Genderland offers Utah’s trans youth an outlet
People who think that their high school years comprised the best time of of their lives are subnormal, with maybe a bit of a masochistic streak. Most folks wouldn’t revisit…
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Wolverines, remain calm: The tunnel will be safer than you think
Underground tunnels denote many things, but none of them terribly pleasant. Morlocks live in tunnels. As do Mole People, Lizard People, Crawlers, Sewer Gators, Graboids and Gollum. Also, muggers and…
Utah’s first beer fest: Veritable brew-topia despite rookie mistakes
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 spice must flow?
I returned to the United States after an extended sojourn in the Italian peninsula, and found I had a small quandary on my hands. Namely, pizza just did not taste…
City weekly beer fest: about damn time
While Utah is more famously known as the home of Mormonism, the Sundance Film Festival and Arches National Park, unbeknownst to most outsiders and an appalling number of the state’s…
Green Acres on the Red Planet
Scientists have recently discovered that there could, in fact, be Life on Mars. All David Bowie-related jokes aside, farming on Mars, according to recent studies, is more plausible than previously…
The humane thing to do is cut off their genitals
BYU is home to not only 34,000 students, but also 100 to 200 feral cats. For those of you wondering precisely what the term “feral” means, remember your kitty that…
Provo police officers predictably awful at jokes
If you are reading this and you work for Provo Police Department, here is a list of what is funny: Cats Pratfalls Pies in the face Mistaken identity Observational humor…
Provo city relaxes beer sale laws ever so slightly
Provo is letting its hair down a bit and relaxing its proximity restrictions on off-premises beer retailers. Previously, any PBR peddlers in the city had to keep a robust 500-foot…
The Sloppiest Crusade: Will Arizona’s anti-immigration legislative frenzy spread to Utah?
Some of us thought that Brigham Young’s Avenging Angels were the last bastion of organized vigilantism in the great state of Utah. We harbored romantic images wherein three of Brother…
WHERE HOBOS, HIPSTERS AND ROCK STARS COLLIDE: 2010’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES
Old Man Winter was a particularly intrusive bastard this year. He lingered well into the months we normally call “spring” and generated a very realistic fear that sometime in mid-May…
Lt. Shane Whitaker and The Case of The Farmington Floozy
Know what happens when you don’t read inter-office memos? First of all, you end up being the only schmuck in regular business duds on Hawaiian Friday. But, even worse, you…
Think globally, drink locally
Are you a socially conscious swiller of hooch? Do you dream of a day in which getting nicely blotto will somehow be beneficial for Burma? Do you give giant trash…
Smiley’s Way
No matter how wonderful the art is, the community usually doesn’t care about about some random townie’s work. Why should they? We live in the Interweb Age, where eons of…
Carole King and James Taylor team up for commemorative tour
Folk-rock icons Carole King and James Taylor will be stopping in Utah on their “Troubadour Reunion Tour” on July 15 at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City. Carole King…
