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f you’re sick of seeing the same saccharine snacks show up on store shelves every February, it’s time to think outside of the Sweethearts box.

Instead of purchasing those chalky candy hearts with corny messages, create your own festive flavors or replace played out messages like “Kiss Me” and “Be Mine” with “Let’s Get Lit” or “Cash Me Outside, How Bow Dah.” Here is an easy recipe to make your own candy hearts for that special someone — even if that special someone is yourself. Either way, you can thank us later.

Pro tip: Wearing a pair of latex gloves will save your hands from getting stained when using the food dye. You will also have to wait about 24 hours before you can try your tasty treats, so give them

enough to time to dry before devouring or giving them to your Valentine.

What you’ll need: 1 1/4-ounce packet unflavored gelatin powder 1 tablespoon light corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 1-pound boxes powdered sugar Assorted food coloring Assorted extracts (like mint, pineapple or mango) Cooking spray Food decorating pens 1-inch heart-shaped cookie cutters Parchment paper Optional: Sip a bottle of Champagne and pull up Taylor Swift on Pandora.

What to do: 1. Pour gelatin, corn syrup, vanilla and salt into a mixing bowl with ½ cup boiling water. Whisk until gelatin dissolves. Mix in the powdered sugar to form a firm, sticky consistency.

2. Transfer your dough to a clean, flat surface and knead, adding up to 1 cup of powdered sugar as needed until the dough is smooth and malleable.

3. Divide dough into four pieces.

Flatten each piece into a disk. Add several drops of extract and food coloring to the center. Knead until the coloring is evenly distributed.

4. Lightly coat a large sheet of parchment paper with cooking

spray. Roll out the colored dough until about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.

Use the cookie cutter to cut the dough into hearts. Use different colors and extracts to repeat with the rest of the dough.

5 Let the hearts sit uncovered at room temperature for about 24 hours, or until dry and hard. Flip them over halfway.

6. Once dry, personalize your hearts by adding messages and doodles with food decorating pens. CT

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THE JUMP BALL When they’re not dunking, dribbling or drawing in the defense, the Phoenix Suns have their hands in philanthropy. Phoenix Suns Charities works to support and enhance the lives of youth and families around Arizona.

Since its inception in 1988, PSC has donated nearly $18 million to worthy local causes.

The Jump Ball is an annual gala that allows attendees to rub elbows with Suns coaches, players and alumni and enjoy live entertainment, dinner and a silent auction.

Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale, nba.com/suns/suns-charities, Friday, January 27, 6 p.m., email sunscharities@suns.com for more information.

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ROCK BAND MONDAY AT THE GRID

Every Monday, Mesa “bar arcade” The Grid takes karaoke to the next level. If you consider yourself a “guitar hero,” get a “band” together and put your skills to the test.

Rock Band night features professional lighting, drums, a stage and a PA system, so you can showcase your punk rock prowess. With more than 900 songs to choose from as well as beer, cocktails and grub, you’re sure to score every time.

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COOKING WITH THE CALAMARI SISTERS “Cooking with the Calamari Sisters” is what you get when you put “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Chopped” in a mixing bowl, sprinkle with some ItalianAmerican zest and stir until smooth. The musical features two men in drag playing Delphine and Carmela, a pair of middle-aged Italian sisters from Brooklyn who have their own cooking show. This overthe-top culinary comedy takes audiences on a sonic journey — it features hits like “Volare” and “That’s Amore” — that will leave them in stitches.

Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, herbergertheater.org, Thursday, January 26 through Sunday, January 29, times vary, $53-$59.

8TH ANNUAL LGBT 2017 DESPERADO FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL Presented by Paradise Valley Community College, the Desperado Film Festival includes everything from short narratives to in-depth documentaries. The event also features music, vendors and an LGBT-centric art gallery.

The three-day festival aims to showcase socially relevant films and art to promote education and tolerance of

DOGS’ DAY IN THE GARDEN The dog days aren’t over!

Take advantage of the unique opportunity to bring your four-legged friend to the Desert Botanical Garden, stroll through the trails and meet other pups and their “parents.”

Get the scoop on local dogrelated charities and take part in dog-themed activities like dog yoga (a.k.a “doga”).

Admission is $12 for students and $4 for Fido. Proceeds benefit the Arizona Humane Society.

Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, dbg.org/events/dogs-daygarden, Saturday, January 28, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., $12-$22.

ARIANA GRANDE: DANGEROUS WOMAN TOUR Multi-platinum pop icon Ariana Grande, who got her start on Nickelodeon’s teen sitcom “Victorious,” is all grown up. The 23-year-old singer will bring her signature thigh-high boots and even higher ponytail and pipes to Talking Stick on the first stop of her tour. Fans will have a chance to meet the “dangerous woman” herself with the purchase of a VIP package.

Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, talkingstickresortarena.com/ events/detail/ariana-grandedangerous-woman-tour, Friday, February 3, 7:30 p.m., $25.20-$694.25.

BIRDS NEST MUSIC FESTIVAL Coinciding with the Phoenix Open, the Birds Nest is a celebrated staple of the PGA Tour. Every year, a tent is erected in north Scottsdale and boasts some of music’s biggest names in country, rock and hip-hop. This year’s eclectic lineup consists of Jake Owen, Chase Rice, Toby Keith, The Band Perry, Kaskade, Flo Rida, Steve Aoki and blink-182.

Birds Nest will bring the noise for four nights after the golf tournament.

Tournament Players Club Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, coorslightbirdsnest.com, Wednesday, February 1 through Saturday, February 4, 6:30 p.m., $65-$300.

