Game Reviews – April 2008

Game Reviews – April 2008
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DMC4, Undertow and others are mercilessly scrutinized. … read more

Books Aloud – April 2008

Books Aloud – April 2008

SLUG reviews some deep and meaningful literature. … read more

The Art of the Game: A Profile of Video Games Live with Tommy Tallarico

The Art of the Game: A Profile of Video Games...
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A new era of entertainment was spawned with the invention of Pong, the now world-renowned “tennis simulation” game that featured not only an absolutely breath-taking monochrome color palette, but also a staggering array of two unique sounds. … read more

Mike Brown’s Tattoo Talk

Mike Brown’s Tattoo Talk
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So there was this Tattoo Convention thing a couple weeks ago. I was totally going to go, seeing how I have tattoos and all. I thought it would be cool to see other artists from different parts of the world with their different styles and accents and shit like that.  … read more

The Inversion Trawler: Sci-Fi Man – March 2008

The Inversion Trawler: Sci-Fi Man – March 2008
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Our first knowledge of Sci-Fi man came from Aunt Leona a good while back. She was chattering away to a friend of hers. They were discussing and comparing stories about some “totally creepy wing-nut guy.” … read more

RIP DV8

RIP DV8
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“It’s definitely a burner,” said the Salt Lake City firefighter. He was referring to Club DV8 during a 1995 inspection of the X96 studios located in the adjacent Arrow Press Square. … read more

Radio Silence: KRCL and KCPW are in flux.

Radio Silence: KRCL and KCPW are in flux.
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By now you’ve seen Juno, right? The precious independent film (from the Fox Corporation) that taught America to cheer for a knocked-up teenager (played by a 20-year-old actress) and think more openly about teaching contraception (as in science) in school instead of leaving it up to Jesus (as in fiction)? … read more

The Boy-Legend: Everett Ruess

The Boy-Legend: Everett Ruess
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From the fading black and white photographs, he doesn’t come across as anything extraordinary. Everett Ruess’ soft, rounded face looks younger than his 20 years. He was still a boy when he smiled into the lens or looked off into the red rock horizon, his trusty burro in tow. But the boyish looks belied the intensity of an artistic soul. … read more

Never-Never Land: A Brief Stay in Maui

Never-Never Land: A Brief Stay in Maui
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The chances that I was getting on the plane were looking good as I waited for my name to appear on the “cleared” list … read more