Salt Lake Metal Bowling League

Salt Lake Metal Bowling League
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Bowling balls hurled with the goal of crushing 10 pins in a clattering of sound—that’s pretty metal. Add the sounds of bands like Grand Magus, Venom and Absu to the denim and leather warriors hurling those balls—that makes bowling pretty damn metal. That’s the goal that Salt Lake City Metal Bowling League creator Melissa Zappa had in mind when she started the league at Bonwood Bowl in mid-October, 2015. … read more

Gallery Stroll: Long Live Art!

Gallery Stroll: Long Live Art!
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The UMFA will be closing their doors on Jan. 18 until Spring of 2017. To kick off this project, the UMFA is hosting a weekend-long celebration entitled Long Live Art! on Jan. 16 and 17. Guests will be allowed to tour the museum and soak in the vastness of the UMFA’s permanent collection with a behind-the-scenes tour. … read more

Review: The Danish Girl

Review: The Danish Girl
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Director Tom Hooper beautifully captures the true story of Einar and Gerda Wegener’s marriage as the former begins to discover and unearth her true identity and the ramifications it has on the couple and their future. … read more

Review: The Revenant

Review: The Revenant
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Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, this tale, inspired by true events, follows fur trapper Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) and his team as they work in treacherous territories to make a living. … read more

Review: Manimal & Automan: The Complete Series

Review: Manimal & Automan: The Complete Series
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Manimal & Automan not just simply old TV shows you can pull up on Netflix and giggle to, this is an actual investment for some lost television that has been unsoiled by the modern advances in special effects and film making. … read more

Review: Wild’s End

Review: Wild’s End
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Wild’s End is very much a take on the classic alien invasion tale War of the Worlds, but with the added twist of the characters being anthropomorphic animal people. … read more

Review: The Mantle

Review: The Mantle
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The Mantle is nothing shy of a continuation of Image Comic’s proud history in new titles. … read more

Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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My first experience in a movie theater was for a screening of Return of the Jedi. The original trilogy regularly played on my television, I wore a different Star Wars shirt to school every day for weeks and obsessively collected the action figures. So, you can imagine my reaction to the first prequel in 1999 as not being favorable, but let’s not get into that. … read more

SLUG Style: Ana Hardy

SLUG Style: Ana Hardy
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Ana Hardy is a digital content intern here at SLUG, and we couldn’t help but notice that every day she walks into the office looking sharp with her sense of retro style. She’s a writer and musician, and always looks like she would fit in with Holly Golightly singing “Moon River” on a fire escape. … read more

Life on the Stage in Utah Comedy: Advice for Aspiring Professional Comedians

Life on the Stage in Utah Comedy: Advice for Aspiring...
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Ask any comedian, and they will tell you that comedy may look easy, but it is actually very hard work. As an entertainment form, it is demanding, time-consuming and it can take years for comedians to develop their talent before they start to see any kind of payoff. … read more