Events
Salt Lake Gaming Con: The PC vs. Console Panel –...
From the beginning, I struggled to see the point of this panel. I get that there are different camps of gamers and different platforms catering to those camps, but at the end of the day, we’re all gamers. I expected a degree of elitism to rear its ugly head during the “debate,” and in some ways,
Salt Lake Gaming Con 2015: Wii U Super Smash Bros....
The faint smell of sweat lingered in the air as buttons clicked rapidly and anxious onlookers judged each of the players’ meticulously calculated moves. Six rows of four TV screens spread along the right side of the middle walkway in the main hall of the South Towne Expo Center—tournaments ranged from 2v2 Modern Warfare to
Salt Lake Gaming Con – Day One
Gaming conventions have a subpar record in our backyard. The GEEX expos of 2010-11 felt more like military recruiting grounds with some new tech on display than cons. I attended GEEX in 2011 with the aspiration of winning a Gears of War tournament. Oh, how naive I was. I didn’t expect much of a turnout (and
Damn These Heels Film Festival 2015
The 2015 Damn These Heels Film Festival played at the Utah Film Center from July 10 – 12, featuring independent films that meditate on queerness, love and society. … read more
16th Annual Summer of Death Skate Contest
SLUG held the first contest of the 16th annual Summer of Death skate series on Saturday, June 20, at Banzai Skatepark in Lindon, Utah. Congratulations to Summer of Death 1st Place champion Parley Southworth! Check out Lauren Ashley’s full recap here and a gallery from the event here with photos from SLUG photographers Weston Colton and
16th Annual SLUG Summer of Death Banzai Skatepark
The 16th annual SLUG Summer of Death kicked off the first contest of the year at Banzai Skatepark in Lindon, Utah, on June 20 2015. Banzai offers a unique wood bowl feature to the Northern Utah skate landscape, and it was definitely tested by the rippe … read more
Utah Arts Festival: Fear No Film 2015 – Short Film
The 13th annual Fear No Film Festival is currently underway at the Utah Arts Festival representing filmmakers from Utah and around the world. Fear No Film is a awesome festival bringing to Utah quality short films that most people would never be able to see. … read more
Utah Arts Festival: Fear No Film 2015 – Fears, Passions...
Over the past thirteen years, the Fear No Film program has become a serious opportunity for independent filmmakers to showcase their work. This year, each set of films thematically explores the different impulses that exist within us all, making this set of films especially resonant. … read more
SLUG’s 16th Annual Summer of Death Presented By Monster: Bowl...
Skate decks echoed the sound of claps as they were thumped by contestants and spectators alike, after watching Parley Southworth, 24, complete his winning trick—a truck driver disaster from a waist-high ledge into the bowl. This was the Summer of Death Presented By Monster: Bowl Jam at Banzai, SLUG’s 16th Annual Skate Competition Series in Lindon on Saturday, June 20. … read more
CrucialFest Day Three Recap @ Area 51 and Urban Lounge...
Festivals where there is a large number of bands—with an equally large number of influences and references—causes the brains in most writers to melt out of their noses. … read more