The Echo

Hard Candy Magazine editors Jessica Pruett and Jessica Duckworth base their publication off of art that is driven by feminist ideals, and equality for women. (photo by Dominic Valente.)

Sweet but tough, Hard Candy unites ASU feminists

ASU students Jessica Pruett and Jessica Duckworth have created a platform that accepts feminist ideas and addresses issues on campus with creativity, collages and expression.

| June 11, 2013

Game of Thrones aired their final episode of the season with a full length finale on HBO (Photo courtesy of HBO Corp.)

'Game of Thrones' ebbs in epic finale

Sunday's "Game of Thrones" finale wrapped up the season while leaving an alarming but hopeful glimpse of what is to come.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | June 11, 2013

Film and media production senior Matt Chesin and junior Brian Kiefling are each bringing a film to the Jerome Film and Music Festival (Photo courtesy of Matt Chesin and Brian Kiefling.)

ASU film students take over Jerome Indie Film and Music Festival

Senior Matt Chesin and Junior Brian Kiefling take films to Jerome Indie Film and Music Festival.

| June 11, 2013

Café Lalibela serves exotic Ethiopian cuisine

Customers can soak in the sights, sounds and smells of Ethiopia without leaving the heart of Tempe.

| June 11, 2013

After surviving a brief, post-second season cancellation, AMC crime drama "The Killing" came back to life Sunday with a two-hour season premiere. The show originally had two seasons. (Photo courtesy of AMC)

'The Killing' slays in return

AMC's "The Killing" is back with a riveting season three premiere after nearly being canceled.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | June 4, 2013

Super Mario World, 1991, Hiroshi Yamauchi, executive producer; Shigeru Miyamoto, producer; Takashi Tezuka, lead director, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo of America, Inc.

Upcoming video game exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum to inspire debate, extend conversation

"The Art of Video Games," a transplant from Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., represents another cultural attraction for downtown residents

By Taylor Costello | June 4, 2013

'Resident Evil: Revelations HD' a step in the right direction

Does Revelations find its port or is it in open water?

By Spencer Fawcett | May 28, 2013

A movie poster for the debut film Inside "Llewyn Davis." (Photo courtesy of Cannes Film Festival)

Hollywood invades Cannes Film Festival

The invitation-only affair brought new material for film connoisseurs and threw American film directors into the limelight.

| May 28, 2013

'Hangover Part III' delivers satisfactory conclusion to comedy trilogy

The Wolfpack returns in a comedy that, despite the odds, sort of works.

By Taylor Costello | May 23, 2013

A piano in the Booher household holds photos and Zach's ashes. (photo by Yvonne Gonzalez)

Booher family organizes concert to benefit scholarship fund

Family and friends came together to organize a benefit concert in honor of Zach Booher, who died during the summer of 2012 in a car accident.

By Yvonne Gonzalez | May 21, 2013

Summer reads to let your mind journey through

Instead of going on a romantic roller coaster, put yourself in the shoes of these three authors and navigate the stories they survived to tell.

By Natalie Miranda | May 21, 2013

Robbie Pfeffer sits on a stoop on 5th Street, what he calls a representative epicenter of local music in downtown Phoenix. Pfeffer has started his own record label, wher ehe plans to sign on bands locally as well as nationally. (Photo by Dominic Valente)

Rubber Brother Records is new face of local punk music

Robbie Pfeffer has done it again. Lead singer of on-the-rise band Playboy Manbaby, Pfeffer is now collaborating with local artists to build a home for a niche, and that niche is oddball punk performance.

| May 21, 2013

'The East' exposes anarchy, looks at corporate America

Director Zal Batmanglij and actress and screenwriter Brit Marling talk living life as a freegan and inspiration behind "The East."

| April 29, 2013

Wayne Higby ceramic exhibit opens at ASU Art Museum

The 60-piece exhibition, “Infinite Place: The Ceramic Art of Wayne Higby,” opened on Saturday and is the first major retrospective to provide an in-depth view of his work.

| April 29, 2013

Top 5 most anticipated games for 2013

With the next generation of consoles peering from behind the corner, it’s hard to remember that the current generation of consoles will still have a great line-up in the future.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 29, 2013

Arizona Bloggers Conference unites the valley's creative force

Phoenix Style Collective brings together Arizona bloggers and entrepreneurs for the Second Annual Arizona Bloggers Conference.

| April 28, 2013

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull speaks about music's evolution

Fans of Jethro Tull have the opportunity to witness band member Ian Anderson showcase the complete “Thick As A Brick” and “Thick As A Brick 2” on July 10 at Phoenix Symphony Hall.

By Lana Rogoff | April 28, 2013

'Arthur Newman' faces its own identity crisis

The characters are likable, and the character development arcs efficiently. But the frustratingly conflicting messages that make the film's characters unknowable eventually wears the movie thin.

By Jeremy Conigliari | April 28, 2013

‘The Big Wedding’ a hysterical take on marriage

With an all-star cast and heavy doses of comic relief, “The Big Wedding” is an entertaining way to temporarily take a break from the woes of finals.

By Lana Rogoff | April 26, 2013

Michael Bay delivers with 'Pain & Gain'

“Pain & Gain” is excessive, ridiculous and glorious.

By Tyler Verti | April 25, 2013

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