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2017 will be remembered as the year of post-truths and alternative facts.

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Cover story, p. 13 Lauded by Palacio magazine as someone who “will not sway from telling the truth,” Southern California-based Jerricks serves as managing editor at progressive publication Random Lengths News. You can follow him on Twitter @jerikstl.

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Blog, Dec. 13, “Are You Breaking Utah Tax Law? Probably”

It’s so odd that Utah attempts to collect this at the end of the year. Sales tax only works when it’s charged at the point of sale, guys, seriously. I’m happy to pay taxes. Bring them. Just don’t make me track every single online transaction I make in a year and pay that sales tax in bulk. It just won’t work. I’m an immigrant. I love taxes. I get to ride my bike to the movie theater at night and not be shot. I’ll give you whatever you want for that. Just collect it in a way that works.

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I thought our blessed GOP was anti-tax.

CHRIS NOONAN Via Facebook

Republicans and conservatives are totally for being taxed as long as their overlords are doing the taxing. Otherwise, taxing is the devil.

RICHARD HUMBERG Via Facebook

I wish [Gov. Herbert] would take more sensible actions to increase air quality.

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But the idiot he posed with last week says not paying taxes is “smart.”

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were going to paint, and paint it all using “alphanumeric characters” up close; nothing but little letters and numbers but from the street it looks like whatever the hell you want it to be.

C. ROY PITCHER

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Wouldn’t be a big issue if he hadn’t just let the Outdoor Retailer peeps walk.

Stupid bureaucrats! This isn’t a sign. It advertises nothing— it’s art. Get over it and stop wasting taxpayers’ money fighting stupid things!

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Blog post, Dec. 15, “The People vs. Shae Petersen”

Like South Salt Lake is so beautiful to begin with.

MIRANDA PEREZ Via Facebook

Let him paint! His work looks amazing.

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Via Facebook I live in South Salt Lake, and I think the mural is acceptable and I don’t find it disturbing or disrupting to the public. If this mural is offensive, then the city should block the advertisement of strip clubs on billboards.

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It’s definitely a sign. A sign that our puritanical state government likes to overstep its bounds.

B.J. FREEMAN Via Facebook

Hey, South Salt Lake: As someone who is up there all the time—it’s not immoral, it’s not grotesque, it’s gorgeous. Leave it alone.

AMANDA GREEN Via Facebook

Do these guys need actual work to do? As a South Salt Lake resident, I have some ideas and can easily draft a list. Seems they’ve forgotten they are getting paid to work.

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I think someone is more worried about porn than actual

problems again. (Even though this art has nothing to do with what the business inside is.)

MARCY BARNES RIGSTAD Via Facebook

Shae did a mural for me in Sugar House. It has been a great addition to the community. Murals are not signs, [they are] art and a great thing to have.

AMY BARRY Via Facebook

I live in South Salt Lake and love that the city tries to incorporate art. I really like how all of the power transformers are covered in artwork.

EMILY REDFIELD CLARK Via Facebook

The ordinance actually says that it may not depict the nature of the business inside. The mural does not. Second, sign ordinances like SSL’s are unconstitutional at their base.

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You mean they don’t keep panthers in strip clubs? They’ve lost my business.

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OPINION Not Home for the Holidays Throughout Utah, hundreds of individuals will not return home for the holidays. Grievously, this has nothing to do with them living wildly successful lives elsewhere, and more to do with how their families will spend part of the holiday adorning their grave with a wreath—instead of watching them unwrap gifts by the fire. As someone in the midst of grieving the death of my brother, I feel for these families. And wonder if they (like me) are struggling to find the magic of the season. Last Christmas marked the moment I felt forced to acknowledge I was on borrowed time with my brother. During our visit he was tired, even during the present unwrapping. When we left earlier than anticipated so he could rest, I knew it was my last Christmas with him. People have always asked me if having a little brother with cerebral palsy changed our relationship. Since he’s the only sibling I’ve ever known, I could never really answer their question. For me, our relationship was normal. At least, it was my normal. The fact that he could not walk or talk may have changed how our bond appeared to the outside world. However, it did not stop us from making each other laugh or getting on each other’s nerves—the way all siblings do. Though I will admit, it is strange to know that your younger brother will die before you, and even with his health failing and feeling as though I could hear the clock

