In the middle of her game, pink room lights and headset on, a girl at her computer gets a Discord call. “Ugh,” she says to her friend. “I’m getting a simp call, it’ll be, like, three seconds.” She ...

When UwU Con debuted last fall, the locally produced geek event made a splash. Focused on anime, the three-day extravaganza at Mesa’s Bell Bank Park (now Legacy Park) featured more than 16,000 ...

Metro Phoenix pop-culture event UwU Con is returning this weekend with some major upgrades, including a new venue and more ways to geek out. The three-day anime and animation convention takes place ...