Arts + Culture

When you walk into a comedy show, it’s more than just a good time. It’s a real-time conversation about where we are as a country. So how are Phoenix comedians approaching that challenge?

Luis Rivera Figueroa is a post-doctoral fellow at Arizona State University, and he’s written extensively about Bad Bunny. He says it’s important to examine the artist through many lenses: music, ethnicity and gender.

Some Arizona Republican lawmakers want to outlaw drag shows in front of children and make felons of those who not only perform them, but also the parents who allow them to attend.

If you’re looking for something less cutesy to celebrate your own Februalia, Valentine or Galentine’s Day, The Show staff has a few ideas.

Phoenix has a reputation, fair or not, of a boom town where old buildings often get demolished. Hit songs were recorded in midtown decades ago. In the 1960s, that success led to construction of what was once the top studio between Dallas and LA.

An anthology of comics makes the connection between food and sports — specifically within the Latinx community. "From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: A Latinx Comics Anthology" includes comics from many contributors, including Angela Sánchez.

On Sunday night, the Phoenix Boys Choir joined the likes of Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny as Grammy winners. This youth group now has two-Grammy’s under their belt.

And let’s turn now to the state Capitol — where GOP lawmakers are tackling weather modification, chem trails, and the powers of the Democratic Attorney General.

Last year, the city of Phoenix began using art installations to provide heat relief. We’re now learning more about the cooling effects of these structures.

The Chandler International Film Festival closes out this weekend, and one of the films on the docket comes from Arizona native Yvonne Huff Lee. “Ownership” is Lee’s first film as a director — she’s also an actress, and plays the lead role in the film.