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Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon. (Courtesy of Graham Tolbert)

Big Red Machine’s ‘How Long is It Going to Last?’ is a Team Effort

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer October 4, 2021

  Big Red Machine’s sophomore album “How Long is It Going to Last?” feels like sitting around a campfire and listening to friends play music. It’s an intimate, wistful album that underneath...

(Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Starving Artists? How Academic Environments Affect Students’ Mental Wellbeing

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor October 4, 2021

  Oh, how we love art! Some of us are lucky enough to study art at a professional level, particularly under the guidance and support of the College of Fine Arts here at the University of...

Art is displayed along a fence for the Women in HeART event held at Pilar's Garden in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, September 25, 2021 (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

‘Women with heART’ — an Evening in Pilar Pobil’s Garden

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer October 4, 2021

  Hosted by the Pilar Pobil Foundation in “local treasure,” Pilar Pobil’s garden, the “Women with heART” event was an artistic celebration of heritage and womanhood. Pilar Pobil is...

Mariah Stanelle and Eva Merrill for "The Emily Dickinson Musical." (Courtesy Open Door Productions)

‘The Emily Dickinson Musical’: A Poet In Her Own Terms

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer October 2, 2021

  On Sept. 30, University of Utah student production company, Open Door Productions, premiered “The Emily Dickinson Musical” — a dedicated exploration of the life of poet Emily Dickinson,...

University of Utah campus. (Photo by Paige Gardner | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Design and Mental Health – How Buildings on Campus can Help Students Thrive

By Frank Gardner, Assistant Arts Editor October 2, 2021

  While it may be one of the only things Winston Churchill has said or done that I can agree with, I think this sentiment still rings true more than half a century later. Interior...

Art Therapy: Talking Mental Health with the U's Professionals

Art Therapy: Talking Mental Health with the U’s Professionals

By Hannah Keating and Tervela Georgieva September 29, 2021

  The return to in-person classes this fall semester poses the question of how to safely and effectively transition back into public spaces, and cope with the accompanying stress of doing...

The Resurgence of Bimbo Culture Empowers Hyperfemininity

The Resurgence of Bimbo Culture Empowers Hyperfemininity

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor September 28, 2021

  Don your Juicy Couture tracksuits and butterfly clips: bimbo culture is back and better than ever before. What is a Bimbo? Bimbo culture, or bimbofication, exemplifies the character type of...

(Design by Emily Christensen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Mental Illness in Media is Not a Trend

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer September 28, 2021

  The emotional and mental effects of being individuals forced into isolation by a global pandemic, a seemingly doomed environmental climate, and a government divided in half regarding...

Grace Cawley, McKinley Barr and Victoria Wolfe for "Storm Still." (Courtesy Todd Collins)

‘Storm Still’ Brings Shakespearean Catharsis and Tragedy to a Family Backyard

By Luke Jackson September 27, 2021

  In the basement beneath the grandeur Pioneer Memorial Theatre sits the cozy Babcock Theatre, a space I've come to love, where the University of Utah's Department of Theatre set up shop for their...