- Issue of
- Jan 7-13, 2010
- Vol. 26, No. 34
Cover Story
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Undocumented in Utah
Driven by LDS prophecy, attorney Aaron Tarin fights for undocumented immigrants clinging to the American dream.
News
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- Cover Story
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Undocumented in Utah
Driven by LDS prophecy, attorney Aaron Tarin fights for undocumented immigrants clinging to the American dream.
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Utah's State Incentives for Corporations
Utah incentives boost corporations while ignoring Salt Lake City's small businesses.
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Remaking Salt Lake's Alleys
U students propose an old-world solution for alleys.
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- Hits & Misses
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DMV Woes, Insurance Not Required & Rep. Carl Wimmer
Utah driver licenses become a pain in the butt.
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- 5 Spot
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Peaceful Uprising Activist Ashley Anderson
Ashley Anderson, a political science undergraduate at the University of Utah and activist with Peaceful Uprising, a Utah-based group...
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- Citizen Revolt
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Women Protecting Wilderness, Courtroom Volunteer Orientation & Draper Transit Corridor Project
Let’s make 2010 a year to take action. For women activists, consider kicking off the new year with the Women Protecting Wilderness group.
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- The Ocho
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Running for Utah Senate
Eight prerequisites for becoming a Utah Senate challenger to Bob Bennett.
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- Private Eye
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Rove & Rush: Dead Sexy
Powerful, ugly, fat, obtuse and callous men — and don't forget attractive.
- Staff Box
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What's Prettier?
Which is the prettier picture: an older man married to a young woman, or an older woman married to a young man?
- Letters
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Drink the Wine, Eat the Beer
We all know the benefits of reducing the world’s dependence on petroleum —everything from foreign relations to the environment. What can we do to help?
- Letters
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Save a Life in 2010
It’s January, and if you’re like most people, you are making your New Year’s resolutions. Do you want to lose weight? Take that trip you’ve always wanted?
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- The Straight Dope
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Plastic Rap
The restaurant around the corner from where I work has started using corn-based “compostable” plastic takeout containers.
- Editorial Videos
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Lonely? It's all your fault
The Jack & Coke Lady laughs at your loneliness.
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- Ask a Mexican
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Best of The Mexican '09
The Mexican is still trying to shake off the previous year, so I’m reprinting this week a favorite column of mine from el pásado.
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- Deep End
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Into Their Couplets
Utah’s big shots usher in a new year.
- News Quirks
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Social Networking
A Detroit man who took a bus to Madison, Wis., to spend a week dating a woman he met on Facebook told police that when his visit ended, she pretended to drive him...
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- Nice Tats
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January 7, 2010: Vinny Genovesi
I’m a huge fan of old-school Nintendo games...
- Rant Control
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Wealthiest Americans
A battle has been brewing on our Letters pages these past weeks about the tax burden levied on the wealthiest Americans and whether they pay a “fair” share.
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- Zionized
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Zionized 22: Samba Gringa
Samba Gringa is looking for a new home.
Eat & Drink
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- Wine
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Reading Wine Lists & Labels
How to read wine lists and labels, and getting to know your importers.
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- Wine
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Cali's Calling
Natural foods and groceries that aren't just for vegetarians
- Wine
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McDonald’s, Green Pig Pub, Cheese Factory
City Weekly reporter Jesse Fruhwirth knows the difference between cheese and cheesecake.
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- Wine
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Frida Bistro, India Fusion, Arbat
For people who love fresh, new high-end Latin cuisine and wines in a hip, relaxed atmosphere.
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- Restaurant Reviews
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The Himalayan Kitchen
Salt Lake City restaurant relocation brings new reason to try old fave.
- Club Fed
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The Most Delicious Dish
OK Club Feders, we'd love to hear about your most excellent food experiences. So, here's the question: What is the most delicious thing you've ever eaten? Your response could win you an invitat
Music
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Scotty VerMerris-Professional Skier
Scotty VerMerris shares the tunes that get him pumped for extreme skiing.
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X-Wife’s Place's Bloody Mary & Jam's Superstar Karaoke
For 50 years and counting, X-Wife’s Place has maintained a loyal following among folks who appreciate its casual, no-fuss environment.
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Michael Gross & The Statuettes
Low-End High: Michael Gross & The Statuettes get back to basics on Impulse & Exports.
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The Hood Internet, Rosanne Cash, Ahmad Jamal, Cross Canadian Ragweed & Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band
Live: Music Picks Jan. 7-13
Culture
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- Get Out
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Ice Skating at the Olympic Oval
Get your blades onto Olympic-quality ice at the Kearns Oval.
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- Visual Art
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Copper Palate Press
Copper Palate joins the vibrant artistic community of Salt Lake City printmakers.
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- Film Reviews
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Bad Lieutenant—Port of Call: New Orleans
The Big Sleazy: Werner Herzog and Nicolas Cage produce a Bad Lieutenant remake that pops with wild originality.
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- Film Reviews
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Leap Year
Suck of the Irish: Hope something like Leap Year only rolls around once every four years.
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- True TV
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Big Love, Chuck, Southland, Leverage
Mo' Drama: Big Love, Chuck, Southland and Leverage return.
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- DVD Reviews
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Big Fan, Downloading Nancy, In the Loop, Moon, Post Grad
New DVD releases Tuesday, Jan. 12
- Free Will Astrology
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Jan. 7-13: Distortion in Your Energy Field
“You are what you love, not what loves you,” says the character Charlie Kaufman in the film, Adaptation. (Kaufman is played by Nicolas Cage, who has three planets in Capricorn.)