22ND ANNUAL CHOCOLATE AFFAIRE Calling all local chocoholics: Nearly 40 chocolatiers will purvey sweet and savory treats at the 22nd annual Chocolate Affaire. Guests can look forward to chocolatecovered strawberries, cheesecake, bananas and nuts and other delectable delights like chocolate-drizzled popcorn and fried Snickers. Presented by local confectioners Cerreta Candy Company, the three-day

event offers tours and samples that would make Willy Wonka green with envy. The deal gets even sweeter with live music and carnival rides.

Murphy Park, 58th Avenue and Glendale Avenue, Glendale, glendaleaz.com/ events/chocolateaffaire.cfm, Friday, February 3 through Sunday, February 5, times vary, free.

MATILDA: THE MUSICAL Attention all ‘90s kids!

Watch as the classic movie and book from your childhood comes to life on stage.

This Tony Award-winning production is based on Roald Dahl’s comedic fantasy about a precocious young girl who develops magical powers to cope with everyday adversity.

The film, directed by Danny DeVito, tickled our funny bones and pulled at our heart strings as kids. More than a decade after its initial release, audiences can enjoy the familiar story set to music.

TIME Magazine touted it as the No. 1 show of the year and called it “the best musical since The Lion King.”

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8 WAYS TO GET STOKED ABOUT BEING SINGLE ON VALENTINE’S DAY MADISON RUTHERFORD • COLLEGE TIMES

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TREAT YOURSELF Take the cash you would’ve splurged on a fancy dinner with bae and take yourself on a date to the mall to get a new pair of kicks or a new purse. Whether it’s a box of chocolates or a bath bomb, buying yourself a gift is the best way to go. After all, you already know exactly what you want!

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Misery loves company, whether you host a high-energy shindig or a mellow kickback with close friends. Ladies, gather a gaggle of your girlfriends and celebrate “Galentine’s Day.” Fellas, head out to your favorite restaurant and have a feast.

Invite a crew of your single friends over and have an anti-Valentine’s Day soiree.

It doesn’t matter if you’re playing board games or beer pong, just do it together.

Instead of trippin’ over the fact that you’re alone, take a trip out of town.

Call up a few close friends and go on a spontaneous adventure to enjoy cooler temperatures in Sedona or Flag.

Send a postcard to your parents or a care package to your long-distance BFF. You’d be surprised how good it feels letting those close to you know that you care, even if it’s just through a text or direct message.

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ove is in the air. Heart-shaped candy and giant teddy bears line the shelves at the drug store. The greeting card aisle is suddenly more poppin’ than Scottsdale on a Saturday night. All of a sudden, you’re selfconscious about being single. Don’t: Freak out or download Tinder. Do: Check out the following ways to celebrate flying solo on “the most romantic day of the year.”

Show some love to a furry friend.

Spend a few hours on V-day volunteering at the Humane Society.

Remember, you’re not the only one who’s alone on Valentine’s Day. Stop by a homeless shelter or a nursing home to spend time with someone who also needs some company.

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Prepare a meal for you and your single pals. Getting creative in the kitchen will dissipate all that stress about being single.

EMBRACE BEING ALONE Think about all the reasons you’re stoked to be single and make a list or journal entry about it. Ask your other single friends to do the same. Utilize this day of love to fall in love with yourself, your life and your friends. When it’s time to get some shuteye, wrap yourself up in blankets, sprawl out and have sweet dreams about not having to share your bed with someone else! CT

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t’s been said that love is patient and kind, a battlefield, just a game for two and all you need. Love is one of the most spoken about and sought after human emotions, but it’s also one of the most subjective.

It’s the subject of a slew of songs—Joy Division says it

will tear us apart; Captain & Tennille claim it will keep us together. So, what’s the big deal anyway? Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Here are 11 things to help demystify that intense feeling of deep attraction that occurs when we’re struck by Cupid’s arrow.

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APPLE OF MY EYE

According to a study done at UC Davis, couples who are in love synchronize their heart rates after gazing into each others’ eyes for several minutes.

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If you don’t meet your soul mate in the produce section, fresh fruit could still be the key to a love connection. In ancient Greece, suitors threw an apple at their love interest to let them know they had the hots for them.

3 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE There are four different words for “love” in the Greek language. They correspond to charitable love, love between friends, familial love and sexual love. If that seems like a lot, think again — Sanskrit has 96 words to describe the emotion and Persian has 80.

10 LOVE DRUG Got a migraine? Call up your BF or GF. Cuddling with a loved one has been proven to trigger the same numbing neurological reaction as taking a painkiller.

6 TINDERELLA, TINDERELLA You may want to put more thought into swiping right; 23% of couples who meet through online dating end up getting married.

I LOVE YOU!

2 LOVE & SEX Oxytocin, which is a hormone released in the brain during sex, has a more significant effect on the female brain, which is a possible explanation as to why women associate sex with romance more than men do.

9 FEAR OF FALLING Those who have a constant debilitating fear of emotional attachment or falling in love suffer from philophobia.

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8 AISLE OF LOVE You may want to keep an eye out next time you’re raiding the chip aisle at Fry’s.

According to a survey, 2% of all couples claim to have fallen in love in a grocery store.

Erotomania is a psychological disorder in which the affected person believes a complete stranger is secretly in love with them. People who suffer from erotomania make unabashed advances via excessive letters, phone calls, gifts and unannounced visits. When these obsessive behaviors are not reciprocated, the erotomaniac convinces themselves it is a ruse to hide their forbidden love from the world.

