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Fighting Misconceptions: Hilary Madsen and Male Victims
Hilary Madsen is a licensed domestic violence counselor and certified anger management instructor who works with men and women in domestically violent relationships, and specializes in the treatment of trauma and PTSD. Last April, Madsen opened her own private practice (Hope, Health & Healing Counseling Services) because she “continually saw that there were no services for male victims,” she says. … read more
The Zion Curtain Falls Once Again: Brad Collins Returns to...
After ending his radio show Behind the Zion Curtain in 1991 and closing Raunch Records in 1997, Brad Collins became absent in Utah’s punk scene. Other record stores and radio shows carried on the spirit of the store and the show, but both became legendary parts of Utah’s underground lore. When Raunch Records reopened in December 2009, a void left in the Salt Lake punk scene was filled, but many old-school punk rockers still longed for the return of Behind The Zion Curtain. … read more
Game Grid: Utah’s Arcade Exclusive
Upon walking into Game Grid Arcade’s tight phalanx of flickering arcade screens, I felt like I had stepped into the past. Somewhere between the background music and “Game Over” screens, there was a nostalgic reminder of a time when the arcade was still in vogue. “To me, arcades provide a different sort of tactile experience, a physical experience,” says Adam Pratt, who opened the doors to Game Grid in 2008. “In an arcade, you almost feel like you’re sitting in a racing machine of some kind. Or a tank.” … read more
Rejected
Two summers ago, I made a contact at Thrasher Magazine. It was just an email to one of their long-time staff photographers, but it was an in, and I felt like I had found a secret passage to the holy grail. Being the ambitious photo geek that I am, I started shooting as much as I could, sending him all the best sequences I shot, but nothing ever seemed to make the cut. … read more
I AM EQUAL Project: Interview with Matt Spencer
Fashion photographer Matt Spencer is not about to let such a sickness continue without a fight. Together with writer/musician Jason Beckett, he has started the I AM EQUAL Photo Campaign Project. … read more
Salty Peaks’ Eighty Seven Movie Premiere @ Tower Theatre 11.02
On November 2, hundreds of snowboarders and snowboarding fans gathered at the Tower Theatre in Salt Lake City for the long awaited premiere of Salty Peaks’ first, full-length snowboard film titled Eighty Seven. … read more
Shred Film: The Movement
The sheer freedom that sliding down mountainsides covered in a thick blanket of snow provides is unparalleled. However, for those athletes born with disabilities or severely injured later in life, finding that release requires a lot more focus and determination. In The Movement, Directors Greg I. Hamilton and Kurt Miller take the viewer along an emotional road to recovery for several individuals that are overcoming their disabilities to achieve great things. Utah screenings: Nov. 3 @ The Depot and Nov. 5 @ Egyptian Theatre … read more
Video Game Reviews
The good folks at Nintendo rolled their Mario-branded airstream through Salt Lake in September, giving SLUG a chance to preview their tasty offerings for the upcoming holiday season. The trailer was packed with a message of values and love. With a slew of new titles releasing for the Wii, 3DS, DSi and DSi XL, hardcore and casual gamers alike can find a great pile of items to spend their hard-earned cash on. … read more
Book Reviews
This month we review The Art of Lynn M. Carlson: Another Look, The Beginning Of Now: The Work of Jim Williams and Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. … read more
Beer Reviews
If you have noticed, Uinta has recently undergone an entire design change in honor of their 20th anniversary. If you are the Joe who is saying, “Who gives a shit about how pretty it looks, I want my beer,” then you can easily kiss my design-loving ass and enjoy the bonus of this design change: new beers! Now that our chubs have met in the proverbial middle, allow me to present the reviews. … read more