Diversions

‘Fist Fight’ Foul comedy with a small, redeeming bit of drama

Charlie Day is Andy Campbell, a milquetoast English teacher at an underfunded, underachieving, metal-detector-enclosed high school.

Jewish film festival comes to Chandler Harkins

According to the Book of Exodus, after leaving Egypt the Jews spent 40 years in the desert. As of this year, the Greater Phoenix Film Festival is more than half way to the same tenure in this different desert.

Warped Your Records promotes gleeful rock from Chandler and beyond

Last summer, Colin Bauer and his family moved from Pennsylvania to Arizona, but his beloved guitars wouldn’t be arriving for another few months.

1950s-era birth of McDonald’s burger empire shines light on Ray Krock’s successes, foibles

Near the beginning of this chronicle history of the McDonald’s empire, we get a look at the hamburger stand in San Bernardino, Calif., that started the chain.

‘Hidden Figures’ unveils overt segregation rampant in America in the 1950s, ’60s

We tend to think of NASA as part of the “New Frontier” and “Camelot” and the general unembarrassed optimistic idealism we associate, accurately or not, with the late ‘50s and early ‘60s....

What’s Fido thinking? Pet psychic knows

“Did you ever look at her and wonder what she was thinking?”

New Affleck action thriller is not the “Accountant” we’ve all known

There’s a degree of wit simply in naming an action thriller The Accountant.

Teen playwright scores a hit with big stage production

Briana Fleming never planned to be a playwright.
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