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![Margaret Atwood: The Best and Worst of Human Values in a Changing World](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Margret-Atwood.jpg)
Margaret Atwood: The Best and Worst of Human Values in...
Born in Ottawa, Canada in 1939, author Margaret Atwood has spent the majority of her life writing on topics such as feminism, the progress of technology, culture and preserving Earth’s environment. … read more
![Comedy @ The Loft 03.26](/uploads/exclusives/9670-img_20150326_200913-crop-396x288.jpg)
Comedy @ The Loft 03.26
Comedy traveled up North to start the spring in style, bringing five local comics to the top floor of the Ziegfeld Theater—aptly named The Loft—in Ogden as part of a new monthly event. … read more
![Jackson Banks: Keeping It Weird](/uploads/exclusives/9651-11096915_10205586958248889_640254775_n-crop-396x288.jpg)
Jackson Banks: Keeping It Weird
Jackson Banks, the rising star of Utah comedy, is having a pretty awesome month. He just turned the big 2-4, has appeared on numerous comedy stages throughout the state, and walked away with a coveted X96 Radio From Hell Film Festival award. … read more
![loveDANCEmore @ Memorial House 03.22](/uploads/exclusives/9649-dance%20at%20memorial%20house05-crop-396x288.jpg)
loveDANCEmore @ Memorial House 03.22
loveDANCEmore, a series of community events showcasing the dances and dancers of Salt Lake City, staged a one-day performance at the Memorial House. … read more
![The Dark Side of Taboo: “Mystic” by The Bad Kids Collective](/uploads/exclusives/9641-ritual-crop-396x288.jpeg)
The Dark Side of Taboo: “Mystic” by The Bad Kids...
A few people firmly placed themselves in front of the stage and watched three performers of The Bad Kids Collective as they performed various tasks, ranging from making potions to collecting organs from a headless bust—all while completely oblivious to the patient onlookers. … read more
![It’s Always Comedy and Other Funny Opinions @ Keys on Main 02.22](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/its-always-sunny-in-salt-lake-city.jpg)
It’s Always Comedy and Other Funny Opinions @ Keys on...
Two comedy powerhouses married in a glorious ceremony of laughter, tears, and beers on a freezing cold Sunday night at downtown SLC’s Keys on Main. This wasn’t a romantic pairing, but a marriage of two comic geniuses combining their recurring shows into one behemoth of a comedy event. … read more
![Creature Feature: Arousalind](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/arousalind-creature-feature-1-683x1024.jpg)
Creature Feature: Arousalind
Hannah Montgomery, who grew up in Salt Lake City, was introduced to the Bad Kids through her friend and Chalk Garden Co-op coworker Willard Cron. In the spring of 2013, Willard invited Montgomery to a performance by New York–based cabaret singer Joey Arias at Urban Lounge. … read more
![Steve McInelly: All-Around Funny Man](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/comedy-circuit-4-740x740.jpg)
Steve McInelly: All-Around Funny Man
Steve McInelly may look like he’s clean-cut and fresh out of the MTC, but this Utah native has been rocking the SLC and Las Vegas comedy scenes with his irreverent, spot-on delivery for over six years. … read more
![Carleton Bluford: Just Another Mama’s Boy](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9322-IMG_1362.jpg)
Carleton Bluford: Just Another Mama’s Boy
The ancient Greeks had their tales of Apollo and Artemis slaughtering the 14 children of Niobe in defense of their mother’s honor; Hamlet’s relationship with Gertrude has fueled literary discussions for hundreds of years; even Buster Bluth’s fixation on his mother Lucille has been weirding us out since 2003. … read more
![Creature Feature: Lukas Robin Hood](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9238-Creature-Feature_Lukas-Robin-Hood6.jpg)
Creature Feature: Lukas Robin Hood
No, Lukas Robin Hood wasn’t named after that Robin Hood, if that’s what you’re thinking. He’s named after his grandpa, Robin Hood (brother to “Little” John and “Maid” Marian). … read more