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1. Feature

   The Bulgarian Job

   An immigrant wills his estate to a convicted killer from his homeland and dies the next day. Anything smell fishy?

   By Ray Stern

   Published: October 11, 2007

   On a warm November day two years ago, a gold, '80s-model Mercedes sedan sped down Northern Avenue, jockeying through the thick lunchtime traffic. The driver, Atanas Ilkov, 18,...

2. Niki at Nite

   Solo Survivor

   One man, no van

   By Niki D'Andrea

   Published: October 11, 2007

   Shane Ocell has the biggest, hardest . . . callus I've ever seen. It's the size of a small marble, sitting on the knuckle of his right middle finger. He cultivated the...

3. Cafe

   Island Discovery

   By Michele Laudig

   Published: October 11, 2007

   When I told some friends that I wanted to check out Island Roots Guam Cuisine, a cheerful "island-style barbecue" spot in south Tempe, I fully expected them to be clueless...

4. Film

   Strangers on a Train

   Road trip tale stings with deep whimsy

   By Nathan Lee

   Published: October 11, 2007

   The estranged brothers Whitman have reunited for a journey on the Darjeeling Limited, a colorful old train traversing the Rajasthan region of India. Along the way, they will...

5. Stage

   Twice Bitten

   Transylvania mania is all in vein

   By Robrt L. Pela

   Published: October 11, 2007

   Welcome to Phoenix, where the sun never sets and one can typically find on local stages the same half-dozen shows (Little Shop of Horrors, Forever Plaid, West Side Story always...

6. Game On

   Hype Machine

   Does Halo 3 live up to its billing?

   By Gary Hodges

   Published: October 11, 2007

   What's left to say about Halo 3? How about this: All the pomp and circumstance surrounding its launch sure have been distracting. Commercials that look like clips from a...

7. Night & Day

   Postcard Confessional

   Frank Warren exposes pop secrets

   By Lilia Menconi

   Published: October 11, 2007

   As children, we often heard that secrets don’t make friends. What a load of crap. If that’s true, how is it that Frank Warren, the man responsible for PostSecret.com, is so...

8. Night & Day

   Chug Chug Chug

   Spin the wheels of fortune during beer fest

   By Leslie Barton

   Published: October 11, 2007

   Drunken revelry with a side of altruism -- and the infamously crispy hop of Fat Tire beer -- is behind the Tour De Fat, which includes a costumed bike parade and drinking stops...

9. Night & Day

   Burn, Baby, Burn

   Afeelya Bunz may do just that during Decades

   By Leslie Barton

   Published: October 11, 2007

   If Burn Nightclub has its way, the resident DJs will continue to release pounding beats into the cement sidewalk until everything west of First Street falls into the Pacific...

10. Night & Day

    Be True to Your Ghoul

    By Clay McNear

    Published: October 11, 2007

    Jessica Gooding and Lauren Vasquez's Zombie Prom 2007 is not a new idea, but it's a good one -- zombies being really hip at the moment. So grab your gore-soaked tuxedo and your...

11. Night & Day

    Garden of Delights

    By Clay McNear

    Published: October 11, 2007

    Unlike grass, xeriscape is a blank canvas waiting to be filled, and there's no better way to patch those bothersome unfilled gaps than by nabbing some of the fine...

12. Night & Day

    Metro Retro

    Phoenix changes its tune for hip design showcase

    By Sloane Burwell

    Published: October 11, 2007

    If Walt Disney had ever lived in Phoenix, he might have been inspired to write us a theme song. It would probably be something like "It's a Suburban World After All," because...

13. Night & Day

    Great North Invasion

    Canadian band legally crosses the border to perform at Modified

    By Niamh Wallace

    Published: October 11, 2007

    What if we lived in a world where people were freaked out by illegal immigrants from Canada? And the derogatory name for the threatening hordes of border-crossers was Great...

14. Night & Day

    Constellation Prize

    By Clay McNear

    Published: October 11, 2007

    It's tough to find a nice patch of dark anymore, which is why local stargazers swear by Estrella Mountain Regional Park. Close to the urban core, it remains one of the areas...

15. Night & Day

    The Hunt for Redman October

    ´90s old-schooler brings his rappin’ forte to Marquee

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: October 11, 2007

    There’ve been quite a few rappers from the early-´90s heyday that have plunged into hip-hop’s purgatory, and for various reasons. Keith Murray was banished from the Def Jam...

16. Night & Day

    Hump Day

    Down home fun at Greyhound Park

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: October 11, 2007

    Vats of mini-chimis. Free domestic canned brews. Chicks wrestling in pudding, to the delight of hygienically challenged individuals. Sounds like an Apache Junction special...

17. Night & Day

    Go for Joke

    Funny can buy you love. Even for Sheriff Joe.

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: October 11, 2007

    Remember Roger Rabbit and his hot wife, Jessica? No one understood how the hell those two got together until she explained that the little fuzzy weirdo made her laugh. She may...

18. Night & Day

    Winnie the Shrew

    Puppet film captures a killer personality

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: October 11, 2007

    Growing up in Geneva, New York, Scott Coblio's storybooks were all about murder. "My mother was a huge true-crime buff," the filmmaker recalls from his home in Los Angeles,...

19. Night & Day

    Rebel With a Cause

    Fictional high school cheerleader chooses On the Road over Girls Gone Wild

    By Peter Breslin

    Published: October 11, 2007

    Think suburban high school cheerleaders and what comes to mind? Girls Gone Wild contestants. Competitive, Nancy Kerrigan-esque freaks in Bring It On. That bodacious blonde...

20. Night & Day

    Hipster Heaven

    Ruby Room scoots along with an outdoor event for coolios

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: October 11, 2007

    In the few short months that the Ruby Room has been open, it’s hosted killer DJs (Djentrification, Pablo Luna), bands (Colorstore, Power of Positive Thinking), and nightly...