- Issue of
- Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2010
- Vol. 27, No. 24
Cover Stories
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Queer Elephants
Some Republican candidates argue they are the better state lawmakers for gay rights.
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Salt Lake County Council At-Large
Canyon Conscious: City Weekly tests the canyon IQs of Holly Mullen & Richard Snelgrove.
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Artful Dodgers: Talking arts with Utah gubernatorial candidates
Herbert, Corroon's leadership styles are reflected in their plans for arts.
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War Report: Utah Federal Candidates' Plans for Military, Veterans
They all claim to support veterans but none have a plan for peace.
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Salt Lake DA Lohra Miller’s Bullet-Dodging Faces Test
Scandals plagued Miller's tenure as district attorney, but will it be enough to elect Sim Gill?
News
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- Cover Story
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Artful Dodgers: Talking arts with Utah gubernatorial candidates
Herbert, Corroon's leadership styles are reflected in their plans for arts.
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- Cover Story
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Queer Elephants
Some Republican candidates argue they are the better state lawmakers for gay rights.
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- Cover Story
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War Report: Utah Federal Candidates' Plans for Military, Veterans
They all claim to support veterans but none have a plan for peace.
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- Cover Story
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Salt Lake County Council At-Large
Canyon Conscious: City Weekly tests the canyon IQs of Holly Mullen & Richard Snelgrove.
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- Cover Story
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Salt Lake DA Lohra Miller’s Bullet-Dodging Faces Test
Scandals plagued Miller's tenure as district attorney, but will it be enough to elect Sim Gill?
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- Hits & Misses
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Closed DABC meetings, Ballet West expands & Mike Lee slices
The board of directors for the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control met dozens of times in inappropriate closed-door meetings between January 2009 and April 2010 ...
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- Citizen Revolt
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Run Miles For Smiles, Tracy Aviary Food Drive & General Election Day
It’s that time again where you have to take as much as 20 minutes out of your day—tough work, I know—to vote for the people who will write your laws.
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- The Ocho
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Least Popular Halloween Costumes
Eight slowest-selling Halloween costumes currently on FlirtySkank.com.
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- Private Eye
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It's a Miracle
Father Michael Kouremetis proclaims a miracle. OK.
- Letters
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Dumb & Dumber
At least the three major political campaigns are easy to decide. You have Gov. Gary Herbert who, instead of admitting he was a cheat and liar...
- Letters
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Same Old, Same Old
I witnessed some of the latest LDS General Conference sessions in which the faithful sincerely look for advice for dealing with their future.
- Letters
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Victim Validation
Thank you so much for empathizing with the victims of “Azlen” Marchet, the serial rapist. For years, these young, courageous women have been fighting for justice.
- Letters
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Fruit of the Doom
Thank you, Jim Catano, for telling the truth about the reason for all our societal ills: overpopulation. In this community, it is like a four-letter word rarely spoken.
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- The Straight Dope
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Straight Shot
I watched a rerun of The Patriot over the weekend and was once again reminded of how absurd the “volley trading” European style of warfare was (at least to me).
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- Editorial Videos
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Deena Marie: Dentist = Sexual Healing
The dentist is magic ... with a freaking hammer!
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- Ask a Mexican
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Gadsden Purchase Citizenship Status & Gold Jewelry
I was a history major at the University of Arizona in Tucson, which I believe was part of the Gadsden Purchase, the last piece of old Mexico the United States “acquired.”
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- CitizenSpeak
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Prohibition on the march: Why spice should stay legal
Utah city, county, and state legislators are once again making themselves useful and good consumers of our tax dollars by passing more unnecessary legislation ...
- Deep End
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Death Becomes Us
Skeleton costumes and decorations make the undead feel welcome.
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- News Quirks
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Proofreading Follies
The name of Illinois gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney was misspelled as “Rich Whitey” on electronic-voting machines in nearly two dozen Chicago wards...
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- Nice Tats
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Oct. 29, 2010: Ronette Knight
"My 2 girls are my world but there personalities are definatly day and night Angela is my sunshine and Jacklyn is my star!"
Eat & Drink
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- Wine
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Halloween Wine & Cocktails
Night of the Liquid Zombie: Vampire wine, zombie cocktails and other haunted libations.
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- Wine
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Underground at MacCool's, Fratelli Fights Hunger, Chez Betty Tasting Menu
On Thursday, Nov. 4 at 6:45 p.m., MacCool’s Public House in Layton will host an Evening “Underground” with Ogden’s own herbal spirit company.
