Tired of taking Mom to the same old Mother’s Day buffet? In this week’s Meal Ticket dining newsletter, we’ve got the scoop on a few unforgettable places to take your mama this Sunday, from classic champagne brunches to a runway show dinner for the trendy fashionista mom. Also look for…
There aren’t many ways you can connect Sheriff Joe, Shakespeare, erect penises and puppets together. In fact, we’d be hard-pressed (no pun intended) to connect penises with any of the other three, unless Ol’ Joe ever releases a porn vid. Shudder. Anyway, now that that horrific image is burned into our brains, let…
Iraq is still a mess and the Taliban’s busy breaking treaties with Pakistan, but artist Pam Harrison holds out hope for global peace. Or maybe she’s just a revisionist. Either way, you should check out her towering ceramic peace totems and fabric-covered maps imprinted with words of love and happiness…
A recent Junior Achievement survey found that the top three career choices for teens are businessperson, doctor, and teacher. Funny, our not-so-scientific survey of teens we know says trust-fund slacker, overpaid celebrity, and professional beer drinker. Either way, the next generation could learn a thing or two from Dogfish Head…
Phoenix isn’t known for being a late-night town. Not like the doors roll up at 6 or anything, but if you’re looking for food after 10 p.m., we hope you’re in the mood for a Denny’s Grand Slam. Live entertainment after midnight? It’s strip joint or bust. However, on Friday,…
With Southwest tourists galore and more art galleries per square foot than even most Manhattan suburbs, Old Town Scottsdale is a big draw for local artists seeking fame — or just seeking to draw attention to their works. It’s also a hotspot for national artists, whose works can be found…
Remember drawing crayon superheroes on long strips of butcher paper, or doodling X-Men in your spiral bound notebook? Even non-geek kids do that. But sending intern applications to Marvel with hand drawn images of Iron Man, Rogue and She-Hulk crawling around the envelope? Oh, yeah, that was all us. So…
Not sure where to go for Cinco de Drinko? In this week’s Meal Ticket newsletter, find out which local places are sporting the best margarita and Mexican food specials on May 5. We’ll also highlight Corbin’s Bar & Grill in Glendale, where you can load up on eggs and crepes…
He created a pogo stick that disco dances, takes photos of his friends being thrown into the air (ouch!), and broke a Greek sculpture in the name of art. Wacky L.A. artist Martin Kersels discusses the strange and sordid history of his work in a gallery talk and “Lecture Musicale”…
It’s said that Catholic girls are closet sluts, Protestant girls are sexually repressed, and Jewish girls won’t swallow because it’s not kosher. While most women would be offended by such off-color religious humor, the ladies in the vaudeville-style show Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad likely wouldn’t bat an eyelash. “We…
Most big cities have some sense of community. New York has block parties. San Fran has community gardens and co-ops. Phoenix has . . . anti-Sheriff Joe protests? The newly reopened monOrchid Gallery at 214 East Roosevelt Street celebrates the downtown arts community with its MonOrchid Arts Fete to benefit…
This weekend, we were torn between two potentially geeky boat-related events — the traveling Titanic exhibit and the Rotary River Rally’s Cardboard Boat Regatta. In the end, the Regatta won out because, barring some Anime convention or X-Men movie premiere, us geeks will naturally flock to the event which requires intelligence,…
Drive past Carly’s Bistro on Roosevelt St. in downtown Phoenix and you might think the place is a total dive; the kind of shady bar & grill where smokers huddle in clusters, puffing under the counter, ready to snuff out their illegal-in-public cancer sticks should the PoPo arrive. If that’s what you’re expecting, you’ll be sorely…
The new Regions Bistro & Bar location on Mill Ave. in Tempe is celebrating their grand opening this weekend with all-day Happy Hour and 2-for-1 entree specials Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26. In this week’s Meal Ticket dining newsletter, Regions’ Executive Chef Todd Paige gives us the scoop…
Everyone who’s anyone in the Phoenix metro culinary scene, from local foodies to the stars of Hell’s Kitchen and Bravo’s Top Chef, turned out for this weekend’s Scottsdale Culinary Festival. Libations flowed at the Southwest Festival of Beers and inside the Robert Mondavi wine garden. Restaurant chefs whipped up crowd-pleasing…
Hey, did you know it’s National Poetry Month? Ok, it’s also National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month and National Safe Digging Month (WTF??), but we didn’t figure those were appropriate topics for a geek blog. Why do we care? Though poetry may not be in the…
Not everyone is content with one successful career. Whose Line Is It Anyway? writer Clive Anderson used to be a criminal lawyer. Joaquin Phoenix left acting to become a scraggly bum, er, “rapper.” Filmmaker Patricia Cardoso spent years as an archaeologist — even discovering the oldest C-14 date in the…
What do cold gin, David Bowie, and a Ouija board have in common — besides the eighth-grade sleepover party where we first got felt up? You’ll get a smarter and far less embarrassing answer from artist Mike Maas during the Third Friday reception for his solo show “Aside and Besides.”…
When it comes to restaurant decor, good art is definitely the key to success. Sure, exotic hardwood tables and funky exposed brick walls go a long way, but if a cool place is decked in dime-a-dozen IKEA prints or fuzzy amateurish photos it can ruin the ambiance. And let’s be honest, unless you’re…
Ever thought of pairing your spicy tuna roll with prickly pear ponzu, or creating a ceviche roll? If so, we’re impressed with your culinary adventurousness — and happy to introduce you to the new Banzai Cowboy Sushi Restaurant & Martini Bar at Scottsdale’s DC Ranch Market Street. This isn’t your…
Oh, how we pity the sons and daughters of famous musicians. The lavish parties. The trust funds. The saccharine-kid-pop careers spawned on the coattails of achy-breaky, one-hit-wonder dads. From Carnie “Yo-Yo Diet” Wilson to ’90s Latin-pop hottie Enrique Iglesias, these famous kids are always sucking up, er, getting sucked into…
Besides acne, cracking voices, and slobbery first kisses to rival a St. Bernard, the worst thing about hitting puberty is giving up your toys. Bye bye, Barbie. Sayonara, stuffed animals. G.I. Joe, you’re retired from active duty. Thank God for the collectible vinyl/resin toy fad, which allows teens and adults…
