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Game Reviews – April 2008
DMC4, Undertow and others are mercilessly scrutinized. … read more
Books Aloud – April 2008
SLUG reviews some deep and meaningful literature. … read more
Product Reviews – March 2008
Goggles, shoes and jackets are reviewed. … read more
The Art of the Game: A Profile of Video Games...
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
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
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
“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.
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
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
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