The Fray haven't always tried to make songs that appeal to the mainstream. It's that strategy that earned them success in 2005 when the singles, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "How to Save a Life" made the Denver band practically inescapable to anyone with the ability to listen to...
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In 2014, any filmmaker who has a feel, and a flair, for romantic melodrama is doomed, and just one recent example from the world of blockbusters suggests why: In the final moments of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the hero tragically fails to save a major character, but the moment, coming...
By now, you've likely heard the story of Shanesha Taylor, who was arrested on child-abuse charges for leaving her kids in a hot car during a job interview.People across the country who don't think Taylor committed a crime have since signed petitions and donated money to Taylor, although it seems...
James Taylor might be the marquee name in Phoenix this week, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of other shows to see around the Valley of the Sun. Check out the following selections, which include a bass master, indie rock, alt-blues and more. And if those don't tickle your...
After years of litigation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services designated over 700,000 acres in Arizona and New Mexico as "critical habitat" for jaguars.Jaguars have been on the endangered species list since 1972, but only as a foreign species, meaning the U.S. government did not need to come up with a...
In a mere three months since its opening, people are crushing Little Miss BBQ, a meat palace that smokes with the best. Barbecue engulfs you in the only great American debate ignored by both Fox and CNN. The yelling over BBQ rivals those orange thugs in Northern Ireland describing the...
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With Arizona Cocktail Week and now Chandler Craft Spirits Festival celebrating the world of all things liquor-based, it seems the liquor scene in Phoenix is really taking off. Local vendors like Arizona Distilling Co., AZ Bitters Lab, and Desert Diamond Distillery of Kingman mixed in with national distilleries like Aviation...
The PHXAM skate competition was larger than you'd imagine. The Phoenix skateboarding showcase took over Desert West Skateboard Plaza on April 5 and 6, giving skateboarders from all over the world an opportunity to test their mettle in the desert heat...
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's weasel-y attempt to exempt the "jail side" of his operation and all posse members from having to obey federal Judge G. Murray Snow's latest dictate in the ACLU's big civil rights case Melendres v. Arpaio has failed. With the exception of jail volunteers and others personally guaranteed...
Should it surprise anyone that Sheriff Joe Arpaio, once called a "media whore" by his own PR flack, will be flying to Los Angeles for the red-carpet screening of a documentary that's highly critical of him? Still, I'm a little annoyed by news of Arpaio's attending a showing of director/producer...
The wait is finally over, folks. Later this afternoon Amy and Samy Bouzaglo of Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale will return to television, this time in an episode of the Dr. Phil show, which will air on KTVK 3 at 3 p.m. According to the Dr. Phil website, during the...
When it was announced in 2009 that James Mercer from The Shins and producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton were going to collaborate under the moniker Broken Bells, it seemed like another interesting experiment in a year glutton with odd collaborations (Monsters of Folk, anyone?)...
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Attorney General Tom Horne is asking a federal judge to disband the police department that patrols the polygamist towns of Colorado City and Hildale, on the Arizona-Utah border.Horne, in addition to all of his extracurricular activities, has been a long-time critic of the "marshal's office," which he claims operates "as...
Her lips are pursed tightly together in premonition. She looks to her right, away from her left arm outstretched on the plush, white lounge chair. She squints slightly, smiles briefly, and refuses to watch as a tiny needle is injected into her vein just below the inner crease of her...
In case you missed any news action this week, we've got you covered.Here's our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:...
While University of California-Davis already has topped our list of coolest colleges by offering both beer-brewing and winemaking degrees, the university's latest research center is kind of blowing our minds. According to NPR, the California school recently founded a Coffee Center dedicated to the research and study of our favorite...
My grandmother makes wedding cakes for a living. The cakes are always delicious, but it's their decorative aspects I've alway found fascinating. The tiers are pilled high, seemingly in defiance of gravity, and the sugary coating looks impossibly smooth, like untouched snow. When I first walked into "Domesticated," Carrie Marill's...
The results are in, and there are a few quirky choices among the bunch -- maybe even a snub or two. But regardless of who made the cut, you can be damn sure that much speculation and dissection will ensue. So we're referring to the Oscar nominations, right? Nah. Actually,...
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The Guilty Pleasure: Specialty Chicken Where to Get It: Domino's Pizza. Locations everywhere, but you were getting delivery anyway. Price: $5.99 when you buy another item from their mix-and-match menu What it Really Costs: [opens box] Jeez, that's it for six bucks? Domino's Pizza has me scratching my head lately...
The setup: There really isn't anything wrong with the lemons God gave you, even before you pluckily make lemonade from them. But in 1997, when director Peter Cattaneo showed us the work of screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) in The...
The Arizona Legislature adjourned last week, and despite more than 200 bills being signed into law, very few will have any effect on most people.There were some very good proposals that didn't pass, which probably would have made Arizona a better place to live and do business. Check out our...
Former antiques dealer Roger Garfield has taken a plea deal that requires him to serve four more years in prison for killing an unarmed homeless man in his store in 2006. The deal to plead guilty to manslaughter, offered by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, ends a lengthy legal roller-coaster...