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A ‘New’ Take on Dating for Ex-Mormons

By Arielle Gulley, Arts Writer January 22, 2020

  Within the last five years, being able to swipe left or right on a potential love interest seems to have replaced the stereotypical coffee-shop-meet cute story for thousands of people in our...

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Dine or Dash: Proper Burger

By Weston Wood, Arts Writer January 16, 2020

  Utah is famous for its many local breweries. Utah’s famous craft beer is an art that started as a local-deemed necessity. Utah breweries originally were created by local people trying to maneuver...

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Bowé’s Fashion Favorites of 2019

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer January 8, 2020

  Ugly polos, fanny packs, bucket hats. The fashions of 2019 saw the rise of VSCO girls and e-boys, balanced popularity between cheap thrifting and designer sneakers and waves of retro nostalgia...

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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....

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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...

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October Arts Desk Favorites

Palak Jayswal While summer is my seasonal time to read without the nagging feeling that I could be doing 30 other important tasks, fall and winter are my binge-watching seasons. It's far too easy to...

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Pop-Cultured: A Dark Obsession

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer November 9, 2019

In the darkness of the morning, I roll over and begin scrolling through my phone. As I get ready, the latest Billie Eilish album runs on repeat. I sing along to “Bad Guy” and walk to Trax listening...

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Pop-Cultured: Kylie Jenner’s ‘Rise and Shine’ — Trademark or Bust?

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor November 7, 2019

Unless you have removed yourself from the social internet or exist only in a secluded corner of the digital world, you’ve probably seen some version of the viral video where Kylie Jenner wakes up her...

Guests to Witchfest can meet and greet with the Gardner Village witches, including Lucinda the Witch, pictured here. (Courtesy of Gardner Village)

Exploring Historic Gardner Village at the 19th Annual Witchfest

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer November 2, 2019

The recipe for a perfect Halloween calls for fried green tomatoes, a dash of alpaca kisses, a hundred spools of colorful yarn and an ounce or two of laughter to taste. The witches of the historic Gardner...

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Pop-Cultured: ‘The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star’

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor October 29, 2019

After keeping fans eagerly waiting in anticipation for nearly a year, Shane Dawson has released his new, nine part web series, “The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star.” This is the follow up to Dawson...