Valley Life

With the holidays coming up we find ourselves wondering, “What do you get the ostentatious, absurdly wealthy friend and/or relative who has everything?” Gold toilet paper, obviously…

From planting the seeds for an esteemed art museum in Phoenix to capturing the feel of a desert environment in a painting, the late Philip C. Curtis certainly left his creative mark on the city and the state. Phoenix Art Museum is home to about 80 of Curtis’ works. This…

One of the first things that Michael Pawlicki wants you to know about Double Nickels Record Collective is that — despite its name — the place isn’t only about records. Yes, there are a slew of vinyl platters available for purchase at the new Tempe cooperative pop-up shop, which opened…

The Grand Avenue Festival will present recycling-centric art and fashion Saturday, October 19, on Grand Avenue between Seventh and 16th avenues. With four different types of recycling art projects, there’s room for all who wish to participate. Yeah, that means you. Local artists and community members are encouraged to get…

The first day at a new job can be rough. There’s learning your way around the office, trying to remember your coworkers’ names, figuring out what suit to wear…. And then, there’s your underwear…

It’s that time again. Ready your hands, because Crafeteria is back. Frances will host the 8th Annual Crafeteria in the parking lot of Medlock Plaza from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, December 6…

Life is short. And while it’s easy enough to get caught up in the daily drama of bad breakups, canceled TV shows, and the discontinuation of your favorite pumpkin ale, it’s almost comforting to remember we’re all going to die. Or at least that’s the angle a new Kickstarter campaign…

Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 at Talking Stick Resort was the best incarnation of the annual event yet. With designers ranging from local to international, the three-day event rolled out the runway in the name of fashion. Most was good, some was bad, and a few things were straight up ugly…

So watchu going to be for Halloween this year? It’s a question that often perplexes anyone who plans on participating in the holiday, whether that involves attending some massive masquerade ball or just hitting up a friend’s house party. Typically, the more creative, impressive-looking, or outlandish costumes are the ones…

Congratulations, Internet. You’ve found a way to make planking look mildly intelligent. Because the selfie bar can never be set too low, a new photo trend is taking social media by storm. And yes, it looks as stupid as it sounds…

Katya Leoncio’s swimwear brand Dolcessa was named emerging designer of the year Saturday night at Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 at Talking Stick Resort. Leoncio accepted the award, which comes with a prize package valued at more than $10,000 in goods and services, before Fashion Week’s finale from avant garde Filipino…

Designer Bri Seeley stole the show Friday night at Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 at Talking Stick Resort. Seeley, who was named emerging designer of the year in 2012, presented a refined, thoughtful collection that stood out among the evening’s established and emerging designers…

A little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, Fashion by Robert Black opened Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 at Talking Stick Resort. Despite the strong opening, the annual fashion event didn’t maintain its stylish momentum throughout the evening, which featured local and national designers, including current Project Runway…

Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…

Nobody’s perfect. But thanks to plastic surgery, Photoshop, and life-size Asian sex dolls, we have a pretty good idea of what “perfect” looks like. And it’s downright creepy…

Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…

Heidi Abrahamson taps on her couch, retro turntable spinning in the background, and invites her Siamese cat to jump up beside her. She produces a stylish cat collar, made of silver Native American beads strung along a bright red band, from behind her back and ties it around the impatient…

Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…

After months of super-sneaky preparations, Zara is now open at Scottsdale Fashion Square. In March the Spanish mega-retailer announced the new location on the mall’s first level, also home to Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Anthropologie…

Whoever says “love is blind” obviously isn’t shelling out cash for OKCupid’s new premium option. The online match site just announced it will be making a profit off of users’ aesthetic priorities by launching a new filter feature — or rather, feature filter…

Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…

We could handle your prolonged breast feeding plan. We tolerated your Alicia Silverstone-inspired regurgitation diet. But we draw the line — the crusty, body fluid based-line — at your placenta art prints…