Changing Space: Modern West’s New Gallery

Changing Space: Modern West’s New Gallery
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Diane Stewart’s and Shalee Cooper’s new vision with Modern West is to expand and shift from being a fine arts gallery to a contemporary one. … read more

SLUG Style: Lois Brady

SLUG Style: Lois Brady
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Lois Brady is an editorial intern here at SLUG Magazine, where she also writes film reviews. … read more

Sundance Film Festival 2019 @ Park City UT 01.25-01.28

Sundance Film Festival 2019 @ Park City UT 01.25-01.28
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Thirty-four years of small-mountain-town, indie film, hustle and bustle continues in streets of Park City, UT during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Attendees arrive by the thousands from all over the globe to see the latest releases in independent film, the talent involved or perhaps  just visiting the beehive state for some shopping and fresh

Sundance Film Review: Tigerland

Sundance Film Review: Tigerland

Tigerland Sundance Film Festival Director: Ross Kauffman In both Eastern and Western imaginations and art, the tiger has always been a symbol of beauty and power. As their numbers dwindle in the wild, many people are moved to help their cause. Tigerland follows two parallel tiger conservation efforts: in far east Russia where Pavel Famenko

Sundance Film Review: Judy and Punch

Sundance Film Review: Judy and Punch

Judy and Punch (Australia) Sundance Film Festival Director: Mirrah Foulkes In 16th century Seaside, a town that is nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy (Mia Wasikowska) and her husband Punch (Damon Herriman) are the main source of entertainment. Their puppet shows require synchronized choreography, but Punch seems to be the one taking all the credit

Sundance Film Review: Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

Sundance Film Review: Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
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This documentary explores (some of) his love of Marianne Ihlen, with whom he was in an open relationship for many years and who is thought of as his muse. … read more

Sundance Film Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Sundance Film Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
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The opening scenes of The Last Black Man in San Francisco were enough to take my breath away. … read more

Sundance Film Review: The Infiltrators

Sundance Film Review: The Infiltrators
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The Infiltrators is the stirring documentary cum dramatization about how members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) helped aid in halting various deportations from the U.S. … read more

Sundance Film Review: Sister Aimee

Sundance Film Review: Sister Aimee

Sister Aimee Sundance Film Festival Director: Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann The story of Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, as told by the film Sister Aimee, claims to have 5 1/2% truth to it. The historically accurate 5 1/2% is this: Sister Aimee was a wildly popular evangelist who founded the Four Square Church in the

Content Shifter: 8 Sober TV Series to Stream

Content Shifter: 8 Sober TV Series to Stream
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Here are eight series that deal with the concept of sobriety to stream in February while sucking down shaky tumblers of club soda. … read more

Gathering Music: The Library’s Process of Preserving Local Histories

Gathering Music: The Library’s Process of Preserving Local Histories
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The SLUG local music archive, along with the Downtown library’s own collection of local music, is now available to the public via the Main Library. … read more

Cities and The Sky – Yang Yongliang’s salt 14

Cities and The Sky – Yang Yongliang’s salt 14
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts exhibition, fully titled salt 14: Yang Yongliang, is a series of six internally lit landscape photographs and one huge 4K video. … read more