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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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