Thumbs up, crying face, smiling poop — seriously, what did we do before emojis? Talk to each other? Screw that. Lucky for us, our sentiments on these two-dimensional characters have been heard loud and clear. Which is why Unicode Software 7.0 is releasing 250 brand spanking new emojis (spanking not…
Gavin Plooster is highly considering going into the field of computer science. It’d be a good fit. The 24-year-old Southern California native’s life is deeply immersed in and influenced by Internet culture, from the way he thinks to the way he fashions his everyday looks…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 70. Noelle Martinez. Noelle…
Phoenix Fashion Week introduced its new class of emerging designers on Friday, June 13, at Toni & Guy Academy in Scottsdale. While there were more Arizona-based designers than ever before, most of the 14 businesses included in this year’s group of up-and-comers looked like they have a long way to…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 71. Devin Fleenor. Devin…
Leading up to and beyond Independence Day, Phoenix is gearing up for Independents’ Week, a community-wide celebration of locally owned businesses in the Valley. Between Sunday, June 29, and Sunday, July 6, Arizona residents are encouraged to shop at locally owned businesses. And thanks to Modified Arts’ upcoming exhibition “Independents’…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 72. Michelle Ponce. Wake…
Looks like Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch aren’t the only mean mugs you’ll be seeing this coming holiday season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Phoenix-based Internet sensation Grumpy Cat, a.k.a. Tardar Suace, is finally getting her lifetime achievement award: a Lifetime movie…
Fresh off her Big Brain award for Urban Vision, Mary Stephens and the Phoenix Youth Hostel and Cultural Center have already put their prize to good use. Using its Big Brain winnings as a foundation, the Garfield Neighborhood hostel last week announced its newest initiative, an artist residency program offering…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 73. Aurelie Flores. Aurelie…
It’s that time of year again. Time for Phoenix Fashion Week to announce the top emerging designers of 2014. Following a 10-city tour across the country, one of the largest fashion industry events in the Southwest will hold its sixth annual official announcement ceremony tonight, June 13, at 7 p.m…
There is a new kind of golf in Scottsdale that is changing the way people see the driving range. TopGolf, an upscale golf entertainment facility that incorporates gaming and golf, is officially open…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. When it comes to finding and keeping love, does anyone know what they’re doing? Not really…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 74. Jon Jenkins. Jon…
Roosevelt Row is getting a facelift that’s 10 years in the making. The downtown Phoenix arts district began what is estimated to be a nine-month construction project on Monday, June 9. The project, which is result of joint efforts by the Roosevelt Row CDC and the City of Phoenix, aims…
Once, while on trash duty at the Chinese restaurant he worked at, Amiel Cruz found a beautiful painting of a woman wedged between some dumpsters. The 20-year-old kept the painting, took it home, and made it his own by placing thumbtacks through the woman’s face. Cruz’s eye for art and…
Every month Kathy Cano-Murillo, a.k.a. The Crafty Chica, dishes crafty tips and tricks in La Vida Crafty on Jackalope Ranch. ‘Tis the season for red, white, and blue. If you’re looking to have some patriotic fun with your crafts in time for the fireworks, here is a cool folding technique…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 75. Cody Carpenter. It’s…
ARTELPHX still fresh in your mind? Good. Because the large-scale hotel art installation, which made its spring return to the Clarendon Hotel and Spa just last month, is already gearing up for a second show this year. And they’re looking for new talented artists to make it happen…
If you wore any sort of costume out to Phoenix Comicon 2014 this past weekend, then we salute you. It took a lot of gumption to wear anything other than shorts and a T-shirt when temperatures were as hot as 110 degrees, particularly if it was made of spandex, pleather,…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 76. Carrie Leigh Hobson…
The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, a citizen-powered initiative formed in October of 2013, is kicking off its initial series of Imaginings this summer. These public gatherings, which aim to promote discussion and ideas about where the arts community will be by 2034, are set to take place in…
