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2016 Damn These Heels Film Reviews
Featuring films like Desde Allá (Lorenzo Vigas), Southwest of Salem (Deborah Esquenazi) and more, the Utah Film Center’s 13th annual Damn These Heels Film Festival continues to celebrate LGBTQ films, filmmakers and narratives. … read more
Damn These Heels Film Review: Southwest of Salem: The Story...
Southwest of Salem tells a shockingly similar tale of a trial that took place in San Antonio back in 1994. Both cases involved four lesbian women of color, and both cases clearly demonstrate how conservative mob mentality can hijack the criminal justice system.
Damn These Heels Film Review: Out Run
Out Run illuminates the complexities of LGBTQ+ lives and identities and how they interact with political movements, cultural norms and global progress toward—or away from—LGBTQ+ equality. … read more
Damn These Heels Film Review: MAJOR!
In her biographical doc, MAJOR!, director Annalise Ophelian celebrates the immense life and history of Miss Major. … read more
Damn These Heels Film Review: AWOL
Star-crossed lovers in rural American towns is something that we’ve seen before, but Shoval’s portrayal of a potential army recruit named Joey and her illicit romance with local housewife Rayna manages to breathe new, melancholy life into the genre. … read more
Eat Drink SLC 2016 @ Tracy Aviary 07.07
Salt Lake City’s second annual Eat Drink SLC kicked off at the Tracy Aviary on Thursday night as I felt a rush of endorphins take over my body thinking about last year’s incredible experience. This event gathers the best food of the valley as they join forces with domestic winemakers to produce a sold-out event that keeps you coming back for more. … read more
Radical Feminism in Contemporary Art: An Interview with Artist Cori...
Cori Redstone is an L.A. contemporary artist—but her roots are based right here in Utah. Like many Utah children, Redstone was raised in a conservative home that denied her the right to self-expression; however, Redstone did not let that stand in the way of finding her authentic self. … read more
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Mike Brown: Washed-Up Skaters
I come from the days of the early ’90s, when skateboarding was mostly considered petty vandalism and there was no such thing as a skate park. … read more
Beer of the Month: Imperial Pilsner
Imperial Pilsners are another one of those Americanized beers that came about not because of necessity but rather ingenuity. … read more
Ashton Harris: Skate. Eat. Repeat
At the ripe age of 12, Harris started just like the average kid does. “I just saw this kid skating on his driveway,” he says. … read more
SLUG Skate Photo Feature: Isaac Raymond
Isaac Raymond – Bluntslide – SLC, Utah
SLUG BMX Photo feature
Anyone who was involved with the 2000s era of BMX is familiar with the name Mike Szczesny. … read more
