Creature Feature: Michael Elliott is a Diamond in the Rough

Creature Feature: Michael Elliott is a Diamond in the Rough
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Over the last year, Elliott has been coordinating the SLC SLAY event—an east coast ball-inspired dance competition. … read more

30-Year Cover Retrospective: 1989-2019

30-Year Cover Retrospective: 1989-2019

In this, our 30th Anniversary Edition’s “30-Year Cover Retrospective,” we’ve selected a cover from each year of the magazine’s existence. … read more

Sundance Film Review: This Is Not Berlin

Sundance Film Review: This Is Not Berlin
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This Is Not Berlin celebrates the (sexual and artistic) counter-cultural liberation that this permutation of the punk scene heralded in the ’80s. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture

Slamdance Film Review: Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from...
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The film is exactly what it markets itself as, an exploration of the manner in which female pop stars are exploited and misrepresented through the media and entertainment industry. … read more

Come Together: The International Tolerance Project

Come Together: The International Tolerance Project
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This January, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts will host The International Tolerance Project: Promoting Through Design in its “ACME Lab” wing of the museum. … read more

Utah’s Filmmaking Future – The Artist Foundry

Utah’s Filmmaking Future – The Artist Foundry
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There’s a communal sense of work that goes into a film, whether it’s a short or feature, and the Artist Foundry is an eclectic mix of all the people who can help make that happen, from actors and writers to video editors and cinematographers. … read more

Changing the Narrative – Diana Whitten of Film Fatales Utah

Changing the Narrative – Diana Whitten of Film Fatales Utah
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Vessel is one part of Whitten’s repertoire as a director, and she is also an influencer within the organization Film Fatales, whose Utah chapter she established. … read more

Alternate Sensations: Stephanie Leaks

Alternate Sensations: Stephanie Leaks
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Earlier this year, Stephanie Leaks identified as an alt-sensory poet, which they describe as an exploration of abstract feelings that’s grounded in physical sensation. … read more

A Peculiar Journal

A Peculiar Journal
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Backed by a Kickstarter campaign, the staff—whom Aaron Gates says they refer to as their “peculiar family”—released their first issue in May of 2015, 80 pages that featured 21 Utah-based LGBTQ+ writers. … read more