December 2017
When we read, the images that words invoke in our heads reside in in the realm of abstraction. For this Local Literary Issue, artist Christopher Lynn employs his penchant for geometric shapes and a painterly touch of texture to converse in this abstract dimension. Doing so recalls book covers with similar geometric images. Visit christopher-lynn.com for more of his work.
Local Review: Cuddy Corekt – Corekt
Cuddy Corekt = $uicideboy$ + Flatbush Zombies … read more
Local Review: bc.einstein – just for you vol. 2
bc.einstein = Jamie xx + Chrome Sparks + Big Jerm … read more
Local Review: Arath Gonzalez – 0303000
Arath Gonzalez = Yung Lean + Mc Chris + Slug … read more
Local Music Reviews: Columbia Jones – Blue Collar Blues
Columbia Jones = Shakey Graves + Colter Wall … read more
Review: Ed Askew – A Child in the Sun: Radio...
Ed Askew = Bob Dylan + Jefferson Airplane + Beirut … read more
Review: Death of Lovers – The Acrobat
Death of Lovers = Handful of Snowdrops + Ride … read more
Review: Charles Hayward & Thruston Moore – Improvistations
Charles Hayward & Thurston Moore = Ambarchi/O’Rourke/Haino + Sonic Youth … read more
Review: Björk – Utopia
Björk = Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith + Tomutonttu … read more
SLUG Style: Meagan Gonsalves-Vorwald
Meagan Gonsalves-Vorwald is a librarian at the Sweet Library Branch, a literature buff and a self-proclaimed super nerd. … read more
Art | Art and Fashion | Fashion | Slug Style
A Story’s Mask: Enter the Inner Workings of Michael Mejia’s...
Tokyo is rewarding and responsible in that its form is all about process and awareness—of readership, authorship and culture. … read more
Track History, Tell Stories: Michael McLane on Literature, the Environment...
Historically and culturally diverse experiences led McLane to use storytelling and poetry to highlight social justice issues pertaining to “the intersection of human processes and how they’re detrimental to the environment—and to us.” … read more
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
