10 Sneaker Terms You Need to Know When Getting Into Kicks

So you want to get into the sneaker game… It seems easy at first, just buy a few kicks and figure it out from there. Then you strike out on the weekend’s instant-sellout releases, so you get on eBay, Twitter, or your local Facebook sneaker group to see what people…

3 Free Things to Do In Metro Phoenix This Week

You know those days where you make it through and then realize you didn’t directly spend a single cent for a full 24 hours? Yeah, we think those days are pretty amazing, too. While we can’t promise you one of those miraculously money-saving days, we can help out by offering…

10 Things I Wish I Knew About Dating When I Was 18

Like many 18-year-olds, I thought I had a pretty good handle on the world when I graduated high school and headed off to college. I’d dated the same girl for the last couple years of high school, hooked up with a few others, and generally considered myself to be pretty…

5 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

The Midnight Society Stuff from the early to mid-1990s is now, by definition, vintage. And since trends are cyclical, and you are old — but pop culture nostalgia is still pretty fun — downtown cinema FilmBar and local film collective Theater 13 occasionally team up to host a little thing…

How to Stay Friends After Hooking Up

Whether you’re friends and then hook up or hook up and then become friends afterward, being friends with someone you’ve seen naked generally isn’t easy. That said, it’s not impossible. Here are some tips on how to remain friends with someone you’ve hooked up with. Choose the right person Not…

3 Artsy Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

Kaori Takamura Local artist Kaori Takamura has something to say and she’s using attention-grabbing, colorful design to do it. Using textiles and fabric patterning mixed with embroidery and meticulous digital art, “express[es] women’s tangled and intricate everyday feelings,” she writes in her artist’s statement. An award-winning graphic designer and mixed…

5 Talks to Attend in Metro Phoenix This July

Phoenix is a cultured town, full of experts on a wide array of topics and eager audiences ready to learn. This month, there are a few lectures that are more than worth your time. If the idea of attending a lecture brings back traumatic memories of monotonous professors, don’t worry, no…

The Great Love Debate Is Coming to Phoenix

In the words of the immortal holy one known as Beyoncé, “All the single ladies (all the single ladies)” and all the single men in Metro Phoenix, you now have something you can (and should) do on Wednesday, July 15. The Great Love Debate is coming to the Phoenix Theatre…

11 Fourth of July Pool Parties in Metro Phoenix

Stars and stripes swimwear? Check. Sunblock? Got it right here. Excess amounts of disposable cash for drinks? Ready and waiting. Looks like you’re locked and loaded for any of the big pool parties that will take place during the Fourth of July holiday.  Many of the usual joints, ranging from…

7 Places to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in Metro Phoenix

We know why everyone says they love the Fourth of July – freedom, patriotism, etc. But it’s time we all stopped lying to ourselves and admit the real reason we all look forward to this holiday so much: fireworks. Whether it’s the appreciation of the artistry and choreography of the…

How to Vacation with a Date

Taking a vacation with a date may seem like a great idea, but it can also be the quickest way to find out everything that you hate about someone. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it, but you should consider a few things before you take a trip with someone…

3 Free Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

It shouldn’t take much for us to convince you that events where you don’t have to pay a single penny to participate are awesome. Actually, we think that’s about all we need to say. Free events, people, it’s what we’re all about, and we’ve got some that everyone from fine…

8 Best Trivia Nights in Metro Phoenix

Which is the largest desert in the world? (Answer: the Antarctic) How many presidents have died while in office? (Answer: eight) Where can you impress your friends and your date with all this knowledge? (Answer: team trivia) Whether you’re a genius or just highly competitive, a humblebragger or a boozehound along for…

7 Father’s Day Gift Ideas in Metro Phoenix

Despite the cringe-worthy jokes they make and their ability to tell the same five stories over and over again, dads are pretty great, and they completely deserve to have Sunday, June 21, be all about them. But instead of getting him another singing card this Father’s Day, we’ve rounded up…