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Utah

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    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 >>

  • News

    November 2, 2011

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

    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 >>

  • Columns

    August 31, 2011

    Free Will Astrology: August 31 - September 6, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    '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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2011

    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 >>

  • News

    February 16, 2011

    Otto's Shrunken Head Co-Owner Steve Pang Does Not Live at Trader Vic's

    Shelter: See how the other eight-million live.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    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 >>

  • Voice Choices

    January 5, 2011

    Neon Trees

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    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 >>

  • Dance

    April 6, 2010

    Faye Driscoll Is Mad at You and You and You

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    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:

  • Voice Choices

    March 24, 2010

    HEAVENLY CINEMA

    Move over, Sundance—it's our turn

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    August 11, 2009

    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

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Repeal Day Friday -- Al Smith IV to Party

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Voters Persist in Voting

    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 >>

  • Columns

    October 1, 2008

    Ask a Mexican: Mr. Amnesty Loses

    But Miss España doesn't understand the hate

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Bernie Mac Speaks From the Great Beyond

    But Miss España doesn't understand the hate

  • Theater

    June 17, 2008

    The Film Festival: A Theater Festival Explores the Celluloid Boundary

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

  • Voice Choices

    March 25, 2008

    LONG ISLAND GANGSTER

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

  • Columns

    February 20, 2007

    Horoscope

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

  • Screens

    February 21, 2006

    All In The Family

    Bizarre love quadrangle binds a Mormon businessman and his three wives

  • Film

    February 7, 2006

    'Christmas in the Clouds'

    Bizarre love quadrangle binds a Mormon businessman and his three wives

  • Film

    January 24, 2006

    This Year's Dramatic Competition Largely Devoid of Drama

    Bizarre love quadrangle binds a Mormon businessman and his three wives

  • Columns

    September 13, 2005

    Tolerable Cruelty

    Enjoy a little s/m without the guilt

  • Film

    January 25, 2005

    Prognosis: Negative

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

  • Film

    January 27, 2004

    Supersize Me

    Sundance docs: Board youth, iMacs, Big Macs and big mouths—who in Tarnation is next

  • Film

    January 27, 2004

    Feeding Frenzy

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

  • News

    January 13, 2004

    Missionary Positioning

    Indie Mormon Cinema Attempts a Mainstream Conversion

  • News

    October 8, 2002

    The Blessed Version

    Let One Hundred Edits Bloom

  • News

    May 29, 2001

    Love That Dare Not

    Why We Should Support the Right to Marry Plurally

  • News

    November 14, 2000

    ‘The Position’

    Weekly Webzine From the Museum of Sex

  • Film

    October 12, 1999

    Opposing Forces

    Weekly Webzine From the Museum of Sex

  • News

    May 4, 1999

    The Movies Made Me Do It

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

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