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Literally Speaking: Princesses and Villains

Once upon a time I was a little girl growing up in the world of Disney princesses. I was always enthralled by the bright colors, beautiful dresses, and glass slippers.

Our Mustachioed Mentors

Villains make our stomachs turn, our moral compass go into overdrive and our mustaches mysteriously grow shapelier, and yet, we root for them.

Eye Candy: "Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child"

Opening to snippets of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artwork and music, “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child” begins with Langston Hughes’ poem, “Genius Child.” Focusing on the misery and social seclusion faced by intellectual youth, the poem states that killing the individual, in order to free his potential, is the best option.

Embracing Every Size

The average size of an American woman today is a size 14, yet ironically, this size and any above are very difficult to find in your average retail-clothing store. Phoenix clothing boutique Vox aims to combat this issue by serving the “average” woman and a curvier audience.

Sparky's Quill: Tempe Tardeada

Tempe celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!

Literally Speaking: "This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn"

How much do you like trees? I mean, really like trees. If you asked me to list off trees, my list would probably be something like this: mesquite, evergreen, pine, sequoia, palo verde, cypress, palm.

Fall of the House of Escher

Punctum Theatre presents Fall of the House of Escher, a play that combines quantum mechanics, Poe, and Escher all in one.

Newlin's 3 a.m. Diary: Uncertainties

I am the type of person who would pack up one day and spend six months exploring Madagascar, or Au Paring in Holland or go on a working holiday in Australia. I don’t like being in one place for very long.

A Driver's Turning Point

A Driver's Turning Point from The State Press on Vimeo. When I penned the article, “Moving On,” about nine months ago, I wrote it with no delusions and notions as to where it’s author would be in the following days and months. It started as a pitch that sounded appealing to a reader, and it helped that our SPM editorial staff was receptive to a story about the writer. In the case of said pitch, it was a hypothetical fascination of a tangent ventured by my classmates in the Western American Literature class only months earlier, which got the boulder rolling. The content of which obviously sparked something within me to cause it to resurface soon thereafter.

Sparky's Quill: What the Hell, McClellan!?

5 reasons why Gen. George McClellan was really bad at his job.

Meeting with the Post Master

The Blaze 1330 AM’s radio show, “The Post Office,” was well under way as the mustached host, philosophy junior Roddy Nikpour, sat behind the microphone listening to the soft indie post-rock music play through the monitors.

How To: Recapture your Childhood

Literally Speaking: Marking Your Spot

This is a how-to guide for some creative, simple bookmarks.

Eye Candy: The Art of the Food Truck

I’m a freshman college student - of course I’m going to love food.

SPM Acoustics: Néstor Benito, Argentinian Guitarist

Without music in his childhood home, Benito, an Argentinean classical guitarist, wouldn’t have realized that the guitar was the instrument for him he says.

Beyond the Border: Feuding Values

Growing up in a family full of tradition dating back more than one hundred years is tough. My friends really didn't understand it when I told them that I can't be friends with them because of the way they speak or dress.

Sparky's Quill: The Real "Sleepy Hollow"

Washington Irving's Inspirations

Eye Candy: Zombie Homecoming Q&A

This week I (figuratively) sat down with Downtown Phoenix Partnership (DPP) team member R.J. Price and asked him about the upcoming Zombie Homecoming and Zombie Walk.

Literally Speaking: A Haven in Goodreads

My fellow bibliophiles, if you didn't know already, Goodreads is for you.

A Bird in the Hand

Bird watching is currently one of the fastest developing sports, and Arizona happens to be a great place to cultivate the skills for it.