A Peculiar Journal

A Peculiar Journal
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Backed by a Kickstarter campaign, the staff—whom Aaron Gates says they refer to as their “peculiar family”—released their first issue in May of 2015, 80 pages that featured 21 Utah-based LGBTQ+ writers. … read more

Content Shifter: 8 Xmas Excursions

Content Shifter: 8 Xmas Excursions
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Who doesn’t like Christmas? OK, let me rephrase that: Who doesn’t like Christmas as experienced with a steady, carefully—and in some states, legally—maintained buzz throughout the final weeks of the year? Your mumbled approval is noted. … read more

What the Tuck?: Tucker White of Chthonic Releases a Book!

What the Tuck?: Tucker White of Chthonic Releases a Book!
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The aim for Tucker White is not to become the traditional sense of a “writer,” but to sit down and unveil the story hidden in the nooks and crannies of his subconscious by writing through improvisation. … read more

Working to Meet Diverse Community Needs Results in Building a Strong Community

Working to Meet Diverse Community Needs Results in Building a...
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Salt Lake Community College’s Community Writing Center, located in Library Square, has been helping writers of all abilities for 17 years. The CWC provides many services to anyone in the community looking for assistance with whatever writing project they are working on. … read more

Heavy Lifting: Works by Molly Morin

Heavy Lifting: Works by Molly Morin
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Molly Morin’s works are grounded in the sport and spirit of weightlifting but suspended in the relevance of humans maneuvering through their internalized circuitry. … read more

SLUG Style: Melina Zissou

SLUG Style: Melina Zissou
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Melina Zissou is a bartender, traveler and avid reader. She is known as one of the friendliest faces at Twilite Lounge. … read more

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist: One Does Not Simply Wade into Waterdeep

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist: One Does Not Simply Wade into Waterdeep
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I’m always looking for an opportunity to lure tabletop gaming neophytes into the addicting world of chucking dice and chugging carbonated drinks well into the wee hours of the morning. When Waterdeep: Dragon Heist came across my desk, I nearly crit my pants. … read more

Content Shifter: 7 Hitman Hits

Content Shifter: 7 Hitman Hits
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Admit it: You’re dreading the same-old home-for-the-holidays, family Thanksgiving dinner with the same old question, “How’s your job going?” … read more

Pulitzers and You: Imagining a Better Future

Pulitzers and You: Imagining a Better Future
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As opposed to being a chronological presentation or history of the prize, Pulitzer Prize Photographs is a quilt of our best, worst and most mundane moments. Walking through it imparts a sense of human mythology that simply seeing the awarded photographs each year just can’t. … read more

Film Review: Halloween

Film Review: Halloween
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The level of violence that is considered acceptable nowadays has certainly been heightened. If ultraviolent killings make you squeamish, you may want to sit the new Halloween movie out. … read more