There’s no point in dressing it up: the New Orleans VooDoo are bad. No team in the Arena Football League has given up more points than the VooDoo, no team has gained fewer yards, and only one team in the league has a worse record. On paper, the VooDoo should…
America loves home runs. Our cultural fascination with dingers is why the Steroid Era was so popular, why Luis Gonzalez got his own milk flavor, and why Denny’s ultimately decided to rename the dreadfully unpopular “RBI Single Breakfast.”It’s also why Arizona Diamondbacks first-baseman Paul Goldschmidt is one of the most…
It’s the time of year for extended vacations to anywhere that’s not quite as hot as here. And luckily, “getaways” of the culinary persuasion – where you can experience the flavors of a different culture without having to buy a pricey plane ticket – are everywhere you look.On Monday, July…
Watching Kanye West continue to boast about his opulent lifestyle makes some of us wish that the events which transpire in Trading Places could happen in real life. Who wouldn’t want to swap their foreclosed home for a Trump Tower penthouse for a few days? Although, returning to your less-than-glamorous…
A new exhibit at Mesa Contemporary Arts invites the viewer to explore the possibilities of madness. “Bipolar,” by artists Alice Leora Briggs of Texas and Albert Kogel of Tucson, highlights the feverish nature of insanity. The installation is a testament to both artists’ affinity for mixed media work, encouraging museum-goers…
Though the exhibition title “Black Maps: American Landscape and The Apocalyptic Sublime” sure sounds like another Pirates of the Caribbean installment, let us assure serial-bumbler Johnny Depp has nothing to do with Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s current showing of aerial photography. Sorry to take the wind of of your…
The Phoenix Art Museum’s current exhibition “Riding Tall” could have simply been named “Giddyup” for all the images of cowboys on horseback. Culled from the museum’s expansive collection of art of the American West, few other images — buffalo perhaps — are as iconic and cemented in our western ideal…
We love everything about The Newsroom, so don’t even start to try to tell us that it’s unrealistic or that the characters are all too witty. The HBO series, created by Aaron Sorkin (Moneyball, The Social Network, and The West Wing), follows the crew of Atlantic Cable News who are…
Gem presents one standout piece. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: Phoenix-based fashion designer Jennifer Paige Boonlorn makes bags for women who carry their lives around with them — hence her brand’s name, Soul Carrier. Made from re-purposed and up-cycled materials, our favorite…
In today’s world of Pinterest and Ikea, design inspiration is everywhere you turn. Suddenly your “Dream Home” board seems accessible. Ikea furniture is simply designed, affordable, and flimsy. (We’re not even getting into how much it sucks to actually put it together properly.) It’s made to be temporary and disposable,…
There’s a rather presidential-sounding voice that answers Tommy Davidson’s cell if the comedian doesn’t happen to pick up in time. In fact, it’s a dead ringer for the current commander-in-chief: “Hi, I’m Barack Obama and you just called Tommy Davidson’s phone.” It ain’t the actual POTUS on the comic’s outgoing…
Remember how — uh, we mean, remember reading about how powerhouse Zynga game Farmville made money based on, among other things, how often the players clicked, and how craftily designed it was to make you want to keep doing the same thing over and over for very little reward? (Three…
Grab a shovel and heap some extra dirt onto the grave of Monsterland — it turns out the horror-themed Mesa venue apparently won’t be resurrected. Nope, despite previous proclamations to the contrary, it seems the defunct haunted attraction and event space, which closed in January, will stay dead and buried,…
America is a great and prosperous nation with many pastimes, the best of which are drinking and baseball. Therefore, we find the best way to celebrate this great nation is going to a sports bar to drink beer and watch baseball…
Sit back in your Eames chairs, lest you jump for joy, Midcentury Modernists. Phoenix vintage home goods store Modern Manor is expanding into the former location of its recently closed next-door neighbor Phoenix Metro Retro…
As the heat wave rolls on and we start to question our commitment to 120-degree weather, let’s take a moment to remember the amazing things about Phoenix and the state of Arizona as a whole. We may not be Boulder, Portland, or Seattle, but we have incredible outdoor activities at…
There are those who say that Truebies (a.k.a. fans of the HBO series True Blood) only watch the show for its plentiful, raunchy, and often blood-soaked sex scenes. While in plenty of cases that’s not entirely true, no one seems to be complaining about seeing Nordic hottie Alexander Skarsgård, who…
Tomorrow is Caplin Day, so today you’ll want to prepare to celebrate (get those blueberry yogurt bars into the freezer). Caplin Day is the birthdate of one of the United States’ most famous pet capybaras. It may be safe to say that the late, beloved Caplin Rous is the best-known…
From artsy endeavors to theater and sporting events, here are your plans this week. “Luster Kaboom’s FunHouse” @ Scottsdale Civic Center Library Whenever Dave Quan comes back to town, we know he’s up to something creative. The artist (who goes by Luster Kaboom) moved to New York last year, but…
Fourth of July Nightlife in Scottsdale and Tempe Downtown Tempe and Old Town Scottsdale’s numerous bars and clubs were swarming with co-eds dressed in red, white, and blue ensembles and celebrating Independence Day after the sun went down and the fireworks ceased on Thursday, July 4. Up in Scottsdale, they…
Downtown Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row is home to some of the most eclectic shops in the Arizona that are within only a few blocks (sometimes steps) of each other. The shops near Roosevelt are a reflection of the diverse people in the area that seamlessly cohabit in close proximity. Everyone brings…
Hello, lover. Goodbye, crabs. Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw is responsible for the near-extinction of pubic lice, according to a group of UK researchers who, during this week’s British Association of Dermatologists’ Annual Conference, plan to discuss the connection between the sexy HBO show and a decline in sexually…
