Reading Time: 2 minutes Hunting is undoubtedly mankind’s oldest sport.  Because man was dependent upon this skill for food, we have long treasured it.  As civilization grew and animals became domesticated, the physical need for hunting has decreased.  In twenty-first century America, we are no longer dependent upon hunting for food, but nonetheless, hunting is still avidly practiced. There […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Big-budget Utahan Shakespeare can be hard to find north of Cedar City. Yet once again, Salt Lake’s Pioneer Theater Company is proving their worth as a respite from the constant barrage of mid-century comedy and musical theater found in the halls of Utah’s playhouses. Hamlet opened at PTC last Friday. One of Shakespeare’s most famous […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The inevitable cool-down that our state faces in coming weeks and months will likely hinder many people’s will to go camping. So now is the perfect time for you to be out in the forest, mountains and nearby lakes. With the cold, it’s probably not uncommon to wish for the conveniences of home to join […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Many Christian contemporaries recognize the growing need to honor the Earth, and some of them have even included nature in their modern practices of worship. For some non-Christian spiritualists, however, the Earth and nature play a bigger role. “If you take a copy of the Christian Bible and put it out in the wind and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute “Winterizing” is a term generally only associated only with middle-aged homeowners with responsibilities, foresight and plumbing expenses. But even the most transient and delinquent of college students can benefit from a good thoughtful winterizing. 1. Cover the basics: Take care of your car and your home. Check your antifreeze, the treads of your tires and […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes The pair of  bros ahead of us are wearing what look like rotting leis. Weekend parking in Salt Lake City has forced us to park half a mile away from the County Building, in whose yard the more punctual alcoholics are sipping samples of the Beehive State’s finest brews. We’ve been quietly trying to guess […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Let’s face it: this college campus is full to the brim with students who are really good at writing really badly. Now all of you subnormal scribblers can make good of your inadequacy, in Bored to Death’s Worst Opening Paragraph to a Detective Novel Contest. Bored to Death, a recent addition to HBO’s lineup, is […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute This Sunday, rather than waking with despondence and boredom in that little indie heart, awake with glee.  Land of Talk will be playing at Kilby Court on Sept. 26. Hailing from Montreal, this band represents some of the best of the impossibly good Canadian music of the last five years. Their latest effort, Cloak and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The wilderness is a dangerous place, but there are many ways to survive the danger finds you. Everyone whines about how hard survival is, but it’s actually very simple. With a few tips, the average person could survive in the wilderness with little to no physical exertion. These tips are for a multiple person type […]