After a decade of being an institution of culture and music on Provo’s University Avenue, Muse Music shut up shop earlier this year and has reopened a few blocks southwest—on Provo’s resurgent Center Street. … read more
Muse Music: A New Muse
Melanie Rae Thon: The Landscape of Language
Imaginative experience is a tenet of author Melanie Rae Thon’s written work, which examines the subtle, complicated and profound beauties of life through animated, lyrical storytelling. As a professor of Creative Writing and Environmental Humanities at the University of Utah and an author of four novels and three short story collections, Thon has committed her
Jed Fuller: A Will and A Way
Looking back at it all and still doing the damn thing, Jed Fuller is just doing what he loves. … read more
SLUG Skate Photo Feature: Jeremy Jones
Excuse me while I wax nostalgic (again). Jeremy Jones and the Dirty Hessian videos were my first exposure to Salt Lake City skateboarding back in the mid-’90s. He was skating fast and jumping down big stairs. The ollie over the double set rail … huge. I don’t remember if he even landed it, but it
Kenny Tadrzynski
Homage to Kenny Tadrzynski’s accomplishments in life seems ill-fitting, as he wasn’t one to boast about his achievements, nor did he ever define himself by them. … read more
Mike Brown: How I Broke into the Wild World of Mormon Fashion
My friend Laura Kiechle always seems to be happy about her job. Me, on the other hand, I almost always hate my jobs. I think it’s natural to always hate your job because if you don’t, how do you enjoy your time off? People who love their jobs must hate their days off. I, on
SLUG BMX Photo Feature: David Pendleton
David Pendleton recently moved back to Utah after a stint in Huntington Beach, California. While out in California, Dave managed to take a trip to China with the dudes in the Common Crew, scored an interview for RideBMX.com, and handled filming and editing duties for some well-known names in BMX. Since being back in Utah,
Daredevil: The Show Without Fear
Easily the exception to the typically weak villains of the Marvel cinematic universe, D’Onofrio’s performance in Daredevil is chilling and layered. … read more
Hollywood Kryptonite: The Screening Of “The Death of Superman Lives”
I was, however, disappointed at the fact that they only screened about half The Death of Superman Lives—explaining that they couldn’t have both the entire movie and a Q&A due to scheduling reasons. … read more
SLUG Holiday Comix – October 2015
Gallery Stroll: Ghouls and Gore Galore
October is one of my favorite months—the change in season brings cool temperatures, autumn colors and the most imaginative holiday North America celebrates: Halloween! It’s a holiday that embraces the human psyche, with all its hopes, fears, fantasies and cravings, and it’s a natural muse for artists—hence why October’s Gallery Stroll is not to miss.
The Comics Code: How Psychiatry Almost Ruined Comics
The now-defunct comics code holds a strange and peculiar place in history. I don’t know if everyone would want to be lectured on the past of the Comic book industry, but this was great time diving into some rich comic book history. … read more
