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Libraries: We All Know Them, Do We Still Love Them?

By Hailey Edmonds, Arts Writer July 24, 2024

  Are libraries still important? Of course. Are they important in the same way they were 40 years ago? No, not exactly.  Your parents may have told you the old wives' tale of going to the library...

(Street view of the 9th and 9th Book and Music Gallery in Salt Lake City Utah. Photo by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

9th and 9th Book and Music Gallery: Community Comes First

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer July 13, 2024

  Amid the chaos of downtown Salt Lake City on the corner of 9th and 9th, there is calm. In 2020, during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a man named Brandon Anderson made his mark on the...

Weller Book Works (Photo by Jordan Thornblad | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hidden Gems: Novelty Book Stores in Salt Lake City

By Jordan Thornblad and Isra Habib June 26, 2024

  Nestled within the vibrant literary landscape of Salt Lake, a collection of distinctive novelty bookstores offers unique experiences for book enthusiasts. From the hidden treasures of Weller...

The Marissa’s Bookstore in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Marissa’s Books and Gifts was Built for Book Lovers

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer May 25, 2024

  "For the love of reading."  This is the motto behind the locally known bookstore and curiosity shop Marissa’s Books & Gifts which is located in Millcreek, Utah.  The wondrous store...

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BookTok is Keeping Secrets

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer April 27, 2024

  TikTok has become the Gen Z version of a diary, in which the people of the world collectively share their lives. It has become the concert hall for self-expression, where people come to find...

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Letting Women Be Women in Entertainment

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer December 22, 2023

  The arts haven’t always been equal. Gender roles that began with familial standards of men working and women raising children kept women from performing onstage until the 18th century. The...

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Cozy Book Recommendations for Sweater Weather

By Grier Abercrombie, Arts Writer December 19, 2023

  Sweater weather is upon us. Now is the perfect time to get away from the cold Utah weather by escaping into the expansive worlds of fiction. Several genres come to mind when imagining fall...

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December Arts Desk Recommendations

  Happy December y'all, you made it. It's finally getting cold outside so break out those sweaters, ignore your finals for a few hours and curl up with these December recommendations. Films "For...

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Courtesy of Netflix)

‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ is Headed in the Right Direction

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer November 21, 2023

  The film “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” was a landmark film for most people our age. It combined video games, graphic novels and movies in a way that had never been attempted before. Years...

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Unwritten Chapters: Navigating the Controversy of Book Bans

By Eliza Delgado, Arts Editor November 17, 2023

  In 1637 in Quincy, Massachusetts, Thomas Morton’s “New English Canaan” became the first book in the United States to become banned. Since then, book bans have become a growing issue across...