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Julia Stiles in "10 Things I Hate About You" (Courtesy of Touchstone Pictures)

How To Have a Julia Stiles Summer

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor August 16, 2023

  As I sit in a local coffee shop, where I managed to arrive through a walk in a park wearing a full-length skirt, hair pulled back in a loose claw clip. Slowly sipping a latte while reading “The...

Chrome Dreams Album Cover (Courtesy of Warner)

‘Chrome Dreams’: Neil Young Unreleased Album Doesn’t Disappoint

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer August 15, 2023

  I’ve been a Neil Young fan for as long as I can remember. My dad's voicemail is me at age three or four singing "Don’t Let It Bring You Down" which I recorded in line for the drive-through...

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Prepare for the ‘Oldboy’ Remaster with These Korean Cinema Masterpieces

By Graham Jones, Assistant Arts Editor August 13, 2023

  Director Park Chan-wook’s subversive thriller masterpiece “Oldboy” is being re-released in theaters on Aug. 16 to celebrate its 20-year anniversary. Despite its wide praise, the film is...

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Dead End Studios: Indie Game Creation as College Students

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer August 11, 2023

  Summer semester is sadly coming to an end, but we get to see lots of projects that come from each class roster. In many classes here and around the US, students get the chance to create some...

SLAC Summer Show 2023 (Courtesy of Salt Lake Acting Company)

SLAC Summer Show 2023: A Show by Utahns, For Utahns

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer August 9, 2023

  On July 12, The Salt Lake Acting Company debuted their annual summer comedy show titled “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Unlike other summer shows previously, “A Beautiful Day in...

LOVE + POP album cover (Courtesy of Nick Rattigan)

Current Joys ‘LOVE + POP’ review

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer August 9, 2023

  I have recently come to terms with something I have been fighting all my life: The genre of music I listen to is depressing. In middle school, I never wanted to be the edgy kid I was. I just...

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Are Movies Becoming Longer?

By Graham Jones, Assistant Arts Editor August 7, 2023

  Do you remember how you felt when you learned that “Avengers: Endgame” was a three-hour-long film? I recall seeing an article announcing it on X, formally known as Twitter that made me ecstatic....

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)

The Latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the Final Romp of This Summer Season

By Graham Jones, Assistant Arts Editor August 6, 2023

  To me, there are few things that are as apparent products of the 1980s such as the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Originating as a comic in 1984, the series followed four skilled martial...

Cavetown performing at the Great Saltair. (Photo by Josi Hinds | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Unique Sounds of Cavetown’s ‘Bittersweet Daze’ Tour

By Josi Hinds, News Editor August 4, 2023

  Cavetown’s “Bittersweet Daze” tour recently made its way to Utah, playing the night of July 25 at the Great Saltair. Joining Cavetown were openers mxmtoon and Ricky Montgomery. Together,...

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A Love Letter to Coffee Garden

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor August 3, 2023

  It’s fair to say it was the charming atmosphere and alluring smell of Salt Lake’s very own Coffee Garden that finally convinced my mother to leave a certain … restricting religion. It became...