Gardner Village

October 13, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Gardner Village is a place where tradition meets charm. Nestled in West Jordan, this village has an old-fashioned feel highlighted by old homes turned into shops, brick-lined paths, and a running river. A historic mill sits in the heart of it all. Gardner Village is named after Archibald Gardner who was one of the early […]

Costume creativity now crowdsourced

October 27, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lee Thomas Lifestyle Editor All Hallow’s Eve is not just an antiquated Christian ritual of remembering lost souls, turned vessel for the terrifying and twisted anymore. Although it’s rooted in the macabre, in recent years it has evolved into a hybrid of its spooky origin and a setting for grown people to dress up in […]

Modern spin on “Bride of Frankenstein” astounds in its twisted beauty

October 13, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Theater department chair and director Chris Clark scores again Lee Thomas Lifestyle Editor Photo by Jaron Hermansen   Sackerson Productions’ experimental new version of “Bride of Frankenstein” is now playing in an unassuming industrial warehouse in Salt Lake City. The play is a bizarre, yet bewitching piece of art that is an excellent example […]

A first Halloween

November 4, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Halloween is an interesting holiday for those who haven’t experienced it before.

Halloween make-up do’s-and-don’t’s

October 17, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Remember the part in Mean Girls when Lindsey Lohan’s character walks into the Halloween party in her dead bride get-up while everyone else was dressed in lingerie and animal ears? That’s what we want to avoid.   It’s easy to get carried away with Halloween makeup and pull out all the stops to look just […]

Haunted Houses and Utah’s moral climate

October 17, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is no swearing allowed inside the Haunted Forest. Or smoking. Or drinking. Lewd behavior of all kinds is frowned upon in both the Haunted Forest and the Psycho Manor.   After all, this is a family establishment. You know, the kind where teenage girls get butchered right in front of you. Where blood-covered hillbillies […]

Forgo the candy and horror films and celebrate a non-traditional Halloween

October 17, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes After gorging on candy intended for trick-or-treaters and watching various slasher movies, a boredom slump may set in. Don’t be alarmed. This is normal after exhausting all the traditional methods of celebrating Halloween.   Luckily, there are a few courses of action that can be taken to ensure that this slump doesn’t damper Halloween entirely. […]

Last-minute costumes

October 17, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s bound to happen. An invitation to a costume party arrives at the last minute and you’re left scrambling to throw together something reminiscent of a costume.   The days of planning out a costume for the entire month of October are over. They are now filled with work schedules, essays and midterm exams. But […]