The Geometry of Pheonix & Stagg: Pour-Over Coffee with St. Anthony Industries & Fellow Products

The Geometry of Pheonix & Stagg: Pour-Over Coffee with St....
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I’ve long fantasized about making my own pour-overs at home, and St. Anthony Industries piqued my interest as a localized option to make this foray, outfitting me with the Phoenix70, a box of Perfect Paper Filters and a Filibuster Decanter, all of which St. Anthony designs and sells. … read more

Movie Review: Gimme Danger

Movie Review: Gimme Danger
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Director Jim Jarmusch’s Iggy Pop & The Stooges documentary is a straightforward history of the band throughout the film’s two-hour duration—and that’s all it needs to be. … read more

Songs of the Cross: Guillermo Galindo’s Border-Healing Ritual

Songs of the Cross: Guillermo Galindo’s Border-Healing Ritual
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Creating and playing musical instruments he creates from the U.S.-Mexico border, Guillermo Galindo seeks to cure the “wounds of immigration” and to transition our focus from the politics and numbers to the human beings therein. Bordercantos.com hosts videos of Galindo performing instruments such as the “Piñata de cartuchos,” a metal piñata draped with a net of bullet shells with a core in the shape of a soccer ball. Learn more about his musical creations and social justice in his interview feature. … read more

CONTRIBUTOR LIMELIGHT: Alexander Ortega – Editor

CONTRIBUTOR LIMELIGHT: Alexander Ortega – Editor
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Since 2010, Alexander Ortega has risen through SLUG’s ranks, assuming the titles of Contributor Writer, Senior Staff Writer, Copy Editor, Junior Editor, Editorial Assistant, Managing Editor and now Editor. … read more

Review: The Lobster

Review: The Lobster
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The Lobster is an Orwellian black comedy, and Lanthimos’ capacity for dystopia seems boundless. … read more

Local Reviews: Philosofist

Local Reviews: Philosofist
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Holy bajoley, Batman, this really is a knuckle sandwich. As they hint with their very name, Philosofist deftly combines thoughtful musicianship with execution that gets my body swaying and hand-fists punching. Each track in Obstruction Of Moustache stands by itself as its own work of art, starkly different from its siblings.  … read more

Local Reviews: The Hung Ups

Local Reviews: The Hung Ups
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(First and foremost, I need to apologize to The Hung Ups for not getting to this album in time: I’ve played with these guys and they’re fucking awesome. Hands down, they deliver pissy-yet-poppy punk rock that’s in your face with no compromises. All these members have been in the Salt Lake/Utah scene for years now, and they really know how to fuck shit up. Sorry guys, have a round on me. On to the review.) The Hung Ups’ self-titled release hearkens back to the simple pop punk stylings of The Descendents with songs dealing with skating, girls and all-American pizza pies. … read more

Local Reviews: Tough Tittie

Local Reviews: Tough Tittie
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Tough Tittie are hitting us with a five-song EP plus the entire album Pink Roid Rage all on one disc. From the first track on the Stomach Transplant portion, “The Introducer,” Tough Tittie takes the goofiness of the Weirdos and reformulates it into a bar-band punk style.  … read more

Sundance Film Review: The Land of the Enlightened

Sundance Film Review: The Land of the Enlightened
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Shot on 16-mm. film, The Land of the Enlightened vibrantly fuses documentary filmmaking with fictive storytelling dynamics. The film illuminates the lifestyles of a handful Afghans amid continued U.S. occupation, and also examines the feelings and tensions of sustained U.S. presence in the country. What’s more, this film treats its viewers to the stunning natural beauty of Afghanistan. … read more

Sundance Film Review: The Lobster

Sundance Film Review: The Lobster
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In a dystopian future, David must find a partner in 45 days, or else he will be transformed into an animal of his choice. Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster bears witness to the process by which David seeks a mate against this impending consequence. Mind-warping twists abound in this film—The Lobster does not disappoint. … read more