Bioware’s Mass Effect 3 arrives onto store shelves at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, concluding one of gaming’s biggest, and most critically acclaimed, trilogies in the past decade. For one last time, players will be thrust in the customizable role of Commander Shepard, placed dead center in humanity’s struggle against the synthetic…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town.From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and dish out some…
Last thing’s first. On our way out of Phoenix Fashion Week’s MIM Rocks Fashion show, who should we find trotting alongside us but a pair of Baseball Wives: Erika Monroe Williams and Maggie McCracken. After hearing a pre-show announcement that the wives were in the audience, we’d kept our eyes…
In case you haven’t heard, Medlock Plaza’s throwing a pretty sweet party tonight. The complex on Camelback Road and Central Avenue in Phoenix is home to candy shop Smeeks, vintage spot Frances, record store Stinkweeds, and piercing and accessory store Halo. And tonight, the businesses will stay open for the…
Their site, The Artistifier converts any YouTube video clip into a silent black and white movie in the style of The Artist, which took home Academy Awards for best picture, best directing, best costume design, best original music score, and best actor over the weekend. …
The Arizona Theatre Company is bringing a little performance art to First Friday in downtown Phoenix on March 2.ATC is partnering with Hotel San Carlos to put on a 1920s-themed ‘soiree’ starting at 6 p.m. So feel free to don your best rendition of a flapper or prohibition-era gangster costume…
Introducing Pin Up Girl, a weekly guide to all-things-Pinterest. Our resident pinner, Laura Gill will take a look at some of the best eye candy from around the web and provide a few pointers on how-to crafts, as well as weigh in on weekly trends and highlight local and national pin…
For this year’s fifth annual International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Couture show, local teams have spent the past few months stitching together interior design principles and materials to make cutting-edge fashion. The Project Runway-style challenge assigns groups of professional and student designers a color scheme, source material (think carpet, drapery,…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: Last year, Nick Risinger quit…
Safwat Saleem (thankfully) isn’t throwing in the towel any time soon. The local designer said he was on the edge of giving up personal projects last year, but we’ve been lucky to catch his work during Phoenix Design Week at an exhibition at monOrchid and at Regular Gallery for You…
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: After seeing heart-shaped buttons and appliqués in Anna Sui’s Spring 2012 line and the lovable slew of Cupid-worthy accessories from Marc by Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu,…
Joseph Perez has had a busy year. When we caught up with him last year, the local artist and dancer was break dancing/painting (in one motion) and kicking off The Rise Project, a youth urban arts program. Since, we’ve seen his work grow out of his pop-up studio on Roosevelt and…
If you’re on the market for a room in a historic hippie house in downtown Phoenix, light up a celebratory stick of incense.The place of your dreams awaits on Craigslist — or, more specifically, in neighborhood of Seventh and McKinley streets. And brother (or sister), this house is way loose. The…
Now that you’ve had time to mull over Marni’s upcoming capsule collection for fashion-for-the-masses retailer H&M, we present our take on the line — full of primal-meets-geometric patterns, chunky jewelry, exotic prints, and unexpected shapes. As is the case with all diffusion lines, this one (the follow-up to H&M’s collab…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: Your day just got a…
We’re throwing a party. Our annual Big Brain Awards celebrate emerging creatives in a variety of media throughout the Valley (and give them cash prizes to put toward their passions). And while we’re still taking nominations for this year’s winners — you have until March 5 to submit — and gearing up to profile…
The main virtual hallMost conventions are pants-mandatory kinds of affairs — even those of the adult nature. For the world’s first virtual porn convention, however, I’m not wearing any (relax…I’m in my PJs).This past weekend, XBiz and Red Light Center hosted the Adult Entertainment Virtual Convention, porn’s first online-exclusive gathering…
Thanks to social media, our cool sightings, funny lines, lunch habits, dog’s yawns, and daily outfit inspirations are broadcast to our social network (and beyond). And for better or worse, these outlets have become easier to sign up for … and get sucked into on an hourly basis. Here’s a quick…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: Today’s buzz is bound to…
Introducing Pin Up Girl, a weekly guide to all-things-Pinterest. Our resident pinner, Laura Gill will take a look at some of the best eye candy from around the web and provide a few pointers on how-to crafts, as well as weigh in on weekly trends and highlight local and national…
As the Mutant Pinata Show, which will be at Bragg’s Pie Factory in March and April, gets closer, appearance is key in order for our pinata to make its wow statement. But while we’re working on our show entry, we’ve decided to create a much simpler pinata. Wait for it –…
Ladies (and sparkly man fans), take a deep breath. In the final trailer for “Eclipse,” you may have spotted Bella Swan’s engagement ring. Yes, the one you screen-grabbed and set as your desktop, pinned on your latest “just in case” wedding inspiration board on Pinterest, and then printed, folded, and placed…
