Mischief-makers of the Valley, get your shopping carts ready. Oh, and you might want to fire up your brain cells as well and start conjuring up crazy ideas, too. That’s because the Arizona Cacophony Society has set a date for the next Phoenix Idiotarod. And it’s a little over a…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. For as many guys out there fantasizing about having a threesome, there are just as many…
The holidays may be over, but wasting your time on the Internet sure as hell isn’t. Which is why we’re pleased to inform you that some favorite old-school video games (and we really do mean old) are now available on your web browser. Adios, productivity…
Austin Rickert wears whatever he can get his hands on. The 23-year-old Arizona native says he’s very communistic with his clothing. “I give all my clothing away, borrow everyone’s clothes, and I’m not opposed to girl clothes, either,” he says, toying with his colorful fishnet top, which he’s sure is…
From artists who illustrate Jay-Z’s 99 problems to artists who turn Internet memes into impressionist paintings, the world wide web is a creative goldmine of “who’da thunk?” But just when we thought we had officially seen everything — what with Casey Jenkins’ vagina knitting — we stumbled across Marcey Hawk,…
Alongside 3D printing, Miley Cyrus, and twerking, it seems 2013’s other obsession was turning living things into living night lights — from glowing plants and rabbits to glowing snails and silkworms. And just in time for the new year, science has unveiled another glow-in-the-dark guinea pig — make that, the…
If you haven’t been exiled from modern society in the past six months, chances are good you know what Tinder is. If you’re a single millennial with a Facebook account and a smartphone, chances are really good you also have a Tinder profile. If you have somehow managed to avoid…
Golden Globes are nice, and Emmys are swell, but Julian Fellowes’ British period drama Downtown Abbey is making its mark beyond pop culture. It’s headed to parliament…
American pop culture has its fair share of Valley girls: the Heathers in Heathers, Clueless’ Cher and Dionne, and Daria’s younger sister, Quinn, along with all her Fashion Club members, to name a few. But this SoCal stereotype is about to get a serious facelift thanks to a team of…
When we’re not busy sifting through the Internet figuring out which state universities are the sexiest or which has the hottest college girls, we’re looking for the important data, the hard-hitting, state-by-state statistics that make our countless wasted hours on the Internet totally worth it. Today, we bring you the…
Growing up, Brandon Ferderer wore a lot of shirts with his own picture on them. The 36-year-old Arizona State University Hugh Downs School of Human Communication instructor would get someone to take a photograph of him, and then he’d put it on a T-shirt. “I did that into my late…
Ryan Gosling might be newly single, but the chances of you getting the “hey girl” heartthrob in your life are still slim to none. Fortunately there’s a new phone app that offering the next best thing…
What do you get the person who has everything? How about something that absolutely nobody needs. A new line of inbred fashion headgear is hitting the online retail market thanks to some PR help from the queen of can-we-really-call-that-an-outfit?, Rihanna…
As we brave the overcrowded parking lots and never ending checkout lines in the final days of our holiday shopping, we should really take time to remember the unspoken heroes/victims of year-end rush. Fortunately there’s an Instagram tag that does just that…
All photos courtesy of Sony PicturesAmerican Hustle, directed and co-written by David O. Russell, is undeniably the must-watch film this holiday season. With outstanding performances by an A-list cast (Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence), the period film is loosely based on the real-life Abscam FBI Sting…
Did the holiday season sneak up on you, too? Unlike organized gift-givers, we’re less likely to start planning for Hanukkah immediately after Yom Kippur, and prone to cramming all of our Christmas purchases into Christmas Eve. Fear not, fellow shoppers. Instead of succumbing to the annual bout of anxiety, we’ve…
Greg Hawk and Benjamin Marx are, in the very literal sense, junkies. The two have been acquiring and selling salvaged goods to middle men and repurpose-minded retailers through venues like Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market, Hawk’s retail space, VISN ( which stands for vintage, industrial, simple, and natural), inside…
There are some things that can never be unseen. Like any of the slew of awful, unsightly, ironic, and offensive holiday pullovers, sweatshirts, vests, and winter clothing that’s worn with pride in the weeks leading up to Christmas. And thanks to the abundance of ugly holiday sweater parties — as…
Thanks to TV infomercials, the Internet, and poor red carpet choices, society has seen its fair share of fashion hybrids: pajama jeans shortalls, boobypacks, and pantyhose as pants. But this week, the fashion industry brought faux pas fusion to a whole new level — make that two new levels…
A white Christmas in Phoenix is a near impossibility. Frolicking in packing peanuts or throwing ice cubes at your buddies doesn’t count. Even though we can wear flip-flops throughout all 12 days of Christmas, snow is easier to find than you might think. Here are five places to go to…
Vara Ayanna hates the mall, doesn’t care about designer clothing, and doesn’t like to shop with other people. However, the 22-year-old fashion designer is beyond “obsessed” with clothes. There’s a method to her madness. Ayanna, dubbed the “Thrift Queen” by her friends, knows how to do things right. “People think…
Fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg has a new reality show in the works. And while few details have been revealed about the upcoming series, including its to-be-announced name, a newly released casting call for it has us simply referring to it as Christmas Come Fucking Early…
