July 2020
About The Cover: For our Amplify Black Voices July cover, Chris Owens has crafted a colorful tribute to the theme. Here, he makes visual the internal beauty of the artistic process, offering a metaphoric distillation of SLC’s excellent Black creative voices. Find more of Owens’ art on Instagram @monkee1895.
Amplifying Black Voices: Terra Flesh
Terra Flesh invigorates the Salt Lake drag scene by intertwining his Black queer identity with his passion for performance. … read more
Amplifying Black Voices: Hippie Culture Clothing Co. – Henry Kemp
Henry Kemp’s clothing line, Hippie Culture Clothing Co., features colorful and unique tie-dyed pieces with a mantra of bringing people together. … read more
Beer of the Month: Honey Cream Ale
Grid City Beer Works’ Honey Cream Ale is an amber-hued, liquefied treat with aromas of citrus, flora, wheat and a solid smell of gourmet, farmers’-market honey sticks. … read more
Amplifying Black Voices: Akouyajohan Clothing – AJ Sopoye
Designer AJ Sopoye’s creates custom clothing pieces that combine vintage cartoons, colorful patterns and contemporary fashion through his brand Akouyajohan. … read more
Outrage as Righteousness in Andrew Alba’s Show Everyone Sucios
Through Everyone Sucios, Andrew Alba uses his painting as a protest, his outrage as a cause and his words to call out racist systems … read more
BMX Photo Feature: Adrian Evans
For this month’s “BMX Photo Feature,” biker Adrian Evans reflects on privilege and progress in society and the BMX community. … read more
Comic: How to Be An Ally During Quarantine
For our Amplify Black Voices issue, the latest SLUG comic finds Ricky Vigil exploring how to be an ally during quarantine. … read more
Journey into a Virtual Fantasy in Laura Hendricks’ SIX MONTH...
Laura Hendricks’ SIX MONTH SUMMER explores the boundary between fantasy and reality in a strangely appropriate virtual exhibit. … read more
Content Shifter: 9 Series to Stream on HBO Max
July’s “Content Shifter” offers up nine series from HBO past and present worth discovering, or revisiting, on HBO Max (or regular ol’ HBO). … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Cobe Harmer
Skateboarder Cobe Harmer reminds us to “set a goal and keep persevering and keep fighting until we reach our goal and we all succeed.” … read more
Contributor Limelight: Chris Owens
This month’s SLUG Contributor Limelight features Chris Owens, a local artist, designer, dancer and this month’s cover artist. … read more
