Review: Men Explain Things To Me

Review: Men Explain Things To Me
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Men Explain Things to Me is a tribute to the women who came before; the women still going; and the women who will come after, for whom we struggle, and who will continue the struggle. … read more

Review: Palate Polish

Review: Palate Polish
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Portland-based Palate Polish has the whole package: Their nail polishes are all handcrafted in small batches, vegan and 5-free—meaning that they don’t contain toxic chemicals like formaldehyde or toluene. … read more

Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq: This Is An Emergency

Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq: This Is An Emergency
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Chi-Raq, Spike Lee’s latest satire-meets-agitprop, is incendiary, uneven and heavy-handed with the polemics, musical cuts and rhythm-centric dialogue. It’s also the most electrifying that we’ve seen from Lee in the past decade. … read more

Top 5 Art Albums That Should Be Sold At The God Hates Robots Gallery

Top 5 Art Albums That Should Be Sold At The...
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God Hates Robots opened their doors this year, and this is an appeal to hang these art albums on its walls. These art albums paved new ground in 2015. … read more

Angel Olsen with Lionlimb @ Urban Lounge 10.14

Angel Olsen with Lionlimb @ Urban Lounge 10.14
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I remember the way Angel Olsen’s songs steeped into the air, lingering, leaving me dazed for hours. … read more

Tina Misrachi Martin: Alberto, Frida y Galería Misrachi

Tina Misrachi Martin: Alberto, Frida y Galería Misrachi
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By the 1930s and ‘40s, following an artistic revolution and the peak of the Mural Renaissance, Mexico City had flourished into a thriving meeting-place of culture. … read more

The Art of Safe Sex: Planned Parenthood

The Art of Safe Sex: Planned Parenthood
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There’s been ample precedent for an art-and–Planned Parenthood alliance, what with runway shows featuring dresses fashioned out of condoms, IUDs-turned-jewelry and condom packages touting designs by famous artists. This month, the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah is forging its own art-making, action-taking collaboration for its upcoming signature fundraising event: The Art of Safe Sex. The

Go, Find and Make Your Own Friends: Brian Bress @ UMFA

Go, Find and Make Your Own Friends: Brian Bress @...
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Brian Bress’ work is characterized, literally, by a motley squad of imaginative, humanoid figures—friends—crafted out of upholstery foam, clay, paint, found objects and, in some instances, googly eyes. … read more

Mudson Leaps Into Its Fifth Anniversary Season

Mudson Leaps Into Its Fifth Anniversary Season
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During Mudson’s final installation at the Masonic Temple, Breeanne Saxton—currently a guest dancer for Ririe-Woodbury through the fall season—performed an in-progress work that dealt with processing a death in her family. By the end of the piece, Saxton folded up small but precious objects into a towel and smashed them. The piece was well received:

SLUG x FYF Fest 2015: Day Two

SLUG x FYF Fest 2015: Day Two
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FYF Day Two was hotter and more crowded than ever, but the highly anticipated and top-notch Sunday lineup kept the momentum going. … read more