1 YOUR HEART AFFECTS YOUR ART According to the construal level theory, the concept of love influences creative thinking because it is associated with abstract ideas like devotion, long-term commitment and intimacy. CT PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS • CHRISTY BYERLY

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Studies show that men are more likely to say the L word before women in a relationship.

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A GUIDE TO THE VALLEY’S MOST ROMANTIC SPOTS

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LOVE SCULPTURE

LOVE SCULPTURE, SCOTTSDALE Whether you want to a make your first move by giving your date a quick peck on the cheek or snap a selfie smooching your longtime sweetheart, this is one of the best places in the Valley to feel the love. Located at the Civic Center Mall by the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, the Love sculpture is an iconic pop art image that has been featured on everything from stamps to tennis courts. The image was originally designed in 1970 by Robert Indiana, and the statue has been recreated and displayed in cities across the world. After you get the perfect photo, spend the day with your sweetie strolling through the picturesque mall and scoping out the nearby museums and galleries.

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VIEW FROM TEMPE BUTTE

‘A’ MOUNTAIN, TEMPE During the day, “A” Mountain, also known as Tempe Butte, is freckled with families and tourists. At night, however, the 1,400-foot summit is a much more secluded and romantic setting. It’s a steep mile-long hike to the top, where the mountain’s namesake large, gold “A” is nestled. Pack a picnic and march to the top at dusk to glimpse panoramic views of ASU and downtown Tempe backlit by the sunset.

SOUTH MOUNTAIN, PHOENIX The 16,000 acres of land encompassed within South Mountain Preserve make it one of the largest city parks in the country. Touting nearly 50 miles of trails, the park enables boundless exploration by foot, bike or horseback. Take your date on a romantic hike to Dobbins Lookout, South Mountain’s highest peak, for expansive views of the city. South Mountain is also home to rock formations, ancient ruins and postcard-worthy wildlife.

ASU PLANETARIUM, TEMPE You don’t have to drive deep into the desert to get your stargaze on. Take your Valentine to ASU’s astronomy headquarters, located in the Bateman Physical Sciences Building. The planetarium is open for public shows on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and projects awe-inspiring images of stars and planets on the ceiling. Patrons can also peep at constellations and celestial bodies through a telescope and partake in guided tours. If you can’t throw a lasso around the moon for your beau, you might as well marvel at it together through a telescope.

t may not compare to Paris, but if you know where to Valentine’s Day, here are nine places around the Valley look, Metro Phoenix can be just as romantic. Whether that provide a better alternative to“Netflix and chill.” you and your boo want to be laid-back or lavish this

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trails at any time of day will make for a romantic way to celebrate V-day.

Sunrise Trail and Lost Dog Wash Trail are two of the more popular hikes that this vast desert destination has to offer.

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THE CLARENDON SKY DECK, PHOENIX If sipping cocktails and admiring sweeping views of the skyline is your style, the Sky Deck at the Clarendon Hotel is the perfect place to take your partner on Valentine’s Day. Located in the heart of downtown Phoenix, the rooftop deck and lounge provides a relaxed, romantic atmosphere.

The Sky Deck has been regarded as one of Phoenix’s premier date spots, allowing couples to simultaneously enjoy each other’s company and the beauty of the Valley.

TEMPE BEACH PARK, TEMPE Picnic and people-watch at Tempe Beach Park during the day or rent a bike, boat or paddle board to explore Tempe Town Lake. At night, the Mill Avenue Bridges light up and give way to a romantic atmosphere that is low-key but breathtaking.

ENCANTO PARK, PHOENIX Walking through Encanto Park with your significant other will feel like you’ve teleported to the set of a ‘90s rom com. Rent a canoe or paddle boat and spend the day on the lagoon, take a stroll at sunset and feed the ducks.

Opt to ride the carousel at nearby Enchanted Island Amusement Park or go on a skate date at Desert West Skateboard Plaza.

MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS REGIONAL PARK, SCOTTSDALE Watching the sun set among the McDowell Mountains with the one you love will surely make sparks fly; however, trekking through the park’s

FRIENDSHIP GARDEN

JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN, PHOENIX Though this 3.5-acre park is a symbol of friendship, that doesn’t mean that walking through its well-manicured walkways with that special someone won’t lead to something more. Stop and smell the flowers in this tranquil setting that boasts over 50 different types of flora. Find your inner Zen by the Koi pond, tea house, 12-foot waterfall, sculptures and greenery. CT

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harissa Lucille is a cultivator of creativity and community.

The 25-year-old boasts a journalism degree from ASU, something she says led her to her ultimate calling — making and selling zines to promote awareness and selfexpression.

After creating her own zine, Fem Static, while still in college, she now owns and operates Wasted Ink Zine Distro, a zine shop located in The Hive Gallery in downtown Phoenix. The shop is home to more than 200 DIY publications of varying shapes, sizes and topics, but Lucille says passion and community are the driving force behind each of them. The shop also hosts an array of events including poetry readings, open mic nights and workshops.

College Times sat down with Lucille to discuss zines and what exists between and beyond their pages.

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CT: What would be your concise definition of what a zine is?

A zine is a self-published, small circulation magazine that is either by one person or many people. They can be color or black and white. The production style can vary. They can be cut and pasted and Xeroxed or they can be bound, hand-sewn, hand-pressed. They can be small, they can be accordions that fold out. Fan zines are really cool because that’s really how zines started, about music and movements.

in local newspapers, but I really wanted to publish what I wanted to write about.

