Authors: Alton Barnhart
Cottonwood Crawl: Two Dudes with a few Brew Reviews
On Wasatch Boulevard, a new crawl beckons any soul that tempts a bit of amber. The Cottonwood Crawl: eight bars, three miles and a sip from each stop. … read more
Slinging’ Hooch: My 9-5 at the State-Owned Liquor Store
I thought working at a liquor store was bottom of the barrel. Although I did see my fair share of peaked personalities, the job itself wasn’t half bad. … read more
Screenings So Bad: A Secondhand Screenings Special
In this special edition of Secondhand Screenings, we indulged in media so deplorable that it nearly killed us. This is Screenings So Bad! … read more
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Salted & Pickled Salt Lake Specimens: Y2K Edition
Buckle up, readers! Associate Editor Alton Barnhart is rolling back the clock to the 2000s and bringing back some rather bizarre friends. … read more
The Sundance Animated Short Film Program Is Wacky, Wild and...
The animated shorts are a mixed bag of good cinema. They can be kid-friendly, arthouse mental, terrifyingly hostile or eye-openingly provocative. … read more
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Visualize Analog Freedom and Recklessness with The Best Summer
It was seeing The Best Summer at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival that made me wind back those memories like pressing the playback button. … read more
Film | Film Reviews | Sundance
Top Five Album Revisits That Kept Me Grounded in 2025
Boy, what a scorched wreckage this year has left us in, huh? Between heartbreaks and headaches, the rocky road through 2025 has finally reached the edge. … read more
The Shitheads: A Stoner Comedy for Desperate Times
The comedy genre is dying and humanity’s sense of humor is going down with it. The Shitheads might not be a cult classic, but it’s what we need right now. … read more
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Antiheroine: The Recovery of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Favorite “Trainwreck”
Courtney Love has always been a controversial archetype with her in-your-face attitude. Antiherione shows her candy-coated exterior melts with conflictions. … read more
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My Worries Remain After Watching The AI Doc: Or How...
In the cultural battle of promise versus peril, let The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist become your survival handbook for such uncertainty. … read more
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Talking To Myself: An Interview With a Ventriloquist… Dummy
Ventriloquism involving uncanny, humanoid Howdy Doo is a craft blessed by trial and error, and someone who wants instant results will be gravely disappointed. … read more
