Every morning, students at Globe High School are forced to watch TV. Sounds weird, I know, but it’s not unusual. An estimated 6 million kids — one-third of all American teens — start their day with a 12-minute news program broadcast by a company called Channel One. The deal is…
We fought the law, and we won. Again. Tuesday the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling, finding that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office “wrongfully denied New Times access to public records,” sending the case back to superior court “for a further determination on the issue of attorney’s…
McCain, ready to squeeze another one out… On the way back to the office from casting my ballot for Barack Obama, I had fun listening first to OxyContin-boy Rush Limbaugh, then to conservative gasbag Sean Hannity, as they each desperately tore Senator John McCain to shreds in favor of their…
Is it just me, or does ol’ prune-face here look like he needs some Gas-X? Here’s a reason to avoid the book stores in coming months, Maricopa County’s egomaniacal despot Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a new book coming out with co-hagiographer Len Sherman in May, titled, Joe’s Law: America’s Toughest…
Count 29 of the 30 ESPN experts and just about every casual football fan wrong. The first 18 wins mean nothing. The dynasty is perhaps now a superpower at best. The New York Giants are Super Bowl champions, and every American who roots for the underdog has reason to be…
The Pats didn’t score on that first drive of the half and we now have one of the lowest-scoring games in SB history. And this should play into the Giants’ hands. The pace of this game is exactly what New York was hoping for and the game plan of keeping…
The Giants weathered the first turnover of the game early in the second, and should have at least gotten a field goal. Now the Giants defense is giving Tom Brady fits and this looks like it will be a low-scoring battle with both teams fighting to win time of possession…
Giants fans couldn’t have asked for a better start. QB Eli Manning looks in control and New York shows it has come to play by taking 10 minutes off the clock before settling for a field goal. But Tom Brady also appears to be up to the challenge to become…
Big Snoop Dogg inspects the troops. Snoop Dogg’s All-Stars came to Chandler’s Hamilton High to play, as they say in the sports pages, and they kicked much Arizona ass Saturday, dominating the pee-wee version of the AZ Cardinals, and concluding Snoop Bowl VI with an impressive 33-14 win. Too bad…
I never so much appreciated urban sprawl. Parties in Scottsdale, parties in Phoenix and, yes, parties in Tempe, (Glendale? Maybe next Super Bowl). South Beach and Bourbon Street may be better stand-alone destinations. But give me space. Old Town Scottsdale and Tempe Beach Park provided plenty of people, plenty of…
Jillian SloanWe weren’t overly bitter about not getting into the Playboy Party, until we waited more than two hours for John Travolta to arrive. Watch a slideshow from the concert. From Grease to Stayin’ Alive, John Travolta’s career has involved memorable music, and during the time it took for him…
Bud Bowl featuring Kid Rock Feb. 2, 2008 Axis/Radius Jillian SloanHis name is… Watch a slideshow from the concert. THE CONCERT: A bustling body of movement, the crowd at Bud Bowl Saturday night was by far the wildest yet this Super Bowl week. Donned in black leather, cowboy hats, corsets…
Hip-hop star Ludacris hosted his “Luda Bowl” concert at Celebrity Theatre tonight, and his performance exemplified the showmanship of the genre. Not only did Ludacris have the audience of a thousand-plus fans all waving their arms in the air, but he proved to his DJ that “there are some true…
It isn’t easy to hit an early morning red carpet after a late-night of party hopping, but in the pursuit of top-notch celebrity journalism, it’s a sacrifice reporters are willing to make. The handful of media who gathered at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort for the 10th annual Gridiron Glamour celebrity…
Vice — The Party Feb. 1, 2008 Venue of Scottsdale THE RED CARPET: The folks behind Vice — The Party were promising that a pretty hefty slate of superstars would be attending their sexy shindig. The one-page press release boasted a beaucoup bunch of celebs that would supposedly be walking…
Friday Night Lights Feb. 1, 2008 Taste Ultra Lounge in Scottsdale THE RED CARPET: This was the smallest red carpet I have ever seen. There was a tiny backdrop the size of a French doorway that waited to be the destination of tiny stars. Security was brought in from out…
Entourage Bash at Myst Feb. 1, 2008 Myst Nightclub, Scottsdale THE RED CARPET: This traffic on this red carpet moved slower than rush hour on I-10. Hip-hoppers Baby Bash and Pitbull arrived pretty early in the evening, and Baby Bash later performed Cyclone and a few of his other hits…
So Snoop Dogg comes to Scottsdale to blow the roof off Bud Bowl at Axis/Radius, and there are only two problems: one, there’s not really a “roof,” as the stage was set up outside, and two, there aren’t enough of the right kind of buds at Bud Bowl. “Anybody got…
Carmen Electra, Roselyn Sanchez and Catherine Bell were definitely the hostesses with the mostest at the Leather & Laces party Friday night at Galleria Corporate Centre. All three women were gracious, beautiful and showed just what a proper celebrity should act like. Mark C. AustinCarmen Electra will be rooting for…
Eddie Basha supports Sheriff Joe. Wonder how the Valley’s Hispanics like them frijoles? The unions are gonna love this one. Financial statements are out for the 2008 Maricopa County Sheriff’s race, and guess who lent a smidgen of his largesse to the over $300,000 Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s raised so far…
944 Anniversary Party at 944 Super Village Jan. 31, 2008 Scottsdale Waterfront THE RED CARPET: It was a battle for space Thursday night on the 944 red carpet. Amateur photographers tried to squeeze their way into the press area to snap cell phone photographs of Paris Hilton. She was barely…
As I type this, Diddy is still rocking the stage at Axis/Radius. The hip-hop mogul hit the stage around midnight, accompanied by smoke, lights, screams, and, of course, a massive entourage. Diddy’s knack for recycling rock riffs was apparent early on in the set, with the guitar riff from Rick…
