Diverse Comics – Something for Everyone in the Utah Stand-Up Scene

Diverse Comics – Something for Everyone in the Utah Stand-Up...
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If you picture legendary comedians, a long list of diverse comics probably comes to mind—both men and women with different styles, stories and from all backgrounds and walks of life. … read more

Rifftrax Live: Miami Connection—Slicing and Dicing, Everywhere But Miami

Rifftrax Live: Miami Connection—Slicing and Dicing, Everywhere But Miami
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The best moment during Rifftrax was watching the character Jim receive a letter in the mail that his long lost father had been found. … read more

The Bride of Frankenstein: An Adaptation by Sackerson Productions

The Bride of Frankenstein: An Adaptation by Sackerson Productions
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As a long-time lover of Frankenstein and classic horror, I was pretty skeptical about how The Bride Of Frankenstein would turn out. … read more

SLUG Style: Spencer Daley and Rachel Urban

SLUG Style: Spencer Daley and Rachel Urban
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Spencer Daley started Daley’s along with Rachel Urban at only 20 years old after being inspired by the clothing stores in Brighton, England and wanting to bring something similar to Sugarhouse. … read more

The Art of Safe Sex: Planned Parenthood

The Art of Safe Sex: Planned Parenthood
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There’s been ample precedent for an art-and–Planned Parenthood alliance, what with runway shows featuring dresses fashioned out of condoms, IUDs-turned-jewelry and condom packages touting designs by famous artists. This month, the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah is forging its own art-making, action-taking collaboration for its upcoming signature fundraising event: The Art of Safe Sex. The

Familia: An Interview with Ella Mendoza

Familia: An Interview with Ella Mendoza
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In the past couple of years, Utah has incubated many fantastic local organizations that help Utah residents in various ways, but few are quite as badass as Utah’s Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement. … read more

Melanie Rae Thon: The Landscape of Language

Melanie Rae Thon: The Landscape of Language
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Imaginative experience is a tenet of author Melanie Rae Thon’s written work, which examines the subtle, complicated and profound beauties of life through animated, lyrical storytelling. As a professor of Creative Writing and Environmental Humanities at the University of Utah and an author of four novels and three short story collections, Thon has committed her

Mike Brown: How I Broke into the Wild World of Mormon Fashion

Mike Brown: How I Broke into the Wild World of...
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My friend Laura Kiechle always seems to be happy about her job. Me, on the other hand, I almost always hate my jobs. I think it’s natural to always hate your job because if you don’t, how do you enjoy your time off? People who love their jobs must hate their days off. I, on

Tusk Sculpture: A Welcome Challenge

Tusk Sculpture: A Welcome Challenge
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Currently, Tusk Sculpture is winding up the finer details on Kesler’s most massive sculpture to date: mother and calf humpback whales, both built to scale and clocking in at 50 feet long and 20 feet long, respectively. … read more

Gallery Stroll: Ghouls and Gore Galore

Gallery Stroll: Ghouls and Gore Galore
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October is one of my favorite months—the change in season brings cool temperatures, autumn colors and the most imaginative holiday North America celebrates: Halloween! It’s a holiday that embraces the human psyche, with all its hopes, fears, fantasies and cravings, and it’s a natural muse for artists—hence why October’s Gallery Stroll is not to miss.

Aaron Wallis Street Bible

Aaron Wallis Street Bible
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Aaron Wallis honors socially defined criminal titans such as the Black Panther leaders, rappers and cultural icons as neatly block print/screen print/intaglio-designed images that elicit one to question our beliefs about the corruption of our political and religious systems. … read more

Go, Find and Make Your Own Friends: Brian Bress @ UMFA

Go, Find and Make Your Own Friends: Brian Bress @...
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Brian Bress’ work is characterized, literally, by a motley squad of imaginative, humanoid figures—friends—crafted out of upholstery foam, clay, paint, found objects and, in some instances, googly eyes. … read more