Cool Beans

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes With so many cheesy shows making their way to primetime (ie., K-Ville, Cavemen, Bionic Woman), and considering NBC’s Thursday lineup holds the only new shows I watch (My Name Is Earl, The Office), I’m opting for TV on DVD over the most running shows. My nights aren’t being spent watching primetime soap operas like Desperate […]

Halloween Flicks

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you really want to get into the Halloween spirit, then watching a frightening movie is a must. Every Halloween aficionado will tell you this. There really is nothing better than getting those chills up your spine and having a girl (or guy) you fancy cling to you for dear life as you pretend you’re […]

Atmosphere in Salt Lake City

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes The underground urban hip-hop group Atmosphere stopped in Salt Lake City on October 11 and rocked the nightclub In The Venue. They pleased a receptive crowd until the late hours of the night after a handful of opening acts warmed the up the stage for the Minnesota natives. It’s not very often a hip hop […]

Into the great wide open

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minute Now playing the Student Center’s Ragan Theater is professor John Graham’s simply entertaining rendition of Eugene O’Neill’s classic comedy Ah, Wilderness.Ah, Wilderness is the projection of experiences O’Neill wished would’ve taken place in the earlier years of his life-his first love, family conflicts and experiments with rebellion-through the eyes of the lead character, Richard Miller.

A disturbing trend

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lately, there has been a noticeable inclination in the minds of fresh young college students when concerning literature: they are sticking to what’s familiar. It seems that most students can fit into one of three categories: there are those who read only religious compositions, those who read so-called "intellectual" or classical literature, and those who […]

The Directors Series:

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine successfully working with your sibling. Now imagine two siblings whose collaborative efforts rank them among the foremost directors of independent filmmaking. Meet Joel and Ethan Coen. Happening upon the Coens’ films is comparable to finding $10 in an old pair of jeans, or discovering residual Halloween candy that sneaked under the couch while you […]

Royal Palace hosts open mic show

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every first Thursday of the month at the Royal Palace Theater in Spanish Fork (located at 165 N Main St) the "BluesJam" rocks the house. Local blues artists play for a couple hours. And it doesn’t disappoint. The BluesJam has been jamming since December ’99, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. The artists […]

Rocking out for a cause

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes To support the Wheelchair Foundation, a group of local college students held their sixth "Rock the Block" benefit concert and dance party Friday, Sept. 28 in the Reams’s parking lot on University Parkway. DJs Kendall and FUJ donated their time and talents spinning on the main stage to pack the spacious venue, while a slideshow […]