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Bildungsroman: The Trauma of Happy Endings

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer December 28, 2019

  Once — and I say "once" in the liberalist, most distancing, self-deceptive sense, like we don’t still live "once" and that "once" won’t come to bite us in the ass — there was an idealist....

Cereal is no longer an unhealthy bowl of sugar and milk, but a delicious reward that I have earned by being alive. (Design by Ashlyn Cary | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Binge Bytes: ‘Revisionist History’

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer November 26, 2019

  There’s something about the audio quality of podcasts that, for me, makes it feel like we can talk about anything. This conversational feel drives dozens of quirky talk shows that discuss unconventional,...

(Design by Malithi Gunawardena | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reimagining Holidays the Old Way

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer November 21, 2019

  Now that it’s November, we can officially wish each other Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, depending on your take. As we all know, Christmas celebrates the historical birth of Jesus of Nazareth...

(Graphic by Hannah Allred | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

To Binge or Not To Binge Episode 64: ‘Dear White People’

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer November 7, 2019

Deep into the semester, if I have time to breathe, let alone watch Netflix, I’m going to find a good, mind-numbing comedy to massage the brain. Unless I decide to watch a marginalized group of dynamic,...

Meet Salt Lily Magazine

Meet Salt Lily Magazine

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer November 5, 2019

  Tucked away inside the cozy, rain-streaked Coffee Noir grows a bud that doesn’t wait for spring to blossom. Salt Lily Magazine, a pastel pop of floral pictures and prose, just went live online...

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Natural History Museum Highlights Utah Nature in New Exhibit

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer November 5, 2019

Foxes creep behind houses, birds of many species fill the space with their distinct songs, and plants flutter in the wind — everything inside the “Nature All Around Us” exhibit, celebrating 50 years...

Photo by Todd Collins. Courtesy University of Utah Theatre Deparment.

Art vs. The System: The Morality of Bootlegs

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer October 24, 2019

Let’s set the stage: it’s 2019. The musical, “Hamilton,” has long since garnered accolades and publicly denounced Mike Pence. The cast has transformed several times and traveled around the country,...

Protester at the Great March

The Gaza Fights for Freedom: Independent Documentary, Collective Cause

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer October 14, 2019

Lights at the concert blared outside the Union where students flooded into the gates to enjoy a night of music. Unnoticed, though, behind this chaos was a quieter gathering of Salt Lake residents including...

Artist of the Week: Michael Cavanaugh: A Backstage Wizard

Artist of the Week: Michael Cavanaugh: A Backstage Wizard

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer October 2, 2019

  After an early exposure to theatre, and without the draw of the limelight, Michael Cavanaugh, an alum of the University of Utah, found that he had a sense for the backstage life and directing....

ASUU Gets its Freak on with ‘Joker’ Screening

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer September 25, 2019

  Cotton spiderwebs, plastic skeletons and "jump out of your skin" movies. Folks, spooky season is upon us, and the Campus Events Board of the Associated Students of the University of Utah is prepared....