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Pop Culture Round-Up: Beckham is the Sexiest Man Alive, Zoolander 2 Debuts New Trailer

Pop Culture Round-Up: Beckham is the Sexiest Man Alive, Zoolander 2 Debuts New Trailer

November 20, 2015

Here’s your Daily Utah Chronicle pop culture round-up: for everything you missed this week in pop culture because you were too busy doing things that actually matter, like homework.   People’s...

The Four Most Under-Appreciated Movies of the Last Twenty-Five Years

The Four Most Under-Appreciated Movies of the Last Twenty-Five Years

November 19, 2015

Movies come out every week. Some are received well by the public, win awards and make it onto everyone's movie shelves. But there are also those that simply go unnoticed. This could be due to poor advertising...

The host speaks before an audience at the Wild & Scenic film festival, Wednesday November 18, 2015.

Wild and Scenic Film Festival Celebrates Beauty of Nature, Explores Questions about Environmental Change

By Casey Koldewyn November 19, 2015

Who ever said environmental studies wasn't fun? Many of those who are drawn to it are skilled outdoorsmen, so naturally you'd think the program would be seen as the exciting field it is instead of something...

Get Lost in Literature: Take Time to Explore Eborn Books on Main Street

Get Lost in Literature: Take Time to Explore Eborn Books on Main Street

By Casey Koldewyn November 19, 2015

You don’t have to like used or rare books to like Eborn Books, located at 254 S. Main Street in Salt Lake City, but you do have to have a lot of time on your hands. Packed to the brim with titles from...

Park Cafe Offers a Perfect and Popular Location to Grab Breakfast

Park Cafe Offers a Perfect and Popular Location to Grab Breakfast

November 19, 2015

Walk along the south side of Liberty Park and you’ll see a quaint little restaurant so popular that people gather outside in the cold to wait for a table. This restaurant is Park Cafe, and it’s popular...

Carrie Brownstein Memoir Has Wit, Honesty Portlandia Fans Love

Carrie Brownstein Memoir Has Wit, Honesty “Portlandia” Fans Love

November 18, 2015

I've read a lot of celebrity memoirs in my time. I mean, sure, I've read a lot of other books too — classics, contemporary fiction, piles and piles of picture books and a delightfully but painfully kitschy...

The Departure’s “Gateways” a Fun but Standard Alt Rock EP

November 17, 2015

Contrary to what iTunes and Spotify say, The Departure is not from the UK. There was once a band called The Departure that was from there, but they have broken up and Utah’s very own The Departure now...

Kevin Kirt, the sole owner of The Heavy Metal Shop, inside his store on Friday, Oct 30, 2015. Photo by Chris Ayers.

The Heavy Metal Shop: A Salt Lake City Legend

November 16, 2015

A local Salt Lake City music store that sells exclusively heavy-metal and hard rock music? Sounds like a recipe for financial disaster. But that hasn’t stopped Kevin Kirk, the sole owner of The Heavy...

Turning Empty Wall Space into a Finished Masterpiece

Turning Empty Wall Space into a Finished Masterpiece

November 16, 2015

For the thirtieth time I heard “there’s got to be something for that wall, Ad,” from Kelsie. We had been slumped on the carpet by my bedroom door for a solid hour now, tossing half-assed, Pinterest-painted...

Paint the Party Offers Chance for Students to Let Loose, Create Art

Paint the Party Offers Chance for Students to Let Loose, Create Art

By Casey Koldewyn November 13, 2015

Have you ever looked at a wall, either in your own living space or in someone else's, and desperately wanted, for some strange reason, to paint it? I would bet that at least some of you have had such...