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Artist Taylor Smith (Photo www.abstractmodern.com)

Artist Taylor Smith Speaks About New Art at Pando Fine Art

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer January 25, 2023

  January is a busy time in Park City as ski season rages on and the Sundance Film Festival takes place. No matter your reason to visit Park City, there are plenty of art galleries that are worth...

(Courtesy of Lionsgate and G-BASE Entertainment)

‘Plane’: A Soft Landing

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 25, 2023

  “Plane,” the latest action-thriller from producer/actor Gerard Butler, follows the star Brodie Torrence, a pilot forced to make an emergency landing on a hostile militarized island. Concerned...

(Courtesy of The Sundance Institute and Ikiré Jones)

Sundance 2023: ‘Bravo, Burkina!’ Charm with a Side of Cheese

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 24, 2023

  From writer, director and fashion designer Walé Oyéjidé, whose brand has been featured in “Black Panther” and “Coming 2 America,” “Bravo, Burkina!” follows a Burkinabè immigrant...

Valentina Véliz Caileo in "Sorcery" (2023) (Courtesy of Sundance Institute |
Photo by Catarina Oliveira)

Sundance 2023: ‘Sorcery’ A Dark Revenge Fantasy

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer January 23, 2023

A Grim Fairytale Set on Chiloé Island in the late 1800s, “Sorcery” (or “Brujería”) is a dark revenge fantasy set in a colonial era. The film focuses in on themes of coming of age and the hidden...

"Fire Season - House" by Lenka Konopasek, oil on canvas (Photo courtesy Lenka Konopasek)

Art As Catalyst for Reflection and Change

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer January 23, 2023

  Not all artists label themselves as activists or seek to send overtly political messages with their art. Some find that a more subtle approach is just as effective. Art As Exploration of Self Becket...

(Photo via the "In Search of Blue Sky" photo gallery)

‘In Search of Blue Sky’ Brings Attention to Salt Lake Air Quality Data

By Eliza Delgado, Arts Editor January 18, 2023

  You may have seen the mysterious signs that have shown up on our public transportation buses and the TRAX all throughout Salt Lake Valley. The signs are not present for the aesthetic, but rather...

(Courtesy Netflix)

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’: Death and Fascism in Darkly Fantastical Adaption

By Arlo Marler January 16, 2023

  There's a certain exhaustion that is felt when anyone hears that yet another Pinocchio adaption is being released. With countless mediocre or just plain bad adaptations that have been released...

Garden of Eevee's gaming setup. (Courtesy @gardenofeevee on Instagram)

Do Cozy Games Have Merit?: The Wholesome Games Movement

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer January 9, 2023

  If you’ve been on social media recently you’ve probably heard about cozy gamers. This term is typically used to describe women or any person who enjoys games with comforting aesthetics or...

University of Utah football running back Micah Bernard (#2) plays against USC at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Sports x Sports: How Utah Football Can Still Make This a Successful Season

By Kyle Garrison and Jake Miller January 9, 2023

  This article was a part of the collaboration print issue published Nov. 7, 2022.   Early Season Blunders Coming into the 2022 college football season, Utah was one of the heavy favorites...

University of Utah student section, "The MUSS" at the game against USC at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Sports x Arts: Community Through Sports, Uniforms and Food

By Isaac Dunaway and Luke Jackson January 7, 2023

  What is it that makes a sporting event so exciting? What is it that makes over 50,000 people throw on red shirts and pile into Rice-Eccles Stadium? What is the driving force that inspires comments...