Shout-out everyone who braved the higher temps of the past months to continue supporting the local art scene. We salute you. As the temperatures drop, we know y’all are getting excited to wander around First Friday with your scarves and pumpkin spice lattes. But the temperature isn’t the only thing…
They say you can’t put a price on higher education, but that’s not stopping lady Sun Devils from trading in their transcripts for some tantalizing photos on www.seekingarrangements.com. The online sugar-daddy site recently conducted a survey based on its growing number of female ASU student users — and apparently, there’s…
Summer 2013 was a strong season for that oft-maligned genre, the romantic comedy. Excellent films like The Spectacular Now and Drinking Buddies for the most part avoided rom-com cliches, and reinventions like Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing made timeless story lines seem fresh. Still other on-screen romances were held…
Johnny Cupcakes is a magician. No really, he used to get paid 20 bucks to do magic tricks at kids’ birthday parties. And here’s the kicker: That was when he was 8 years old. Proof that John the Magic Boy has always had entrepreneurship in his blood. You could also…
Good ‘N Plenty artist grants were awarded to Stefanie Francis and Ryan Avery over the weekend at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s semi-annual event. The grant was created last year to support “the projects of innovative art makers, wise-crackers and trailblazers based in Arizona.” Grant funding comes from ticket sales…
What better way to prep for fall than by marking up your calendar with to-dos? Here’s a list of fall festivals in the Phoenix area that are worthy of penciling in…
Chitral Hays — not his real name — is Jackalope Ranch’s resident expert on medical marijuana in Arizona. Each week in Perfectly Blunt, Hays delivers news, reviews, and must-know info. So you know that pot is legal in Arizona. Well, not exactly legal, but voters did approve Prop. 203 three…
If you’ve been watching the final season of Breaking Breaking, chances are you’ve lost more sleep than you’re willing to admit speculating on how the epic drama will end. Since the return of the final eight episodes, theories about the series finale have been running wild, involving everything from Walt…
Sad as we are that the weekend’s finished, here’s a look back at how we spent it. Did we take your picture? First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Phoenix, 9/6/13 This month we ventured to The Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery, FilmBar, and Bud’s Glass Joint for the September…
Your week is officially planned, Phoenix. Beers With Friends Scrabble Party @ Handlebar Real talk. We play what probably would be classified as an excessive amount of Words With Friends. We love those triple word squares, picking up a “Q,” and toiling to come up with killer plays. But, the…
The idea came, as many good ideas do, during a marathon thrifting session. As we loaded his trunk with the day’s finds — including a fabulous George Washington plate and several lovely floral numbers, all destined for a wall in a recently renovated kitchen — Robrt Pela looked up and…
Whether you think going green is the way of the future or the way of the left-wing tree hugger, Professor Peter Byck of ASU’s School of Sustainability and Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication invites you watch a free screening of a documentary that addresses where your carbon…
Camelback Mountain’s reformed Echo Canyon Trail, trailhead, and parking area will re-open to the public on November 30, officials say. When the short, popular summit trail closed on January 28th for a $3 million renovation, hikers were told only that they could come back sometime in the fall. Now, says…
Good news, ladies: For those assertive sex kittens who have long since given up on finding Prince Charming and would rather make their fame the Kardshian way, porn star James Deen (known among more mainstream audiences for his “performance” with Lindsay Lohan in The Canyons) is now offering the chance…
If Bob Ross were alive today, he’d be painting happy little trees all over the place in ecstatic fervor for all the arts and culture happenings in Phoenix. To help you see the forest for the trees, here’s a recap of the top arts and culture stories of the week…
Scottsdale Cultural Council appointed Richard M. Hayslip as its interim CEO, according to a message sent by the council’s board of trustees officers the morning of Tuesday, September 3. Hayslip will start serving as interim CEO on Monday, September 9…
First Friday heats up tonight with creative works going up all over the city. Here are our picks for shows not to miss this artful evening. “No Phobia Tattoo Art Show” @ FilmBar Whether it’s a heartfelt memento, a meaningful mantra, or a night of too much tequila, every tattoo…
Here’s how to spend the next few days in and around Phoenix, weekend warrior. Good ‘N Plenty Artist Grant @ Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art While aspiring artists and creative types will find sugary treats, courtesy of Essence Bakery and Cartel Coffee Lab, at SMoCA Lounge’s latest Good ‘N Plenty…
Admit it: There’s some sort of subject that you’re especially obsessed with or have a tendency to nerd out over. And if that’s the case, you ain’t alone. As Ignite Phoenix founder Jeff Moriarty puts it, most folks are passionate about something, even if they’re afraid to discuss it or…
Every First Friday brings a myriad of artistry to the downtown scene, so this week be sure to look out for the opening of Amanda Adkins’ first solo exhibit, “Unraveled,” at The Coe House Gallery from 7 to 11 p.m. Though the artist has painted for more than two decades,…
Tom Green has a tendency to get pretty cerebral. And yes, we’re referring to the same dude who penned “Lonely Swedish (The Bum Bum Song)” and suckled milk directly from a cow’s waiting teat. Green’s comic efforts have always been quite genius — and oftentimes exceptionally madcap — whether the…
Being intimate with another person can be difficult. There’s the emotional barriers, the trust issues, and, of course, the charlie horses. Because cuddling is apparently a prime culprit of the nonfatal but potentially discomforting dead-arm syndrome, a new prototype has been developed to put the cushion back into your comfort…
