December 2018
ABOUT THE COVER: Intangibles and the impossible become veritably real through literature, reading and writing. For our second Local Literary Issue, David Habben (Habbenink) captures the physical, gestural and conceptual in-betweens of this figure’s act of reading—an imprint of how we assemble words in our psyches. Find more of Habben’s work at habbenink.com.
Local Review: Hot House West – Django in Orbit
Hot House West = Pokey Lafarge + Rhythm Future Quartet + The Fat Babies … read more
New Year’s Eve Party in SLC: Bar X or Beer...
Looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve? Bar X and Beer Bar will each be hosting NYE parties—no need to choose, you can go to both! Join this guy December 31st, from 8 p.m.–1 a.m at Beer Bar and from 10 p.m.–1 a.m. at Bar X. … read more
SLUG Style: Rebecca Baker
Rebecca Baker is a librarian and grad student. She is a paper and print maker, and has her own zine called That Smarts. … read more
Art | Art and Fashion | Community | Fashion | Slug Style
Localized: The Wake of An Arsonist
The Wake of An Arsonist are coming up as one of Salt Lake City’s heaviest and most pulverizing bands this side of the millennium. … read more
Postcards From London by Lynn Kilpatrick
These micro-essays are part of a longer series, “Postcards from London,” which Lynn Kilpatrick wrote after taking students on a Study Abroad class to London where she stayed at a hostel on Cromwell Road in Kensington. … read more
Snap, Crackle, Popping at Fireside on Regent
Well done, Fireside. You have paired yourself nicely with bringing big city, Broadway-style show dining to life in Salt Lake City in a low-key yet sophisticated atmosphere. … read more
Heavy Lifting: Works by Molly Morin
Molly Morin’s works are grounded in the sport and spirit of weightlifting but suspended in the relevance of humans maneuvering through their internalized circuitry. … read more
Moving Past Metaphor: LITerally Podcast
In the years since LITerally’s first episode, Johnstun’s goal of breaching the isolating nature of literature publication has blossomed in unprecedented ways. … read more
Localized: Hemwick
Because Utah has such a robust heavy-music scene, Hemwick wanted to do something special within their songwriting processes to stand out among the rest. “There are no tricks and gizmos,” Baird says. “It’s pure passion.” … read more
What the Tuck?: Tucker White of Chthonic Releases a Book!
The aim for Tucker White is not to become the traditional sense of a “writer,” but to sit down and unveil the story hidden in the nooks and crannies of his subconscious by writing through improvisation. … read more
A Peculiar Journal
Backed by a Kickstarter campaign, the staff—whom Aaron Gates says they refer to as their “peculiar family”—released their first issue in May of 2015, 80 pages that featured 21 Utah-based LGBTQ+ writers. … read more
The Bee: True Stories From the Hive
The Bee is a story slam that has joined storytellers together for workshops, curated shows and “lovingly” competitive storytelling since 2014. … read more
