Authors: Parker Scott Mortensen
![Under the Umbrella: Salt Lake’s Queer Little Bookstore](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kaitlyn-mahoney-under-the-umbrella-1024x683.webp)
Under the Umbrella: Salt Lake’s Queer Little Bookstore
Under the Umbrella opened November 15, 2021, 11 months after Kaitlyn Mahoney made it her New Year’s resolution to open a queer bookstore. … read more
![The Babes Are Back In Town: SLC Skate Babes](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/skate-babes-beehive-bike-polo-1024x819.webp)
The Babes Are Back In Town: SLC Skate Babes
SLC Skate Babes meets most Mondays in Salt Lake, inviting anyone and everyone who wants to skate, organize or just hang out. … read more
![Review: HEALTH – DISCO 4 :: PART II](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/health-disco-4-part-II-1-1024x1024.webp)
Review: HEALTH – DISCO 4 :: PART II
DISCO 4 is incredibly welcome after 2019’s Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear, which was excellent, but felt no more transcendent than 2015’s masterful Death Magic. … read more
![Review: Norco](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/still-from-norco-video-game-1024x576.webp)
Review: Norco
Norco, the point-and-click game from Geography of Robots, depicts a southern-gothic reality that tugs at how industry has irrevocably fucked us—and how we find ourselves picking up the pieces. … read more
![Offset and Out of Step: Offset Bier](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/patrick-bourque-conor-brown-offset-bier-1024x682.webp)
Offset and Out of Step: Offset Bier
The pair at Offset Bier make a good team, using Bourque’s brewing expertise and Brown’s knack for branding to create a space that rewards the curious drinker. … read more
![Images of Trust: Maru Quevedo](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/399-Ed-Maru-Quevedo-e1646251250934-1024x638.jpg)
Images of Trust: Maru Quevedo
Maru Quevedo is a self-taught portrait and street photographer in Salt Lake’s bustling art and queer scene whose work shows a desire for emotional connection. … read more
![Jason Rabb: Librarian and Local Music Rabble Rouser](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-SLUG-ED-Jason-Rabb-HUM-BARKIPLE-300-4410-1024x683.jpg)
Jason Rabb: Librarian and Local Music Rabble Rouser
Jason Rabb, a librarian at the 400 S. branch, is leading Local Music Archives into the ears of anyone who wants to listen. … read more
![The Calm Before Adorn: ENSO Piercing & Adornment](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-SLUG-ED-ENSO-Piercing-BARKIPLE-300-3511-1024x683.jpg)
The Calm Before Adorn: ENSO Piercing & Adornment
ENSO Piercing radiates a calm, professional and safe environment perfect for anyone looking to add some sparkle to their aesthetic. … read more
![Material Conditions: The Sculpture of Bea Hurd](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/390-Ed-Kitchen-Set-1024x841.jpg)
Material Conditions: The Sculpture of Bea Hurd
Through reappropriation of an assortment of materials, Bea Hurd creates fascinating sculptures that are loaded with instinctual meaning. … read more
![The Body Abstract: Jill Whit](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/389-Ed-Jill-Whit-1024x682.jpg)
The Body Abstract: Jill Whit
The work of Jill Whit, a tattoo and visual artist (and musician) from downtown SLC, embraces our fleshy vessels as abstract and messy things. … read more