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Chicken Handi from the Curry Corner

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back - with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 54: Chicken...
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Morning Poll: Are Hippies to Blame for Wallow Fire?

The enormous Wallow Fire continues to rage in eastern Arizona, and it has rekindled the debate over whether environmentalists are to blame for wildfires.Over the years, environmentalists have filed lawsuits that put restrictions on loggers who clear a lot of the dry brush from the forests. They say "old-growth" logging puts...
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Five Great Boxing Moments Outside of the Ring

The US Airways Center has played host to some of the Valley's biggest event, but this Friday, the downtown arena welcomes its biggest guest, Jesus. No, we're not talking about the skinny, bearded messiah from Bethlehem. We're talking about 26-year old Phoenician boxer Jesus "El Martillo" Gonzalez, a hard-hitting southpaw...
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Phoenix Should Have a Democratic Mayor

For all the jibber-jabber about the Phoenix mayoral and City Council races remaining "non-partisan," here's a thought: Why not go partisan? Basically, Phoenix is an island of Democratic blue in a statewide sea of Republican red. Sure, Independents (or those registered with no party affiliation) outnumber registered Democrats in Phoenix...
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Paint with Your Feet

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? The artists and interactive gurus behind YesYesNo just posted the results of their newest software that allows runners to paint as they run. The...
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Slideluck Potshow: Why Potlucks Are for Freeloaders

In 2000, Seattle-based photographer Casey Kelbaugh invited a few of his creative friends over to watch a slideshow of their artwork while enjoying some homemade dishes, potluck style. The result, Kelbaugh says was part art, part cuisine, and lots of conversation. He continued to host the event -- even brought...
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U.S. Supreme Court Puts Kibosh on Arizona’s Matching Funds

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning that the matching funds portion of Arizona's "Clean Elections" system is unconstitutional, meaning candidates in next year's election will not be given taxpayer money to match funds raised by their opponents.Under the matching funds system, publicly funded candidates are given lump sums for...
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Turn a Little Head Into Dessert

What do Bart Simpson, crocodiles and President Obama have in common? All three have been memorialized as a Chia Pet -- the kitschy terracotta planter thing that sprouts a healthy green coat of the mint-related herb. Most people think of Chia Pets as a gag gift (or an easy-to-grow plant...
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Deep Roots

We’ve been living in the age of the mash-up for over a decade, with enterprising, savvy DJs stretching the limits of copyright and pop decency. Occasionally the results are brilliant, as with Dangermouse’s Grey Album. Other times, it’s simply a cut and paste job. Anyone remember Jay-Zeezer, which combined Weezer...
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Roots Down

We’ve been living in the age of the mash-up for over a decade, with enterprising, savvy DJs stretching the limits of copyright and pop decency. Occasionally the results are brilliant, as with Dangermouse’s Grey Album. Other times, it’s simply a cut and paste job. Anyone remember Jay-Zeezer, which combined Weezer...
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MLB All-Star Game: Somos America’s White Ribbon Campaign Goes Head-To-Head with Puente’s Boycott Call

​​More than a year ago pro-immigrant organizations were demanding that the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game be moved from Phoenix to punish Arizona for passing one of the harshest immigration laws in the nation.Among those organizations was the Phoenix-based immigrant-rights coalition Somos America, but MLB did not heed activists' demands and the game...
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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, July 14, 2011

>BASH ON ASH Ashton and Demi's publicity machine: Congratulations to Village Voice Media for standing up to these self-serving hypocrite celebrities ("Real Men Get Their Facts Straight," Martin Cizmar, Ellis Conklin, and Kristen Hinman, June 30; "Stuck in Trafficking," Tony Ortega, July 7). They all seem to have causes to...
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Underground Cities Tour Kick Off at The Sail Inn, 6-29-11

Underground Cities The Sail Inn Wednesday, June 29 No amount of preparation or wishful thinking guarantees a successful tour, but certain measures will improve a band's odds. That old adage about "being in a band is like being married" is fitting, since petty arguments about snoring or stink cause more...
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Best Cover Songs in Other Languages

Last week, Fantasy Records and Hear Music released Rave On Buddy Holly, a 19-track tribute album dedicated to the bespectacled rock and roll icon. Artists like Paul McCartney and Lou Reed cover Holly classics on the album, as do the Black Keys and Modest Mouse. But the finest Holly cover of all...
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The Scenesters at Filmbar

At first glance, Todd Berger's The Scenesters is a murder mystery about dying hipsters, and a cat-and-mouse between filmmakers, detectives, and crime scene cleanup artists. There are hidden clues in the form of indie rock cds left at crime scenes, and a serial killer with a sense of humor. That's...
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Brewed For Battle: Kolsch

At what point does one elevate from merely drinking beer to being a full-on beer snob? Answer: when you feel compelled to tell other people what to drink. And the inevitable result of this peculiar ailment is the beer argument. In the spirit of all great beer-related discussions, we present...
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ICE Honcho John Morton Blasted by Critics of Secure Communities

Pro-immigrant lawyers and activists are slamming the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for recently announced policy "changes" that they say will do nothing to improve the way illegal immigrants are being deported.ICE director John Morton is saying he will give the department's lawyers more decision-making options on what immigration...