Back with his first film in 14 years, Whit Stillman still operates in a world of his own. It’s true both in respect to the singularity of his deadpan dialogic style, as well as to his hermetic milieu. With Damsels in Distress, Stillman’s follow-up to 1998’s The Last Days of…
I spotted a bottle of something called Marley’s Mellow Mood, “a new line of 100 percent natural relaxation beverages,” in my neighborhood deli just a few hours after seeing Kevin Macdonald’s documentary on the reggae and Rasta emissary — a reminder of just how crassly the Jamaican legend, who died…
Kim Rawlins and Katie Hibbs of Sweet Salvage have established quite a reputation finding and selling treasures during their monthly sale at the corner of 7th avenue and Camelback. Salvage sales, which are the third Thursday through Sunday of every month, feature everything rustic and reclaimed for your home, garden,…
If you have a 20-by-40 foot idea that involves some paint and high visibility, Cole and Dayna Reed of Downtown’s Greenhaus are all ears. The two opened an art gallery and interior decor shop in the historic building at 222 E. Roosevelt in January. If you’re familiar with the neighborhood,…
Friday is going to be like Christmas to potheads, reefer cats, or anyone who’s a fan of marijuana or culture surrounding the drug. It’s April 20th, better known as the stoner anti-holiday of Four Twenty (or 4/20). It means not only will the canabis-loving crowd be celebrating their love of…
It’s not an easy time to be a resident of Arizona. The jokes our politicians try to pass off as laws are making us the butt of comedy writers everywhere. (Guns on campus? Seriously? Who thinks that’s a good idea? Comedy writers, that’s who.) But there ARE good things about…
We all enjoy getting good bargains wherever we can, and with the success of Groupon, Living Social, and all the countless other online deal sites, they’re not too hard to find. Where we eat, shop, and even vacation is becoming increasingly dictated by what we find on coupon sites. But…
A few months back, some friends of Cycle (henceforth to be known as FOC’ers) suggested that the Cycle Exploration Team (of one) venture out to the San Tan Mountain Regional Park and check out the new trail that’s part of the greater Maricopa Trail system.It turns out that these FOC’ers…
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: For those in search of the perfect festival bag, stop looking. No seriously. We already found the perfect clutch that’s stylish, slightly worn, and will totally fit a…
Attendees of the 29th Annual Glendale Blues and Jazz Festival over the weekend weekend received an unexpected blast of interpretive dance, digital art, social commentary and marriageable dogs to accompany the slide guitars and saxophones on stage. Something to Write Home About sent 28 ASU student artists, guided by Herberger…
If you’re looking to impress the ever-elusive, semi-nerdy, oddly indie, and always ahead-of-the-trend girl you’ve had a crush on since middle school, send a quick thanks to Australian artist group Greatest Hits — because nothing will land you a hot date faster than smelling like new technology. This month, work…
Mercury’s not in retrograde and all seems normal on the astronomical charts, but through the lenses of highly specialized cameras, astronomers caught something slightly unusual on the Sun’s surface over the weekend. Described by NASA as “a beautiful prominence eruption producing a coronal mass ejection (CME),” a chunk of matter shot…
Even if Roger Ebert maintains that video games aren’t art, the music that accompanies those virtual worlds most certainly has to qualify. If arranging a series of repetitive bleeps and bloops into something resembling a harmony that can be listened to for hours on end isn’t an artistic achievement then…
Photographer David Emitt Adams’ show, Conversations With History on view at the Northlight Gallery at ASU through April 21, takes tools and materials appropriated from photography’s past and re-purposes them in surprising new ways. Specifically, Adams makes tintypes using the exact same photographic processes used in the 1850’s but prints…
There are plenty of reasons to like comedian and writer Michael Ian Black. His tweets. His penchant for referring to himself as “very famous.” The fact that he sports Crocs on the cover of his new book, You’re Not Doing It Right. But let’s move on to the more pressing…
Cindy Vong’s a Vietnamese immigrant who opened LaVie Nail Salon in Gilbert in 2006, and introduced “spa fish” therapy to the city in 2008. During a typical treatment (20 minutes for $30), salon customers would sit with their feet in a tank full of Garra Rufa fish imported from China, and…
Bestselling author Sarah Vowell will be giving a reading and book signing at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 28, at 8 p.m..You may know her wise cracking, dry-humored voice from the radio show, This American Life, or from appearances on The Daily Show With Jon…
Continuing Manifestos, a collection of 10(ish) life lessons and rules written by local creatives and illustrated by local designers. Up today, lessons learned by local writer James E. Garcia, illustrated below by Casebeer: Read Garcia’s manifesto below …..
Local artist Tara Logsdon has been on a mission to rescue teddy bears for years. She calls herself a surgeon, of sorts, and the legion of bears that she collects and revives with colorful patches, beads and and homemade hearts is her “EKL Bearmy.” And while you can check out…
Two Year Anniversary of Viejitos Car Club at Cielito Park The Viejitos Car Club celebrated its second anniversary with a low rider packed parking lot on Saturday. But the celebration wasn’t confined to the parking lot; polished chrome and white-walled tires could be spotted all over downtown on Saturday. Friday…
Last month, ASU hosted Emerge, a three-day, campus-wide event in which innovators in all fields of art and science collaborated efforts to redefine what it means to be human in an age shaped by technology. And whether or not you attended the workshops, performances, and Digital Culture Festival, you can…
