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Film Review: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One.

Posted on July 11, 2023 (July 11, 2023) by Alton Barnhart

After reinvigorating the audiences with the exciting Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise has accepted his mission to save us from the box office slump once again. … read more

Film Review: The Black Guelph

Posted on July 10, 2023 (July 10, 2023) by Alton Barnhart

Regardless, call it what you will; I call it a burner flick to throw on the tube when you don’t have the patience to sit through The Departed.

John Connors’ clouds the Emerald Isle in a darker, more spiteful tone in The Black Guelph’s look at Ireland’s decaying underclass. … read more

Nick Bruno and Troy Quane on the Magical Message of Nimona

Posted on July 7, 2023 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Nimona, from directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, is a story of transformation that celebrates finding joy in the most magical beings of all: our true selves. … read more

Local Review: KJ! – 801s Demos

Posted on July 7, 2023 (July 11, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

Lyrically, KJ! brings it with dense bars, catchy, creative choruses and wit—something severely lacking in a majority of rap music these days. … read more

Color the Wasatch: Diversifying Climbing

Posted on July 5, 2023 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Rock climbing is a predominantly white sport that can be intimidating to make your way into. Salt Lake City’s Color the Wasatch hopes to overcome this barrier. … read more

The Great Salt Lake Institute’s Scientific Perseverance

Posted on July 5, 2023 (May 1, 2025) by Alton Barnhart

(L–R) Carly Biedul, Dr. David Parrott and Dr. Bonnie Baxter lead the team at the Great Salt Lake Institute.

GSLI has become the fount of knowledge regarding all things Great Salt Lake as it shrinks and collateral impending crises become increasingly publicized. … read more

Cabernet and Camaraderie: Women’s Wine Hiking Society

Posted on July 5, 2023 (May 21, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Members of the Women’s Wine Hiking Society, including co-founders Cindy Vance and Angelique Fish, gather together for a “Trailblazing Adventure” at the Farmington Creek Trail. Photo: Em Behringer

Utah’s Women’s Wine Hiking Society is empowering women to experience the outdoors one happy hour at a time. … read more

O2 Utah: Improving Air Quality To Improve Quality of Life

Posted on July 5, 2023 (July 4, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

David Garbett of O2 Utah sits at his desk with a laptop in front of him.

O2 Utah is a local environmental nonprofit working to better Utah air quality by endorsing candidates, making donations and campaigning. … read more

Appreciating the Outdoors One Brew at a Time

Posted on July 5, 2023 (July 4, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

An illustration of a large beer in front of a lush valley with rainbow in the background.

These five local breweries emphasize Utah recreation culture by showing support for local, outdoor-centric organizations. … read more

Spring City Plein Air: Painting from Life Outdoors

Posted on July 5, 2023 (July 5, 2023) by Alton Barnhart

Jane Anne Woodhead works on her painting Sanpete Sky, capturing life “out of doors” in the Spring City Plein Air Painting Competition.

Every year, over 100 artists come to the historic, small town of Spring City in Utah to compete in Spring City Arts’ Plein Air Painting Competition. … read more