There’s no business like show business – SCERA unveils its 15th Encore Season
As fall begins and the monotony of school sets in, it is time to spice things up and attend a live show at the SCERA in Orem. The 2009-2010 Season…
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Where dream weavers gather – New Noorda Theatre demonstrates that dreams do come true
“We’re going places!” exclaimed James Arrington, chair of the Theatrical Arts department, at the Sept. 11 ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Noorda Theatre. Made possible by a generous gift…
I can has web dominashun?
Oh hai, howz u doin? Has u herd bout teh web siet calld icanhascheezburger.com wif picturez ov kats wif capshuns? In case you didn’t catch that, have you heard about…
Unsolicited dating advice – Escape from the friend zone
“I’m in the friend zone.” These are five of the most loathed words to pass by the lips of singles in Utah Valley. If you are new to the term,…
Adventures in Guilty Pleasure – In defense of Death Cab
Defending a hipster band is a dangerous minefield to navigate. In so doing, I run the risk of looking like a member of the most useless and un-sub subculture since,…
Battles in the park
“A lot of the preparation is a mental thing. I have to just stop and get mentally ready for it and get excited, and that’s a daily thing,” Kelik says….
Where dream weavers gather
New Noorda Theatre demonstrates that dreams do come true “We’re going places!” exclaimed James Arrington, chair of the Theatrical Arts department, at the Sept. 11 ribbon cutting ceremony for the…
The Obama indoctrination
On Sept. 8, President Obama gave a speech before the nation’s K-12 public school students to ring in the new school year on a high note. Or at least he…
‘Equality Utah’ Should Not Support Anti-Discrimination Laws
A Salt Lake City anti-discrimination ordinance carried little or no controversy until the possibility of homosexuals being protected was proposed. Equality Utah (a gay rights advocacy group) and others on…
The Correctionary: How to avoid word murder
This week’s word: “Conservative” The thrust of the idea of conservatism is a reluctance to change the status quo. There is always some kind of relationship between the word conservative…
New Noorda Theatre demonstrates that dreams do come true
“We’re going places!” exclaimed James Arrington, chair of the Theatrical Arts department, at the Sept. 11 ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Noorda Theatre. Made possible by a generous gift from Tye Noorda, the state-of-the-art facility is more than just a performance theater.
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Yes, we all have at least one “junk food” item that we love. Yes, we all say we’re going to not eat sugar for a month or that we’re not going to go over 1,500 calories a day. But let’s face it: Everyone has a sweet tooth. But satisfying such cravings does not have to be as bad as you’d think.
Battles in the park
“A lot of the preparation is a mental thing. I have to just stop and get mentally ready for it and get excited, and that’s a daily thing,” Kelik says. Kelik, who is dressed as a medieval squire, is telling me about his preparation process for battle. The battle he refers to is known as Battleguard (not to be confused with LARP), and is held every Thursday night at North Park in Provo.
Adventures in Guilty Pleasure
Defending a hipster band is a dangerous minefield to navigate. In so doing, I run the risk of looking like a member of the most useless and un-sub subculture since, well, ever. Not only that, but one who is ignorant of one of the cardinal tenets of her kind’s unspoken credo: Thou shalt, with scorn and contempt and overpriced coffee drink in hand, harshly dismiss with a wave of thy many-braceleted wrist every band that is pigeonholed as thy belonging.
Unsolicited dating advice
“I’m in the friend zone.” These are five of the most loathed words to pass by the lips of singles in Utah Valley. If you are new to the term, “friend zone” refers to the point in a relationship where the woman no longer sees the man as a potential suitor, but only views him as a friend (or vice versa).
