Film Review: Justice League

Film Review: Justice League
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While the majority of critics across the globe have been quite harsh with DC’s cinematic interpretations of their comic book–superhero films, this critic found them to be more enjoyable than not. … read more

Film Review: Coco

Film Review: Coco
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Rather than waiting till the end I’m going to go ahead and get it out of the way: Coco is by far the greatest animated movie of 2017. … read more

A Story’s Mask: Enter the Inner Workings of Michael Mejia’s Tokyo

A Story’s Mask: Enter the Inner Workings of Michael Mejia’s...
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Tokyo is rewarding and responsible in that its form is all about process and awareness—of readership, authorship and culture. … read more

Paisley Rekdal: Mapping Literary Utah

Paisley Rekdal: Mapping Literary Utah
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Paisley Rekdal, creator of Mapping SLC and Utah’s current Poet Laureate, is in many ways a gatekeeper between literature and gripping relics of time. … read more

Review: Hold Still

Review: Hold Still
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A lifestyle photographer with ample talented musician friends, Jenna Putnam often finds herself snapping shots of bands mid-tour or behind the scenes, along with the occasional performance picture. … read more

Film Review: Lady Bird

Film Review: Lady Bird
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Lady Bird careens and dives into heartbreak and disappointment. She also picks herself up, sometimes with grace, sometimes without, and forges on. … read more

Jai Hamid Bashir: A Knife Delivers Us from Tenderness

Jai Hamid Bashir: A Knife Delivers Us from Tenderness

Jai Hamid Bashir is a Pakistani-American teacher, creator and writer based out of Salt Lake City. You can find more of her work and musings at jaihamidbashir.com. … read more

Inhale, Exhale: Swen of the Wirble

Inhale, Exhale: Swen of the Wirble
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Swen of the Wirble is designed to invoke awareness not only of the reality of natural disasters but also of personal disasters. … read more

Sound, Symbolism & Meter: Utah Poetry – PoetFlow

Sound, Symbolism & Meter: Utah Poetry – PoetFlow
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In the past two years, many have found in PoetFlow a safe haven: a place to share intimate things in a public setting as a kind of therapy. … read more

RJ Walker: Helping the Youth Find Their Voice

RJ Walker: Helping the Youth Find Their Voice
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RJ Walker says that bringing slam poets to schools helps to actively engage kids’ interests—especially when introducing street-level poets, whom they can identify with. … read more

Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Xanathar’s Guide to Everything

Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
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Xanathar’s Guide simply helps to blur the lines a bit and gives a great selection of something I value most at the table: player choice. … read more

Creature Feature: Aphrodeity

Creature Feature: Aphrodeity
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Aphrodeity (or Ryan Flowers) is a sweet, sensual, seductive siren who lures unsuspecting victims in with her charm, wit and sex appeal. … read more