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Is it all that shocking that Utah is the biggest state for erotica-novel sales in the country? --- All you need to do is say the words “repressed sexuality,” and in a heartbeat you'll understand why these books fly off the shelves at the box stores and why websites like Amazon and Barnes & Noble rank Utah as the biggest downloading state for erotica content on their devices.
In my opinion, Will Bucklin, proprietor of Bucklin Wines, is one of the most knowledgeable winemakers on the planet. He's also a great guy, and his wines totally rock.
A bill geared toward preventing employees of state offices from moonlighting on the side with political consulting work—like the kind Utah Attorney General John Swallow is alleged to have done for indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson—passed a committee Tuesday.
Here’s another installment of a brilliant set of stupid questions, this time with punk-ish garage-rock four-piece Broncho.--- Broncho offers up simple, nearly nostalgic, punk and rock & roll, blending surf-guitar power chords with easy-to-digest messages, sung like a mantra, as heard on the 2011 hit “Try Me Out Sometime.” It’s the sort of sound that makes concertgoers go ballistic.
Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, moved Senate Bill 80 favorably out of committee Monday, giving the mentally ill who have been restricted from owning firearms an avenue to reclaim their Second Amendment rights if they could prove their rehabilitation and recovery to a judge.---
From slashed public-housing funds to reduce foreclosure-prevention services, Mother Jones lists 12 ways sequestration cuts will stick it to the poor.---
Continuing its so-far impressive season, Plan-B Theatre will break out its latest production, Eric(a), this week. --- The story focuses on Eric, who used to be Erica, in an exploration about gender-switching and the struggles that come with life, centered around the experience the character has the first time he falls for a woman in this one-act solo performance.
