Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, occurs the two days following Halloween, but it has nothing to do with the contemporary ghoulish event, except perhaps sharing a love of skeletons and morbid imagery. Instead, Dia De Los Muertos is a revered, ancient and colorful celebration of lost…
Who could honestly say the best part of Double Dare was the answering of banal trivia questions? No, we watched for the physical challenges — wild, manic, messy. They looked fun as hell. The ROC Race (ROC = Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge) recreates the ridiculousness of this bygone game show and…
Superman wasn’t the first fictional character to die and come back. Holmes did it, homes. When fans demanded more stories, savvy Arthur Conan Doyle figured out how no-shit-Sherlock could escape his fatal predicament and return, as he did in “The Adventure of the Empty House,” superpowers or no. Even after…
We all know Mrs. Klein — that manipulative, over-bearing woman whose word is the rule of law and those who don’t believe it best be damned. In the case of Nicholas Wright’s brilliant piece of theater, Mrs. Klein, the titled protagonist is a respected psychoanalyst who uses her to manipulate…
Sometimes, words don’t suffice for creative and personal expression. Dustin Loehr’s been on a journey melding spoken word with tap dancing and his latest solo show, Footnotes of the Untellable Tale, debuts during Herberger Theater’s Lunch Time Theater Tuesday, November 5.Storytelling comes through words, movement, and sound to explore the…
Fear not, no one is going to encourage a resounding chorus of “five golden rings.” This version of The Twelve Dates of Christmas is a different tale: one of dating disasters and unexpected compassion, providing a refreshing option during a season steeped in tradition.Presented by Class 6 Theatre, this one-woman…
While the rise of the robots has yet to happen, it doesn’t mean that we can’t prime our hearts to belong to a number of mechanized potential overlords. A whole man-created army in waiting will be unleashed at the new exhibition “Robots and What Nots: A Space Boy Robot Show!,”…
Stymied by your entertainment choices? Try the Pulitzer Prize yardstick — there’s just one per year for drama (sometimes none). If the script subsequently wins a Best Picture Oscar, you’re looking at the kind of odds you get with Driving Miss Daisy, at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre through Sunday, January…
It isn’t hard to see the beauty of the world of steampunk, where retro-dreams meet futuristic imagination. Spanning literature, fashion, film and art, the culture has taken on a life of its own.“Steampunk: The Exquisite Adventure” brings together steampunk artifacts, artwork, costumes and more. Co-curated by Scottsdale Public Art collections…
The city of Phoenix claims that it will save the 51-year-old mural at Sky Harbor’s doomed Terminal 2, but that won’t be easy. As former New Times scribe Dewey Webb detailed in a 1992 article about a previous plan to move the treasured Phoenix artwork, the 16-foot-high, 75-foot-long mural by…
Prescott may not be a large town, but it made big news when a local mural became the impetus for a national discussion about the intersection of race and public art in Small Town USA. Though the original conflict erupted three years ago, public art in Prescott is still feeling…
Who’s ready for some polo? The Scottsdale Ferrari-Maserati Polo Championships return to WestWorld of Scottsdale this weekend. It’s a two-day parade of high-end horseplay, horse power, and, of course, some serious partying…
Actors Theatre returned last week from a self-imposed sabbatical with a reminder of why we might have missed them if they’d gone altogether. Keith Huff’s stagey police drama, A Steady Rain, is the sort of tightly wound, finely crafted morals tale that this troupe has long done so well. Rain,…
Arizonans can take pride in knowing their state is rich in history. Arizonans with a propensity for all things creepy can take pride in knowing that many of the history-rich spots around the state are also believed to be haunted. Here are a few places around the Copper State that…
Hey, sluts, tired of carrying around your fake ID, mascara, and Plan B? Purses can be such cock blockers. You have you have to lug them around and worry about losing them when you’re bingeing on shots, plus they cover up what little clothing you are wearing…
What started as five wedding dresses in the back of a furniture shop is now the fully operational bridal, tuxedo, and quinceañera megastore that is Azteca Bridal. The original part of the store, now dedicated to fitting rooms and expansive mirrors, contains a vintage stairwell that has existed since Azteca’s…
Art Detour returns to downtown Phoenix for its 26th year on March 8 and 9, 2014. The annual event is organized by local non-profit Artlink and offers a weekend full of art appreciation through gallery openings, studio tours, and more…
If you heard a bunch of moaning and groaning — not to mention some rattling chains and blaring sirens — coming through downtown Phoenix over the weekend, it’s only because a mass invasion of the undead transpired via the annual Zombie Walk. Meanwhile, people were shaking their costumed culos to…
Chitral Hays — not his real name — is Jackalope Ranch’s resident expert on medical marijuana in Arizona. In Perfectly Blunt, Hays delivers news, reviews, and must-know info. From time to time, he’ll review a local dispensary. Bloom Dispensaries was the first official dispensary to be licensed and fling open…
We’re not sure how many people have sat around thinking, “My teddy bear needs to get out more. He should really see the world.” But apparently there are enough for one Japanese agency to form its own fluffy variation of lame, but potentially lucrative, armchair travel…
Another raging weekend, complete with Halloween partying, zombies, and bike art, means a whole lotta photo evidence. Did we take your picture? Tempe Halloween Parties 2013 The New Times cameras hit up Halloween celebrations all along Mill Avenue in Tempe on Saturday, October 26. Over the course of the evening,…
Whether you’re a native or a newcomer, we all have our own varied interpretations of Phoenix. As the one of the most populous cities in the U.S. and a frontrunner for political scrutiny, our city gets its fair share of attention. But what kind of image is portrayed? How do…