BY ASPEN PERRY ticking. It was still a shock when he passed before the first week of 2017 came to a close. To have the oversized jersey knit Ute blanket I bought him for Christmas—to replace his worn fleece one—back at my house a month after I’d wrapped it was surreal. Six months prior to his death, a close friend lost her brother to one of the two major plagues preying on Utahns of all ages and backgrounds. Currently, the state ranks seventh in the nation for deaths caused by both opioid overdose and suicide. During our days taking turns leaning on one another, I realized, despite our circumstantial differences, that our grieving was intrinsically the same. We were still raising children and holding down the fort, while struggling to find the energy to get out of bed. In addition to the usual suspects of grief, devastation coupled with feelings of guilt, regret, anger and the neverending ache of emptiness. We also struggled with feeling helpless as we watched our parents grieve. Yet, in light of how similar our grieving process has been, I have found myself deeply bothered by the lack of sympathy she’s given in regards to how some responded to her loss. You see, society appeared to deem the death of her sibling as “a waste,” while deeming mine “acceptable.” On one hand, I understand why a person dying from suicide or an overdose can force our minds into panic as we try to make sense of why it happened. On the other, if anyone implied any aspect of my brother’s life was ever a waste, the only Christmas miracle saving them from being punched in the throat would be my fear of assault charges. Regardless, if the deceased reached the end due to side effects of a disability, from committing suicide during the throes of depression, or by unknowingly taking their last

hit while struggling with addiction, the coping process for those who remain is essentially the same. The Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition says there is a suicide in Utah every 16 hours and opidemic.org finds opioid overdoses result in six deaths a week. Even with this volume of deaths, there still seems to be a great deal of stigma—as much for the deceased, as for those they are survived by. This stigma strikes me as odd. When it comes to grief, there is no hierarchy in how we die. This is not ancient Rome; there is no such thing as a noble death. Condolences with a side of judgment are both unfounded and unnecessary. For most, a sibling is their first best friend. When they pass, it’s not the time their health was deteriorating that floods the mind, but the memories of growing up together. How my brother passed does not alter the reality that part of me died, too. In our youth, the holidays provide respite from our bad dreams. Miracles consist of the toy that seemed too far out of reach or the stuffed animal you thought was forever lost—only to find them awaiting you underneath the Christmas tree. As adults, instead of washing away our worst days, holiday festivities magnify them as we attempt to cope with the empty seat at the dinner table and wish with all of our being we could hear our loved one’s laughter one last time. While I’m not sure I will find my Christmas spirit this year, sometimes I think the real miracle was that my brother was part of my life at all. I just wish such sentiment helped alleviate the pain of life without him. CW

Aspen Perry is a Salt Lake City-based aspiring author and self-proclaimed “philosophical genius.” Send feedback to comments@cityweekly.net

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Utah loves to recycle people. Sometimes, though, it makes you wonder. Like in the case of Salt Lake City and Ken Bullock. Bullock resigned in disgrace last year from the Utah League of Cities and Towns just before the release of an audit that painted him as an incompetent administrator and possible embezzler. Hey, Bullock is a likeable guy. You’d like him, too, but the question is whether you’d hire him to lobby at the Capitol with $105,500 of taxpayer money. In this national time of moral ambiguity and selfimportant public servants, Bullock should have given Mayor Jackie Biskupski pause. Oh, and taxpayers get another Christmas surprise: Former TV newsman, Attorney General spokesman and Rocky Mountain Power mouthpiece Paul Murphy is helping the mayor’s spokesman for $85,500.

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Rep. Ruben Gallego, DAriz., has brought some reality into the national monuments debate. As the @realdonaldtrump administration sings “This Land is My Land,” they seem to forget the rest of the lyrics. Gallego spoke at a congressional hearing on Rep. Chris Stewart’s bill to carve out a piece of Grand Staircase Escalante for a national park. It’s something Garfield County just can’t wait to implement because Garfield County wants to manage those lands—sort of. County Commissioner Leland Pollock thinks they can do a bang-up job—better than the Bureau of Land Management, according to a Deseret News article. There are no maps or really any plan, but Pollock likes the idea of having the BLM do the work and having the county do the management. Former Gov. Mike Leavitt was there, too, mostly to attack the Antiquities Act. That wasn’t the point of the hearing, as Gallego and others mentioned.

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When a cadre of accusers emerged to decry Harvey Weinstein’s sordid romps on the casting couch, “It felt like watching a lioness awake and stretch,” filmmaker Diane Whitten says. She heads the nascent Utah chapter of Film Fatales, a supportive community for women filmmakers.

