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As we slowly depart the windy and cold conditions, we've got five releases to discuss this week, most with shows to accompany them. --- We're going to kick things off with the latest from local hip-hop artist Fleetwood.
The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) has been named the recipient of a $120,000 support grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation. It’s the largest amount given by the Warhol Foundation to any arts organization in the country.
Dear GYA, A good friend of mine once told me that some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with.
This week's admission on the stand by Utah Highway Patrol trooper Lisa Steed that she had violated policy during a DUI traffic stop highlighted, albeit inadvertently, why the use of dashboard cams is the great equalizer in DUI enforcement. You only have to read through the UHP's operating policy on the use of mobile video recording equipment—which you can read below—to see how troopers are required to check sound levels on both their mics and ensure that the camera captures any external activity.
The Parents Television Council is desperately worried about
a documentary being released without an MPAA rating. Because that only happens
78 percent of the time.
The Mega Millions jackpot was raised to $640,000,000 today—but the cutoff to buy a ticket is 7:55 p.m., meaning you'd better start working up some phlegm so you can get out of the office to make the one hour, 44-minute drive to Malad City, the Idaho town closest to SLC. The drawing will take place at 9 p.m., and the Idaho Lottery wants you to play responsibly--whatever that means.
What’s new on the tube this weekend: Magic City (Starz, tonight) Series Debut: Following the sure-to-be-bloody-and-naked season finale of Spartacus: Vengeance, it’s a dumbed-down Boardwalk Empire, with more convertibles and bikinis, set in 1959 Miami—or, Magic City, if you will.
While the music scene in SLC has continued to grow in size, the number of venues hasn't due to lack of liquor licenses, proper spaces and motivation from potential business owners. --- Now while that works to the advantage of those places currently open, knowing full well they may never have an empty night during the week, it leaves many bands out of the loop without a stage to call home for months.
Dear GYA, I had a horrible birthday. There was a surprise party at my house, my wife sang some dumb French song called "Zou Bisou Bisou" and to make matters worse, she never finished cleaning the carpet.
