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Paula Deen Performs Unnatural Acts on an Eclair

The New York Post recently released highlights from a purportedly raunchy Paula Deen gag reel. The gag reel is odd because it flies in the face of the wholesome image Deen's has cultivated over her many years as a TV personality and cook. See Also: Epic Meal Time Makes Paula...
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Best Use of Technology to Make Being Lazy Even Easier

AdSkipTiVo and other DVR technology has been a boon for couch potatoes. Gone are the days when humanity was actually forced to watch commercials or plan their lives around watching specific shows at specific times. But DVRs have one serious drawback: If you are watching something live and it goes to commercials, what do you […]
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Candy Hearts: Stories of Food and Love

Dish of Death | Laurie Notaro I place the bowl of spaghetti on the table directly in front of my husband. Then I stand there for a moment and give him a dirty look, just like I do every time I make spaghetti. "So," I say in a completely serious...
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Make Your Own Candy Sushi: Chow Bella’s Halloween Showdown

Trick... or treat? For the latest Chow Bella showdown, our writers whipped up a dessert reminiscent of, or incorporating, their favorite Halloween candy. Check back all week for recipes; on Friday our critic Laura Hahnefeld will pick her favorite. Today: Ando Muneno's candy sushi For this competition I wanted to...
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Lymbyc Systym @ Yucca Tap Room

Ethereal and otherworldly, Lymbyc Systym has a knack for activating its purposely misspelled namesake, the little corner of your brain known for controlling emotions. Their instrumental waveforms also evoke Explosions in the Sky, Four Tet, or The Appleseed Cast, gaining them the attention of touring mates like The Album Leaf,...
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Pumpkin Ginger “Pop Tart” at Angels Trumpet Ale House

Since opening two months ago, Angels Trumpet Ale House has gotten rave reviews from beer geeks all over town. With over 30 beers on tap, that's no surprise. On the other hand, the bierhaus has received very mixed feedback for its food. Conceptually, the menu sounds great, although fairly safe...
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Best DJ Duo

TABSBen Andersen and Eric Hoss have been full-on BFFs for the past four years, ever since meeting at a local club night in 2008 and bonding over a shared love of Photek and other deep-house artists. And the partnership that’s developed between these bromantic DJs has resulted in some epic indie, electro, and dance-music mixes […]
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Best Use of an Old Chemistry Lab

OP-TicWhen artist David Therrien first purchased this 9,000-square-foot warehouse south of downtown Phoenix in 1999, it was in disarray. Formerly the home of Arizona Testing Labs — which examined and analyzed crime evidence for the Phoenix Police Department, as well as water and soil samples — the building contained broken equipment, trash, and a few […]
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Best Hope for Surviving a Nerve Gas Attack

Bioscavenger Project, Mor Lab at ASU Biodesign InstituteToday, if you are exposed to nerve gas — like the sarin used in the notorious 1995 Tokyo subway attacks — the best that anyone can do for you is administer a cocktail of drugs that may keep your heart beating long enough for the gas to wear off on its own. The drugs themselves […]
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Blues Guitarist Shawn Pittman Figures It Out

When you spend as much time on the road as blues artist Shawn Pittman, you come to savor places like the Czech Stop on I-35 in West Texas. "It's this little gas station and has all these great Czech pastries and sandwiches and stuff," he says during a phone interview...
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Sam Adams’ Thirteenth Hour

Beer: Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour Brewery: Boston Brewing Co. Style: Belgian-style stout ABV: 9 percent See also: Four Peaks Up 'N' Runnin' See also: Odell DeConstruction I like to think I'm pretty advanced, from an evolutionary standpoint. I went to college; I can string sentences together fairly well; my thumbs...
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Chinese Symbol

China's most prominent artist and political activist Ai Weiwei is known for his outspoken political views, controversial art installations, and fiery past with Chinese authorities. He was arrested in April 2011 for "economic crimes," though arts communities worldwide suspected that Chinese officials wanted to silence his outspoken criticism of the...
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Best Science-Themed Wine Dinner for a Cause

Beckett's Table "Feed Your Dreams" GalaSuspended horseradish with local hydroponic micro-shoots, dehydrated Pacific Ocean water, nonenzymatic caramelized fork-tender short ribs with red-injected veal reduction, viscous coconut milk emulsion. Doesn’t sound like your typical wine dinner, does it? Well, all those things and more were served by chef Justin Beckett and crew at the first-ever Feed Your Dreams Dinner and Awards […]
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Best Mountain Bike Ride

Hawes Trail Loops, MesaSouth Mountain may be known worldwide as one of the planet’s best mountain bike playgrounds, but imagine an alternate mountain bike trail system that combines a bit of everything from that premier park: a good dose of National, add some Desert Classic, a dash of Mormon, a pinch of Javelina, and smidge of Alta. Mash […]
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Best Science Experiment in a Mexican Dish

Huitlacoche (a.k.a. corn smut)All over the world, humans eat some strange stuff, and the Southwest is no exception. Huitacoche, or corn smut, looks a great deal like a piece of corn that’s gone bad. But corn smut is a delicacy south of the border and, lately, people have been trying to bring wider recognition to this ancient delicacy. […]