First, tell me a little bit about yourself. What brought you to Utah?

A love story brought me to Utah. I lived in New York City for years, working in film, television and theater. While on tour with my documentary film Vessel, I met Tyler Measom, who lived here in Salt Lake, and who also was on the festival circuit with his film, An Honest Liar. As the festivals wound down and our paths stopped crossing by chance, we decided to keep meeting—and eventually New York was too far away. I moved here a little over a year ago.

Tell me about the Film Fatales Utah chapter.

When I lived in New York, I was part of an international community of filmmakers called the Film Fatales, who meet regularly to mentor each other, share resources and support each other in the creation of our films. When I moved out here, I started a chapter for Utah. Our seven official members have all directed and distributed at least one feature film.

Explain how Film Fatales membership includes “female-identifying” persons.

Members of Film Fatales identify as female film directors—this includes cisgender, transgender and gender non-conforming directors, and is not limited by nationality, ethnicity, age, ability or orientation. Past this, the central membership requirement is that we all have directed and distributed a feature film, which creates common ground and a shared experience.

Has the Weinstein scandal raised your hackles?

Specifically, it has been the stuff of movies—a ruinous unraveling of blackmail, nondisclosures, gaslighting and Mossad spies—all betraying the lengths to which a mogul and his minions were willing (and financially able) to go, to silence his victims. More compelling to me is that a choir of women’s stories was ultimately more powerful than all of it.

Has this issue seemed like an epidemic?

The collective anger around the systemic problem of sexual harassment has been growing for decades, but for many of us it went dormant last November, after the demoralizing implications of an admitted predator taking the White House; and in its dormancy, it gathered strength. Weinstein awoke the dragon.

Do women bring a different sensibilities to films?

When women direct movies, a few important things happen. Statistically, they put more women on screen, hire more racial and ethnic minorities and hire more women in key and pipeline crew positions. This creates more equity in a dismally male-skewed industry. The other thing that happens is women filmmakers diversify the collective story we are telling about ourselves as a society—a story that has to come from varied perspectives to accurately reflect who we are.

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While the government is trying to solve the state’s homelessness problem in the most bureaucratic way possible, people are dying on the streets. Admittedly, homelessness has no easy fix, but it is heartbreaking to witness the missed opportunities and wrong turns. So, when everything else fails, Americans turn to “thoughts and prayers.” At least in this instance, the Homeless Persons Candlelight Vigil may be an opportunity to draw attention to the plight and the need for action now. Pioneer Park, 375 S. 400 West, 801-410-8314, Thursday, Dec. 21, 5:30-6:15 p.m., free, bit.ly/2B2m0Cz.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year— unless you’re battling addiction, depression or other mental health problems. Friends and Family Resource Night is an ongoing community meeting that’s especially critical during the holidays. Trained clinicians are available to help, and it doesn’t matter if you or someone you care about needs it. It’s a great way to get informed and move forward. 4848 Commerce Drive, Murray, 385-2124476, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 6-8 p.m., free/space limited, bit.ly/2j587vm.

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The film A Force More Powerful “explores how popular movements battled entrenched regimes and military forces with unconventional weapons like boycotts, strikes and demonstrations.” This free screening could help viewers understand the impact of non-violent resistance. Marmalade Library, 280 W. 500 South, 801-594-8680, Thursday, Dec. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m., free, bit.ly/2Aqtqyr.

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2050 that number could be 10 million. As I say, we’re losing the battle, but in our defense we’re barely trying. The problem is multifaceted. One source of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), for example, is the livestock industry, which pumps animals full of antibiotics to promote growth; a factory farm is basically an evolutionary training camp for upand-coming resistant microbes. A recent FDA report indicates that antibiotic sales to livestock farms may finally be peaking, following years of activism. But the feds have long been reluctant to flex much muscle on this issue, and one doesn’t imagine that changing in the current regulatory environment. Then there’s the drug industry. Back in 2004 investigative journalist Maryn McKenna counted just five antibiotics then in development by pharmaceutical companies, as opposed to 500-plus to treat chronic diseases. With little progress since, last year a public-private partnership in the U.S. and the UK was formed hoping to lure firms into doing more antibiotics R&D; one hopes the hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for this initiative will be enough of a carrot. It’s not hard to puzzle out the drug makers’ reluctance: It costs about $1 billion to develop a new antibiotic—money wasted if/when the microbes evolve to resist it. What, did you think Big Pharma was here to save lives? The future we’re looking at, some fear, is a medical Dark Ages. Right now, antibiotics are used to treat infection, but also to prevent it—they’re given prophylactically in surgeries like joint replacement and C-section, and in cancer treatments that suppress the immune system, like chemotherapy. In the worst-case scenario, those now-routine procedures become too risky to perform—the benefits (you walk better on your new knee) not justifying the dangers (death by opportunistic infection). As downstream effects go, we’re just getting started. Here’s another: if something like malaria becomes untreatable by antibiotics, folks will avoid parts of the world where it prevails, depressing trade and investment in already underdeveloped parts of the globe. Malaria’s geographic footprint, meanwhile, is expected to grow due to climate change. I mention this because antimicrobial resistance and global warming are really quite similar problems: huge, deadly and diffuse enough that solving them will require unprecedented international cooperation and the willingness of corporations to perhaps forgo a few bucks for the greater good. Where they differ is that with AMR, it might not yet be too late. CW

