Utah

The Five Most Stressed Out U.S. States

Surely this is an honor New York State deserves, to make up for the fact that Miss New York never seems to win enough national pageants. But nooo! The five most stressed out states, according to a new survey, happen to be: West Virginia, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Utah, and Massachusetts. How can th ... More >>

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Utah Will Get Fracked!

There's so much fracking news across the country, it's hard to keep up with! As the debate over hydraulic fracturing in New York continues, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar just OKd a major gas drilling project in Utah, The Associated Press reports. Though some fracking is already taking plac ... More >>

Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not

Free Will Astrology: August 31 - September 6, 2011

New High Horse Saloon Features Whiskey, Wine on Tap and Great Hair

​ Why wait more than two seconds to show off your new haircut at a bar? Kristi Banister (above) decided to open a boozy extension to her hip, old-timey High Horse Salon called, naturally, the High Horse Saloon. The smart thing about opening a bar next to your salon? You've already got a custom ... More >>

Coolhaus's Massive and Messy Maple-Apple Ice Cream Sandwich

Rebecca Marx​ Want an easy, surefire, and inexpensive way to make a spectacle of yourself? Track the Coolhaus truck to a location in midtown. Make sure the temperature is at least 88 degrees F and the sun is at its ornery peak. Order one ice cream sandwich, which will come to you adorned with ... More >>

'Brooklyn' Is a Very Popular Baby Name in Places That Are Not New York

​Well, hooray. "Brooklyn" was the 34th most popular name nationwide for baby girls in 2010, and in Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota, it was the SIXTH most common. Brooklyn, according to ParentsConnect, comes from the Dutch word "Breukelen," and probably means "broken land," which means it' ... More >>

New Yorkers: Miserable, Maybe, But Not Suicidal!

​According to a new joint study from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and England's University of Warwick, New Yorkers are the least likely of Americans to commit suicide. Even so, that does not mean we're particularly happy. Researchers determined that people's overall feelings of well- ... More >>

Utah Adds Official Firearm to List of State Symbols

​Utah has officially become the first state in the U.S. to add a gun to its list of state symbols (state tree: blue spruce! state cooking pot: Dutch oven!). The new state gun is the M1911 pistol designed by John M. Browning, who was the son of Utah pioneers and Utah this, Utah that, etc. I don't ... More >>

Someday, the Homeless Will Wear Ed Hardy

It hurts.​So, Super Top Secret, an interactive design and advertising shop based in Utah, has embarked on a plan to make the world "less sucky." They've printed up a bunch of T-shirts, and they're offering one of those shirts to anyone who will send in their own "heinous Affliction or Ed Hardy ... More >>

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Q-Tip Is Pissed Off About The A Tribe Called Quest Documentary

​So Sundance 2011, set to invade Utah in January, has announced a lineup that includes, in the documentary category, competing with such works as The Redemption of General Butt Naked, Page One: A year inside the New York Times, and BEING ELMO: A Puppeteer's Journey (ooooh), a long-rumored film ... More >>

New Yorkers Pretty Much Sucked at Voting This Year

​On November 2, we did our good-citizen duty and went to the public school where we regularly cast ballots whenever an election turns up, and we cast said ballots, and all was well. But it turns out that the majority of New Yorkers did not do this. In fact, according to the United States Elect ... More >>

Morning Links: Egg Recall Now Massive; Miners Trapped Underground in Chile Are Alive; Gator Sighting in Astoria

​• Half a billion eggs are now being recalled in 17 states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin) due to a salmonella outbreak traced back to two Iowa egg producers, Hi ... More >>

The Candwich (That's Canned Sandwich) Scandal; China Taints Milk Again

​Real estate investors in Utah were ripped off by a money manager who took their cash to back the Candwich, a canned sandwich. [NY Times] A new study reveals that the more restaurants there are within a five-minute walk of a woman's home, the more likely she is to be fat. [Wall Street Journal ... More >>

Faye Driscoll Is Mad at You and You and You

Good Morning! Some Links With Your Coffee?

