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Monday, December 16, 2013

Monday Meal: The Year's Best Kitchen Tool

I am not someone who likes to have a lot of useless kitchen gadgets and tools cluttering up my cooking space. So, imagine my surprise and delight at finding a countertop pizza oven that actually makes excellent, restaurant-quality pizzas.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

In The Loop: 12/14/13. The Holidays Destroy Your Calendars

Hello to all you music-loving, ticket-buying, vote-casting, Provo-traveling, crowning-a-new-champion enthusiasts! --- By the time you read this, I'll be down in Provo, doing the Battle Of The Bands showcase as a judge for the finals of this show.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Local Releases: Many Hellos & A Farewell

I took last week off because there was only one release to discuss, but I'm back with some you've heard of and a few new surprises. --- First up, the one released last week: Seve vs. Evan reunited at Velour for a massively successful concert, and in the wake of it released a brand-new album titled The Remix Tapes.

The Lower Lights at Masonic Temple

It’s not always easy for me to get in the Christmas spirit. Sometimes everyone is just a little too jolly; the decorations too schmaltzy.

Glad You Asked: Weekend To-Dos

Dear GYA, As the Governor of Utah, it's my duty to reassure the citizens of Utah that today's inversion is nothing to worry about ... and that you are all sexy, sexy people.--- Think of the inversion as a warm, sensual love spray covering your body, and think of me as a large, sweaty man looming over you with a mist bottle.

Alternate Realities Roundup 12/13

ProPublica looks at how court systems tip in favor of high-interest lenders who sue their clients for defaulting on high-interest loans.---

Dead Zephyr: Week 525

The former Zephyr Club in downtown Salt Lake City, 301 S. West Temple; closed since October 2003.  ---

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Shurtleff and Swallow 'Fixer' Lawson Gets Six Felony Charges

The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office arrested Tim Lawson, a fundraiser, political fixer and ally to Utah Attorneys General John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff, on six felony charges, including obstruction of justice, threatening a witness and failing to pay taxes on roughly $120,000 he received in payments from Marc Sessions Jenson, a businessman convicted of securities fraud, who used Lawson to gain access to Shurtleff and Swallow.--- Thursday’s bombshell charges indicate the first of potentially multiple arrests to be made in the ongoing investigation being conducted by a joint operation between investigators with the FBI, the Utah Department of Public Safety and the office of the Davis and Salt Lake County District Attorneys.

Ririe-Woodbury: Momentum

As Ririe-Woodbury continues to celebrate its silver anniversary, the company closes out 2013 with a look into the past and observing where it's been. --- Momentum is a production from years past created by two of the company's former resident dancers, showcasing the kind of inspired work that can come from locally supported arts.

L'anarchiste Release Music Vid for "Juneau"

This week, local indie-rock six-piece L'anarchiste, the winning band in the 2013 City Weekly Music Awards, released their first music video, for the song "Juneau."--- The tune is from L'anarchiste's EP The Traveler, released in August, and the video was written and directed by Phil McCuistion.

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