Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. If you read the first installment of Courting Disaster, which is about my sexual encounters with…
Congratulations, Gretchen Wieners fans. It looks like you can stop trying to make “fetch” a thing, because it totally has become one, thanks to L.A. jewelry company Stella and Bow. Best part of all, your dad didn’t have to invent Toaster Strudel for you to be able to afford it…
Alice Geneva Glazier, better known as Gene Kloss, left a mark on the art world that is anything but a reprint. The early mid-century American printmaker altered the gender stereotype of the Taos School by being one of the first women to make a name for herself with rich, black-and-white…
Southwest Shakespeare Company is serving up a theatrical juxtaposition of romantic comedy and tragedy with a seasonal pairing of Shakespearean classics. Taking to the stage first is the centuries old story of love and marriage as told through the misfit couple Kate and Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew…
The American West is a far cry from the City of Brotherly Love, as learned by two brothers, Austin and Lee, in the dark comedic play, Sam Shepard’s True West, presented by Class 6 Theatre. In this sad depiction of sibling togetherness, two brothers journey west to produce a movie…
Now for a scene the chronically late are all too familiar with: You’re holding your belonging, walking to your car, then realize you forgot your keys. You walk back inside, put down said belongings to look for keys, eventually locate keys, return to the car, only to realize that the…
Super Bowl XLVIII airs on Sunday, February 2, and it’s down to just eight teams competing for chance to win the Lombardi Trophy. But for those of us who could not care less about whether or not the Cincinnati Whatsernames or the Kansas City Whocares makes it to MetLife Stadium,…
Pants are overrated. No group knows this better than New York-based Improv Everywhere, which kickstarted the No Pants Subway Ride back in 2000 and has since inspired Improv AZ’s annual No Pants Light Rail Ride in Phoenix…
New year, new password. Seriously, guys, your pet’s name and your birthday fall just shy of “1234” and “password” on the list of sad ways to protect your personal information…
Ah, the thesis. It’s the bane of a soon-to-be college graduate’s existence, falling just behind the sad economy and the poor job market as the top reason to just never ever reach graduation…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. For as many guys out there fantasizing about having a threesome, there are just as many…
The holidays may be over, but wasting your time on the Internet sure as hell isn’t. Which is why we’re pleased to inform you that some favorite old-school video games (and we really do mean old) are now available on your web browser. Adios, productivity…
Didn’t get exactly what you wanted this holiday season? Looking for a little craft-spiration? The Mesa Arts and Crafts Festival has you covered.MACfest, not to be confused with the makeup, the computer, or some serious face-on-face action, features a wide selection of vendors and artists selling one-of-a-kind creations including paintings,…
In the Musical Instrument Museum’s four-class course, “The Art of Music,” creativity comes full circle with art spreading from the ears to the eyes and the instruments to the canvas. Led by artist Roberta Kritzia, “The Art of Music” teaches students of intermediate and beginners levels to create still-life renderings…
From artists who illustrate Jay-Z’s 99 problems to artists who turn Internet memes into impressionist paintings, the world wide web is a creative goldmine of “who’da thunk?” But just when we thought we had officially seen everything — what with Casey Jenkins’ vagina knitting — we stumbled across Marcey Hawk,…
This past year was a hot one. When it came to drawing the lines between cinema, erotica, and straight-up pornography, 2013 taught us that in the end that it’s really just one big clusterfuck — no pun intended. From movies to television and the big screen to privacy of your…
Alongside 3D printing, Miley Cyrus, and twerking, it seems 2013’s other obsession was turning living things into living night lights — from glowing plants and rabbits to glowing snails and silkworms. And just in time for the new year, science has unveiled another glow-in-the-dark guinea pig — make that, the…
This year Phoenix Public Library is taking its first stab at First Night, a cross-country, all-ages event that kicks off New Year’s Eve celebrations with free live music, dance performances, art, and more…
Golden Globes are nice, and Emmys are swell, but Julian Fellowes’ British period drama Downtown Abbey is making its mark beyond pop culture. It’s headed to parliament…
American pop culture has its fair share of Valley girls: the Heathers in Heathers, Clueless’ Cher and Dionne, and Daria’s younger sister, Quinn, along with all her Fashion Club members, to name a few. But this SoCal stereotype is about to get a serious facelift thanks to a team of…
When we’re not busy sifting through the Internet figuring out which state universities are the sexiest or which has the hottest college girls, we’re looking for the important data, the hard-hitting, state-by-state statistics that make our countless wasted hours on the Internet totally worth it. Today, we bring you the…
Forget 1999. This December 31, the historic Hotel Valley Ho is inviting locals to party like it’s 1956.The retro resort will be ringing in the new year for roughly a thousand 1,000, DJ performances from DJ DECiPHA and DJ Xcalibur, a complimentary three-hour open bar, hors d’oeuvres, midnight champagne toast,…