​What's going on in the world, both near and far? We'll tell you. Here's your morning update of things to talk about on Tuesday:

HEAVENLY CINEMA

Move over, Sundance—it's our turn

New Yorkers' Well-Being Rises 0.3 Points in Survey; Hawaii, Unsurprisingly, Leads Nation

​The 2009 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is out, purporting to show how citizens in each state in the union have been doing in terms of emotional and physical status. New York showed a net gain over last year of 0.3 points, from 64.7 to 65. No, we didn't notice, either. The number is calc ... More >>

Little Big Man: Gary Coleman Busted on Domestic-Violence Warrant

America's safe for now because Gary Coleman is behind bars. The little guy with big problems is in the slammer in Utah, picked up on a domestic-violence warrant. Details not known, but last reports say he was still in jail despite a piddling bond. The warrant may involve the Diff'rent Strokes st ... More >>

Lulu & Mooky's Brings Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream to Allen Street

Where liquid nitrogen ice cream is born.​They've been doing this sort of thing in Utah for awhile now, but until last week, New York was bereft of liquid nitrogen ice cream. Per Tasting Table, Lulu & Mooky's, which just set up shop on Allen Street, is now serving 50 flavors of the stuff, which ... More >>

Outrage Du Jour! Utah Kids See Old Obama Video; Rightbloggers Cry Hitler

A teacher principal and PTA leaders at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington, Utah showed students the "I Pledge" video created back in January by some celebrities (or, in the customary rightwing usage, "celebutards") like will.i.am and Demi Moore, with such fanciful oaths as "to smile more, t ... More >>

Booze News: Flowers & Bacon In Your Cocktail Glass; Save the Planet to Save French Wine

​The latest trend in cocktail mixing? Bartenders are using edible flowers in their drink recipes -- from house-infused spirits to infused syrups to products like St. Germain elderflower liqueur. [NY Times] Meanwhile, bacon-infused spirits and other "carnivorous cocktails" are all the rage. Fo ... More >>

What Do You Have To Do To Get a Bottle of Wine Around Here?

Why you still can't buy wine with your groceries in New York

Bedford Avenue Crazy Man Profiled

​We are grateful to Gothamist for finding Russel Fong's short film on the Williamsburg yelling man, whom we've been wondering about. As it happens, Lawrence LaDouceur is a lot more amiable in private conversation than when yelling at the corner of North 7th and Bedford, but alas, no less crazy ... More >>

Booze News: Drowning Our Sorrows

The burst of the wine bubble is obvious at this year's tastings of the 2008 Bordeaux vintages, where the prices for wine futures have dwindled. With no possibility of a winemaker bailout, the industry must adapt. [NY Times] Utah has repealed two drinking laws that were unique to the state. Bartende ... More >>

Senate Approves a House Vote for D.C. -- Could a NYC Senator Be Next?

The Senate has approved a bill that would give the District of Columbia a voting Representative in the House. Heretofore the D.C. Congressperson has been "at large" (the current holder is Eleanor Holmes Norton) and doesn't get to vote. The new voting member will be elected and seated with the next ( ... More >>

American Idol Utah: David Archuleta's Hometown a/k/a the Land of the Osmonds

Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. On Tuesday, Judge Kara showed some cleavage, last night, we visited Utah, the "the friendliest place on earth." Only if you're white and sad. Poor Tara. Are those tap shoes? "Welcome to Utah," announces Ryan Seacrest, "the friendliest ... More >>

Repeal Day Friday -- Al Smith IV to Party

Salt Lake Weekly Fires Dan Savage for Utah Boycott; Voice Protests

Voters Persist in Voting

Ask a Mexican: Mr. Amnesty Loses

But Miss España doesn't understand the hate

Bernie Mac Speaks From the Great Beyond

The Film Festival: A Theater Festival Explores the Celluloid Boundary

Stage and screen wrestle it out at the Brick's new fest

LONG ISLAND GANGSTER

Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige take a lap through the suburbs

Horoscope

All In The Family

Bizarre love quadrangle binds a Mormon businessman and his three wives

'Christmas in the Clouds'

This Year's Dramatic Competition Largely Devoid of Drama

Tolerable Cruelty

Enjoy a little s/m without the guilt

Prognosis: Negative

Prankster Danes and Memphis musicians shine amid dispiriting indie-cinema trends

Feeding Frenzy

Stunts, moguls, buffed-up people, and sharks—fitting for a film festival at a ski resort

Missionary Positioning

Indie Mormon Cinema Attempts a Mainstream Conversion

The Blessed Version

Let One Hundred Edits Bloom

Love That Dare Not

Why We Should Support the Right to Marry Plurally

‘The Position’

Weekly Webzine From the Museum of Sex

Opposing Forces

The Movies Made Me Do It

How much are 'Natural Born' Killers affected by film violence?