Month: December 2013
![The Mysterious Design of Life and Death: A Profile of Isaac Hastings](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6724-Isaac-Hastings-1.jpg)
The Mysterious Design of Life and Death: A Profile of...
Isaac Hastings creates cryptic, carefully designed, line-dominant artwork that conveys both spiritually infused and dream-inspired symbols. His meticulous design is featured on the cover of SLUG this month to honor the magazine’s 300th issue. A self-described “jack of all trades, master of none,” Hastings is humble—he sports a black hoodie, jeans and a beanie during our interview and speaks frankly about his evolution as an artist. … read more
![Skate Photo Feature: Colin Brophy](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6690-wc_ColinBrophy_BackSmith_SLC_0509-CMYK.jpg)
Skate Photo Feature: Colin Brophy
After years of nobody touching this rail, Colin landed a frontside 5-0 and this backside Smith within a week of each other. … read more
![Video Game Reviews](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6715-Beyond.jpg)
Video Game Reviews
Reviews for Battlepillars, Beyond: Two Souls, Dead Trigger 2, Dishonored, Disney Infinity, The Elder Scrolls Anthology, Infinity Blade II, Outlast. Pokémon X and Y, The Silver Gymnasium and Sonic: The Lost World. … read more
![Book Reviews](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6714-incidentalcontact.jpg)
Book Reviews
Reviews for Bellman & Black: A Novel, Diablo III: The Book of Tyrael, Incidential Contact, Leaving Salt Lake City and Torment Saint: The Life of Elliott Smith.
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![Product Reviews](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6716-Crosley.jpg)
Product Reviews
Reviews for Blue Microphone, Chrome Industries, Crosley, Jammypack and Roku. … read more
![Top 5 Movies Of 2013](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6717-IM3.jpg)
Top 5 Movies Of 2013
My father was right. The older you get, the faster time goes. One minute, you’re sneaking into R-rated movies with your buddies, the next, you’re threatening the 13-year-old asshat behind you in the theater for kicking your seat. So much happened these past 12 months, good and bad, it’s hard to know where to begin. As a film critic, it was tough to see one of the most significant icons in my industry pass away this year. Whether or not I agreed with Roger Ebert (it was honestly a coin flip), the man was a spectacular writer and became the face of a profession I truly adore. So, here’s to 2013 (thus far) and to all the thumb ups and downs in every aspect of our lives. … read more
![Book Reviews](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6845-alternative-movie-posters.jpg)
Book Reviews
Book Reviews for Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground , The Mountain: My Time on Everest, Under Your Skin. … read more
![Gallery Stroll: Turning The Corner](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6843-The-Business-of-Decentralization-_detail_-1-1.webp)
Gallery Stroll: Turning The Corner
Utah is home to some amazing contemporary art venues and artists. Take, for example, Central Utah Art Center’s (CUAC) featured artist for the month of January, Steven Stradley. … read more
![Video Game Reviews](/uploads/301/6841-lego%20marvel-crop-396x288.jpg)
Video Game Reviews
Video Game Reviews for Batman: Arkham Origins, Dead Trigger 2, EPOCH .2, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Mario Party: Island Tour, NBA 2K14, Need for Speed: Rivals, Oceanhorn, The Sims 3: Into The Future, Super Mario 3D World, XCOM: Enemy Within, Wii Fit U. … read more
![Beer Reviews](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6840-Fat-Tire-Utah.jpg)
Beer Reviews
For the last decade, I’ve had to listen to people along the Wasatch Front (hell, across the fucking state!) piss and moan that they couldn’t get New Belgium beers in the Beehive State. It was almost as if there was some kind of JFK conspiracy surrounding the demand. … read more