This tax/inversion season, you can help end the frustration of government excuses. Put your money where your mouth is and support clean-air action and legislation. For the first time, you can contribute on your 2017 Utah income tax return to the Clean Air Fund. The Division of Air Quality receives the total balance of the fund to provide grant money for activities to improving Utah’s air quality and to beef up programs that educate the public about the importance of this issue. There’s a catch, though. The whole thing ends in three years if donations turn out to be less than $30,000 a year. In other words, your government doesn’t really want to fund clean air, so you have to. Clean Air Fund, UT Form TC-40, 2017 tax form, write code and amount of your donation, incometax.utah.gov/contributions.

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I read that mankind will soon lose its handle on disease management—that vaccines and everything else will fail because evolution is faster than invention. Are we heading back to 25-year lifespans because germs are invincible? —Dirty Harold There’s good news and there’s bad news, the good being that fears about ineffective vaccines might be, for now at least, overblown—cause for concern, but not outright panic. Germs in general, though? Can’t hit the panic button hard enough. Let’s start with the relatively sunny stuff. From an evolutionary biology perspective, a highly lethal virus isn’t always a particularly successful one: For a virus, thriving means spreading, and one that ices its host too quickly doesn’t get as much chance to travel. Natural selection nudges viruses toward a kind of equilibrium, dampening their virulence to score the max number of hits in a given population. Vaccination, the worry goes, might mess this up. Because certain vaccines, described as “imperfect,” don’t halt virus transmission but just inoculate potential hosts, they might encourage the spread of more virulent strains. I’m guessing what you read might have related to a 2015 study involving chickens: Birds infected with a nasty strain of Marek’s disease, a lethal condition afflicting confined poultry, were let loose among the greater flock, some of whose members had been imperfectly vaccinated against it. Unvaccinated chickens that contracted the disease died before they could transmit it; the vaccinated ones survived to pass it along to their peers. Most experts buy the imperfect-vax hypothesis in theory, though nobody thought this study proved it—including its lead author, biologist Andrew Read. Detractors worried about giving ammo to anti-vaxxers, while Read argued mostly that it underscored the need for comprehensive disease management: vaccines plus other measures to block transmission, like mosquito nets. Largely, of course, vaccines are a story of great accomplishment. They shine all the brighter, though, in comparison with the antimicrobials, particularly antibiotics, administered to treat bacterial infection. And here’s where we panic: Humans are losing the fight against infectious diseases because, as you say, bacteria are evolving resistance to these drugs faster than we’re creating new ones. Surely you’ve heard of the terrifying infections, often billed as “superbugs,” popping up in hospitals, schools and gyms—the most famous being the vicious staph strain called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Such bugs are the complete package: highly contagious, hypervirulent and virtually untreatable, causing those infected to die of things like septic shock and organ failure. While MRSA has hogged the spotlight, new resistant strains are identified regularly. According to a recent major report commissioned by the British government, at least 700,000 people are now dying annually as a result of resistant infections, and by

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The Artist, the City and the Strip Club

South Salt Lake halts Exotic Kitty mural citing hazy code. BY DYLAN WOOLF HARRIS dwharris@cityweekly.net @dylantheharris

drab outer wall on a South Salt Lake strip club has become the unlikely battleground for esoteric ideas. When artistic expression, property rights and city restrictions clash, for example, which will win out? But the heart of this dispute rests on one pivotal question: Are murals synonymous with signs? The State Street establishment, called the Exotic Kitty, has been open for about a year. While owner Tommy Eddy was renovating the interior and fixing a new sign out front, he decided to liven the building’s south wall—a blank cinder-block facade. So, Eddy reached out to a renowned mural artist,

