Authors: Alton Barnhart
Secondhand Screenings’ Survival Guide
To help you in the rebellion against a certain uprising, this Secondhand Screenings is equipping you with a survival guide of media to help you adapt and persevere. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
Film Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a coming-of-age tale for those still remaining hopeful in such a trying new world. Spider-Man is comic book’s most tragic hero. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
Artspace: Bridging the Gap Between Art and Commuity
Artspace is continuing their practice of bringing art and community together with the reconstruction of the commercial space known as Norbridge Court. … read more
Forty Years of Needle Drops: Celebrating Graywhale
For four decades, Graywhale has been Utah’s one-stop shop to death grip all physical entertainment — vinyl records, cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs and VHS. … read more
Bluff: The Edge of Yesterday and Tomorrow
Placed in the Utah canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau, Bluff is a sparse city enthralled in both history and nature. … read more
Monument Valley: Based on a True Story
Monument Valley is the picture-perfect scenery stripped from the golden age of Western cinema, with colossal sandstone buttes nearly touching the heavens. … read more
Blackjack and Bombs Away: 24 Hours In Wendover
So, I’ll go where the sirens sing, past the salt and straight on ‘til morning to find the micro-Vegas of Wendover and “get outside” for 24 hours. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: July 2026
SLUG is here to help you leave this world behind, as we bring you the best of local music in this edition of Local Music Singles Roundup! … read more
Secondhand Screenings Presents: Guilty Pleasures
For this Secondhand Screenings, we’re looking at the critically-panned / societally-hated black sheep of the entertainment circuit that are some of our writers’ timeless classics. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
What’s In My Closet? With Stevie Shock
An entire house tour was warranted with a six-page spread about Stevie Shock’s artistic background, but I came here to ask one question: “What’s in your closet?” … read more
A Happily Gay Romp to Downtown SLC’s Gay Bars
I ventured back out into SLC nightlife to seek out a spot where you come as you are, where self-acceptance and community are a fruity-kissed cocktail away. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: June 2026
If you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you going to love anyone else? So to express eternal pride, SLUG has got you covered with an overall musical good time. … read more
