Shopping for the fashionable among us is never an easy task. Taste, after all, is subjective. Instead of taking a risk on this season’s “it” bag or playing it safe with a gift card, shop for the serial shopper with confidence this holiday season. These gifts will leave the slickest,…
Though we hardly could say that your late-night, last-call, typo-infused sexts have the romantic makings of Shakespeare, Jane Austen, or, hell, even Nora Roberts, there’s a new film service that’s giving star-crossed cell phone users the exposure they think they deserve…
With the DIY movement slowly but surely taking over the world, it’s starting to feel like everyone we know is an amateur gardener. Whether you’re shopping for a seasoned green thumb or a complete newbie, we promise these gifts will make your gardener friends bloom…
Local Native American fashion blogger Nanibaa Beck is also a jeweler, but up until now her work was limited to duties in her father Victor Beck’s studio, where she’s been assisting since her early teens. But you will definitely want to get your hands on some of the first items…
You won’t find a single suit hanging on any of Andy Weed’s clothing racks. To wear a matching suit and pants, the Arizona State University Design School professor says, is trying too hard. Just one look inside of Weed’s downtown Tempe home is a true testimony to his desire for…
This week Wal-Mart made its way to (or further down) the shit lists of well-known street artists, Banksy, Thierry Guetta, and Eddie Colla, when it released a line of knockoff, unlicensed, and even misattributed prints through its online Wal-Mart Marketplace…
According to the folks who regularly participate in Phoenix’s annual No Pants Light Rail Ride, it’s generally a good idea to wear a jacket, hoodie, or pullover of some sort, not to mention some colorful socks and (obviously) a clean pair of drawers. Pants on the other hand, as the…
If you’ve ever taken public transportation, stood in line at the post office, or have ever been anywhere that left you vulnerable to foreign body odor, “accidental” grazing, and the all too familiar “let me just tuck your tag back in,” then you’ll definitely want to add this new item…
On First Friday, December 6, head to Medlock Plaza to celebrate all things DIY. More than 50 local artists will showcase their 100 percent handmade products at the eighth Annual Crafeteria, hosted by Frances. Vendors were selected through a juried process, and their wares will include letterpress cards, holiday ornaments,…
Attention, horror film geeks and promiscuous teenyboppers, Jason Vorhees is headed our way next year. And he’s bringing Repo! The Genetic Opera’s Paviche “Pavi” Largo and Riff Randell from Rock ‘n’ Roll High School with him. The actors and actress behind this crew of iconic cult and horror film characters…
Because the tumblrverse can’t seem to get enough of photoshopped felines and memed mousers — what with photo blogs like Brides Throwing Cats, Palo Noruti Cats, and Tina Fey with Cats — there’s a new tumblr that cat-centric humorists and vintage enthusiasts can both enjoy…
Everyone has at least one of these types of friends. The friend who is at the gym before you even have your first cup of coffee. The friend who is already getting a jump start on their New Year’s resolution, while the rest of gorge ourselves on holiday sweets and…
If you thought your grandmother’s hand-knit sweater last Christmas was bad — what with its mismatched fabrics, bell-bottom sleeves, and your name stitched to the back — you can can take some solace in this: At least it didn’t come from her vagina…
Look, we understand some people are visual learners. So if you were craving an A/V counterpart to Jackalope Ranch’s 25 Reasons We’re Thankful to Live in Phoenix, we know a certain video that might prove satisfying…
It might behoove the members of the Valley’s collective nerd-dom to ease off on their holiday spending, pare down their wish lists, and start squirreling away some cash ASAP. That’s because another major geek-friendly event will be happening exactly a week after next year’s Phoenix Comicon. And by all appearances,…
Art lovers are notoriously pretentious, which can make gift-giving extra stressful. Stress no more. We’ve got some ideas that will elicit that Mona Lisa smile from even the snobbiest critic…
Zach Mills might be the only man in Phoenix who has ever successfully pulled off a bowl cut. In fact, he may be the only one who has ever tried. That’s because the 24-year-old Las Vegas native has a fearless attitude when it comes to fashion, and a priceless intuition…
When you’re a fan of Masters of Sex or ASU alum and pornographer Dave Pounder, chances are you love it when science delves into the kinky wonderland that is your bedroom. And wouldn’t you know it, researchers have just released some new (but not-so-shocking) data on intercourse, including the much…
As any Whovian worth his or her weight in Jelly Babies can tell you — in between elated squeeing, at any rate — the last 72 hours has featured much feteing of Doctor Who’s 50th birthday, including that epic feature-length special that starred both David Tennant and Matt Smith and…
Whether you’re shopping for an aspiring prima ballerina or a semi-professional tango artist, we’ve got plenty of gift ideas that will have the dance lover in your life strut, swing, and sway with joy…
Sometimes we get so caught up in how we’d like to change Phoenix that we forget how good we have it. Since we haven’t yet been trampled by overeager shoppers during Black Friday or unable to squish into skinny jeans because pie, we’re feeling pretty good. Thankful, even. So we…
If you’re wondering what to get that special someone who loves equally both Facebook memes and smelling like a veteran of the USS Enterprise, then good news: we found the perfect gift…
