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Ashley Naftule

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As seen in: Space 55, Medium, Bandcamp Daily, Noisey, VICE, Pitchfork, SYFY, The A.V. Club, Inverse, Consequence, Longreads and
Covers:  Music, Movies, Comic Books, Visual Arts, Theatre, Religion, Altered States, Travel, Subcultures, Books, Fringe Science, Philosophy, Comedy, Performance Art, Psychology, Wrestling
They/them. Playwright. Associate Artistic Director @Space55. Freelance journalist. Chalk artist. Vince Gill body double.

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Phoenix-based journalist, playwright, and public speaker. Areas of expertise include music, cinema, visual arts, comic books, religion, "Fortean"/paranormal phenomena, travel writing, and unusual subcultures.

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A Pregnant Light's Damian Master Has No Time for False Modesty

A Pregnant Light's Damian Master Has No Time for False Modesty

Interview with "purple metal" musician Damien Master of A Pregnant Light.

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Lord save us from the rational men

Lord save us from the rational men

In 1799, Francisco Goya finished an etching that depicted him lying face-down on his desk, surrounded by a de…

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Aquarium Drunkard " David Gedge (The Wedding Present) :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Aquarium Drunkard " David Gedge (The Wedding Present) :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

An interview with The Wedding Singer's David Gedge.

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A Beginner's Guide to Can

A Beginner's Guide to Can

A beginner's guide into the music of seminal German art-rock outfit Can.

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The magick of flotation pods: Drowning your monkey mind | Spiral Nature Magazine

The magick of flotation pods: Drowning your monkey mind | Spiral Nature Magazine

This piece takes a look at the theory and practice behind flotation pods.

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Charles Schiffner: Architecture As Alchemy - JAVA

Charles Schiffner: Architecture As Alchemy - JAVA

A profile piece on Arizona architect Charles Schiffner.

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Phoenix vintage shop hosts triple feature of Motern Media cult films

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By Ashley Naftule Verified
| Phoenix New Times Verified
New England’s Motern Media are among the most prolific and acclaimed regional filmmakers, carving out a distinct body of work over 20-plus years. This Thursday, local film club Phosphene Cinema will be screening a triple feature of Motern films: "Freaky Farley," "Local Legends" and their most recent release, "Evil Puddle." None of these films have been screened in Arizona before. Who — or what — is Motern Media, exactly?
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Puppeteers for Fears bring robot apocalypse to Phoenix on Friday

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By Ashley Naftule Verified
| Phoenix New Times Verified
A.I. and the apocalypse: They're topics that have been impossible to avoid this year. It seems not a day goes by without someone insisting that A.I. is the future, while so many other ominous things around us (climate change, genocide, the rising tide of fascism, the continuing popularity of Morgan Wallen’s music) make us question how much of a future is left for any of us. The robots are coming and the national vibes are in the toilet. Who will save us from the Robopocalypse?
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Tempe bookstore gets visit from weightlifter and author Casey Johnston

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| Phoenix New Times Verified
Think of a writer describing the sensation of being in her body while struggling with squats and deadlifts with the line “I was swinging up the big handle in the breaker box of the haunted old theater that was my body.” It’s the sort of sentence that worms into your brain like a splinter, that makes you think of flickering stage lights and dark rooms the next time you pick up a heavy object off the floor.
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