Jeff Goldblum, Elijah Wood, George Takei, and many other celebrities were guests at this year's Phoenix Fan Fusion, the re-branded name for the annual Phoenix Comicon, which has taken place in downtown Phoenix for several years. Other guests at this year's convention included Paul Reubens, Summer Glau, Matthew Lewis, Chris Sarandon, Adam Savage, and Billy Dee Williams, to name a few. Tens of thousands of comic book fans,...

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The first annual Versus Expo took place this past weekend, with video game fans gathering to watch their favorite Twitch streamers, YouTubers, and online personalities compete at various video gaming feats and raise money for charity. The event was created out of the YouTube channel Versus, which is ran and operated by JoshJepson and AttackingTucans, both of whom are Lets Players on YouTube and Twitch. The event featured...

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The 2019 WonderCon, hosted annually in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention, made its triumphant return this past weekend. With tens of thousands of attendees gathering to celebrate nerd culture, superheroes, and see their favorite stars from upcoming film and television shows. Among the film slate this year included a panel for the 20th Century Fox film Dark Phoenix, with the stars of the film gathering to discuss...

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The 25th annual Celebrity Fight Night was held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix this past Saturday, with celebrities gathering to honor special guests and raise money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Among the celebrities in attendance were Chris Tucker, Reba McEntire, Buzz Aldrin, Rita Wilson, Brian McKnight, Lindsay Wagner, Pia Toscano, John O'Hurley, and many others. The event has...

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Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John O. Brennan served as keynote speaker of the 2019 John J. Rhodes Lecture hosted by Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University in Tempe. The event was held at the Tempe Center for the Arts on Thursday evening. Previous lecture speakers in recent years have included Jeffrey Toobin, Jeff Flake and Jon Kyl, among others. Brennan served as...

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Former astronaut Mark Kelly, and husband to former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced his intention to run for the United States Senate this week. Kelly, a Democrat, intends to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Martha McSally who was appointed to the seat by Governor Doug Ducey. Kelly launched his bid at a rally in Tucson, and later held another rally near downtown Phoenix, accompanied by Giffords and brother Scott...

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Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, made an appearance at Arizona State University this week, appearing at a talk titled "From the Ground Up," where he spoke with ASU President Michael Crow about his recent book, as well as speculation that he is planning to run for President of the United States. Schultz has made news by stating that he would consider running as an independent candidate...

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Former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt appeared at the State Capitol on Monday afternoon, in order to support the drought contingency plan that has been put forth by current Arizona Governor Doug Ducey. Babbitt made an appearance at Ducey's State of the Union address as one of Ducey's guests, appearing alongside former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl and former Democratic nominee for Governor in 2014 Fred DuVal. The day also...

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Both U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema and U.S. Senator Martha McSally, as well as Governor Doug Ducey, addressed the 2019 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted at the Arizona Biltmore on Friday. The event serves as a kickoff for the upcoming session at the state legislature, and is held annually by the Arizona Chamber. The event also featured a panel of top legislators, including Arizona Speaker of the House Russell Bowers,...

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