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Brewery Review: Mother Bunch Brewery in Downtown Phoenix

Since opening in fall 2014, Mother Bunch Brewery has become a downtown destination for hand crafted beers and elevated bar fare. Thanks to its location at 825 North 7th Street, just south of the I-10, it's a convenient pit stop on the way home from work, on the way to...
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30 Best Concerts in Phoenix in September 2016

The summertime certainly had its fair share of great concerts, including many of the stunning, spectacular and super-sized variety. With that being said, September is going to be even better. No joke. As a matter of fact, we can assuredly state that this month will feature some of the most-anticipated...
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Arizona’s Top 10 Disgraced Politicians

Abuse of power. Embezzlement. Misuse of funds. Inappropriate sexual encounters.   Another day. Another political scandal in Arizona.  Most recently, Arizona Democratic lawmaker Cecilia "Ceci" Velasquez, 42, was indicted for allegedly defrauding the federal government out of $1,726 worth of food stamps.  If convicted of a felony, Velasquez, who was elected...
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Difficult People Recap: Sharon Stone-ing It

We're recapping Difficult People, episode by episode. Make a wish. Let’s get ready to rum… do the best we can! So reads the banner in the high school gym where Difficult People's "36 Candles" opens. Think of it as our roadmap for the episode.  Arthur is competing in a PBS versus NPR...
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Certain Parking Meters in Phoenix Now Take Donations for Homeless

Taking a cue from Denver and Pasadena, California, Maricopa County will take money collected at 10 renovated parking meters in downtown Phoenix and give it to homeless programs. The bright yellow meters can be found on the south side of Madison Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues, near the county...
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Soup’s On: Tempe’s Tampopo Ramen Has A Way With Noodles

Japanese ramen, like Mexican street tacos and American regional barbecue, has in recent years become the object of intense connoisseurship. Ramen lends itself well to this sort of obsession because it offers a nearly endless variety of regional styles and preparation methods to ponder and study and argue over. You...
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ASU Autism Professor Promotes Anti-Vaccine Film Despite Doctors’ Protests

An Arizona State University autism researcher is encouraging parents to see a controversial film alleging a connection between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and the neurological disorder — despite widespread consensus that the premise is scientifically flawed. James Adams, director of ASU’s Autism/Asperger’s Research Program initially posted an advertisement...
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9 Best Things to Do This Week in Metro Phoenix

New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Monday, June 13, through Thursday, June 16. For more events, see our curated calendar.  Drink and Draw Move over dorks and dorkesses, there’s a new D&D in town. The First Draft Book Bar is hosting its first ever life-drawing...
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Anti-Vaccation Doc Vaxxed, Booted From Tribeca, Is a Tragic Fraud

Vaxxed, the new “documentary” about the alleged connection between vaccines and autism, is directed by Andrew Wakefield, the disgraced doctor responsible for duping untold thousands of parents into believing vaccinations could give their children autism. This may not be news to anyone who’s followed the controversy surrounding the film’s abrupt...
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E3 2016: Here’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Video Game News

Thousands of people flocked to Los Angeles this week for the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, a.k.a. E3. And while the event is only closed to industry pros and press members, the public spectacle surrounding the presentations and announcements captures the attention of the gaming public across the world. As new...
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A Punk Band Faces Murderous Skinheads in the Harrowing Green Room

Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room is an impeccably crafted cinematic torture machine — in the best possible way. The premise will make some cringe, while making others giddy: A punk band, trapped in a club in the middle of nowhere, have to fight off a bunch of murderous skinheads to get...
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Sure, Hardcore Henry Bombed, but You Would Love It at Midnight

Hardcore Henry screened as a midnight movie at last September’s Toronto Film Festival, and was so ecstatically received that a distributor bidding war ensued. Six months later, the film has hit theaters nationwide and fallen flat, thanks to intensely negative reviews from critics upset by its unceasing violence. It didn’t...
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Memoria Immerses Us in Go-Nowhere Masculinity — but to What End?

Yes, teenagers can be terrifying. Anyone who’s ever crossed the street to avoid whatever angst they might hurl at you out of boredom or unfounded antipathy knows this. Some can be like doughy bread, waiting until all the neurons coalesce, while others can be a ticking time bomb. In Memoria,...