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Girl Scout Samoas vs. Keebler Fudge Shoppe Coconut Dreams

For a while now, we've been able to get our Thin Mint Girl Scout cookie fix out of season by heading to the supermarket and picking up Keebler Fudge Shoppe Grasshoppers. In fact, we've found similar cookies or knock-offs for all the other Girl Scout cookies, except the popular caramelly, coconutty Samoas. Those...
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Robrt Pela on Curation and the Phoenix Art Scene

Artist, writer, and New Times' theater critic Robrt Pela added gallery curator to his list of descriptors when he writes that he "grew tired of complaining about how the downtown art scene just wasn't giving me enough of what I wanted." The result is the curatorial work he does at...
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Dirty Beaches Talks Film, Hip-Hop, Home, and Performance Art

Dirty Beaches is the work of Alex Zhang Hungtai, a 30-year-old born in Taiwan before spending time in Hawaii, San Francisco, New York, China, and, currently, Montreal. To call Dirty Beaches a band would be a misnomer. What Zhang Hungtai does is more akin to performance art, with live performances...
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Holocaust Studies Led Sheila Polk, Yavapai County Attorney, to Publicly Condemn Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio, Magazine Opines

When Sheila Polk, Yavapai County Attorney, considered what former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio were doing back in 2009, Nazi Germany came to mind. At least, that's the implication in an article in this month's American Bar Association magazine. Polk's now-famous letter in December of 2009 publicly condemning...
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Get Primed for Day 2 of South by Stateside

If it seems as though it was only a week ago that Stateside Presents held the first day of their South by Stateside showcase, that's because it was. Here we are a week later, and eight new bands take The Sail Inn's stage for yet another top-notch showcase. Two separate...
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Jack Harris No Longer Overseeing Phoenix PD; Acting Police Chief Joe Yahner Taking Over Day-to-Day Operations in Wake of Kidnapping-Stats Scandal (Updated)

Public Safety Manager Jack Harris  retains some of his duties as police chief, but Executive Assistant Police Chief Joe Yahner becomes Acting Police Chief in the wake of a scandal over inflated border-related kidnapping statistics reported to the federal government, it was announced today. Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos' office said Harris will have...
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Phoenix Councilwoman Peggy Neely Spent Six Nights in Hawaii on Junket to Woo Kid Soccer Tourney to Phoenix that Didn’t Need Wooing

The Fiesta Bowl hasn't been the only organization handing out goodies to public officials.The Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau paid for Phoenix Councilwoman and mayoral wannabe Peggy Neely to fly to Hawaii on a six-night, seven-day junket to woo a youth soccer tournament that didn't need wooing.New Times is reviewing Phoenix travel...
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Sushi 102: Roll a Fat One with The Virgin

After last week's tragic experiment with burning cooking sushi rice, The Virgin was tempted to give up on the whole sushi making experience. But armed with a few helpful tips, I mastered the rice technique and moved on to the main event. If you're looking to feed picky eaters or don't trust...
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The House Paloma at Spotted Donkey Cantina

Since there's really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with recipe. This week: The House Paloma at Spotted Donkey Cantina There's something about the word donkey that makes us smile. Especially...
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Zachary Levy’s Strongman: The Story of Stanless Steel

Zachary Levy met Stan Pleskun when he was filming a network television show. Stan, whose stage name is Stanless Steel, was performing one of his strongman acts -- a variety of bending pennies, lifting cars, and crushing steel rods with his bare hands. Stan's a professional strongman in a post-carnival...
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Bam! The Virgin Gets Pounded by Emeril’s Carbonara

I love pasta. When I was a kid, my mom's best friend was a loudmouthed Italian woman who hosted the Christmas Eve party we attended every year. The evening's "entertainment" consisted of yelling and angry gestures. But the food was spectacular. Everyone would bring an Italian dish: spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, antipasto, manicotti...
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Munnell Memo Investigation Report by Pinal Sheriff Paul Babeu is Overdue

While chatting with Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu today about border issues, we asked about his months-long investigation into allegations by Maricopa County deputy chief Frank Munnell. As Valley Fever reported on February 3, the report had been completed and was expected to be released no later than today. The situation...
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Art to Rug, a Restyle

What do you do with hundreds of yards of soft grey fleece after it is taken down from an exhibition? Give it to other artists to make things. This fleece project came about after an exhibition at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art called 90 Days Over 100° by Atherton and...
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No V-Day Reso? D.I.Y. Dinner Ideas for Tonight

I hate to break it to you, love birds, but it you weren't an early bird this year, you might have a tough time getting a last minute dinner reservation for Valentine's Day. I've heard that some local hot spots have been pretty much booked solid for weeks. Of course,...