If you’ve never shopped a capsule collection, we bet 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target will convince you to line up at the big box. Sure, we were excited about the collab before we got the full lookbook. But seeing all the items set for release online and in stores September…
Bangs can be a good disguise for any women by creating softness, accentuating eyes, showing off those cheek bones, and creating a more youthful look. Choosing the style of bangs for you can be tough, but we’ve assembled this guide to getting the best bangs for your buck by pairing…
Equip yourself with snacks and a cardi, because it’s time to cool down at the movies. Here are three films you need to see this August. In A World . . . @ Harkins Camelview In A World… finds vocal coach Carol (Lake Bell) struggling to make her mark on…
For those looking to escape the Valley’s heat, we introduce some hikes just a bit north and therefore a bit cooler in these summer months. Here are three (of countless more) options for beautiful and accessible trails for the hikers among us who aren’t loving the weather right now…
Between great whites, hammerheads, and the mythical megalodon, Shark Week did not disappoint in the usual lineup of underwater killers to keep us clinging to dry land. But now, just as we thought our darkest documentary moments were behind us, an undersea terror known for traveling up the pant leg…
Horns and Halos’ fetish events are always pretty entertaining, if simply for the sake of people-watching. This year was no exception, as the steampunk-inspired Fetish Heat took over the Venue of Scottsdale, attracting an interesting mix of kinksters, performers, goths, exhibitionists, voyeurs, geek culture aficionados, and much more. Where else…
Jen Deveroux’s Barnyard Riot Art Show at Monarch Theatre, 8/10/13 Prolific art party impresario Jen Deveroux read George Orwell’s Animal Farm as a teenager, and memories of the exploits of Snowball, Napoleon, and their cohorts bubbled to the surface when she was planning the theme of her latest event: Barnyard…
“Demystifying the New World of Publishing” @ Changing Hands Bookstore Pamela Slim knows easy answers can be hard to find. The consultant and coach blogged about entrepreneurship for years before releasing her 2009 book, Escape from Cubicle Nation. Slim believes in teaching what people need to learn, so she her…
And the award for best feature-length freebie goes to…. This week, the Welcome Diner is rolling out the red carpet for its first ever 48 Hour Film Festival. The free event will showcase a lineup of local filmmakers who were assigned a line of dialogue, a genre, and a prop,…
Believe it or not, but we’re only a month away from the start of Halloween season. That’s because the fright-dispensing folks at a few local haunted attractions begin slinging scares come mid-September, they’re already busy readying their ghouls and goblins in anticipation. North Phoenix’s 13th Floor Haunted House and Surprise’s…
They say beauty is only skin deep, but apparently even shallow good looks can cost a fortune if you’re a Hollywood hotshot. We all know that movie stars and the like are prone to spending ridiculous amounts of money on things, but in case you forgot that it takes a…
Looks like locals have yet another reason to consider Arizona the best state in U.S.– and contrary to what Buzzfeed might tell you, it has absolutely nothing to do with the snow, sunshine, or the fact that you can get both snow and sun in a single day…
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…
Breaking Bad is easily the best television show currently running, and only The Wire can challenge its all-time supremacy. The riveting saga of what happens when a mild-mannered science teacher dying from cancer makes a fatally bad decision to cook methamphetamine has more twists and turns than the wildest ride…
Your weekend is planned, Phoenix. Here are five ways to spend the next few days. Push @ Peoria Center for the Performing Arts We don’t know about you, but ever since the Royal Water broke we’ve had baby fever. But because nine months is a hell of a long time…
Boutique hotel The Clarendon is accustomed to getting gussied up for photo shoots, parties, and the occasional magazine spread. But this fall, the historic hotel is teaming up with Artel Phx to turn its space into a giant compilation of site-specific art installations. And here’s the best part — they’re…
This weekend, Arizona CopperCon: Revolution will bring nerd-culture lovers to the Windmere Hotel in Mesa for the annual four-day science-fiction convention — but, let’s be honest, if you’re into that stuff, you probably already knew that. What you might not know already is that this time around, the event offers…
Discovery Channel’s 26th annual Shark Week is upon us, a week of programming featuring nothing but nature’s most deadly killing machine. However, all this anti-shark propaganda is beginning to give sharks a bad name. Sure, they mercilessly rip an occasional swimmer apart with their powerful jaws and razor-sharp teeth, but…
Chances are if you’ve seen Mean Girls, you’ve seen it at least a half-dozen times. The hit 2004 comedy by Tina Fey starring Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McAdams, and a still salvageable Lindsay Lohan is a cult classic among girls, gays, and anyone who had to endure the hell that is…
Warning: This post contains spoilers both real and imagined. It’s the beginning of the end. The second half of Breaking Bad’s fifth and final season starts Sunday, August 11. The eight-episode run will conclude Vince Gilligan’s award-winning crime drama about chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-lord Walter “I Am the One Who Knocks” White, his…
The setup: Many people who are or were cool enough to enjoy midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (in continuous release longer than any other motion picture) don’t know that it started out as an extremely popular stage musical in London. In the Valley alone, I’ve seen productions…
We’ve all had that embarrassing trip or made an awkward mistake that made us feel like digging a hole in the ground and proceeding to die there. Instead of simply getting back up and dusting ourselves off or leaving the situation feeling down, Vine celebrity KC James shows us a…
