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Best “Forbidden” Grain

AmaranthAmaranth is one of the indigenous staples of Mesoamerica, but here in Phoenix, we looked high and low for creative uses of the 8,000-year-old Mexican grain and came away disappointed. Spaniards outlawed the cultivation and consumption of amaranth because the Aztecs used it in ceremonies worshipping “false idols” not recognized by the Catholic Church. Despite […]
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Don Bivens, Former Democratic Party Chief, Announces Senate Candidacy

Don Bivens, the former chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party, made it official this morning: he's running for the United States Senate.Bivens, a Phoenix-based attorney, announced on his campaign website this morning that he'll seek the Democratic nomination to run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl."I'm...
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Sibling Revelry

There’s plenty of comedic talent that flows through the veins of the Wayans family. Elder brothers Keenan Ivory and Damon helped revolutionize sketch comedy (and gave Saturday Night Live a run for its funny money) when they launched In Living Color in the 1990s. Younger brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans...
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Best Power Couple

Larry Black and Joel FoxWork hard, play hard. That was apparently the motto of Larry Black, a former top aide to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and Black’s best buddy, Captain Joel Fox. These tireless public servants slaved for two years over a super-secret project to raise money for their boss’ 2008 political campaign, then made an illegal $105,000 […]
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Best All-Around Baseball Player

Miguel Montero, Arizona Diamondbacks catcherMiguel Montero is the most fundamentally sound player on the Arizona Diamondbacks’ roster. Because of injuries to other players around the National League, he was an All-Star this year, but he deserved it. How many times have we seen the guy get a clutch hit for the D-Backs through his five full seasons with the […]
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Das Racist Are Just Joking (But They’re Not Joking)

The knock on underground hip-hop has always been that it's not sufficiently "fun." Hip-hop radio stations routinely light up with requests for crass, chorus-driven ditties (often of the Southern variety), while alternative rappers are too often dismissed as humorless and boring. Sure, most people can agree that Mos Def and...
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Ecriture Infinie: Capturing and Celebrating the Art of Handwriting

One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours? Bili Bidjocka is not ready (or willing) to accept the notion that handwriting is a thing of the past. The international artist created eight...
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No Festival Required Screens MALLS R US at Trinity Cathedral

A church may seem like an odd spot for a screening of a documentary about American mall culture, but this Tuesday, Steve Weiss will pull down the screen, set up the projector, and open the doors to Downtown's Trinity Cathedral for a special viewing of MALLS R US. Weiss, who...