‘Green Hornet’: A few super moments but mainly a super disappointment
One of the signs that you’re a true movie star may be when you get cast in a classic role for which you seem...
Ukelele moving up the charts among music aficionados
By Chelsea Martin
An appalling thought it is to imagine a world
without music. While some may argue that
we’d be better off without the distractions
music can...
Jewish film festival in 17th annual run
The word “Greater” in Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival isn’t there for nothing. The event, which runs Feb. 10 through 24, is spread out...
Convergence of milestones again puts popular musician in limelight
Story by Georgia Swing
Photo by Billy Hardiman
Singer-songwriter Walt Richardson looks back at
35 years of entertaining Tempe audiences and
says he feels like he’s just beginning.
For...
‘Hoodwinked Too!’ redux ready for girls (and boys, too)
Made in a less-expensive, not-so-lush form of computer-generated animation, 2005’s Hoodwinked! was a fractured retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood myth. It was...
Book explores womens’ struggles in male-dominant workplace
By Christopher Fiscus
A new book by two Arizona State University professors chronicles the rise of women in America’s newsrooms and lessons about what...
Some sound advice for hot-weather meal prep: Stay cool
In August 2002, when we first moved to the Valley, we had the brilliant, moneysaving idea of keeping our Thermostat set to 90 degrees.
Marvel-ous! Black Panther as good as it gets
Dreamed up by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Black Panther was the first black superhero of any significance, debuting in Fantastic Four in 1966,...
Credits abound for area vocalist as she embraces new roles, challenges
A simple phone conversation with Carter Tholl provides enough proof that she is a talented vocalist.
WATCH: Downtown Chandler widens its appeal to Friday night funlovers
By M.V. Moorhead
Early in the morning these days, or even after dark, it’s comfortable to be outdoors. Sometimes in the middle of the day, clouds pass...