"Everybody Wants to be Italian" is the mixed-up tale of a Polish fishmonger living and working in Boston's Italian North End who can't get over a relationship that ended eight years ago. Couple that with his Italian coworkers trying to set him up with a lady who they believe is Italian (which in turn convinces him to act and be Italian to impress her) and you can see that multi-ethnic and Freudian humor will be rife

I want a romantic comedy that is both funny and romantic, while avoiding altogether the obligatory stereotypes, the clichés and the predictable plot lines which have been recycled and reshaped for too many years. That's all I want. Can't I have that? Jason Todd Ipson's film "Everybody Wants to Be Italian" makes a noteworthy attempt to give me what I know I can't have, but ends up falling into the unavoidable trap of standard genre filmmaking.

By Trevor Hale, RedEvery once in a while, the stars (and deadlines) will align just right so that a theme is born. That's what happened this week with Red Pulse. With summer ending and fall making an early...

In November 2006, SMITH Magazine8212;an online magazine with the tagline "Everyone has a story"8212;began an ongoing collection of six-word memoirs. People from across the globe send in their condensed life stories, and the results range from a modern sort of haiku, to funny little quips, to miniature philosophies

Images of free speech zones and riot police arresting peaceful demonstrators spilled out of Denver last week in the wake of the Democratic Party's National Convention. It looked as if the days of '68, when protesters and police battled over Chicago for eight days, had returned. Burned cars, smashed glass and spent tear gas canisters littered the streets of Denver at the end of a three-day orgy of violence.

The direction that K-UTE has recently taken seems to encompass more of a lifestyle than just a way to play music and talk shit. The station plans to sponsor a safe sex campaign in the fall, hold an open mic day weekly at the Heritage Center for students to dish out praise or vitriol, and they even want to start an online television station.

The Utah Symphony is opening its 69th season with a bang. On Sept. 12 at 8 p.m., Keith Lockhart will ring in his final year as music director with two performances by Beethoven: "Concerto No. 4 for Piano," featuring Garrick Ohlsson, and the fabulous "Symphony No. 9."

By Makena Walsh, Red Pulse ContributorLa Farsa Aug. 287 p.m.$7Kilby Court (741 S. 330 W.)Local rock act La Farsa rocks bilingually8212;in English and en Español. Formed fairly recently, the group has...

By Kyle Stegerwald, Asst. Red Pulse Editor"Raw Footage"Ice CubeIce Cube's glory days with NWA and his wildly-successful solo career are 15 years in the past, and after 2006's tepid Laugh Now, Cry Later...

Whether you're a long-time fan of the genre or haven't yet discovered the delight contained within the slim pages of a comic book, Let's Go to Utah is definitely worth your time.