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- Entertainment Picks
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Victorian and European Art Highlights
Thursday 1.7
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- Entertainment Picks
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Stomp
Wednesday 1.13
- Entertainment Picks
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Touch(ed)
Friday 1.8
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- Entertainment Picks
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Trent Alvey/Corey Bowman
Thursday 1.7
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- Entertainment Picks
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Greg Hahn
Friday 1.8
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- Entertainment Picks
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Twi-lite: I Was a Teenage Vampire
Thursday 1.7
- Film Festival
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Sundance 2010 Dramatic Competition Films
Reviews and film information for Sundance 2010 Dramatic Competition Films
- Film Festival
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Sundance 2010 NEXT Films
Visit individual films' pages blah blah Armless Bass Ackwards Bilal's Stand The Freebie Homewrecker New Low One Too Many Mornings The Taqwacores
- Film Festival
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Sundance 2010 New Frontier Films
Visit the individual films' pages for reviews and film information, and to leave your own user comments. All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Double Take Memories of Overdevelopment ODDSAC
- Film Festival
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Sundance 2010 Documentary Competition Films
Visit the individual films' pages for reviews and film information, and to leave your own user comments. Bhutto Casino Jack & The United States of Money Family Affair Freedom Riders
- Film Festival
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Sundance 2010 World Dramatic Films
Visit the individual films' pages for reviews and film information, and to leave your own user comments. All That I Love Animal Kingdom Boy Contracorriente (Undertow) Four Lions Gro
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Sundance 2010 Shorts Programs
View Animation Showcase Documentary Showcase Shorts Program I Shorts Program II Shorts Program III Shorts Program IV Shorts Program V
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Sundance 2010 Premieres Films
Visit the individual films' pages for reviews and film information, and to leave your own user comments. Abel Cane Toads: The Conquest The Company Men Cyrus The Extra Man Get Low
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Sundance 2010 World Documentary Films
Visit the individual films' pages for reviews and film information, and to leave your own user comments. A Film Unfinished Enemies of the People Fix ME His & Hers Kick in Iran L
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Sundance 2010 Park City At Midnight Films
Visit the individual films' pages for reviews and film information, and to leave your own user comments. 7 Days Buried Frozen HIGH School The Perfect Host Splice Tucker & Dal
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- Film Festival
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Sundance by the Book
Some choice literary adaptations at this year's festival.
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Sundance 2010 Spotlight Films
Visit the individual films' pages for reviews and film information, and to leave your own user comments. 8: The Mormon Proposition Bran Nue Dae Catfish Climate Refugees Countdown to Ze
Guides
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- City Guide
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Salt Lake City mayor's greeting
Utah's capital is full of activities and events.
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- City Guide
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Your Neighborhood Bartender Weighs In
Junior’s Tavern (30 E. 300 South, 801-322-0318, JuniorsTavern.com) has the potential to be the place “where everybody knows your name.”
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- City Guide
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Salt Lake City’s Dance Scene
Utah dance companies are progressive and varied.
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- City Guide
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Salt Lake City Attractions
From LDS Temple Square to neighborhood cafes.
- City Guide
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Festival Freak: 2010 Utah Festival & Events Calendar
Ahh, the smell of buttery popcorn in the air and the feel of sticky beer on your arm! It must be Salt Lake City’s frenzy of festivals.
- City Guide
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Ted's Top 100
City Weekly’s round-up of the Top 100 Utah eateries.
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- City Guide
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Park City’s High Life
Every ski season in Utah brings something new, but the winter of 2010 is particularly noteworthy in Park City. The mountain resort town will be home to something that hasn’t been in Utah since...
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- City Guide
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Utah Opera & Utah Symphony Schedule
Salt Lake City sounds
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- City Guide
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Seven-Days Gay
Because you’re not just gay on Saturday nights.
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- City Guide
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Piano People
When Kirk Garrett leads an evening of all-request piano performances at the Tavernacle, he has to deal with not only a wide range of compositions...
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- City Guide
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Utah Bookstores and More
Books, and the Utahns who love them, live on.
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- City Guide
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25 Utah Artists to Watch
Salt Lake City’s art community is truly exceptional.
- City Guide
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B-I-N-G-O
Looking for a Friday night activity sans alcohol, but not willing to sacrifice giddy high jinks and the presence of a few good drag queens?
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- City Guide
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Salt Lake City Guide 2010
A Source for Life in Salt Lake City
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- City Guide
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Dark Star: Clubs & Nightlife
Utah’s weird liquor laws fade, and city nightlife moves into high gear.
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- City Guide
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Salt Lake City’s Politics: Peculiarly Progressive
The LDS Church is just one of a variety of influences.
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- City Guide
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Six by Six
Dining critic Ted Scheffler rolls the dice and comes up sixes.
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- City Guide
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Ten Places to Do It
If you’ve got the guts, Utah has the glory.
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- City Guide
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The Utah Theater Scene
Salt Lake City plays pack a wallop.
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- City Guide
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Five Utah Beers Not to Miss
While a lot of liquor changes made headlines in the last year, for Utah beer drinkers the biggest change passed with almost zero fanfare a year earlier...
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- City Guide
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Flicks & Suds
Often one of the best things about independent movie-houses is the comfort in knowing its staff members have a legitimate interest in film.
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- City Guide
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Slope Dope
Eleven ski resorts times 500 inches of powder equals a Rocky Mountain high.
