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Head on a skewer: Joe Arpaio was so obsessed with getting a hard-charging New Times writer prosecuted that he badgered Andy Thomas into making a fool of himself
By Paul Rubin
Published: March 20, 2008
On May 2, 2005, a prosecutor and an investigator at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office asked senior staffers to review a potentially landmark criminal case against a local...
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Culture Crash: Radical Mod at SMoCA
Liz Cohen's "Radical Mod" event at SMoCA juxtaposed low rider owners with Scottsdale's elite just to see what would happen
By Jonathan McNamara
Published: March 20, 2008
It’a a relic. There’s one headlight missing and there’s no seat. But if you got shipped as far as this car did you wouldn’t be in peak condition either....
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Los Super Elegantes at Scottsdale Civic Center Mall
By Steve Jansen
Published: March 20, 2008
During Radical Mod, L.A.’s “punk-mariachi-hip-pop” party band Los Super Elegantes perform a rare concert. Thu., March 20, 5-9 p.m., 2008
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Bill McKibben at Changing Hands Bookstore
By Steve Jansen
Published: March 20, 2008
Dude who led the largest global warming demonstration in American history discusses and signs Fight Global Warming Now as well as the national bestseller Deep Economy: The...
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Weeknight Warriors
Jazz quartet blows away the Monday blues
By Steve Jansen
Published: March 20, 2008
We once noted that The Lost Leaf hosts killing New York City-style jazz every Sunday night courtesy of Jiggle. Now y’all can add Monday evenings for the benefit of your...
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Anime of the People
Ready, set, Yu-Gi-Oh!
By Jay Bennett
Published: March 20, 2008
Back in the day, we had Life, Clue, Stay Alive, Connect Four, and, if feeling adventurous, Monopoly. We sure didn’t know of any competitive arena for our board-game...
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Suicide Squeeze
What would happen if Darryl Strawberry was a girl? This.
By Leslie Barton
Published: March 20, 2008
The Sweetest Swing in Baseball is a comedy for smart people. Funny girl Neda Tavassoli playfully chews the scenery, portraying the play’s protagonist, Dana Fielding, as a...
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Pissing Contest
By Steve Jansen
Published: March 20, 2008
Calvin peeing on Ford. Calvin pissing on Chevy. Calvin urinates on anything that ain’t a Chrysler-owned brand during the HEMI Show and Shootout at Speedworld Raceway Park....
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No Country for Old Hicks
Pravus artists beat the horse crap out of Western art
By Steve Jansen
Published: March 20, 2008
Cowboy art in most galleries: a man and his steed; a man and his steed resting by a stream; a man and his steed looking upon the prairie. Bo-ring. Cowboy art in the “Cow...
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Poetry in Motion
By Clay McNear
Published: March 20, 2008
Those wacky government employees at Goodyear’s Estrella Mountain Regional Park are at it again with their Full Moon Over Ireland Hike. This time, bards in boots compete in...
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Web Spinner
By Clay McNear
Published: March 20, 2008
Most rap sports the power of a guerrilla uprising and the musicality of a cantaloupe. Thump. Those who like a little melody with their revolution should check out DJ Spider, a...
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Modified Art
Scottsdale museum pimps up the volume
By Peter Breslin
Published: March 20, 2008
A point that was driven home time and again during Super Bowl mania is that Scottsdale throws a bumping party. Some of us, though, like our shindigs more locally focused and...
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Modified Art
Scottsdale museum pimps up the volume
By Peter Breslin
Published: March 20, 2008
A point that was driven home time and again during Super Bowl mania is that Scottsdale throws a bumping party. Some of us, though, like our shindigs more locally focused and...
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Cactus League, Week 5
Kissing up to the Boys in Blue
By Clay McNear
Published: March 20, 2008
Football is full of mobile sides of beef who’d kick their grannies in the dentures if push came to shove. The NBA is mean streets all the way. Robert Horry. Steve Nash....
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Cactus League, Week 5
Kissing up to the Boys in Blue
By Clay McNear
Published: March 20, 2008
Football is full of mobile sides of beef who’d kick their grannies in the dentures if push came to shove. The NBA is mean streets all the way. Robert Horry. Steve Nash....
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Just Score, Baby
Pigskin pinball machine takes the offensive
By Clay McNear
Published: March 20, 2008
The NFL-champion New York Giants finished 14th out of 32 teams in scoring. Yaaaaawn. The San Antonio Spurs, reigning NBA overlords, are averaging 95.8. Blaaaaah. Our...
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Night of the Hunter
Blues legend carts around some tall tales of his own
By Jay Bennett
Published: March 20, 2008
Late bloomers hold a special place in our hearts. They represent perseverance, new directions, and second acts. Such is the story of Long John Hunter, a Texas bluesman who...
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We Heart Freaks
Kids love ’em, too
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: March 20, 2008
Freaks are apparently in high demand these days. Just look at the 999 Eyes Freakshow, a roving band of human oddities and their beloved cohorts that returns for a show at Trunk...
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Upchuck Cowpokes
California band earns its nom de spew
By Steve Jansen
Published: March 20, 2008
Because we’re pea-brained individuals at times, we write about things solely because they have weird or effed-up names. A perfect example: Aubrey Debauchery and the Puke...
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No-Holds Bard
P.O.’d poet has some stuff he wants to get off his chest
By Steve Jansen
Published: March 20, 2008
The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust, the newest, Internet-only album by Saul Williams, may not be what fans expect from the accomplished writer, star of the 1998...
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