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Original cartoon by Rohit Singh

Cryptid of the Week: Skin-Walkers

By Marshall Falkner October 30, 2018

  A coyote howls at the full moon, and something howls back. Something gargled and horrific. A yee naaldlooshii wanders the red rock grasslands and catches the scent of something warm and metallic:...

Original cartoon by Rohit Singh

Cryptid of the Week: El Chupacabra

By Marshall Falkner October 25, 2018

  This week on Cryptid of the Week, we'll be going over the legendary Puerto Rican vampire, the Mexican blood drinker, the terror of livestock: the chupacabra. Last week, we explored lake-dwelling...

Original Cartoon by Rohit Singh

Cryptid of the Week: Nessie and the Lake Dinos

By Marshall Falkner October 19, 2018

  This week: you know them, you love them, they are the least likely to actually exist — it’s the lake monsters! Last week, we talked about the Sasquatch family, and the week before that,...

original illustration by Rohit Singh

Cryptid of the Week: Bigfoot

By Marshall Falkner October 11, 2018

  Welcome to week two of Spooktober: A Cryptid Extravaganza. Last week, we went over the prophet of destruction, The Mothman of Point Pleasant. This week, we go over everyone's favorite jerky...

(Courtesy of Flickr)

Crimson Gaming Celebrates the Release of “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey”

By Marshall Falkner October 9, 2018

  On Oct. 5, Ubisoft teamed up with the University of Utah’s Crimson Gaming club to host an “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey” launch party. There, I played the first two hours of the newest Assassin’s...

Cryptid of the Week: The Mothman

Cryptid of the Week: The Mothman

By Marshall Falkner October 3, 2018

In the spirit of Halloween, I’ll be going over some of the best monsters and unexplained mysteries of our world — more specifically, cryptids — once every week.  The pseudoscience known as cryptozoology...

Photo courtesy Mindy Wilson

Utah Museum of Fine Arts Celebrates Faculty Creativity With Site Lines

By Marshall Falkner September 30, 2018

I went to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts for their public unveiling of the new “Site Lines” exhibit on Sept. 27. This mixed media exhibit from the University of Utah Art Department Faculty has been a...

(Graphic by Hannah Allred | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 27: “Magic for Humans”

By Marshall Falkner September 13, 2018

“Magic For Humans” is hard to describe. It’s like street magic videos a teacher would show in class at the end of the school year mixed with light-hearted information content of the late Anthony...

Console-nation King

Console-nation King

By Marshall Falkner September 11, 2018

Living in the dorms can be boring. When you’re not working or hanging out with friends, you may have nothing to do. If you’re looking to spend some disposable income on video games, well, one, you’re...

DreamWorks is Better than Disney: Change My Mind

DreamWorks is Better than Disney: Change My Mind

By Marshall Falkner September 8, 2018

Warning: this article contains spoilers for DreamWorks films. I want to be very clear right off the bat. I like Dreamworks more than Disney, but that does not mean I think Dreamworks Studios has better...

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