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Theatre: Thanatos and Jesus Mania
Was Jesus the definitive Messiah resurrected as God? Merely a wise (rabbi) teacher and idealist? Ethereal mystic? Bleeding-heart martyr? Myth or man? Fanatical, benevolent megalomaniac? … read more
Comic Reviews: April 1993
Image and Valiant not to mention their dearth of quality material, recently relaunched many of its “mature readers” titles and is releasing new ones under the Vertigo imprint. … read more
Concert Reviews: April 1993
Season To Risk Voodoo Gearshift Green Street February 18 – Bar and Grill From Salt Lake, Green Street opened this show. I can’t say I really enjoyed their set. The music is ok and so are the vocals, but the lyrics seemed repetitive and meaningless. Voodoo Gearshift lifted my spirits to a new low. The
Literature: April 1993
Why is a “graphic novel” being reviewed as a book? Well, for two reasons. First, it’s about time comic books started receiving credit as a legitimate form of art. Second, in this case, the graphic novel in question is a true graphic “novel,” rather than a short story in comic book form. … read more
Movies & Video: April 1993
Simple men say things like “The first beautiful woman I meet, I’m not going to fall in love with. That’ll show her.” … read more
Cover Story: One Eye
The fierceness and rebellion which had marked rock and roll was absent from virtually all radio broadcasts and the “death of rock” was proclaimed by the pop media on both sides of the Atlantic. … read more
Record Reviews: April 1993
Put Touch and Go and their Quarterstick subsidiary at the top of labels to watch for; Salt Lake City exists for them. Go to the show and more bands might realize that this city exists. … read more
Movie Reviews: March 1993
The latest from Hong Kong action maestro Tsui Hark is a beautiful piece of cinema that melds its diverse elements into a lightning-paced costume drama as audacious as it is entertaining. … read more
Art Space: Ballet
What? Ballet dancers in cowboy boots? You’re kidding. … read more
Comic Review: March 1993
Comic books, as a legitimate art form, have been enjoying a renaissance, especially with the development of the so-called “graphic novel.” … read more