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Wavves at Rhythm Room

"Oh yeah," Nathan Williams of Wavves leered as I introduced myself last night at The Rhythm Room.  "You're the guy who wrote the article with the 'Wavves spits on a guy' headline."  That wasn't the headline, exactly, but the article he was referring to clearly set the stage for an...
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Phoenix Man Arrested For Impersonating Brother in Yavapai County Court

In her novel Mansfield Park, Jane Austin writes: "The younger brother must help pay for the pleasure of the elder."Well, life has once again imitated art, only this time it happened in a Yavapai County courthouse.Preston Haymes, a 19-year-old from Phoenix, was arrested yesterday after police say he impersonated his older...
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Billionaires for Wealthcare Chase AFP’s Tom Jenney with $20M Check

The latest from the Arizona Billionaires, showing some love for Tom Jenney... Here's the latest video from the Arizona-based Billionaires for Weathcare, as shot by activist Dennis Gilman for his YouTube channel Humanleague002. The first Billionaires video back in August lampooned the scores of anti-Obama crazies protesting at Congressman Harry Mitchell's office in...
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Iran Supporters Rally at Arizona State University

Clad in green and clutching picket signs, hundreds gathered at Arizona State University on Sunday to show solidarity for post-election protests that have left at least 20 people dead. "This summer, the youth of Iran have shown an enthusiastic push for freedom, and as a result we have witnessed a...
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Monday Night Martha: Exploding Chicken

Today's entry could also be called "How Not to Roast a Chicken."  The adventure started out in an innocuous attempt to cook a whole chicken with soy sauce, honey, ginger and scallions.For most households, this would be a simple, everyday occurrence, barely worth a mention. You'd think we'd be old...
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Joe Arpaio on Mexican Migrants: “They’re All Dirty”

GQ magazine just published a damning portrait of Sheriff Joe by writer Alexander Provan titled "The Vigilante," and it couldn't come at better time. I know from experience that way too many reporters who come through town get snowed by our irascible, bulbous-nosed sheriff. They find him colorful and often...
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Battle of the PB&Js

District American Kitchen and Wine Bar vs. Arcadia Farms at the Phoenix Art MuseumIt's hard to find a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich in this town. Most restaurants that serve sandwiches don't even bother with this most basic of lunch items. We set out to find a good PB&J...
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Hot Links: Weekend DUIs, Swap Meet Sweeps, and Coyotes

Phoenix police arrested 1,053 people in their "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign that began August 21. The campaign, which ended Labor Day, was designed to crack down on DUIs. Of the arrests, police say 359 were cases of extreme DUI...One local man, Joseph Cummins, was stopped on suspicion of...
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Is Chef Aaron Chamberlin’s St. Francis Holding Back?

When rustic American restaurant St. Francis finally opened its doors for Labor Day weekend, I think Phoenix food fanatics heaved a huge sigh of relief. Why? To say the place was highly anticipated is an understatement. First, take a look at chef-owner Aaron Chamberlin's résumé. After working in Washington, D.C.,...
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Hot Links: Tuition-Tax Rules, Museum Liquor, and GameStop

The Catholic Tuition Organization for the Diocese of Phoenix has changed its rules for tuition-tax-credit donors, disallowing donors to name recipients. Under the old plan, taxpayers recommended specific students for the scholarships. Critics of such programs, which are practiced by many private schools in the Valley, say it allows for...
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Curtains: Camelot at Theater Works in Peoria

The theater season has officially begun in our little cultural sweatbox, and that means more of the musicals have live orchestras again. This is great news, and it makes Theater Works' current production of Camelot just that much less dreary. The score has great, popular, memorable songs that audience members...
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Hot Links: D-Backs, Multiple Fires, and Obama’s School Speech

Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill yesterday which allows for the sale of some of Arizona's public properties. House Bill 2010 dictates the state try to raise as much as $735 million by selling state-owned buildings and then leasing them back. Buildings that could be sold include the House and...
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Serenity Now

The TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer ran for seven seasons and totaled 144 episodes. We double-sourced and tripled-checked, ’cause we’re dealing with the Buffyverse, a subset of the Whedonverse, hallowed home to Joss Whedon fanatics, who have lives outside of their obsession, but not really. We know a Buffy...