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Triple Art Opening @ Salt Lake Art Center 08.31
On Wednesday, August 31 at the Salt Lake Art Center, art lovers were treated to a triple-opening featuring some incredible artists of different mediums: a sculptured instillation by Jared Clark, a lovely retrospect of the life and work of abstract painter Douglas Snow and the video art of Nikolaj Larsen and Jamie McMurry. … read more
Hot Wheelers vs. The Black Diamond Divas 08.27
Obviously, the girls on the Wasatch Roller Derby Hot Wheleers and The Black Diamond Divas know each other well, and it showed in the play. The bout started at a very quick pace and the score took a long time to climb. … read more
Book Reviews
This month we review The England’s Dreaming Tapes by Jon Savage, the audiobook version of Evolution of a Cro-Magnon by John Joseph, and Rockabilly: The Twang Heard Round the World. … read more
Video Game Reviews
This month, we review Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 and MotorStorm: Apocalypse. … read more
Product Reviews
Products from BoomBotix, Po Campo, Stance, Wrist Picks and Sugar Steak are reviewed. … read more
Wine Reviews
Sneaking their way into the ranks of those who are doing a damn fine job of making this state a little less dry, Kiler Grove Winegrowers has arrived in Salt Lake City. KGW is a small boutique winery, currently specializing in small-batch reds, red blends and a rare white varietal. These low-yield products have had hands-on attention and care, so I am pleased to offer you the line up. … read more
Dear Dickheads – September 2011
SLUG’s readers complain about booze, tattoos and sandwich artistry. We Dickheads set them straight. … read more
Beautiful Godzilla: Street Stereotypes
My strawberry pink cruiser is very obviously feminine—people expect to see a girl straddling its star-embroidered saddle and creamy white fenders. I think my fixie is pretty cute, too, but it’s a fixie: It’s fast, it’s dangerous, it’s more spice than sugar and, apparently, that’s not what some boys in twenty-first century Salt Lake think women should be made of. … read more
Mike Brown: Salty Peaks
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I worked in a snowboard shop. Sometimes I didn’t work very hard, but most of the time I worked harder than a donkey in a coal mine. That could be a really bad analogy, since I don’t know if donkeys were allowed in coal mines, but I like the idea of donkeys wielding pickaxes. This snowboard shop was Salty Peaks. … read more
Mike Brown: Salty Peaks
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I worked in a snowboard shop. Sometimes I didn’t work very hard, but most of the time I worked harder than a donkey in a coal mine. That could be a really bad analogy, since I don’t know if donkeys were allowed in coal mines, but I like the idea of donkeys wielding pickaxes. This snowboard shop was Salty Peaks. … read more