POSTED // Aug 8,2007 - On the last weekend in July this year, 100,000 fanboys (and a surprising number of fangirls) descended in swarms upon the San Diego Convention Center to take part in one of the industry’s biggest events: Comic-Con. Three of the four days were sold...

POSTED // Aug 8,2007 - Thursday 8.9 If you build it, they will come—and they did. Each year, the Utah Arts Alliance asks local artists to submit proposals for solo and group shows. But with many would-be solo artists and only 12 months in a year, the Alliance’s...

POSTED // Jul 31,2007 - THUR 2 Here’s a clue you won’t want to ignore: Acclaimed mystery author RHYS BOWEN is on tour promoting the first book in her newest series, Her Royal Spyness. While it’s no mystery why the author has been nominated for every major mystery...

POSTED // Jul 31,2007 - The raucous tradition of burlesque—with its dance style combining choreographed numbers and striptease—calls to mind turn-of-the-century entrepreneurs like the Minsky brothers, provided the launching ground for performers like Abbott &...

POSTED // Jul 18,2007 - n n n DVD Absolute Garbage All of Garbage’s videos on one DVD. See kids, Garbage was a rock band in the ’90s, with four ugly dudes and a hot Scottish redhead. (Garbage.com) ...

POSTED // Jul 18,2007 - THUR19 Televised coverage of local Utah events is a rarity, usually reserved for the LDS Church’s general conferences and the Utah Jazz. But the FANO MAOHI OF UTAH has joined the ranks, as the Tahitian and Tongan dance competition will be broadcast...

POSTED // Jul 11,2007 - Moving fabric between their fingers, feeling seams and admiring shape, art enthusiasts get a tactile experience they’re probably not used to at Salt Lake City’s monthly gallery stroll. They admire the work in ways not involving a “Don’t...

POSTED // Jul 11,2007 - Writing is a fun way to make a buck but, in order to make a living at it, it’s usually necessary to think outside the box. Something is needed to hook the reader'a new spin on old clichés like “thinking outside the box.â€� Warren Ellis has...

POSTED // Jul 6,2007 - While the written word and visual artistry are both perfectly capable of standing on their own, two recently released local books remind us how well the two forms of communication can complement each other.nnMy Kitchen Table: Sketches From My Life demonstrates...

POSTED // Jul 6,2007 - The Internet has made it an exciting time to be a movie fan.nnAnd I’m not just referring to how the Web has taken film fandom into whole new realms that encompass geekboy ecstasy as well as serious, thoughtful criticism, the likes of which the mainstream...