In Dogged Pursuit of Maternal Instinct
Phoenix New Times |
May 13, 2008
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Phoenix New Times detailed stories of abused children but with a chilling twist -- these kids were routinely being mistreated by state officials in juvenile corrections facilites. The series and follow-ups sparked a federal inquiry and call for reform by...
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Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio's Court Tower "Cover-Up" is Pure Fictionnew
Andrew Thomas would surely tell you that he and his closest ally, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, had become convinced that a project had fallen prey to misspending, graft, even outright corruption. Grand jury time!
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
02-23-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Andrew Thomas, Joe Arpaio
Nepotism, Cronyism and Turmoil at the Housing Authority of Maricopa Countynew
It started with the boss' brother. Doug Lingner had been executive director of the Housing Authority of Maricopa County for just two months when he hired his brother to repair a carport at the agency's Seventh Street complex. Total cost: $2,000.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
02-16-2010 |
Politics
A Statewide Sales Tax Hike For the Arts, In This Economy?new
One hundred million dollars. That's how much money the Metro Phoenix Partnership for Arts and Culture hopes to generate from a new tax hike proposal quietly being prepared for voters. One hundred million freakin' dollars, each year.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
01-26-2010 |
Economy
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The Protest Art of SB 1070new
SB 1070 has been bad for Arizona and worse for Mexicans, but it inspired a year's worth of great art.
Phoenix New Times |
Claire Lawton |
04-26-2011 |
Art
Reconnecting with an Underground Comic Iconnew
California artist and fabled '70s underground cartoonist Joyce Farmer was using raw meat to make a statement decades before Lady Gaga ever dreamed of showing up at a music awards show in a designer gown made of the smelly stuff.
Phoenix New Times |
Kathleen Vanesian |
02-15-2011 |
Cartoons
Tags: Joyce Farmer, Cartoonists
Luis Gutierrez Is Close to Making It in the Art World Despite Struggling with MSnew
There's a lot about Luis Gutierrez that isn't immediately apparent. To look at the irreverent, brightly colored prayer flags, you'd never guess they were created by a man plagued by multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease that could one day make it impossible for him to paint.
Phoenix New Times |
Malia Politzer |
01-05-2010 |
Art
Why Do Hot Chicks Always Play Bass and Why Do I Love Them So?new
I have a fetish for hot-chick bassists, a low-grade obsession that traces back to my early teens. In the mid-'80s, I remember feeling vaguely scandalized (and excited) the first time I saw the Talking Heads' Tina Weymouth lay down that throbbing arterial bass line on "Psycho Killer." That was just the beginning.
Phoenix New Times |
Craig Outhier |
12-08-2009 |
Commentary
For Old-School Art Pickers, the Thrill Is Fading, and So’s the Payoffnew
Call them what you like (and some call them vultures), art pickers are a dying breed. Auction site eBay has seen to that. As has Craigslist. And other Internet auction houses. And PBS's Antiques Roadshow.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
12-08-2009 |
Art
