September 2018
About the Cover: For our Local Food Issue, artist Trent Call/SLUG honor the late Anthony Bourdain, SLUG’s hands-down favorite anti-celebrity chef. Call’s illustration recalls Bourdain taking us along on his sojourns, communing with people across the globe through a passion for food. Read James Bennett’s Bourdain tribute (pg. 10), and for more of Call’s work, visit trentcall.com.
Skate Photo Feature: Colin Sheffield
Unexpected tricks by unexpected people are the best. I had just met Colin about 45 minutes before shooting this photo. I went out to shoot with someone else, and Colin was skating with him. … read more
Local Music Reviews September 2018
September reviews of local artists including Picnics at Soap Rock, teenage sport, V A L E and more as the month goes on. … read more
National Music Reviews September 2018
September reviews of releases from artists like Spiritualized, Mogwai and more throughout the month. … read more
Crucial Comix: By Ricky Vigil
“Sometimes it’s hard to remember that we were once cool. Responsibility gets in the way of rock n’ roll.” … read more
Film Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians is based on a bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan. Native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is dating Singaporean Nick Young (Henry Golding), having no clue about how loaded his family really is. … read more
Film Review: The Meg
There is nothing worth remembering in this disaster of an action flick, but I don’t think anyone is walking into the theater expecting much more than a Jason Statham movie. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Parker Scott Mortensen
Parker Scott Mortensen joined the SLUG copy editing team in 2016 and became a contributing writer in 2017. Of copy editing, they say, “I love getting to read copy while listening to music and weighing in on odd grammar questions.” … read more
