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1. Feature

   Green’s Damon Brasch wants to bring vegan comfort food to the masses

   By Michele Laudig

   Published: April 3, 2008

   If Morgan Spurlock, the guy who made Super Size Me, ever decides to do a sequel, I've got the restaurant for him. A month of splurging on s'mores sundaes, spicy buffalo wings,...

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   No Limits for The Limit Club

   By Adriane Goetz

   Published: April 3, 2008

   It has to be said: the AZ music scene suffers from a severe lack of spookiness. Perhaps it’s the overabundance of sunshine or scarcity of graveyards, but in the greater...

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   The Doctor Is In

   By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

   Published: April 3, 2008

   It’s fitting that Muppet Show creator Jim Henson based his Dr. Teeth character on pianist Dr. John, who has served as unofficial mascot-ambassador for the city of New...

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   Mid-Century 21

   Back to the future of Valley real estate

   By Lilia Menconi

   Published: April 3, 2008

   You opportunists should get ready for the most shameful steal of your life. Our constipated housing market is prairie-dogging the dump of the decade, and you should be at the...

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   Joy Ride

   We like bike – motor-free, please

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: April 3, 2008

   We heart Arizona Bike Week – one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the state, currently frequenting the Phoenix area – but we eco-friendly,...

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   Pound the Pavement

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: April 3, 2008

   Not since the mid-’90s street tournament at Arizona Center has a b-ball happening tickled our jones for pavement hoopin’. Radio station 101.5 Jamz presents Gus...

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   Culture Jam

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: April 3, 2008

   One of the biggest complaints we hear in this town? “Phoenix has no culture.” Hey, crybaby. Ever been to Guadalupe, the Native American/Hispanic enclave nestled...

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   Flesh Trade

   Expo vendors want to get under your skin

   By Benjamin Leatherman

   Published: April 3, 2008

   We found an awesome quote on the Interweb recently that stated, “The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people...

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   Pork Choppers

   By Clay McNear

   Published: April 3, 2008

   Here’s something you’ve never stopped to ask yourself: Why are the words “hog” and “motorcycle” often used interchangeably? You think it’s...

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    Coackroach De-Infestation

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: April 3, 2008

    One thing was always certain on The Cosby Show: When Theo Huxtable (played by Malcolm-Jamal Warner) escaped the influence of his pal Cockroach, he was actually a pretty smart...

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    Diet Hard With a Vengeance

    Ain’t gonna happen, but we can dream

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: April 3, 2008

    Don’t worry. Just because this piece you are reading will soon plug the lecture appearance of Eric Schlosser, author of the bestselling fast-food exposé Fast Food...

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    Rhyme Immemorial

    Who’ll have the last word at Chyro?

    By Niamh Wallace

    Published: April 3, 2008

    Human beings continue to find new and insane ways to challenge each other. Think stunning feats of endurance like Mount Everest and hot-dog-eating contests. Twenty-four hours...

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    Writers of the Purple Prose

    One picture’s worth a thousand atavistic contemplations

    By Clay McNear

    Published: April 3, 2008

    Michael Lundgren takes a nice pic. His silver-gel landscapes offer unadorned depictions of our lovely, denuded desert. Odds are, you’ll like ’em. So God forbid the...

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    Something New Under the Sun

    Elegant DBG construct offers shelter from the firestorm

    By Clay McNear

    Published: April 3, 2008

    It’s hard to feel pity for something with four-inch spikes, but even an Echinocereus fendleri deserves a break from the sun. It’s a fearsome thing, the Sonoran...

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    Sticker Shock

    HoodRide’s latest show adheres to surfaces, not to rules

    By Jose Gonzalez

    Published: April 3, 2008

    “Ashy to classy” was how The Notorious B.I.G. described his ascent from street-level hustler to champagne-swigging rap star. Similarly, Officer Ugg and the Garbage...

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    House of Whacks

    Put-upon party favor gets a much-deserved break at Bragg’s

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: April 3, 2008

    Be it great or small, every single creature roaming God’s green Earth has a natural enemy. For the deadly cobra, it’s the wily mongoose. Mice? Easy prey for felines....

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    The Art of Science

    Artist applies Newton’s laws to his kinetic works

    By Niamh Wallace

    Published: April 3, 2008

    Isaac Newton has the market cornered on early physics genius, but his formidable contributions to science are rarely mentioned in the same breath as art. Sculptor David Young,...

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    Sundance South?

    Uh, probably not, but someday. Maybe. We think.

    By Clay McNear

    Published: April 3, 2008

    Phoenix Film Festival. Sounds kinda rinky-dink, right? Well, that’s how the East Coast film snobs must’ve reacted back in 1978 when the Utah Film Commission unveiled...

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    Kids Do the Darnedest Things

    But will these kids keep doing ’em?

    By Chris Bowman

    Published: April 3, 2008

    Last season, the youthful Arizona Diamondbacks were, at best, expected to grow into a competitive ball club. Okay, mission accomplished. Now, following a berth in the 2007...

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    Hustle & Floe

    Are history-twisting artists pulling our leg with this giant iceberg stuff?

    By Sloane Burwell

    Published: April 3, 2008

    Ever wonder why there's no History Channel equivalent of MythBusters? There should be, because it's not that hard to pull off a pseudo-historical sham. Sure, we could have paid...