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Ririe-Woodbury Breaks New Ground: the live creature and ethereal things

Posted on January 31, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Photo: Stuart Ruckman

This piece has truly been a local collaboration, and a chance to create a multi-genre happening that is truly of Salt Lake. … read more

Posted in: Art, Interviews & FeaturesTagged: Ririe-Woodbury

Creature Feature: Brook Neilson (Is Garbage)

Posted on January 31, 2019 (September 5, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Photo: Jennifer Thayn

Brook has spent years working to understand herself and has continually pushed herself to connect with others through her art, the unique way in which she experiences the world. … read more

Posted in: Art and Fashion, FashionTagged: Brook Neilson, creature feature

Sundance Film Review: The Infiltrators

Posted on January 31, 2019 (September 28, 2023) by Asha Pruitt
The Infiltrators | Alex Rivera, Cristina Ibarra | Photo: Lisa Rinzler

The Infiltrators is the stirring documentary cum dramatization about how members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) helped aid in halting various deportations from the U.S. … read more

Posted in: SundanceTagged: Alex Rivera, Cristina Ibarra, Sundance 2019

Peter Murphy featuring David J @ The Depot 01.22

Posted on February 1, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The songs sounded great, and Murphy is in top shape. This wasn’t simply a night of nostalgia. It was vibrant, bold and slightly dangerous. … read more

Posted in: Show ReviewsTagged: David J., Peter Murphy, The Depot

SLUG Style: Julia Freij

Posted on January 28, 2019 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Photo: @Clancycoop

Julia Freij is a writer and film director. She is proud of her Middle Eastern heritage and is self-described as “not as scary as she looks.” … read more

Posted in: Community, Slug StyleTagged: Film Issue, Julia Freij, SLUG style

Robbie Brooks – The Far Side of the Mic

Posted on January 25, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Photo courtesy of Robbie Brooks.

While some people get into comedy for fun, some get into comedy for a career. Brooks  was born for comedy, quite literally. … read more

Posted in: Art, Community, Interviews & FeaturesTagged: Comedy, Robbie Brooks

30-Year Cover Retrospective: 1989-2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 (October 23, 2025) by Asha Pruitt

In this, our 30th Anniversary Edition’s “30-Year Cover Retrospective,” we’ve selected a cover from each year of the magazine’s existence. … read more

Posted in: LGBTQ+, SLUGmagTagged: LGBTQ+, SLUG Magazine

Sundance Film Review: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Posted on January 27, 2019 (September 28, 2023) by Asha Pruitt
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am | Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Photo: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

The Pieces I Am crafts a wondrous portrait of Morrison that is both intimate and reverent. … read more

Posted in: SundanceTagged: Sundance 2019, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Slamdance Film Review: Behind the Bullet

Posted on January 25, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Behind The Bullet | Heidi Yewman | Photos courtesy of Big TIme PR

Behind the Bullet tells the stories of Christen McGinnes, Will Little, Kevin Leonard and Taylor Dwyer, four people who, throughout the film, tell us how they have lived with the consequences after pulling the trigger. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Heidi Yewman, Slamdance 2019

Hurting and Healing: An interview with Le Butcherettes’ Teri Gender Bender

Posted on January 25, 2019 (September 30, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Le Butcherettes band members pose in nature

Teri Gender Bender spoke with me on a lazy afternoon about such topics as: her band, Le Butcherettes and their phenomenal new album bi/MENTAL. … read more

Posted in: Music InterviewsTagged: Le Butcherettes, Teri Gender Bender

Sundance Film Review: This Is Not Berlin

Posted on January 30, 2019 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
This is not Berlin | Hari Sama | Photo: Alfredo Altamirano

This Is Not Berlin celebrates the (sexual and artistic) counter-cultural liberation that this permutation of the punk scene heralded in the ’80s. … read more

Posted in: LGBTQ+, SundanceTagged: Hari Sama, LGBTQ+, Sundance 2019

Slamdance Film Review: Happy Face

Posted on January 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Happy Face | Alexandre Franchi | Photos courtesy of Big Time PR

In a disorienting evolution, the film Happy Face is a piece that explores abandonment, fear and the interplay between society and self-worth. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Alexandre Franchi, Slamdance 2019
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