Ah, the 1920s — the decade of glamorous parties, sharp businessmen, women’s rights, and prohibition. The optimism and change of pace in the ’20s continue to inspire great literature and cinema (just think Gatsby) and continue to influence generations of fashion designers. Phoenix Art Museum’s “Modern Spirit: Fashion of the…
If you have 8 years to spare and would like to be one of the four lucky guinea pigs Dutch non-profit Mars One sends to the Red Planet, it’s time to hop in line. Mars One announced last year that it hopes to put a team of humans on Mars…
What: This week’s find is partially inspired by Sunday’s premiere of Downton Abbey, which found our royal Crawleys celebrating a wedding and fearing the aftermath of a ruinous railroad investment. Like that episode, these earrings with their aqua stones reflect on elegance and downfall, as some of the art deco-style…
Sometime around January of last year, we got to thinking about manifestos. Local designer Jill Anderson wrote one of her own and posted it to her Facebook page. It was simple — 10 things she believes in and lives by every day. We were curious to see what other local…
To wrap up 2012 and kick off the new year, we’ve asked a group of local activists, artists, architects, and business owners to put together a Phoenix wish list for 2013. Up today: Marshall Shore. Marshall Shore is a performer, community leader, and swanky dresser (in his own style). Some…
Just south of downtown’s colorful, in-vogue strip, Roosevelt Row, sits GROWop, a beautifully maintained historic house engulfed by a well preserved community garden. This little gem harbors the corner of Roosevelt and Sixth streets, where Joshua Hahn and Kenny Barrett began their non-profit community garden and vintage fashion boutique. Hahn,…
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…
Whether you’re tired of BYOB painting classes or simply looking to try something new this year, Roosevelt Row’s Revera Beauty has a pretty sweet DIY activity. The locally owned boutique specializes in all-natural bath and perfume products and offers custom perfume-blending classes for those looking to get more hands-on with…
No matter how giddy we get clicking through fashion week slideshows from whatever season of whatever year by whatever designer, the cringe-worthiest of get-ups are always the ones that immovably lock stitch themselves into our minds. Styles from the Spring 2013 shows proved no different, although we are stoked on…
To wrap up 2012 and kick off the new year, we’ve asked a group of local activists, artists, architects, and business owners to put together a Phoenix wish list for 2013. Up today: Marcelino Quiñonez. Marcelino Quiñonez is a bright light in the local performing arts community. He’s the Program…
What: Reality, is that you? Prying us away from our cookie-induced holiday stupor? Surely, our fellow sluggards are about as ready for sugar plum-free days as we are. Which is to say: begrudgingly. Very Scrooge-y of us, we know. But this hooded duster (real talk: it’s a glorified/glorious robe) will…
Continuing Manifestos, a collection of 10(ish) life lessons and rules written by local creatives and illustrated by local designers. Up today, lessons learned by attorney and the director of the Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation, Clint Bolick, illustrated below by Nina Miller: See also: – Jackalope Ranch’s 100…
Sixth Street’s fashion offerings are about to get a little bit smaller. Nostra Style House is in the midst of moving to a new location at Artisan Village on Roosevelt Street, next to Tammie Coe Cakes and The Lab, leaving behind clothing shops GROWop and Butter Toast Boutique. Angelica Gonzalez…
Bless George Takei and his continued participation in pop culture. The actor — known for playing Sulu on Star Trek — has shared his own commentary on the continuing Star Wars v. Star Trek Debate, Twilight, meme culture in the last couple years. And this month, he shared a video…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So in celebration of our Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives. Justin Katz is a…
Continuing Manifestos, a collection of 10(ish) life lessons and rules written by local creatives and illustrated by local designers. Up today, lessons learned by local pastor Vermon Pierre, illustrated below by Nicole Stumphauzer: See also: – Jackalope Ranch’s 100 Creatives – The 10 Best Art Exhibitions and Installations I Saw…
How’s that new-fangled Wii U that you found waiting underneath the Christmas tree? Maybe a tad disappointing perhaps, especially when it comes to game selection? We’re willing to bet that after giving launch titles like ZombiU and Assassin’s Creed III a try and ultimately busting out a rage quit in…
All too often, women ravers have been burdened with the task of monitoring their valuables. Amidst the fluorescent bikini top, matching little girls’ tutu, and butterfly wings, the places for storing your personal items are few and far between. Fortunately New York based partygoer, Christina Conrad, has created a solution…
Because I hunt for gems every week, I shop what feels like all the damn time. In 2012, I longingly gazed at handmade leather goods at Prada’s grand opening, nestled into plush couches at Restoration Hardware’s The Gallery, toured the back room at Jewelry by Gauthier, splurged like a good…
Sebastien Millon operates in a world where bears are usually drunk, owls appreciate fat beets, and hamsters occasionally do meth. The Phoenix-based illustrator says he draws on a number of inspirations for his series of twisted-yet-charming characters, who have been displayed on the walls of Downtown galleries, printed on T-shirts…
We’ll be the first ones to admit that we’ve given Pinterest a hard time over the year- from the worst pregnancy trends to the 5 Christmas trends we want to avoid at all costs. But whether we’re chocking it up to the holiday spirit or one too many egg nogs,…
Christmas has become awfully technical in the last decade or so. But if you’ve already caved and bought your child a smartphone and iPad or anything else with a webcam on it, you might consider buying them a Popar book to go with it. These books employ augmented reality to…