I asked my mom, “Where would you suggest I publish this piece of feminist writing in Phoenix?” and she said, “Nowhere.” That’s kind of when I had the “aha” moment that I have all the skills now because of journalism school to start my own zine. So it happened in 2014, just a few months before I graduated. I didn’t know anyone else who was doing this so I was very in the dark. I felt like I didn’t know what I was doing and that may still be true.

Then I came out with this zine and it was just me and one other person and now we’re working on our ninth issue.

It went from those two people and now the contributor list is up to about 25 for each issue. I graduated and I was working at a camera shop for a long time and that was kind of nice because I had a lot of brain space to focus on the zines and the culture and the community, but now I have a more “grown up” job in social media management, which I’m good at, but it’s a little soul-sucking. It still gives me enough brain space to be able to create and I think that’s really important.

CT: Tell me about your time at ASU and how that shaped who you are and what you’re doing now.

I started going to ASU in 2009 and I enjoyed my classwork… but I really did feel as though in journalism school they really teach you to be unbiased, to not really voice your own opinions in your pieces and I appreciate people who can do that, but I just don’t think that I can.

I’m too opinionated. I’m too passionate about a lot of things, including feminism and environmentalism — the list goes on and on. It was kind of hard to turn all of that off. I felt like I wasn’t able to say what I wanted to say. I had internships.

I did wonderful things. I incorporated photography a lot of the time into what I was doing, I got a few pieces published

CT: Tell me more about Fem Static. Do you have a central theme or something that you try to focus on for each issue?

The overall theme is fourth-wave feminism and that has to do with where we are now and sort of reflecting on the third-wave and even the secondwave of feminism, but it really focuses on intersectionality. It focuses on the use of media to bring people together, to shed light on a lot of really tough topics across the globe that we haven’t even really thought about as white women.

That’s sort of the overall theme — and making sure that people feel included in that overall conversation. For each individual zine, there are sometimes one or two topics that I’ll ask readers to focus on, whether it’s body positivity or

CT: How did you cultivate your team of writers? Do you reach out to them or do they come to you?

It’s interesting because sometimes people say, “I just googled fourth-wave feminism and it popped up” and that’s wild. In 2015, I was at every event I could be at tabling. I didn’t care if I sold anything; I just wanted people to have conversations with me. Part of my feminism is engaging in those conversations, even though they’re not always comfortable. That’s how a lot of people learned about it and knew about it. I also did this wild thing where I would just hide my zines everywhere, like libraries and bookstores. I kind of was just like, “I don’t care, I’m just going to put this here,” and if they threw it in the trash, someone still saw it. A lot of it was social media. I would post all my calls on Tumblr and that really got a lot of interesting voices from different places. It just shows the reach of these efforts.

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now — there’s all these old zinesters that are in their 40s and 50s who are like, “This is what it’s always been about,” and then you have these 19-year-olds that come in, and they’re like, “I made my first zine because I saw your shop.” They have no rules, they have no concept of what a zine should be or not be, what art should be or not be, and that’s really

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inspiring. I try to keep an open mind because we see so many diverse topics and shapes and sizes and colors. They’re all amazing. More and more people are coming in and saying, “I made a zine” and that just blows me away because when I first started, I had no one. I continued on page 12

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I’m just giving people the opportunity to have their work seen and sold.

Because you make 50 copies of a zine and you’re like, “Now what?” Giving people that representation here in Phoenix is important to me because the zine community was scattered and underground. It was hard to find. There were zine events but they were very small. They were kind of chaotic. I mean, zines are chaotic — it’s art, it’s punk rock, it’s DIY, but there has to be some kind of rhyme and reason to it. There’s two main groups I see in the zine scene right

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A great example is a local bookstore in Phoenix. I brought in my first zine and they were like, “Well, the zine scene is pretty dead.” So, to hear that and then years later, have a huge zine fest with 65 vendors from all over the United States and to have a shop that is currently self-sustaining, it really just shows that all the zine community needed was someone to believe in it, someone to give it attention., someone to say, “No, this is a valid form of media, this is a valid art form.” It’s definitely not dead.

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CT: Tell me more about Wasted Ink. Now you’re selling other people’s products. How did that align with your own endeavors?

One theme I continuously turn to is that you don’t need permission to create.

With zines, you can make whatever you want. You can say whatever you want. There’s no censorship. Really the only problem you run into sometimes is printing costs and that can be a huge problem. We started having zine nights at coffee shops and 10 people would come and be like, “What are zines?” and we were like, “We need our own space.” We were in Tempe and one of my friends owned a candle shop and

said, “We’re moving out… the space is available. Do you guys want it?” It was very humble beginnings, but we went for it and opened the shop in a month and did everything as fast as we could.

We just used the momentum of our own zine in order to get the word out about WIZD and take donations for the library and it evolved super quickly. The zine community is close and tight-knit but it’s all over the United States, so there’s a lot of Facebook groups of zine makers and organizers, so it was really easy for us to contact all of those people and say, “Hey, we’re opening a distro. Please send your stuff in.” The name is kind of a funny story because we had all these names written out, and everyone was like, “Why are you wasting ink? This is just for fun; it’s a cute little project,” and I just kept saying, “This is important.” So it’s wasted ink; this is where the ink lives.

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eco-feminism. One of my more recent issues was kinks and cosplay through a feminine lens. It was a really interesting topic. When I choose topics, I try to choose stuff that’s relevant, things that people are already talking about that they may be willing to write about and make art about. Right now, I’m working on a zine about the election. The due date is at the end of January and I already have so much in my inbox to work with, so I’m hoping to publish that the first week of February.

