With the season officially kaput for the Phoenix Suns it’s becoming apparent that interim head coach Lindsey Hunter is little more than a marionette with GM Lance Blanks tugging the strings whatever direction he sees fit. Unfortunately, Blanks is a crummy puppeteer who’s only managed to knot Planet Orange into…
There’s plenty of drama all around us, from over-the-top friends to reality TV. But most of that drama is nothing more than chaos, and when it comes to artistic drama — well, that’s a whole different thing.Known for its impressive expressiveness and technical mastery, Limón Dance Company offers that other…
Long ago, when man first came to the Valley of the Sun, presumably he searched for food Mammoths, camels, ground sloths, and horses were all on the menu. As climatic change sent most species heading for the hills or going extinct, man stayed here and realized that the horse was…
First came Dads are the Original Hipsters. Then Portlandia announced that the 1890s are experiencing a rebirth in the Northwest. Somewhere between the two is filmmaker Andrew Beck Grace’s premise for the documentary Eating Alabama. In it, a husband and wife relocate to Alabama and attempt to live off of…
On October 2, 1980, when Muhammad Ali came out of retirement for a match against Larry Holmes, a 14-year-old Mike Tyson was watching. Surrounded by his boxing trainers and fellow athletes, Tyson looked on with shock as Holmes unmercifully beat the invincible Ali. The next day, Tyson’s trainer got Ali…
When we catch ourselves idolizing the swanky starlets of Hollywood’s golden age, we have to remind ourselves that those pin-curled babes dealt in as much drama (manufactured or otherwise) as today’s Lindays, Mileys, and Kardashians. They simply dressed better and didn’t have the technology to embarass themselves with TwitPics of…
Japanese culture is simultaneously strange and awesome. Sushi and sake are delicious, while the bizarro blog WTF Japan, Seriously? speaks for itself. Fortunately, most of the country’s inherent strangeness is pretty entertaining. It’s difficult not to love it when folks take their Hello Kitty, samurai, and Hello Kitty-samurai costumes a…
We’ve sort of asked Class 6 Theatre why it’s called that, but we remain in the dark. Most likely, it’s not named after a Norwegian train (this bird has perused timetables and chosen a convenient departure time). We hope it has to do with the not-yet-approved-for-use Category 6 on the…
To paraphrase rapping wordsmith Nas, we chill by watching flicks where we can root for the villain. Sometimes the good guys are a little too squeaky-clean to be interesting. To our amusement, The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination pulls together 22 tales of fictional evil-doers and revels in their…
Nao Matsunga says he is challenged by the unknown. The Japanese emerging artist is known for his textured clay sculptures that mimic architectural and natural forms. Matsunga will visit ASU Art Museum as part of the “Crafting a Continuum: Rethinking the Contemporary Craft Field” series.”Crafting a Continuum” includes workshops and…
Damion Berger and Gilbert Garcin work in similar media with very different results. Berger is a New York-based photographer who says his work revolves around themes of “social ritual” — tradition, leisure, festivity, and formality. He works with a large-format view camera, and in his Black Powder series, the artist…
If you’ve ever used the words “inner goddess” or blushed at the sight of a silver necktie, then chances are good you’re a reader of the Fifty Shades trilogy. The summer bookbuster had women’s hearts pounding all over the country, as they followed the totally screwed up story of a…
If you’re Sigmund Freud, it’s only fair (if not mandatory) that writers speculate about the depths of your psyche. You can’t swing a cat without hitting a play about yourself. The latest is Arizona Theatre Company’s production of Freud’s Last Session, dramatizing an imagined 1939 meeting between scholar (and Narnia…
N. Scott Momaday is an artist of words and pictures. While he’s celebrated for his written work “House Made of Dawn,” the Native American author is also a playwright, illustrator, and poet, whose work has won a Pulitzer Prize and has been credited with ushering Native American literature into the…
Earth had its fair share of outerspace scares last week when fragments of a meteorite hit Russia in the Ural Mountains and an asteroid flew 17,200 miles from Earth’s surface (a closer pass than orbiting communication satellites). This morning, NASA released a 72-frame video of the asteroid dubbed DA14, which…
Got a particular passion in life that absolutely, positively must be shared with the rest of the world? Or, at the very least, can be expressed in only five minutes and 20 slides? If you answered yes to both questions, the organizers of Ignite Phoenix are very interested in hearing…
Jason Abrams is known as the “Jerry Maguire of real estate.” With more than 10 years of experience, he’s created a hugely successful real estate business that caters to professional athletes as well as entertainers. His success in the fast-paced, high-end real estate market of celebrities garnered the attention of…
In February, we skipped our usual stop into Willo North Gallery on Seventh Avenue and McDowell Road to see the latest work curated by Robrt Pela (who, full disclosure, is also a contributor to Phoenix New Times). The exhibition titled “The Joe and Jan Show” is an homage to Sheriff…
Many Hollywood pundits and movie industry wags have predicted that Argo is gonna clean up big time at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony this coming Sunday. Then again, it might be a big night for Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, or Zero Dark Thirty. (Personally, we’re hoping Tarantino finally gets his…
Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: This rustic, rocker-chic statement bracelet pairs gray leather with an oversize blue druzy quartz stone surrounded by studs. From Where: Melis is an accessories purveyor that was showcased…
If you need a good excuse to wear a fancy outfit this weekend for a great cause, take notes. Artlink, the local non-profit arts organization behind annual arts events in Phoenix, will host a Silver Gala on Saturday, February 23 at the A.E. England Building in the Civic Space Park…
Buckle up, Generation Y, your old best friends are coming back to life. The brains behind Bandai and Sync Beats Entertainment originally released the high maintenance, time-wasting digital pets in Japan in 1996. Since, more than 76 million tiny egg-shaped computers with three buttons to feed, play, and pay attention…
