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Paul Jason Klein, lead singer of LANY. courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

“Malibu Nights” is a Wonderfully Cathartic Breakup Album

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor November 14, 2018

  The alternative pop band LANY (the name is an acronym for Los Angeles, New York) released their new album “Malibu Nights” on Oct. 5. The nine-track sophomore album is a tribute to the process...

Barber: New Dating App “The League” Could Be Improved

By Shaelyn Barber April 25, 2018

Dating apps are both the bane of my existence and the only way I can get a date in this day and age. I am not ashamed to say I have done a fair amount of dabbling on Tinder and, like many people, I have...

The Egyptian Theatre on Main Street during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Sunday, Janurary 22, 2017. Chris Ayers Daily Utah Chronicle.

Crash-Course on Netflix B-Movies

By Marshall Falkner February 19, 2018

What is a B-movie? Most people would describe it as a bad movie or — sometimes — a movie that is “so bad it’s good.” This isn’t quite right. B-movies came about during the 1920s to 1950s...

Diagnosing Mental Health in 13 Reasons Why

Diagnosing Mental Health in “13 Reasons Why”

By Broderick Sterrett April 14, 2017

*Note: this post contains major spoilers for 13 Reasons Why 13 Reasons Why is taking the internet by storm. Released March 31st, the thirteen-part series is inciting varied reactions from its viewership...

PTC Succeeds with King Charles III (review)

PTC Succeeds with ‘King Charles III’ (review)

By Cate Heiner March 29, 2017

For even a modest anglophile, the way Mike Bartlett's “King Charles III” pairs intrigue with British monarchy, political drama and family tensions in Pioneer Theatre Company’s current production...

Salt Acting Company Brings Winter

Salt Acting Company Brings “Winter”

November 4, 2016

This season, the Salt Lake Acting Company has produced “Winter,” a new play by Julie Jensen. Inspired by a portion of the book "Ending Life: Ethics and the Way We Die," by Margaret Pabst Battin,...

“Jupiter Ascending” has great visuals but disappoints on every other front

February 20, 2015

“Jupiter Ascending” is the kind of movie that one might enjoy on mute, with no subtitles. Visually, this movie can be astounding. Mind-numbing fight scenes, ridiculous explosions and self-indulgent...

PTC’s ‘The Crucible’ delivers

February 18, 2015

One of the great joys of theatre is the exploration of the wide range of human emotions. While theatre seems to thrive off catchy uplifting musicals and silly quirky comedies every once in a blue moon...

“Selma” doesn’t shy away from brutality in historical representation

January 21, 2015

In 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a group of an estimated 3,200 black and white American citizens on a historical march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery, Ala., in protest of the restrictions on black...

Excellent acting in “The Imitation Game” makes up for contrast between content and message

January 12, 2015

The Imitation Game” is a biopic of Alan Turing that excels within the confines of its conventional mold. Ripe with the drama of World War II, this film is never boring and Turing’s personal struggles...