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PRINT ISN’T DEAD continued from page 11 didn’t have a community. I didn’t have resources. There’s so much that goes into it and I would rather people have those resources now. When you publish something and people are excited about it and people are proud of it, it really feels big.

We have regulars and they come in each week to look at the new releases, and that’s really exciting to see them and have that relationship build. We moved to this location in December because QuikTrip bought our building and asked us to leave. It was scary, but we had a GoFundMe up for two weeks and reached our goal. It was a small goal, but anything is monumental, especially for a zine shop. Now we have the benefit of foot traffic. Before, it was kind of a destination location. It was removed and in a weird strip mall. Here, we have a lot of art around us. We just feel more at home.

We have a lot of diverse events that all have to do with art. We had a skateboard photography zine release. It’s all these weird different things that all fit together because of zines, because of community, because of what we’re doing and I think that’s pretty awesome.

As far as topics of our zines, we have a zine about post-it notes, we have a zine about the California drought.

There’s this one zine about a kangaroo stripper who is addicted to cocaine. We have dinosaur coloring books, we have

poetry, we have feminism, we have environmentalism, we have a lot of social justice zines, which I think right now are really important.

CT: Where do you see the zine community going in the next few years?

The Phoenix Zine Fest 2017, we hope to have it be bigger. We have a bigger team this year. Things are growing and they’re growing very fast. More and more people know what zines are. More people are teaching workshops. Zine libraries are popping up all over Phoenix.

Would I say that’s because of us? No, but it’s because of the people doing it.

CT: Why are zines so important now, maybe more than ever?

Zines provide a platform for marginalized voices, people who feel like they don’t have a say otherwise.

Everything that people want to say, they can say it in a zine. It provides alternative media to what we see online, what we see in traditional journalism platforms. A lot of the zines tell stories.

That allows people to learn or open their eyes or see things in a different light or larger perspective. Zines are monumentally important right now because of our current political climate.

And it provides them a platform to do it artistically and on their own terms. It’s authentic, it’s personal, it’s DIY, it’s kind of like a little piece of heaven. CT

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SUCCESS & MONEY THE FUTURE IS FEMALE

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hen people ask Jenesis Laforcarde what she does, she thinks about it for a moment and replies stoically: “I’m a hustler.”

lends itself well to her career in fashion, not only because style is everywhere, but because it is also a form of expression.

“Fashion is in everything. It’s in art, it’s in music, it’s in sports. It’s all about what you wear. Everything you do is all about what you’re wearing,” she says. “We’re judged before we even talk, based on how we look. Why not make the clothes that you’re wearing purposeful and showcase what you believe in?”

Laforcarde believes in feminism. She believes in self-respect, and she believes in respecting other women. She believes fashion is the ideal medium to promote that message.

“I like girls that turn heads. Anyone doing something different inspires me,” she says. “Like girls that are a size 20 wearing a crop top or Rihanna going outside naked or Lady Gaga wearing stripper heels with some Daisy Dukes.

I think it’s important to have women that dress like that and don’t care what anybody thinks. Why can’t we be confident, conceited and all about ourselves? No one’s asking why. We have to support other women, because if we don’t do it, no one else will, and our men are going to talk bad about us in rap songs still.”

Laforcarde has always been fiercely independent and ambitious. When she started Woman’s Touch Apparel at the end of 2012, it was a one-woman show.

“I literally faked it until I made it, and I’m still doing it sometimes,” she admits.

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By trade, she is a fashion designer, stylist, brand consultant and entrepreneur. She is the CEO of her own clothing brand, Woman’s Touch Apparel, and provides styling services under the name Love Jenesis Styles. She is also the co-founder of Brave Wings Fashion Show, a benefit show that supports local charities, and the creative director of a clothing line called Mabella Chic. But the 23-year-old ASU alumna says her most important job is standing up for what she believes in and empowering other women to do the same.

“I love to prove a point, like you can wear whatever you want to wear,” she says. “It’s all about your confidence and how you feel. With Woman’s Touch Apparel, the messages are just so empowering that when you wear the brand, you’re sending a message to yourself and everyone else seeing it. I think I am a confidence-builder.”

Laforcarde graduated from ASU in 2015 with a degree in communications.

She says she picked a broad area of study because she didn’t want to limit herself.

“Communication is used in every single thing,” she explains. “In communications, you learn so many different things about body language and how to best speak your mind.”

While in school, Laforcarde dedicated her free time to immersing herself in the fashion industry through internships and working with designers during Phoenix Fashion Week.

She says her communications degree

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“Why not make the clothes that you’re wearing purposeful and showcase what you believe in?” with her brand, which she says is taking on a new identity this year. She just launched a new line called WTA Vintage.

“It’s all vintage clothing that we find from all over the U.S.,” she says. “People send me vintage clothing and then I print on top of it. It’s all one-of-a-kind. You can get a blazer that says ‘High heels only’ and you’re the only girl in the world that has that blazer.”

For the past four years, she focused chiefly on shirts and dresses emblazoned with empowering catchphrases like “Bad ass chick” and “It’s okay to be bootylicious.”

“We’re transitioning, and not doing T-shirts anymore because everyone’s doing T-shirts now,” Laforcarde says. “As a business, to stay in business, you have to be completely different.”

Part of that transition included deleting more than 100 items from her online shop. She admits it felt like she was breaking up with her brand, but she’s wise enough to know that fashion is all about evolution and taking risks.

If that’s true, Woman’s Touch is on the

verge of something big.

In fact, Laforcarde says the brand saw its biggest profits in 2016, the same year she almost threw in the towel.

