Sad Etsy Boyfriend Tumblr Is DIY Humiliation
Question: What’s more depressing than a hand-crocheted beanie on Etsy? Answer: A sad-looking man wearing a hand-crocheted beanie on Etsy…
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Showing 10341 - 10362 of 33730Photos: ASU Homecoming 2013 and Rainbows Festival
Here’s photographic evidence of another awesome weekend in Phoenix. Did we take your picture? ASU Homecoming Celebrations in Tempe, 10/19/13 Arizona State University held its annual Homecoming on Saturday, October 19, in Tempe with multiple celebrations taking place on campus and along Mill Avenue before the ASU football team (5-2)…
Ignite Phoenix 15: What We Liked, Learned, and Can’t Stop Thinking About
Ignite Phoenix 15, the latest installment in the biannual lecture series, took to the stage at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Friday night, as 18 Valley residents shared stories in front of what has come to be an expectedly packed house. The two-hour production allots speakers five…
The Saguaro Gets an Art Installation Makeover on Final Friday
Halloween may not be ’til next week, but the final Friday of October is already here, giving us one more party to attend before the monster balls and Halloween bashes…
Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week
From nightlife hangs to enticing exhibitions, your weekday plans are here. “Women Who Rock” @ Musical Instrument Museum Does Taylor Swift rock? That’s the consensus, as several items from the pop star, from clothing to handwritten lyrics, are part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “Women Who Rock:…
10 Phoenix Ladies You’ve Probably Dated
In case you haven’t noticed, there are certain types of ladies you’ll locate on the dating scene around Phoenix.The ladies you’ll find in an Old Town Scottsdale bar are definitely of a distinct species — as are the ones you’ll find downtown during the artsy-fartsy festivals. So, we have a…
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American Horror Story: The 10 Best Sex Scenes (NSFW)
American Horror Story is meant to be scary and often succeeds in being so, but like any good horror movie, it shows a fair amount of sex between the scares. Recurring cast members Dylan McDermott, Lily Rabe, and Evan Peters all get in on the action time and time again,…
Carrot Dating Seems Like Prostitution
Gold digging is alive and well, thanks to online dating sites like SugarDaddies.com and SeekingArrangments.com. While trading in a well-maintained body for a well-maintained lifestyle is more or less legal, a new matchmaking website by SeekingArrangments founder Brandon Wade has many wondering: Where do you draw the line between presents…
Nerd Out at This Weekend’s PBS Nerd Walk in Tempe
Bob Beard is certain there’s a nerd inside all of us. Yup, even you. There’s no shame in admitting it, he says, since it’s more socially acceptable than ever to be a member of the pocket protector brigade or to be a major geekazoid. For proof, look no further than…
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Epic Proportions at Fountain Hills Theater: Fun, Fun, Fun
The setup: Let us thank whatever weird show-biz quirk has kept the 1986 script Epic Proportions from being as popular in community and regional theater as it seems it should be. Because it’s really, really funny, and I bet you’ve never seen it before!…
Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend
From devilish dance performances to the darkest dark humor, your weekend plans are here. A Vampire Tale @ Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre This season Scorpius Dance Theater choreographer Lisa Starry will bring her popular Halloween-themed performance to the stage for the tenth time. Starry’s A Vampire Tale combines contemporary dance…
5 Reasons Why the Man Bun Needs to Go
Between the celebrities, Tumblrs, and how-to videos, the man bun has been creeping across the Internet and up men’s scalps since early spring. And just like the grass in our lawns or the potted plants at Trader Joe’s, we assumed, nay, prayed that the trend would die off by fall…
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Podcast: Go See 12 Years a Slave, All Is Lost, and Avoid CBGB
Photo by Jaap BuitendijkChiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave.On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl and L.A. Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson disagree on Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave — a beautifully shot film, contrasting the all-too-visible evil of mankind…
Phoenix Boutique Cleo & Clementine Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary Friday
You won’t find cake at Phoenix boutique Cleo & Clementine’s one-year anniversary (instead, macarons will be on the menu of nibbles), but shop owner and fashion designer Monique Sandoval says that a recent addition to the store will serve as the proverbial candles. When C&C celebrates its birthday on the…
Phoenix Movie Bears Create Community Through Love of Film and Inclusion
If you like going out to movies on Wednesday night and need a group of friends, the Phoenix Movie Bears are ready and willing to join you in the fold. Originally founded as a social group for gay men who identify as bears, PMB has expanded its reach over the…
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Furious Styles Crew Announces 20th Anniversary Events in November
Edson “House” Magana is probably going to rack up a lot of miles on his ride next month. A lot. That’s because the local b-boy and co-founder of the Furious Styles Crew will be taking many trips to Sky Harbor Airport to pick up the various graf-heads, DJs, and other…
Bless Me, Ultima Marks the Return of Teatro Bravo! to Downtown Phoenix
Note: Tonight, Thursday, October 17, at 7 p.m., is a pay-what-you-can performance of Bless Me, Ultima. Donations will be accepted at the door. See the end of this post for location details. The setup: This week, Curtains reviews a stage version of a famous, popular, critically acclaimed 1972 novel that…
ASU Ranks First for Hottest College Girls
Hey, Tempe, you’re looking good. Did you lose weight? Do something with your hair? Maybe it’s that year-round tan. Whatever it is, it’s working — according to CollegeDose.com…
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Mother of George Offers a Vital, Gorgeous Fertility Tale
The inability to have a child is often treated as a “white people problem,” the province of middle- and upper-class couples who end up resorting to expensive fertility treatments. But Andrew Dosunmu’s supple, observant drama Mother of George puts a different spin on the issue: A woman who longs for…
Mother of George Director Andrew Dosunmu Paints a Vivid Portrait of Dislocation
African-born filmmaker Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George takes place in Brooklyn, but it might as well be set on another continent — or even planet. The story of a Nigerian couple trying to conceive a baby in New York, this visually evocative feature appropriates the intricately patterned textiles, blue and…
Ten Disneyland Tips from the Director Who Secretly Shot a Horror Sex Movie There
What’s illegal at Disneyland? Dogs, drugs, alcohol, pamphlets, flags and large coolers. Not listed? Secretly shooting a feature-length movie. But Disneyland couldn’t have imagined director Randy Moore would have the courage to film Escape From Tomorrow on location — and that it would be so horny. In the black-and-white theme…
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That Carrie Remake Is Surprisingly Good
Kimberly Peirce changes almost nothing in her rallying remake of Brian De Palma’s classic about a troubled telekinetic teenager. She doesn’t have to. Yes, now the mean girls who pelt Carrie with tampons upload a cell phone video of the attack, and the well-meaning jock who squires the school outcast…