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- News, Opinion January 8, 2025
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What? No riot at the U.S. Capitol this year? Bummer!
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- People love anniversaries, especially people in the news media. In case you were in the jungle of the Yucatan Peninsula without cell coverage, we just had the fourth anniversary of Jan. 6—a date, like Dec. 7, that will live in infamy.
- News, Opinion January 1, 2025
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LDS church releases picture book for kids about Mormon polygamy.
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Good news Wilson, the LDS church has just released an illustrated cartoon book about the history of polygamy among Mormons. No, it's not like the Kama Sutra. Church leaders call it an illustrated version of Doctrine and Covenants stories.
- News, Opinion December 25, 2024
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The top Utah news stories of 2024
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- — The Utah Legislature prays in closed caucus for guidance in continuing its tradition of scuttling voter initiatives, asking the Lord to bless them so as not to pay a price at the ballot box. — Gov. Spencer Cox leads the charge to take back federal lands in Utah so special interests can boost individual wealth and do good for every one of his backers.
- News, Opinion December 18, 2024
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Thank God for the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Wilson, do you ever wonder what would happen to The Salt Lake Tribune's “Culture” section were it not for The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City? It's apparently a vast dessert here in Utah when looking for culture. Let's see, we've got the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, aka MoTabs. We've got Jell-O, dirty soda, the Sundance Film Festival and The Days of '47 Parade—hardly enough to fill up the Culture pages. Thank heavens for Real Housewives.
- News, Opinion December 11, 2024
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And the 2024 ‘Utahn of the Year’ is …
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- OK Wilson, here we go again. Like years past, The Salt Lake Tribune will again select a “Utahn of the Year.” It's quite an honor when you consider some of the past honorees: The Salt Lake City International Airport won in 2023. See Wilson, you don't have to be a person to be Person of the Year.
- News, Opinion December 4, 2024
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Donald Trump’s second First Lady—Elon Musk
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- The wag on Donald Trump's arm is not Melania. Nope, that's Elon Musk, who is so close to the president-elect these days that he's known at Mar-A-Lago as the First Lady (or something else that rhymes with Donald's “s-n-i-t-c-h”).
- News, City Weekly REWIND December 2, 2024
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FLASHBACK 2002: Christopher Smart gives a completely unnecessary analysis of the Winter Olympic Games.
Oh, These Wacky Games
- By the time you read this, the 2002 Winter Olympics will be winding down to a few precious days. And, as Mitt Romney would say, it’s been one helluva ride. Here at SmartBomb, we gotta say that Mitt and his crew at SLOC did a wonderful job pulling the whole affair off, with only a few tintsy tiny snafus and perhaps an F-word here and there.
- News, Opinion November 27, 2024
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Give thanks to Indians who saved pilgrims’ bacon
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Thanksgiving Day is the time each year when we give thanks to the Native Americans who saved the Pilgrims' bacon. Yes, it was on the fateful, cold, snowy day all those years ago when the Pilgrims were near starvation. Like a miracle, the Indians appeared bearing turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. In return, we stole their land. No good deed goes unpunished.
- News, Opinion October 30, 2024
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Is a bronze turd monument the new Liberty Bell? Not exactly.
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- We'd say you wouldn't believe this Wilson, but these days almost anything goes. A giant pile of bronze poop graced the nation's capital this past week, an ode to the Jan. 6 rioters—er uh, “patriots.”
- News, Opinion October 23, 2024
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Trumpian discourse and Arnold Palmer’s schwanzstucker
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Well Wilson, the political desk here at Smart Bomb has been rendered speechless—and that's really saying something. At a rally Saturday, former President Donald Trump spun a tale relating to the size of Arnold Palmer's manhood. An issue-oriented campaign—not exactly.
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Utah Yeti is an abominable name for a new NHL team.
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June 12, 2024
LDS church releases picture book for kids about Mormon polygamy.
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
January 01, 2025
Salt Lake City plans Drag Queen Olympics
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
August 07, 2024