“I was going to quit last year because the entire time I’ve been empowering women and I felt like they weren’t empowering my business, they were supporting Forever 21 and H&M,” she says. “I had to pay for everything: photo shoots, hair and makeup and it’s still hard sometimes... but we’re no longer breaking even, we’re getting there. I’m glad I didn’t give up.”

Laforcarde says she has her “hustler mentality” to thank for her success.

Part of that mindset includes outlining her values and staying true to them no matter what.

“One thing I refuse to do to is pay anybody to wear Woman’s Touch Apparel. I don’t care who you are, I will not pay you $300 to write a blog post about my brand,” she says with a laugh.

“You either like it and support it, or you don’t.” CT

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SPORTS ROUGH REBOUND

SUNS’ BIG MAN FELLED BY TACOS IN MEXICO CITY SAMANTHA PELL • COLLEGE TIMES

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uring his 16-year NBA career, Tyson Chandler has learned a lot of valuable lessons.

He learned another one the hard way during the Phoenix Suns’ recent two-game trip to Mexico.

“Mexico City got the best of me,” says Chandler, the Suns veteran center. “Should have stayed away from the street tacos.”

Chandler’s adverse reaction to the tacos hindered him from playing against the Utah Jazz on January 16, but he reported he’s on the mend after Tuesday’s practice.

Without him in the lineup, the Suns were out-rebounded in a home loss to the Utah Jazz.

On January 19, they returned to action against host Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena, and the Suns counted on Chandler to rebound both from his illness and on the court. Although the Cavs defeated the Suns, Chandler racked up 16 rebounds.

The Suns center is in the midst of the most productive rebounding season of his career — a career that has included winning the 2011 NBA title with Dallas and snagging the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award the following year when he played for the Knicks.

Chandler is averaging only 28 minutes per game as a Suns starter, but he’s averaging a career-high 15.6 rebounds per 36 minutes on the court.

In 28 of the 35 games he has played this season, he has led 16 the Suns in rebounding. In his

last five games, he has averaged 17 rebounds.

He said the key to his productivity on the boards is staying healthy and putting in the necessary work with the team’s athletic training staff.

“I feel great and feel as good as I felt four or five years ago,” says Chandler, 34. “So that’s a positive.”

Chandler’s 12.1 rebound average per game this season is second in his career to his 12.4 rebound average in 2006-07 with the Hornets, who split that season between New Orleans and Oklahoma City.

The Hornets finished 39-43 that season, but Chandler ranked first in the league in offensive rebounds and second in rebounds per game.

The last season in which a Suns player averaged more than 12 rebounds was 199293, when Suns legend Charles Barkley boasted 12.2.

Suns coach Earl Watson says Chandler’s tenacity with rebounding has been “amazing” and his vocal leadership “off the charts.”

Watson says Chandler, who entered the NBA directly from high school, has grown into a well-rounded player.

“He came into this league early and was young and he was just active, playing with the purpose of trying to figure it out,” Watson says. “Now he knows his role. He understands exactly what he has to do, even though it may not make the highlight reel unless it’s a lob dunk.”

Chandler is fourth overall among active players in total rebounds (9,523) and eighth in

rebounds per game (9.4).

Chandler had a season-high 23 rebounds on December 13 against the Knicks. The 7-foot1 center has had three 20-plus rebounding games this season.

But rebounding was the last thing on his mind after returning from Mexico. He says he was feeling fine until Sunday evening.

“All of a sudden I started to

Tyson Chandler holds up his jersey.

feel sick and it hit me like a storm,” Chandler says. “I kind of knew then. I didn’t sleep throughout the whole night, so I kind of figured it would be rough for me to play.”

Without Chandler, the Suns lost to the Jazz, 106-101.

Even when he isn’t on the court, he is making an impact on the team’s young big men.

“It’s been great to have guys

like Alex (Len) and Marquese (Chriss) and the other bigs to work with,” Chandler says.

“And they are great — and I hate to say kids, but they are great young men — and they want to get better, and they want to learn.”

Hopefully, the lessons they learn will be less miserable than Chandler’s street-taco experience. CT

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It’s time to tee up — Phoenix Open season is in full swing. “The Greatest Show on Grass” makes its triumphant return to the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale and welcomes PGA giants like Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka onto the awardwinning green. Come for the graceful backswings and stay for talks by professional golfers, a trick shot show and a live soundtrack by big names like blink-182, Steve Aoki, Toby Keith and Flo Rida during the week-long tournament.

Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, wmphoenix.com, Monday, January 30 through Monday, February 6, times vary, $40-$400.

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The Mountain Bike Association of Arizona and Slippery Pig Bike Shop present a scenic cycle race

that welcomes seasoned cyclists and first-timers alike. If the chance to win some cash (up to $100 for first place) doesn’t motivate you, riding through the desert with the Sierra Estrellas as a backdrop surely will. Participants have the option of a leisurely 1.6-mile cruise, a moderate 4.7-mile climb or a challenging 9.5-mile journey.

Estrella Mountain Regional Park, 14805 W. Vineyard Avenue, Goodyear, mbaa.net/racing/ estrella-hedgehog-hustle, Saturday, January 28, 7:15 a.m., $20-$55.

PHOENIX SUNS VS. DENVER Though the Suns have had a pretty stormy season, 2017 might provide a change of pace to put them back on top. Last year, the Denver Nuggets defeated Phoenix twice, so hopefully the boys have a few tricks up their sleeves to make a comeback. Win or lose, the first 5,000 fans will receive a complimentary Suns poster provided

by Ticketmaster.

Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, suns.com, Saturday, January 28, 7 p.m., $7-$862.