Shae Petersen, who calls the Salt Lake Valley home. “I’d seen his artwork on 33rd,” Eddy says. “And I fell in love with his stuff.” Eddy says his proposal to commission a large mural was initially approved, and Petersen began composing a draft. Petersen then sent a copy to members of the artistic community and the city. Awash in purple, the mockup (pictured above) features a panther in the foreground. Behind the cat, a sultry woman hooks her thumb through her blouse’s shoulder strap and gazes into the distance. Paint streaks fill in the space around the edges. Before he began, Petersen awaited the city’s final approval— which he thought was a formality. Then on Oct. 2, South Salt Lake City Planner Alex White sent a letter to Eddy explaining that under city code “the sign you seek to have painted on the exterior of Exotic Kitty is not permitted.” It seems signs for sexually oriented businesses in South Salt Lake are more restric-

tive than those on other businesses. A city ordinance specifies: “No descriptive art or designs depicting any activity related to or implying the nature of the business is allowed. Signs may contain alphanumeric copy only.” But is a wall mural a business sign? Eddy says no. When he hired Petersen, he says, he didn’t give the artist any direction, and the resulting image emblazoned on his building could have been anything. Petersen concurs. “I like painting animals, and I like painting women’s faces,” Petersen says, standing next to the club’s blank wall Friday evening. “It’s fitting. It’s not like [Eddy] said, ‘I want this.’” The story is drawing attention to the obscure South Salt Lake ordinance. After City Weekly posted an article to its website last Friday, Petersen received calls from other outlets, he says. News cameras arrived at the strip club while Petersen detailed where the mural would go.

“THERE ARE NO ORDINANCES REGARDING MURALS. THAT IS THE SHADY THING THEY’RE TRYING TO PULL IS BY SAYING, ‘OH, IT’S A SIGN.’”

Both Eddy and Petersen suspect the city is trying to nix the project because it doesn’t want to draw attention to a sexually oriented business in its midst. “It’s pretty prime real estate in a pretty high-traffic area. Ultimately, if there is a fancy new mural on the building, their concern is, ‘Oh they’re going to notice there was a strip club here that has essentially been here for years and years,’” Petersen says, adding “There are no ordinances regarding murals. That is the shady thing they’re trying to pull is by saying, ‘Oh, it’s a sign.’” And if the woman’s bare shoulder is too salacious a visual, Petersen says that needn’t be a deal-breaker. “I’m not necessarily tied to one specific image,” he says. “I’m more than happy to make accommodations or adjustments to the design. Really, I’m willing to change it or adjust it to where they’re happy. We’re at a point where they’re saying, ‘We don’t care what you want to paint—you can’t paint it.’” For Eddy, this city’s decision fits a seemingly anti strip-club pattern. When he first attempted to license the Exotic City, he says, a municipal employee told him not to waste his time because the city wouldn’t process it even though the building has been a strip club for decades. He went ahead anyway and was successful. Once established, Eddy found more regulatory stumbling blocks. He says it took weeks before he could get a sign attached to the front, and he was forced to

pre-teen who became engrossed in illegal graffiti. As he got older, however, he stopped tagging and eventually settled into a career in web development and design. But around 2007, he started to feel an artistic itch. “For whatever reason, I decided I wanted to paint again. I had to learn all the new paint and the new caps,” he says. Petersen soon honed his craft. About five years later, he stopped doing traditional graffiti lettering and pushed himself to paint realistic (or surreal) images. He went under the moniker SRIL. Petersen’s first big break was in 2013 when he painted two pieces—one inspired by Breaking Bad, the other by Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas—for Club 90 in Sandy. Two years later, he did a wall mural on 3300 South that featured Greek gods. Petersen posted the image on Reddit, and it racked up millions of views. In South Salt Lake, Eddy noticed the piece and immediately became a fan. Petersen relocated to Las Vegas about a year ago, but has since moved back. Both a creator of murals and custom canvas, Petersen lists among his clients Lagoon, Patagonia Inc., dozens of restaurants, Caesars Palace, BYU, the CEO of New Balance Shoes and two current members of the Utah Jazz starting lineup. He’s hopeful the Exotic Kitty will be next—but only if the city agrees that the project is for a mural. “I’m not a sign painter,” Petersen says. CW

