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Salt Lake City's Weekly Newspaper provides thorough, relevant, and interesting reporting and writing on local news, arts, and entertainment for residents of Salt Lake City and the environs. Covering Salt Lake City and Utah news, politics, music, film, television, and arts; movie times, club calendars, restaurant listings, and blogs.
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire ***
The main problem with 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, aside from digitally desecrating the corpse of Harold Ramis, was that it completely misunderstood the fact that Ghostbusters movies should be comedies that occasionally have supernatural action, rather than supernatural action movies that occasionally have comedy. Gil Kenan (who co-wrote Afterlife and takes over the directing duties here) pivots effectively in this follow-up, which finds the new blended Ghostbusting family—Gary (Paul Rudd), Callie (Carrie Coon), Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and Phoebe (Mckenna Grac ..read more
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday that he is supportive of a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would pair cuts to the sales tax on food with the removal of a long-standing requirement that all income tax revenues be spent on public schools. UNIVERSITY—Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday that he is supportive of a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would pair cuts to the sales tax on food with the removal of a long-standing requirement that all income tax revenues be spent on public schools. Lawmakers have previously weakened the income tax earmark by add ..read more
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
A total eclipse of the sun is coming in April and it may be a sign that the end is near. There are other dark omens hiding in plain sight. That's why the staff here at Smart Bomb teamed up with clairvoyant Helga Olga Helga to enumerate those dire signs for your safety. A total eclipse of the sun is coming in April and it may be a sign that the end is near. There are other dark omens hiding in plain sight ..read more
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
We know who Donald Trump is. We know what he’s done, and we’ve all heard his threats about the upcoming election—that if he suffers yet another defeat, he will claim victory, foment a “bloodbath” and forcibly take the reins of power. It was a grim scene when the neighbors noticed Garrett Farbson’s body lying grotesquely twisted on the front steps of their home. Alerted by their dog Alfie’s frantic barking, they’d carefully spread the drapes and peered outside ..read more
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
"Buy nothing" operates through social media platforms such as Facebook, where members join a local group that engages in the gift economy. In recent years, a growing number of consumers have embraced the concept of sustainable consumption and community-driven initiatives. One such movement gaining traction nationwide is the "buy nothing" group ..read more
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
Musician Danny Elfman inhabits the world of the avant-garde. His film scores can dazzle as much as the action onscreen Utah Symphony: Danny Elfman's Percussion Concerto Musician Danny Elfman inhabits the world of the avant-garde. His film scores can dazzle as much as the action onscreen ..read more
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1w ago
I suspect you will soon have far more beginners' luck than you ever thought possible. ARIES (March 21-April 19) I suspect you will soon have far more beginners' luck than you ever thought possible. For best results—to generate even more wildly abundant torrents of good luck—you could adopt what Zen Buddhists called "beginner's mind ..read more
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
Devendra Banhart @ The Urban Lounge 3/23, Guava Tree, Lapdog, Shadow Work @ Urban Lounge 3/27, and more. Rally, Miicah, Botanical Animal @ Velour 3/22 It's no secret that there's a long and exciting history of music acts that have graced the stage at Velour. The stalwart venue continues to feature excellent locals and guests stopping by as they move through the Beehive State ..read more
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
TikTok Underground On March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 7521, the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act." The bill—which would attempt to ban the social media app TikTok unless its Chinese owners, ByteDance, sell it to non-Chinese owners—faces an uncertain future in the Senate, but president Joe Biden says he'll sign it if it passes ..read more
Salt Lake City Weekly
1w ago
Sometimes, hearing the story behind an album is almost as interesting as listening to the album itself. Sometimes, hearing the story behind an album is almost as interesting as listening to the album itself. When you know the details of how it came together and more of the meaning behind the songs, it becomes that much more personal and meaningful ..read more