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MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP If you consider yourself an adrenaline junkie, make sure you don’t miss the ultimate Supercross event when it revs into Phoenix.

Expect steep jumps, exciting tricks, pyrotechnics and, of course, a lot of energy. In fact, attendees can stop by any participating Circle K or Fry’s location and swoop a can of Monster Energy and recycle it at the event for free admission to the Monster Energy Pit Party, where fans can meet their favorite riders and see the bikes up close.

University of Phoenix Stadium, 1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale, supercrosslive.com/en-US/events/ phoenix-az-supercross, Saturday, January 28, 6:30 p.m., $15-$241.

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WWE: ELIMINATION CHAMBER Get ready to rumble, Phoenix! The 7th annual Elimination Chamber — a wrestling match that takes place in a giant cage — will be held at Talking Stick Arena for the first time. The pay-per-view match will feature SmackDown standouts such as Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton and AJ Styles.

The last time a PPV event took place in Phoenix was 2013’s Royal Rumble.

ARIZONA IMPACT VS. SAN DIEGO SOCKERS PREMIER Arizona’s indoor soccer team is aptly named. In their fourth year, they’ve made quite an impact and proven that they’re a force to be reckoned with. The Impact will host the San Diego Sockers in the second of four home games. Although the Sockers currently hold the record for the longest winning streak in the history of professional indoor soccer, the Impact might give them a run for their money. The Impact climbed to the No. 2 spot in the Southwest last season, and they show no signs of stopping.

Arizona Sports Complex, 3555 W. Pinnacle Peak Road, Glendale, arizonaimpact.com, Saturday, January 28, 7 p.m., $5-$10

SUNRISE TAI CHI AT THE GARDEN Rolling out of bed on a Tuesday morning to practice an ancient Chinese martial art may seem like the last thing you want to do, but tai chi is a great way to work out your body and your mind. Tai chi is traditionally practiced in a garden, so the Desert Botanical Garden is a perfect setting for the sport, which combines elements of yoga and boxing.

Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, dbg.org, 480.481.8146, Tuesdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m., $14-$18. CT

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Why make your bed or lie in it when you can race in it instead? Though the extreme sport of bed racing has yet to hit mainstream status, it’s worth the drive to Oatman to experience this legendary, under-the-radar event.

Gather a group of four friends and take a road trip to participate in this quirky “sport” — you don’t even have to bring your own bed! Don’t worry if you can’t assemble a crew; the bed races are an equally exciting spectator sport.

Main Street, Oatman, oatmangoldroad.org, 928-768-6222, Saturday, January 28, 1:30 p.m., $50.

Don’t miss WWE’s triumphant return to the Valley and see who emerges victorious from the chamber.

Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, talkingstickresortarena.com/events/ detail/wwe-elimination-chamber, Sunday, February 12, 6 p.m., $35-$375.

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TAKING THE REINS

TWIN PONIES IS THE DARK HORSE OF TEMPE’S INDIE SCENE MADISON RUTHERFORD • COLLEGE TIMES

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empe alt/grunge outfit Twin Ponies’ eclectic influences are apparent in the band’s jangly chords, muddled key changes and frontman Wayne Jones’ Cobain-esque pipes.

The singer and guitarist grew up listening to Latin pop ballads and classic metal. The first instrument he played was trombone.

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CT: How did you get your start with music?

At the most basic level, I was always fascinated with music and sounds and hearing my mom sing along to songs in the car. At some point, I said “I want to know how to make that sound,” so I started in the junior high band playing trombone and then moved onto guitar.

My mom would listen to Spanish pop and my dad would listen to Black Sabbath and Dire Straits. We’d be on road trips and we would have cassette tape mixes—one side would be my dad’s stuff and the other side would be my mom’s stuff. I’ve been playing in bands since I was like 15.

describes their music as “melodic weirdo rock.” Though Twin Ponies embraces being a little quirky, Jones insists they are nononsense when it comes to releasing their first full-length record this year and achieving sonic superiority on stage.

College Times caught up with Jones to discuss his brass roots and formula for a flawless live show.

CT: Where did “melodic weirdo rock” come from?

Another band I played for a few years ago. Somebody wrote a review and called us “weirdo rockers” and I always thought that was kind of funny. Everybody playing in a band has a brand and everybody has their catch phrase. Some other bands have done it pretty well.

There’s this band Yeesh from Chicago and theirs is “Like a plane: loud, fast, delayed.”

Boston that the whole band loves called Pile. Me and Jacob and Jordan did a little bit of jazz studies in our undergrad. Phil loves hip hop and dancier bands like Chromeo and Daft Punk and he’s super into ‘80s punk. It’s kind of all across the board. Jacob’s always checking out new bands; he has a list. He’s very methodic about it. He teaches guitar so he’s always listening to stuff that he has to teach to students and getting inside of different styles of playing.

CT: What are some of your influences?

I grew up listening to Nirvana a lot.

I learned how to play guitar playing all Nirvana stuff. More recently, I really love Neko Case. There’s this band from

CT: What is the songwriting process like?

I’ll come up with the chord progression and the melody and then I’ll bring it to the band and show them. I give them

the skeleton of what’s going on and I have this idea of the vibe for it, then they fill it out with their own vocabulary.

I do the outline, the structure and the rhythm and then those guys do the real decorating. They have a lot more to do with what it sounds like in the end. We’ll play it and then we’ll record it on somebody’s phone and then we’ll listen to it for a day or two. At the next rehearsal, we’ll come back to it and then eventually I’ll get around to finishing lyrics for it. That’s always last. I never write lyrics before the music.

