Jamie Peachey

Every stoner's favorite holiday is almost here, so stock up on munchies now before your couch swallows you whole after that mega bong rip.

It might seem 4/20 is a poor excuse to smoke up. Why just smoke on one day a year, right? But the pot holiday seemingly has risen from the ashes of our high school pot-smoking days.

Just look at all the 4/20 parties happening around Phoenix this weekend. Obviously, there's a renaissance going on in the world of weed. In celebration of this fine holiday, we've compiled a list of some of our favorite stoner movie scenes. What's your favorite?

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Frances Hearts Summer Vol. 1

Despite ongoing exclamations of the death of print, some of us, including the folks over at Frances Vintage, remain hopeful.

This summer, Frances owner Georganne Bryant is putting out a printed style guide: Frances Hearts Summer Vol. 1.

"It is kind of crazy making a magazine that will be in print when the trend is digital and much less expensive, but as everyone knows I am very old school," says Bryant.

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With gardening season getting into full swing, Pinterest has exploded with ideas on how to personalize your very own modern provincial urban organic Tuscan-inspired garden (oof). Pinners seem to the think the best way to achieve this is to fill the garden with extraneous weird shit under the guise of decorating.

You know what looks nice in a garden? Plants. Let's try to stick with that in the future. In the meantime, here's a list of some of the worst trends we've seen this season.

"Sculptures"
Pieces of scrap metal you found in the alleyway are not sculptures, and unless that bath tub is functional, we really have no idea what it's doing in your garden.

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Oh, Tumblr, you do so much for us. You make us laugh, you make us smile, and most importantly you get us through the work day. Honestly, procrastination just wouldn't be the same without you, which is why we're giving a shout-out to the 10 funniest Tumblrs right now (because let's face it, the Tumblr lifespan is a short one).

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10. Cholafied

Ever wondered what Steve Urkel might look like with penciled eyebrows and lip liner? What about Clint Eastwood? No? Doesn't matter. This Tumblr is a beautiful Photoshop train wreck that you just can't look away from -- hilarious images of chola-fied celebrities and a couple that are just downright terrifying.

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Is your hair/past full of secrets? Do you wish it/both were? Guess what, wannabe. Nobody cares.

What they do care about, however, is the ultra-fetch new Tumblr Mean Mad Men. It's that thing where the best quotes from Tina Fey's high school comedy Mean Girls are applied to images of AMC's Mad Men crew. The result? Total hilarity.

As if you needed another excuse to stop making out with that hot dog, crisp up some Toaster Strudel, and get amped for Mad Men's season six premiere on April 7, here are the five best plastics-approved mash-ups from MMM, you grotsky little byotch. (For funsies, we'll toss in five Mean Girls lines that are just begging for the Mad Men treatment.)

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- 15 Life Lessons Learned from Lena Dunham's Girls (in GIFs, of Course)

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Melissa Fossum

A small sampling of the brides at the event

Every girl fantasizes about her dream wedding, but her big day is usually full of compromises, thanks to messy logistics and the lack of a prince charming. Weddings are stressful, which makes eloping in Vegas an attractive option, but that still involves buying a dress that gets worn for only a few hours.

Lots of lucky ladies and gentlemen got to live out their bridal fantasies at Arizona Cacophony Society's annual Brides of March pub crawl on Saturday, March 16 and we were there to capture the shenanigans on video.

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Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones

There's a good chance of spotting someone of short stature while out celebrating St. Patrick's Day this weekend, as local bars such as Giligin's in Scottsdale (home to Chuey the Rock 'n' Roll Midget) have a tendency to hire little people to don leprechaun costumes to enliven their parties.

Such roles for those with dwarfism is nothing new, as little people have been used -- and often exploited -- for entertainment value as a sideshow or human oddity for centuries, dating to the days of P.T. Barnum's freak fests and as far back as medieval times.

Many little people believe such things (and the term "midget" itself) are grossly offensive, while others not only have embraced their size but have used it to springboard into success in the entertainment industry, like many of the 11 people making up out list of the world's most famous midgets.

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Wait. You got your Aziz Ansari tix already, right? Good. 'Cause his Buried Alive Tour stops at Comerica Theatre on May 5. Ready for the pre-party? Here it goes: 10 GIFS of our favorite swagtastic comedian, Yeezy sidekick, and Parks and Recreation character. (Deal with it, Swansonians.) That one up there? That's a bonus GIF, from us to you, boo.

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Flickr via Matthew Straubmuller

We salute you, spring breakers. As does Kelly Lewis. The globetrotting travel writer founded Go! Girl Guides to publish guidebooks targeted toward women traveling solo in such places as Thailand and Argentina and share a slew of tips. Que sorpresa, coeds, Lewis and Go! Girl Guides: Mexico author Ellen Guill have a few recommendations for you adventurers heading to Mexico for spring break.

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Benjamin Leatherman

The Icehouse in downtown Phoenix

A garden-variety First Friday art walk is typically fraught with vibrant distractions, lively activity, and even a few hazards along the way (Ever run into those Bible-thumping preachers witnessing on street corners?) as attendees bounce between various galleries and venues. Ditto for its annual three-day counterpart Art Detour, the latest edition of which kicks off this weekend.

Peter Conley, one of the proprietors of The Icehouse, compares such an experience to maneuvering through a miniature golf course writ large, only with fewer windmills and castles. So it seems fitting that the downtown Phoenix venue he oversees will host an equally colorful goofy golf course during Art Detour that utilizes holes designed by local creatives.

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