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Updike does death, R. Crumb does God, Vanity Fair does Proust

Gift books to savor
Trying to reach as broad a range of tastes and pocketbooks as possible, we this year scavenged everything from the front pages of the Onion to R. Crumb's genesis, to valedictory Updike. Stuff to read, stuff to look at, glossy pages and matte. Remember: be careful not to nick the pages or spill eggnog on them before you wrap. Happy holidays!
By PHOENIX STAFF | December 08, 2009

Crossword: ''I'm going to have to cut you off''

You've had one too many
You've had one too many
By MATT JONES | July 02, 2008

Crossword: ''Together at last''

25, meet 26.
25, meet 26.
By MATT JONES | October 17, 2007

Crossword: 'Soy what?'

I'm just bean crazy, that's all
I'm just bean crazy, that's all
By MATT JONES | March 28, 2007

Real women do burlesque

Putting the tease — and some other things — back in striptease
The catcalls get louder just before I peel off my top.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | February 17, 2007

Devine DVDs

Film-smart gifts for people who think they’ve seen everything
Sure, we all know Get Smart! is out on DVD in time for the holidays, and the Superman films (all of them, going back to 1948), and Mission Impossible: The Ultimate Missions Collection , sure, sure, as if you could miss the bleating sirens of studio publicity.
By MICHAEL ATKINSON | December 07, 2006