CT: What are you working on right now?

We just put out a split with the band

L to R: Wayne Jones, Jordan Tompkins, Phil Hanna and Jacob Lauxman

Dent that are really good friends of ours. We have a full-length that is recorded that is being mixed right now.

We’re going to put that out at the end of March, maybe early April. We recorded it in our living room and a good friend of ours in Tucson is mixing it. We’ve done nothing but EPs and splits, so this will be the first one.

of house shows for DIY touring bands and we love playing shows for them.

They’re always really fun and they always bring touring bands through.

We played at The Lost Leaf on Saturday the 21st and we’ve got Tucson at the end of the month. We’re playing Rogue Bar on February 10 with our buddies Celebration Guns.

CT: How does this album differ from your past stuff? How do you feel like you’re evolving as a band?

There’s no unifying concept behind it.

It’s 10 different songs. All of them were written at different times. It’s just kind of a mix of what we’ve been doing for the last year and a half. We don’t have a title yet. For now, we were just thinking of it being self-titled since it’s the first one, but that’s up in the air.

CT: Do you prefer playing house shows or actual venues?

They’re both really fun. House shows are fun because you’re just in a small room with like 50 kids and they really get into it. They have a good time and it’s loud and the PA is usually not very good but it just has a more raw feel to it.

CT: If it was up to you, what would the band be called?

I wanted it to be called, like, The Street Drugs or Sweaty Hands, but those wouldn’t have really worked.

CT: Tell me about your recent and upcoming shows.

We just did a show with this group called The Underground Foundation.

They’re an ASU club and they book a lot

CT: What kind of energy do you guys try to evoke when you’re on stage?

We just try to put on the best live show sonically. Each show at a club is different because you have to figure out how to feel comfortable in front of people you don’t know and in between songs you have to say something to maybe disarm a little bit of awkwardness. Most importantly, just sound as good as possible authentically playing your stuff. We just want people to be like, “Wow, that band sounded really good live. I’m glad I came to watch them because they actually sounded

that feeling of when you listen to their record. I went and saw Neko Case in Tucson last year and she just stood there and sang and the band just stood there and played and it was one of the most awesome shows I’ve been to. CT

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CT: Speaking of titles, where did the name Twin Ponies come from?

I got outvoted on that one. The bass player of our band, Phil, was at work and he had a ponytail because he had long hair and one of his co-workers had a ponytail and somebody said, “Look, twin ponies!” For whatever reason, it stuck with him and that was the name he threw down when we were all voting on a name. Everybody liked it and that was that.

CT: Would you say it’s more intimate?

Yeah, but we’ve also had shows at clubs where we had a really good response or all our friends were hanging out and it’s just a good time. It’s just a little bit different. I don’t think we prefer one over the other. I like house shows because we never get to play all ages shows. At house shows, people that can’t get into bars can come see you and enjoy themselves and have a good time.

good and they’re comfortable with what they’re doing to be able to recreate some of these recordings that I like.” Anytime I go watch a band, that’s the first thing I’m looking for: Do they actually sound good? I just want to go see a band really perform their songs well and give you

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The Fremonts, Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $10 Never Let This Go w/ Something Like December and Sunday At Noon, The Rebel Lounge, 7 p.m., $10-$12 Gillwire, Sip Coffee & Beer Garage, 8 p.m., free Flaw w/ Whitney Peyton, Chrysalis, SINSHRIFT, Slor and Dawn Of The Rising, Club Red West Theater, 6:30 p.m., $14-$16 Sage the Gemini, Club Red East Theater, 7 p.m., $18-$20 Ace Frehley w/ Enuff Znuff, Mills End, Color of Chaos and Tricus, Marquee Theatre, 6 p.m., $33.50

Run The Jewels, Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $30 Leopold & His Fiction w/ The Darts, The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Trae The Truth and Wo Nyce 500, Club Red, 9 p.m., $40 Stick Men, Crescent Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $25-$39 There Is Danger w/ Mute Swan and Citrus Clouds, Valley Bar, 7:30 p.m., $5 Cory Wells, 51 West, 6 p.m., $8-$10 Desert Purple and Poptop, The Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $5 Code Orange, Nile Theater, 7 p.m., $13-$15

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JANUARY 30

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Julieta Venegas and Rafa Esparza w/ Treasurefruit, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., sold out George Winston, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., sold out Nocturnal North w/ Sunlaand, Proxy

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JANUARY 31 Mike Doughty, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $20 George Winston, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., sold out Passafire w/ The Hourglass Cats, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $16 Apaches w/ Broken Girls From Affluent Backgrounds, The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $5-$8 The Broken Homes, 51 West, 6:30 p.m., $10 Down By Law, Guilty By Association, Undefined, Becoming Legends and First or Last, Yucca Tap Room, 7:30 p.m., $10-$12

FEBRUARY 1 Devendra Banhart, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $28-$41 July Talk w/ Mona and Little Junior, The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Black Bottom Lighters and DJ Johnny Volume, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $10 Rockin’ Johnny, Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $10 The Body Rampant, 51 West, 6:30 p.m., $10

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The Copper States and The Edisons, Handbook, Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $5-$7 Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $10 Austra, Valley Bar, 8:30 p.m., $20 We Were Stereo, The Sunset ShipDarci Carlson, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., wrecks, Moxiebeat, Sleep Money, D.S. free Yancey, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free

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You may not have a Valentine this year, Aries, but the stars say there is a great deal of extra cheese and Netflix “next episodes” in your future.

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Cancer dudes are all about taking care of their ladies and being overly emotional.

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