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April 27, 2022
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Creative work needs to be part of the solution fighting against institutional bigotry.
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By Bryan Young
Edward Abbey once said that there are two chief functions of an artist: art, and sedition.
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Culture,
Arts & Entertainment
February 2, 2022
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Personal reflections on the legacy of a writer who prioritized being a mentor.
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By Bryan Young
New York Times bestselling author, teacher and local Utahn David Farland (whose real name was John David Wolverton) passed away last month at the age of 64.
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Culture,
Arts & Entertainment
December 29, 2021
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A look at some of 2021's most geekily transcendent offerings
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By Bryan Young
At the end of the year, it's always our habit to look back at the best of what's come and honor it in some way.
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Culture,
Arts & Entertainment
November 3, 2021
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Do big movies demand big screens—or is insisting on that presentation a privilege?
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By Bryan Young
Every year, people prophesy the doom of the movie theater; every year, a film is trotted out as the savior of cinema, a hero for the church of movies.
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Culture,
Arts & Entertainment
August 18, 2021
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The current "alternate timeline" trend of comic-book television and movies comes from a long tradition.
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By Bryan Young
There are scientific hypotheses in the real world of theoretical physics that posit an infinite number of universes parallel to ours.
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Culture,
Film Reviews
April 7, 2021
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The week-to-week rollout of Disney+ Marvel TV series is building momentum.
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By Bryan Young
We're more than halfway through our second Marvel TV series. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier have taken over for WandaVision as the regular offering from Disney+ to sate those of us interested in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who are craving new content.
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Culture,
Arts & Entertainment
February 3, 2021
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Enjoy safe game-playing gatherings through these virtual platforms.
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By Bryan Young
Those of us who are responsible adults have spent almost an entire year leaving home as little as possible, only going out for the necessities. Frivolities like casual social gatherings are literally lethal, so the smartest of us avoid those, too.
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Culture,
Arts & Entertainment
December 30, 2020
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It's time to look forward to fun things in 2021.
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By Bryan Young
It's no news flash that 2020 has been, frankly, the worst. It's impacted all of us, though some more than others. We've been asked to endure a pandemic with no leadership or help from the highest levels of our government, and our state leaders work pretty hard to endanger us, too.
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Culture,
Arts & Entertainment
July 22, 2020
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While fan conventions take a pandemic hiatus, here's how to capture the experience safely at home.
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By Bryan Young
The economy is tanking—thanks in large part to the lack of leadership at most levels of government in the United States—and since they didn't do enough to combat the crisis, we're all still locked in our homes, unable to attend the most beloved of nerdy pastimes: conventions.
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Culture,
Arts & Entertainment
June 17, 2020
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Stories to remind you that fantastical fictions can explore our real, messed-up world.
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By Bryan Young
One of the places to find the most empathic stories, though, is the world of geekdom. For as long as the genres have existed, they have been "woke" in exploring complex themes through allegory.
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Creative work needs to be part of the solution fighting against institutional bigotry.
April 27, 2022