan director Rodrigo Plá achieves a visual style that is ice cold but also deeply human — a clever way to depict an all-powerful system that feeds on our lives and thrives on our fallibility. Plá opens...
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The Violent Femmes’ Music Still Sounds Ageless

Few bands have had the power to unify youth the way the Violent Femmes did in the early- and mid-1980s. The band, which stops by Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Tuesday, March 3, had an extraordinary ability to unify the various cliques found in American high schools and colleges. Putting...
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Here’s What It’s Like To Write An Album in a Month

Darrin Robertson and Jim Saccoman are looking at me suspiciously. The two local musicians thought a mutual acquaintance of ours had put me up to this interview, and asked me how I encountered their self-described “recording project” Sha-Pink, which has been creating music locally for more than 30 years. “We’re...