One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Lecture: Marie Gaytan Series 01.15

One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Lecture: Marie Gaytan Series...
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The room was filled with academic types from the U of U and other distinguished-looking people, yet they had jumped on the tequila like it was a frat party on campus when it was actually a swanky private event on South Temple. … read more

Creature Feature: Derek Perry

Creature Feature: Derek Perry
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When one thinks of Salt Lake’s Bad Kids Collective, certain images come to mind—wild, frenetic performances and elaborate, often fantastic costumes. No Bad Kid embodies this lifestyle more than Derek Perry, Salt Lake resident and Club Kid extraordinaire. There’s just one thing that sets Perry apart—he’s never performed onstage. … read more

Movie Reviews

Movie Reviews
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Movie reviews of Annie, The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, Into The Woods, Top Five and Wild.

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January 2015 Television Reviews

January 2015 Television Reviews

Television reviews for The Almighty Johnsons, Cowboy Bebop, Drunk History, The Exes, Gabriel Ihlesias, Hit & Stay, Hot In Cleveland, Jeff Dunham, Looking For Johnny, The Newsroom, Star Trek: The Next: Generation and Transformers: Beast Machines. 

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Winter Hues: January’s Gallery Stroll

Winter Hues: January’s Gallery Stroll
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For January’s Gallery Stroll, go remind yourself that winter is a season and not a state of mind.

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Plated In Gold: The Strongest Man at Sundance

Plated In Gold: The Strongest Man at Sundance
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Beef (Robert “Meatball” Lorie) and Conan (Paul Chamberlain) are best friends who gracelessly and humorously carry out a Don Quixote and Sancho Panza–style journey in The Strongest Man, a 2015 Sundance film in the “NEXT” section. “I think I have a hard time not putting some comedy in there,” says Kenny Riches, the film’s writer and director.

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20 Years of Madness: A Meeting of Minds with Filmmakers Jerry White Jr. and Jeremy Royce

20 Years of Madness: A Meeting of Minds with Filmmakers...
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In the ’90s, a group of friends in Michigan decided to get serious about film and took to their local public-access studio to capture what were then landmark documents in adolescent hijinks. The show, appropriately called 30 Minutes of Madness, aired 13 episodes composed of visually and, at times, conceptually cohesive comedy skits. However, it eventually met its end, and took with it the film aspirations of most of the cast.

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I Am Thor: King of Muscle Rock

I Am Thor: King of Muscle Rock
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Thor is bending steel bars in his teeth, still standing as a testament to the resilient spirit of rock n’ roll.

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Illustrate, Illuminate: [con]text @ UMFA Exhibit

Illustrate, Illuminate: [con]text @ UMFA Exhibit
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Three curators at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts decided to navigate the usage of words and text in art and to showcase the versatility and artistry of language, particularly when it is used in works of art. So, they put together [con]text, an exploration of how visual artists have harnessed the power of language. … read more

SLUG Style: Adam Kaessner

SLUG Style: Adam Kaessner
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“I feel like every day you dress up,” he says. “You are wearing stuff not just for yourself but for other people too. I feel like it’s nice to be comfortable making fun of myself.” … read more