Arts & Culture

Once you pass age 13, it’s pretty easy to find faults in your parents. Some of us outgrow the “Ugh, mom. You’re so stupid!” phase in our 20s. But for many more of us, the things we learn about our parents as we grow into adults begin to stick. They’re…

Jackass star and noted daredevil Steve O takes to the stage with tales of unimaginable feats, freaky dealings, and newfound veganism. Fri., Nov. 2, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 3, 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 4, 7 p.m., 2012…

There are two words that almost always will get us out of bed on a Sunday afternoon: “unlimited” and “tastings.” With that said, we’re also into the outdoor dining (and drinking) scene, not to mention the celebrity chef appearances, promised at COOK Phoenix, just one more annual culinary celebration helping…

Ten minutes into Waka Flocka Flame’s second album, 2012’s Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family, you’ll either want to shower or shoot somebody. Such is Flame’s ability to make listeners suddenly feel like they’ve been violated via eardrum. Just as horror films are more akin to visual sadomasochism than…

There’s something magical about the mix of lavish costumes, scenery, and live music that can only be found at the ballet. But if you’re thinking a two-hour performance of girls in tutus dancing on tiptoe isn’t for you, this story of love and death and lady-spirits scorned might take you…

Walk up to any of the plaster casts now on view at Eye Lounge gallery and you might spot a familiar face. For weeks, Phoenix artist Lara Plecas gathered dozens of members of the community and had them sit very still while she created doubles of their mugs for the…

It’s easy to pull for household names like Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova when it comes to women’s tennis. But, there are plenty of up-and-comers worthy of some cheering on, too. A few of those burgeoning swingers will serve up their best game at the Fourth Annual Goldwater Women’s Tennis…

The presidential candidates will tell you that it’s tough out there for women. Between holding down a job (to pay for her child), needing to take time off (to cater to her child), and leaving work early (to make dinner for her child), there seems little time available for a…

Paleolithic dieting (or noshing on animal protein and edible plants that would have been available to prehistoric man) has caught fire in the past few years. Whether you’ve joined the craze or not, you can further kick it old school by catching the hit one-man show Defending the Caveman on…

Phoenix’s status as a tear-down city has made headlines of late, thanks to the narrowly escaped demo threats a Frank Lloyd Wright home faced from a dollar-hungry developer and the destruction of a pair of historic hotels for Phoenix Suns parking spaces. History loses to convenience and newness more than…

You always have to tip your hat to a local business that can not only hang in there eight years after opening, but grow into a local institution. Scottsdale’s Bicycle Haüs has done just that, and it’s holding one of its famous swap meets to celebrate its anniversary. The swap…

Many local party animals spent this past weekend getting a jump on Halloween at all the freaky fiestas and crazy costume balls that went down in both Phoenix and Scottsdale. The thing is, the actual observation of Halloween doesn’t takes place until tomorrow night, which means there are still a…

Majestic landscapes in deep focus. Canyons and peaks represented in perfect shadow and contrast. We could be describing a collection of Ansel Adam’s best known photography — if Adams were a robotic spacecraft orbiting the lunar poles. While the general public sat hunched over their laptops, agog at the first…

Mallets and forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social and Croquet Tournament on Saturday, November 3, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. Chow Bella’s profiling the all-star line up of pie-makers, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll…