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Cosplayers gather in front of the stairs at FanX 2022. (Courtesy @fanxsaltlake on Twitter)

FanX Fails to Find Their University Audience

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer September 27, 2022

  FanX, Utah’s very own Comic-Con, has been a part of our state’s culture since 2013. With an estimated attendance of 125,000, FanX is one of the largest comic conventions in the United States....

"Sleeping Giant" set (Photo by Heather Hopkins | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

‘Flight Attendant’ Creator Releases ‘Sleeping Giant’ at Salt Lake Acting Company

By Heather Hopkins September 25, 2022

Happy Opening Night “Happy opening night!” is the salutation each patron of the Salt Lake Acting Company is met with as they walk through the doors to its newest production. There is a palpable excitement...

Indie Sellers Guild, launched on Labor Day 2022, is a union effort for independent sellers using Etsy.com

Etsy Strike Prompts Launch of Independent Seller’s Union

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer September 23, 2022

  In February of 2022, top e-commerce site Etsy announced that transaction fees for sellers would increase from 5% to 6.5%. The 30% increase took effect in April, prompting about 17,000 sellers...

Chef prepares Italian food for crowd at Festa Italiana. (Photo by Edie Raines | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Good Food, Good Music and Good Community at the 7th Annual Festa Italiana SLC

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor September 22, 2022

  Each year, the Italian-American Civic League hosts the Festa Italiana SLC, celebrating Italian heritage and culture in Salt Lake City. The free event brings together Italian restaurants, performers...

(Courtesy Columbia Pictures and 87North Productions)

‘Bullet Train’: A Movie We’ve Seen Too Often

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer September 21, 2022

  In David Leitch's newest thriller, we follow Brad Pitt’s character Ladybug, a contract assassin notorious for his bad luck, trying to retrieve a suitcase from a bullet train in Japan. Unfortunately...

"Infinity Train" trailer (Courtesy of Stan.com.au)

Animated Content Removal on HBO Max Symbolic of Larger Industry Problem

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer September 19, 2022

  In the early weeks of August, nearly 40 television shows found themselves yanked off of HBO Max without warning. Surprisingly, the explanation for this action is just as baffling. New Warner...

"I'm Glad My Mom Died" cover (Courtesy Simon & Schuster)

Jennette McCurdy’s ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Turns the Page on Childhood Stardom

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer September 17, 2022

  Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of abuse, eating disorders, alcoholism and death.   Former child actor Jennette McCurdy’s memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died” chronicles...

Detail from inside Will Wilson's "AIR Lab" in UMFA's "Air" exhibition (Courtesy UMFA)

‘Air’ at the UMFA with Curator Whitney Tassie and Artist Will Wilson

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer September 15, 2022

  In 1968, artist Willoughby Sharp unveiled "Air Art" — an exhibit exploring the possibilities of air and the dematerialization of the physical art piece. 54 years later, a new exhibit at the...

Queen Elizabeth depicted by Andy Warhol circa. 1977

Remembering Queen Elizabeth as the Pop Culture Icon She Was

By Evan Beesley September 14, 2022

  On Sept. 8 2022 the world rose to the news that Queen Elizabeth II, Great Britain's longest-ruling monarch, had passed away at the age of 96. In being a ruler for 70 years, the Queen witnessed...

Dancers at The Greek Festival (Courtesy of Rachel Molenda)

The Sights, Sounds and History of SLC’s Greek Festival

By Evan Beesley September 14, 2022

  I recently had the opportunity to visit the opening day of the Salt Lake City Greek Festival which takes place every Sept. 9-11. Not only was I bombarded with a delicious array of traditional...