If you hadn’t heard of the David and Gladys Wright House until recently, it’s because its late owners — the son and daughter-in-law of pioneering 20th-century architect Frank Lloyd Wright — did their best to keep their home off the radar of Wright fanatics and local looky-loos. And if you…
The trailer for Cloud Atlas, the gargantuan new movie of David Mitchell’s 2004 novel that took two Wachowski siblings and Tom Tykwer to adapt, looks less like a preview than a whole slate of coming attractions, so many and varied are the times and places where it touches down. The…
As director Ted Kotcheff told Senses of Cinema magazine, when Aussie grindhouse creeper Wake in Fright premièred at the Cannes Film Festival in 1971, “There was an American seated in one of the rows immediately behind me, and he kept saying: ‘Wow! This is great!'” That American turned out to…
There’s plenty to be worried about these days. Just off the top of our heads, there’s the very real possibility of a Mitt Romney presidency, the horrors of the ever-lagging economy, and all that folderol about whether or not the world’s ending in a couple of months. Frankly, your brains…
At around the four-minute mark of my first viewing of the Cloud Atlas trailer, as the M83 track swelled to its bursting point and a hoverbike darted through future Korea, I remember e-mailing and GChatting at least a dozen friends with a link to the preview and my take: “Holy…
Cat owners of the world, listen closely: The loveable ball of fur that’s currently purring away in your lap is, in all likelihood, dreaming up ways to bring about your death. Regardless of all the catnip and cutesy toys you’ve proffered during its short lifespan, that pretty kitty is an…
On Friday, October 26, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will be the place to see and be seen as four new exhibitions are unveiled to the public to the tune of live performance, music, and plenty of creative-people-watching. SMoCA’s Fall Opening is free, open to the public, and an opportunity…
The heart and the soul of the Phoenix Suns each bought one way tickets out of town this summer, and both wound up in Los Angeles. As it turns out, the heart bled red, while the soul turned purple and gold. Despite the off-season makeover, don’t be surprised if the…
Normally we don’t find a guy and a sketch pad funny, but there’s something about Demetri Martin, his one-liners, and oversize sketch pad that keeps us cracking up and coming back for more. The former writer for Late Night with Conan O’Brien has become known for his unconventional stand-up style…
ASU Homecoming is this week, and amidst the jocks, cheerleader types, and party animals, you’ll find studious folks itching to join the festivities. If your immediate reaction to Mitt Romney singling out Big Bird for extinction was “WTF?!,” find your flock at the second annual Arizona PBS Nerd Walk. PBS’s…
Back when you were a kid, your friend’s mom skinned a few grapes, turned out the lights and called it a Halloween party. And it was awesome. The next year, she dropped some dry ice in the pool and told you to go at it. It’s no wonder you need…
The Arizona State football team hasn’t been considered elite since Jake Plummer was taking snaps, but Sun Devils fans have to be happy with the team’s progress under Todd Graham. The Devils are still a ways away from being considered one of the best teams in the country, but they…
Although Monday’s full moon won’t illuminate all the werewolves and whatnots roaming the spooky streets on Halloween, the orb of night will reveal new sides of those who participate in Sutra Midtown’s Lunar Flow Rooftop Yoga class. Wendy Neville leads the all-levels workshop of flowing, breath-synchronized sequences of Vinyasa poses…
We may not be able to cut a rug at the professional level, but that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the newest performances from the stars of So You Think You Can Dance. The 2012 live tour kicks off in San Diego and will arrive at Comerica Theatre, 400 West…
It’s the time of year where people’s allegiance to that overgrown orange squash reaches a fever pitch. The Great Pumpkin Festival brings together those Linuses yearning for an old school fall shindig on Thursday, October 25. If a hayride doesn’t put you in the mood, there’s the Amazing Hay Bale…
There are those who think of Dia de los Muertos as something of a Mexican Halloween. Considering the macabre costumes, plethora of skeletal images, and family trips to the cemetery, it’s easy to see why. But, that supposition is incorrect. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a…
“Halloween” and “dance” are two words no grown adult wants to hear together. If you made your way through junior high school, you likely can conjure up some excruciating memories to remind yourself why. While you probably thought your Mary Katherine Gallagher costume was da bomb back in 1999, a…
Halloween, 1978. In the sleepy town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a man named Michael Myers goes fruit-ninja with a butcher knife on three babysitters. And a dog. And a boyfriend. And a truck driver. A half-dozen gruesome murders later, the precursor to the modern slasher movie is born. While we’ve come…
In our humble opinion, the true test of any author’s writing lies in its longevity. In other words, will anyone give a damn about your screed 100 years from now? If you’re so-called horror author Stephanie Meyer, we’re willing to bet that few — if any — will fondly remember…
Tim Tate and Marc Petrovic deal in glass. The two artists come from different backgrounds – Tate blends new media with blown, slumped, and cast glass; Petrovic’s made a name for himself with blown and sculpted glass pieces that seem to defy physics. Together, the artists present “Glass Secessionism” –…
There are some out there convinced that life as we know it was created a mere 9000 years ago (if not sooner) by the Almighty. A sea was parted and our animal friends were preserved two at a time during a massive flood. Those must have been some magical times…
Ni-he da-na-ah-taj ihla, yel khol-go e-e-ah. Day-ne tal-al-tso go enta-she-jah tal-tso-go entas-se-pah. Did you decipher that? It’s not likely you did — those phrases are a variation on Navajo. While the uncrackable language of the code talkers that was employed during World War II saved many lives, the men who…
