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Giant murderous half-ton car-part junkbot will hold 32 bottles of wine for you
A welder in Phoenix assembled a robot out of car and motorcycle parts that serves as a wine-rack. It weighs "Approx 1,000lbs," stands six feet high, holds 32 bottles of wine (or other beverage of...
View ArticleCrowdfunding a new location for Phoenix's wonderful Changing Hands bookstore
Safwat sez, "After unsuccessfully trying to sell nude photos on Craiglist (Watch the project video to learn more about that!), Moby-Dick, Frankenstein's monster AND Gregor Samsa turn to crowdfunding...
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Phoenix cops arrest prostitutes, detain them without trial in churches,...
Molly Crabapple sez, "I wrote this piece about a program in Phoenix called Project ROSE arrests sex workers in massive raids and brings them to a church, where they are held extra-judicially and...
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FBI recommended felony counts against Joe Arpaio's cronies
The FBI has turned over a redacted set of documents from its investigative archives related to Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, a notorious strong-man whose antics have cost the taxpayers...
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Airport workers, including TSA, raid unlockable luggage for valuables
Airport stings keep catching insiders pilfering millions of dollars worth of passenger property from bags that can no longer be effectively locked, thanks to a TSA rule that insists on luggage being...
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In a bow to Satan, Phoenix City Council ends public prayer
Unsure what to do about local Satanists who wanted to present the opening prayer generally reserved for adherents of Jesus at a City Council meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, the council has ended the...
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Phoenix airport threatens to kick out TSA, hire private (unaccountable)...
The administrators of the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport are apparently considering getting rid of the TSA and replacing them with private contractors, similar to the setup at San Francisco International...
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See you tonight, Scottsdale, AZ! (then San Diego, Portland, Seattle...) (!)
Thanks to everyone who came out to last night's Walkaway tour-stop at Houston's Brazos Books; I'm just arriving at the airport to fly to Phoenix for tonight's event at Scottsdale's Poisoned Pen Books...
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Where to find me at Phoenix Comics Fest this week
I'm heading to Phoenix Comics Fest tomorrow (going straight to the airport from my daughter's elementary school graduation) (!), and I've got a busy schedule so I thought I'd produce a comprehensive...
View ArticleFBI agent describes finding "Frankensteins" and a "cooler full of penises" at...
Phoenix's Biological Resource Center advertised that it would collect your relatives' remains and dispose of their body parts for medical purposes, cremating the unused portions and returning them; it...
View ArticleMan donates mother's body to science, discovers it was sold to the military...
When Jim Stauffer's mother Doris Stauffer died at the age of 73, he sought out a way for her body to be used to further scientific study: she had Alzheimer's but did not carry the genes commonly...
View ArticleOwner of Phoenix apartment building serves eviction notices to every tenant...
Like many large US cities, Phoenix has a housing shortage and like many US cities, that crisis is worsened by the conversion of much of its housing stock into unlicensed hotel rooms through companies...
View ArticlePhoenix's police union has a secret deal with the department to purge dirty...
For two decades, the Phoenix police union has had a secret deal with the police department that required that the disciplinary records of cops would be "purged," so that no one, not even their...
View ArticleRemembering the Awhatukee House of the Future, a "shining home of dreams"...
In 1979, construction concluded on the Awhatukee House of the Future, a $1.2m model home in the new Phoenix suburb of Ahwatukee Village, co-built with input from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin...
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High temperatures are making Phoenix unlivable
Climate change and urban development are turning Phoenix, Arizona into a blast furnace. Last year, Phoenix suffered through 144 days of temperatures reaching 100 degrees or higher. Low-income areas of...
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"Pro-life Spiderman" arrested after climbing Phoenix building
Maison Deschamps scaled the Chase Tower building in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, some 480 feet in the air. This is a long video, but at minute 17:45-ish, you can witness him make it to the top. He...
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Reward offered for return of 15-foot-tall spoon stolen from Phoenix Dairy Queen
I saw this story on April 1, and it took a little research to determine whether Dairy Queen was playing an April Fool joke on us. Turns out, it's real. Last week in Phoenix, someone stole a...
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Phoenix, Arizona continues its streak of record-breaking temperatures: 19...
Guess what, folks? It's hot. I live in Tempe (a suburb of Phoenix), and the Phoenix area continues its record-breaking streak of hot temperatures. We've been over 110 degrees every day for weeks now,...
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Phoenix area librarian's shoes melted to the sidewalk during crosswalk duty
In the middle of all of the record-breaking heat in Phoenix—we've had 23 days straight of temperatures 110 degrees Fahrenheit or above, and six consecutive days of temperatures of 115 degrees or...
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Tesla crashes into backyard pool in Phoenix, Arizona
It's so hot in Phoenix, even the cars are jumping into pools to cool down! This morning, a blue Tesla crashed into a pool in north Phoenix. Luckily, it appears nobody was hurt. AZ Family reports: Video...
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Waymo, facing opposition against expansion in San Francisco, announces Austin...
Waymo recently announced that it will be adding its commercial self-driving taxi services to a fourth city—Austin, Texas. Austin joins three other Waymo markets: Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los...
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This Paul Bunyan-style Muffler Man did not disappoint
This morning I woke up and decided it was a good day to go explore some roadside attractions, so I opened up my Roadside America app and searched for nearby attractions. I settled on a Paul...
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It's been 110 degrees in Phoenix for 54 days this year, breaking record
Phoenix broke its record for the number days at 110F (43C) or higher on Friday, with the temperature station at Phoenix Sky Harbor hitting the scorching temperature for the 54th time this year. The...
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White Gates, iconic mid-century home in Phoenix, facing demolition by new owner
Imagine owning one of the most iconic mid-century homes in Phoenix and wanting to tear it down. That's what's currently in store for "White Gates," a 1954 house designed by famed mid-century architect...
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Toddler trapped in a Tesla after its battery discharged
Just one day after media reported that a Phoenix-area woman was trapped in her Tesla when the car's battery died, a follow-up story reveals a similar incident with a toddler in the disabled vehicle:...
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