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Chimi Eat World
Arizona's deepest-fried mystery is smothered in cheese, guacamole and sour cream
By Michele Laudig
Published: November 22, 2007
As legend has it, the chimichanga was invented in Tucson in the 1950s, when the owner of a Mexican restaurant accidentally dropped a leftover burrito into the deep fryer. Or,...
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Bumper-to-Bumper Crop
Ease the rush-hour pain with locavore delights
By Sloane Burwell
Published: November 22, 2007
Downtown's been sprouting new buildings like a garden that grows new fall bounty. Right in the middle of this construction bumper crop is the Downtown Phoenix Public Market,...
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Lords of the Rink
Peeling wheel at Great Skate
By Leslie Barton
Published: November 22, 2007
Who's got two arms twirling, two legs crisscrossing, eight wheels rolling, and hot funk flowing? That would be you at Soul Skate Roll & Bounce. The rolling freakout mates the...
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Wet Dream
Lee Blessing's evocative play imagines there's no Heaven
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: November 22, 2007
One might assume that a play involving two people who awaken in a strange mountaintop house surrounded by water and wearing someone else’s clothing is going to end up treacly...
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Alice Unchained
Euro-fabulous MC turns the tables at Myst
By Adriane Goetz
Published: November 22, 2007
If there's one product the U.S. imports from Europe in larger quantities than luxury automobiles, it's electronic dance music. In the last decade, EDM has virtually conquered...
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Yeast of Eden
Free suds. No, really.
By Lilia Menconi
Published: November 22, 2007
Just because it's free doesn't mean it's good. In fact, "free" typically ranges from less than desirable to repulsive. On Tempe's Mill Avenue, the pseudo-preachers give us free...
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Haute Wheels
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 22, 2007
You'll find lots of hot '08 wheels, pre-production prototypes, and futuristic designs at the Arizona International Auto Show. One thing you won't see is The Homer, the infamous...
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RedMonkey Trouble
"SuperMixer" beats a pass-out at Denny's anytime
Published: November 22, 2007
Our post-Thanksgiving-celebration repertoire usually goes like this: Meet up with tried-and-true friends, slam shots at the one neighborhood bar that’s open, then head for a...
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Jive Turkeys
Blunt Club gives T-Day the bird
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: November 22, 2007
Thanksgiving has always been about kicking back with your family (however dysfunctional they may be) to break some bread and maybe crack a few skulls, to boot. But if you’re...
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Fetal Attraction
Or revulsion, as the case may be
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: November 22, 2007
Dying Fetus is a band that we guaran-damn-tee will offend pretty much everyone under the sun. Whether it's because of their horrific name, sociopolitical- and profanity-laced...
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The Trouble With Dribbles
Suns fans have the regular-season playoffs blues
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: November 22, 2007
Don't break out the champagne just yet, Phoenix Suns fans. Though Nash, Amaré, Matrix, and the rest of the gang have been doing reasonably well at rocking the Pacific...
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Requiem for a Dreampunk
Tucson artist creates otherworldly icons
By Peter Breslin
Published: November 22, 2007
In addition to being populated by dancing skeletons and severed heads, the artwork of Daniel Martin Diaz contains a surprisingly voodoo-esque appeal, imagery that reaches...
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Let There Be Lights
'Tis the season for Tempe to doll itself up
By Julie Peterson
Published: November 22, 2007
If your inner Cindy Lou Who is craving an electric parade, Santa's arrival, fireworks, and a massive tree, then donate a can of food for parking and be in place for opening...
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Light Fixture
DBG brings back its annual display of firepower
By Lilia Menconi
Published: November 22, 2007
Just like those idiot moths and mosquitoes that get fried by bug zappers, we often succumb to the bright and shiny. We regularly cook ourselves in pods lined with UV rods...
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Youth or Dare
Growing pangs at Majerle's
By Lilia Menconi
Published: November 22, 2007
There's always at least one old dude with a hot young chick at the club, grossing everyone out as they suck face by the bar. But we shouldn't judge too harshly, because we've...
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Royally Screwed
Sir Duke got the spotlight, Strayhorn the shadows
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 22, 2007
There've been a lot of plagiarizing rat bastards in music -- folks like Miles Davis, Lauryn Hill, and D'Angelo -- who either don't pay songwriters and musicians for their...
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All That Glitters Is Not Guilt
Sister puts away the ruler for Magi's Gold
By Julie Peterson
Published: November 22, 2007
Jesus was born, some other stuff happened, and we wound up with Sister, the feisty, habit-clad heroine of Late Nite Catechism, Late Nite Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty...
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The War for the Roses
Devils and Trojans face off with BCS berth on the line
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 22, 2007
Man. It’s really happening. The Arizona State Sun Devils (9-1) are in prime position for their first-ever Bowl Championship Series berth. All that stands in their way -- aside...
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A Shot of Scotch
By Niamh Wallace
Published: November 22, 2007
Someday, a raucous hardcore band from Scotland will unleash its sonic fury upon the unsuspecting ears of the world. That day is not today, which is okay, because we’ve all...
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The Bird
Racist Daisy-Chain
The Wild Turkey calls the guv a coward, outs Republican white supremacists, and searches for Dennis Wilenchik’s lost subpoenas
From the beak of The Bird to the ear of Stephen Lemons
Published: November 22, 2007
So look who's got a neo-Nazi in the woodpile: the Maricopa County Republican Party. This plumed penman first sniffed a whiff of National Socialism in local GOP ranks when The...
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