Blemished Buddhist
I’m a bad Buddhist. Let me rephrase that: I’m a bad Buddhist with good intentions. Most of the time. When you, open minded and intelligent reader, picture a Buddhist, what…
Karma & Meg: Making up an identity
April 12, 2010
How to spot a…
How to spot a hipster They deny being a hipster. Hipsters refuse to be labeled as a hipster because being a hipster is suddenly cool and hipsters never want to...
April 19, 2010
Crucial camping tips: A summer under the stars
April 5, 2010
Survival guide
March 29, 2010Most Read
The trick of the fix
October 6, 2009Most anticipated books in 2010
February 22, 2010Unusual and unnerving spots in Utah County
October 27, 2009Tibetan Book of the Living Dead
October 26, 2009Latest Stories
English major who likes math
“I really suck at math… I just hate it with all of my waking conscience.” This quote from a friend of mine could easily be the motto of the English…
Beads, boobs, and booze
As a white chick from Pleasant Grove that grew up Mormon, I knew very little about Mardi Gras. I could spell it, I knew beads were somehow involved, and I…
How not to write a love poem
When Valentine’s Day rolls around, who can actually afford to buy their sweetheart a private jet ride to romantic Paris? Probably not you. As starving college students, we can barely…
Critique of the Week – Coffee Pod and Simple Foods
Hot cocoa practically flows out of the tap here in the Valley. Fruit punch prospers. Foamy root beer flourishes. Looking to get a little crazy? I hear six packs of…
Karma & Meg: The Five Precepts
I was supposed to be a French-speaking guitarist with a love for swimming by December 2009. Instead I was an English-speaking girl with no musical talent whatsoever and who swims…
A no fowl day of thanks
While millions of people across the country will overdose on turkey this Thursday (and continue to OD on leftovers for days after), many other people choose to have a gentler…
O holy day in the valley
While some people (OK, a lot of people) in this county attend various houses of worship (OK, one particular house of worship) each Sunday, other people find that their day…
Four places to find art that aren’t museums
1. Tattoo parlors and tattooed people Tattoos are older than Jesus. They’ve been around for awhile, but tattoos are still controversial at best and condemned at worst. While many disagree…