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- Wine
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Spark Restaurant Lounge
A jewel amid fast food chain restaurant-dominated Provo, Spark Restaurant Lounge celebrates two years of igniting desire for delectable and intriguing food in an alcohol-free lounge.
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- Restaurant Reviews
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Ho Ho Gourmet
The Ho Truth: If you ignore the ambiance, Ho Ho Gourmet offers excellent Chinese cuisine.
Music
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Machete Massacre, Park City Thriller & Crawl-O-Ween
As if Salt Lake City didn’t have enough awesomeness to choose from this Halloween, Danny Trejo (Predators, Con Air and most recently Machete) will be an attraction, as well.
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Haunted Hotel/Machete Massacre, Azure Ray, Senses Fail, Sufjan Stevens, Tim Kasher
Live: Music Picks Oct. 28-Nov. 3
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The Thermals
Everywhere at Once: Portland indie-punk trio The Thermals are impossible to shake.
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Best Coast
L.A.'s Best Coast is an “overnight sensation” that didn’t happen overnight.
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Utah Black Metal
Black Hearts: The dark matter of Utah’s black-metal scene.
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Expanded Utah Black Metal Interviews
Going a little deeper into Salt Lake City's black metal bands.
Culture
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- Get Out
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Ski & Snowboard Swap Secrets
Swap Right: If you shop smart, you can prep for winter sports on the cheap.
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- Visual Art
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Go West at the Salt Lake Art Center
New exhibit explores the American West's complex mythology.
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- Books
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Restless Spirits: Utah’s Small Town Ghosts
Local Haunts: Restless Spirits sheds a scary light on Utah ghost stories.
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- Film Reviews
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Conviction
Perspired by a True Story: Conviction works too hard to fit its David vs. Goliath tale into a formulaic box.
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- Film Reviews
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The Saw Series
Catching up with Jigsaw and the nonsense of the Saw franchise.
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- True TV
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The Walking Dead, Project Runway, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Vanilla Ice Project, Red: Werewolf Hunter
Fashionistas, house-flippers, werewolves, the undead.
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- DVD Reviews
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Girl Who Played With Fire, Growing the Big One, Sex and the City 2, Venture Bros., Winter's Bone
New DVD releases Tuesday, Oct. 26.
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- Free Will Astrology
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Oct. 29-Nov. 4: Open Sesame!
You could really use your own personal doorman or doorwoman - someone who would accompany you everywhere you go and help you gain entrance through the portals you encounter.
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- Entertainment Picks
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Matt Jones: Inner Space
Through Oct. 30, Wed-Thur 2-6 p.m.; Fri-Sat 12-7 p.m. @ House Gallery
- Entertainment Picks
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Utah Jazz Home Opener vs. Phoenix Suns
Thueday Oct. 28 @ EnergySolutions Arena
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- Entertainment Picks
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Spooky Halloween Roundup
Oct. 27-31 @ various locations
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- Entertainment Picks
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Plan-B Theatre Company Radio Hour Marathon
KUER 90.1 FM, Oct. 31 @ 8 p.m.
- Entertainment Picks
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Plan-B Theatre Company: She Was My Brother
Thursday Oct. 28-Wednesday Nov. 10 @ Rose Wagner Studio Theatre
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- Entertainment Picks
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Ballet West: Carmina Burana
Friday Oct. 29-Saturday Oct. 30 @ Capitol Theater
- Entertainment Picks
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David Finkel: The Good Soldiers
With less than 1 percent of the population having served in the armed forces, it is especially tough for the everyday American to know what it is like to doggedly fight on the front lines of this country’s wars.
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- Entertainment Picks
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President Jimmy Carter: White House Diaries
Thursday Oct. 28 @ The King’s English Bookshop
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- Entertainment Picks
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Pioneer Theatre Company: Dracula
Through Saturday Nov. 6 @ Pioneer Memorial Theatre
- Entertainment Picks
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Utopia Early Music: What Fright’ning Noise Is This?
Friday Oct. 29 & Sunday Oct. 31 @ St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
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- Promotions Videos
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Trevor Southey: Reconciliation at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts
City Weekly's street team attends the opening night of Utah's own Trevor Southey on October 21, 2010.
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- Promotions Videos
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Warren Miller Burton Snowbird giveaway @ Gracie's
City Weekly's street team goes to Gracie's in downtown Salt Lake City to do a Wii challenge on October 20, 2010. The grand prize was a custom Burton Snowboard provided by Corona.
