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

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...

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.

By Chris Straight, Red Pulse StaffThe campers next to us-with their University of Wyoming flag hanging proudly-spent the majority of the weekend drinking beer and asking any female passers-by to kindly...

By Chase Straight, Red Pulse StaffArtopia60 Exchange Place (350 South, just west of State Street) Located in the blossoming Exchange Place business area, Artopia has expanded its modus operandi to appeal...

2008 is just past the halfway point and there have been hundreds of albums released already. Some have been good, some great and some downright terrible. The Drop is your guide to the albums the Red Pulse staff deems worthy of your hard-earned dollar.