Year: 2015
E3 2015: This Is The End – Day Three
Today was the last day at E3 and I think I finally saw almost everything that they had to offer. I bring home with me fond memories of frantically trying to collect the pins and stickers that Nintendo was handing out, getting hammered on beer with the good folks at Gamechurch, getting treated to a great lunch in the press room, watching live feeds of IGN and Attack Of The Show, and, of course, getting to play all the new video games before you! … read more
Motos in Moab 2015: For the Love of BRAAAP!
Motos In Moab was almost a gigantic failure. The first year motorcycle rally/ride/event/gathering was plagued with problems and hang-ups throughout the entire four day event, including but not limited to: a flood, confrontations with Moab PD, countless broken motorcycles and getting kicked out of a campground. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Julia Sachs
Julia Sachs joined the SLUG team in 2013, and since then, she’s lent her keen eye to SLUG’s Copy Editing Team, delved into the ancient SLUG archives as a Digital Intern and penned her fair share of features as a Senior Staff Writer. Check out her piece on New World Presents (pg. 36)! Sachs has
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
Review: Grand Bavarian
July beers are all about drinkability. Sure, have a big, malty barleywine on occasion, but when the heat is on, your body will quickly split with your mind, and it’s gonna want something a bit more drinkable and hydrating. Damn near every beer style out there has a lighter, quenchable subcategory that will keep
E3 2015: Little Big Con – Day One
While the day zero press conferences make it easy to drool over the pantheon of new and exciting video games will be premiering this year, E3’s real power manifests itself on the exhibition floor. It’s a humbling experience to take control of a fledgling game as its developer looks on like a proud parent, but it’s these surreal moments that truly determine whether an upcoming title will be something special. … read more
Review: Branches and Twigs
If you’re a typical resident of Salt Lake City, or perhaps even just “The West,” there’s a chance that your ancestors aren’t very clear, mentally. Meaning, you can’t say much about your greatgreat-grandparents other than that you have a vague awareness that they belonged to the nomadic, proletariat mass of people who left their homes at some point for greener pastures. … read more
Tastemakers 2015: A Taste of Salt Lake City
Tastemakers, billed as “Utah’s Premier Dining Event,” is an annual event hosted by Salt Lake Magazine featuring tasty bites, beer and wine from popular restaurants in SLC. … read more
E3 2015: Prepare to Party Hard with Dark Souls 3...
The best thing about E3 is that a mind-altering video game experience is always waiting just around the corner. Even when I think that I’ve seen every genre or game mechanic that there is to see, some crazy-ass developer comes up with something that makes me redefine what a video game is. On my second day of E3, I dug deep into the fertile loam of publishers tinyBuild and Bandai Namco to find a lineup of games that tested my boundaries in all the right ways. … read more
Review: 33 1/3: Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack
Ask any gamer what the most iconic piece of music in gaming history is and you’ll probably get one of three answers: Legend Of Zelda, Tetris and Super Mario Bros., with the last one being the first most spoken of. … read more
E3 2015: Old and New Loves – Starfox and Yarny...
I finally made my way out of the west hall today to do some exploring in the south hall. I couldn’t leave the West Hall without finishing up with Nintendo’s biggest games—Starfox Zero and Super Mario Maker. In the South Hall, I found one of the most beautiful platformers I’ve ever seen. … read more
March 2015 Movie Reviews
Movie reviews for Fifty Shades Of Grey, It Follows, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Super Sentai Zyuranger and What We Do In The Shadows.
