Princess Kennedy: Memories On Main

Princess Kennedy: Memories On Main
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I recently got a documentary from the library titled Salt Lake City in the 1950s. The best part of the doc was the segment on Main Street. I remember hearing stories from my parents and grandparents about the grandeur that was our modest Downtown. … read more

How I Learned To Love My Vasectomy

How I Learned To Love My Vasectomy
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A large group of kids paraded around my house, and in their wake, they left a path of destruction—juice boxes were strewn about, toys littered the yard, and my pleas for compliance were met with the proverbial 5-year-old middle finger. … read more

Hive Mind and the Guest Writers Series: Antennae of the Cultural Vanguard

Hive Mind and the Guest Writers Series: Antennae of the...
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Now in its 20th season, the series brings in a handful of writers from outside of Utah, typically one or two per month throughout the academic year. … read more

Kick-Ass Cosplay in 6 Easy Steps

Kick-Ass Cosplay in 6 Easy Steps
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So, you want to cosplay at Comic Con this year. Awesome! I appreciate anyone who takes the time and effort to go beyond putting on a geek T-shirt and calling it good. I’ve got a couple of tips to help get you started. … read more

Mestizaje en Microcosmos

Mestizaje en Microcosmos
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A December 2013 graduate from the University of Utah in Art History and Latin American Studies, Olmedo-González gravitates toward self-portraiture in fine art. He acknowledges, furthermore, that more pedestrian (nonart) forms of self-portraiture permeate our psyches as digital simulacra via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. … read more

Dear Dickheads – September 2014

Dear Dickheads – September 2014
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I respect your decision to identify as and call yourself a tranny … but … it is not O.K. to lambast other people who take issue with the word as it’s used against them, and it is especially offensive that any person would define someone else’s identity against their own repeated public insistence otherwise. … read more

Product Reviews

Product Reviews

Product reviews for Bern, Chrome Industries, PasteUp, Syck Trix and Copper Urban.  … read more

Video Game Reviews

Video Game Reviews

Video game reviews for Abyss Odyssey, Another World 20th Anniversary Edition, Armillo, Crypt of the NecroDancer, Godfire: Rise Of Prometheus, Magic 2015, Murdered: Soul Suspect, One Piece: Unlimited World Red, Outlast, Squids Odyssey, Transistor, Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Wayward Manor and The Wolf Among Us. … read more

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Book reviews for… 331/3 Beach Boys, Brian’s Search, Darklight, Farscape Vol. 7, 33 1/3 Gang Of Four, J. Dilla’s Donuts, Judge Dress Classic, 33 1/3 Kanye West, The Midnight Rose, Murder Me Dead, Revivial: Vol 1, 33 1/3 Richard Hell, Seconds, Ranpopo Vol 2, The Walking Dead Vol. 21, WonTon Soup and WWE 50. … read more

Beer Reviews

Beer Reviews
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The Bohemian Brewing Company, located in Midvale, Utah, is one of the state’s most unlikely success stories in Utah’s recent beer history. Founded by Czech immigrant Joe Petras in 2001, Bohemian took a big chance on making old-world craft beer styles when the majority of craft beer drinkers were moving toward more hoppy and modern interpretations on English and Belgian styles. Joe’s philosophy was basically to make four beers, but make them well. … read more