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delegates in the days after the election about more than just sour grapes. This past election cycle did something: It pushed in a type of post-truth dystopia. Civilization, in seems, has become more and more maudlin and hysterical—especially under democracy. If the mainstream media news cycles are to be trusted, we’ve all degenerated into a mere combat of crazies; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamor-

has reached its end. There is no longer a mere credibility gap, but rather a literal Truth Emergency … This is a culmination of the failures of the Fourth Estate to act as a truly free press.” In 2017, both men conclude that little has changed. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons on his own people is a notable example. This attack was used to justify Trump’s order to fire of 59 Tomahawk missiles on a country torn by civil war. Project Censored pushed back against the notion that critiquing the corporate press pushing the chemical weapon attack as tantamount to being proal-Assad. Huff and Higdon wrote: This is a complicated matter, to be sure, one that even sparks vivid disagreements among the anti-imperialist and the pacifist Left in the U.S. To question official narratives should not mean people are automatically pro-Assad—or pro-Putin, for that matter. More importantly, what does it mean to be pro-truth in a post-truth world, when the truth can be elusive,

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ous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins—most of them imaginary. Since the advent of television, Americans receive a great deal of their information through broadcast news, sitcoms and dramas. But this form can’t articulate complex ideas the way print can. Shortcomings of television dilute politics and religion. And “news of the day” becomes a packaged commodity. The result is that quality information becomes secondary to entertainment value. It is against this backdrop that we itemize examples of Junk Food News distracting Americans, ranging from Trump’s refusal to attend the the White House Correspondents Dinner to the breathless reporting on Trump’s every tweet.

Seemingly, in 2017, we have reached a new milestone—the year in which an episode of The Simpsons played out in real life. Foreshadowed in a TV cartoon, the black comedy of events that propelled Donald Trump into the White House is now chronicled in this story devoted to Junk Food News—the so-called “fake news” that squeezed into the places that should have been filled with legitimate, essential information.

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“ especially in an environment addled by propaganda coming from many sides? They noted that the corporate press’ involvement in news abuse regarding Syria was an attempt to build public support for a U.S. invasion, much like the second war in Iraq a decade earlier. This, Project Censored wrote, “Makes accurate reporting and publishing of diverse perspectives all the more crucial.” Huff and Higdon argue the countermeasure to news abuse and propaganda is an informed citizenry with strong criticalthinking skills. Project Censored actually goes a little further than that by saying that the level of required reasoning now goes beyond the critical thinking that simply evaluates information based on conformity with existing knowledge. Critical thinking now, Huff and Higdon argue, is one that can embrace perspectives at odds with “prevailing wisdom or personal views” based on evaluation of real facts. As an example of why this form of education is necessary, they cited right-wing personality Glenn Beck and pseudohistorian David Barton who offered training camps to teach graduating high school students revisionist history. They used the words of Salon writer Amanda Marcotte to describe Beck and Barton’s historical narrative, saying that it is “one that valorizes straight white men as humanity’s natural leaders and grants Christian fundamentalism a centrality to American history that it does not, in reality, have.” Marcotte also noted that, “in Barton’s history, the founding fathers’ idea of government was rooted in fundamentalist Christianity, instead of enlightenment philosophy, and the contributions of people of color are minimized in service of centering Christian white men as the righteous shepherds guiding everyone else.” Huff and Higdon also argue that schools should teach media literacy as core curriculum to help fight against news abuse and fake news. They contend the U.S. education system has drifted to the same for-profit model of information dissemination as the mass media, yielding many of the same results. Huff and Higdon cite critical theory scholar Henry Giroux, who says that for-profit education models emphasize individual responsibility for problems created by systemic failures: “The market-driven discourse in higher education, including the corporatization of education that privileges administrators over faculty [who became low-paid workers while students are seen as customers], has outlawed or marginalized those faculty who do talk about critiquing the system rather than teach students to accept it and work with it.” Giroux concludes that a “democracy cannot exist without informed citizens and public spheres and educational apparatuses that uphold standards of truth, honesty, evidence, facts and justice. Under Trump, disinformation masquerading as news … has become a weapon for legitimating ignorance and civic illiteracy.” To combat this, Giroux is quoted: Artists, educators, young people, journalists and others need to make the virtue of truth-telling visible again. We need to connect democracy with a notion of truth-telling and consciousness that is on the side of economic and political justice, and democ-

What does it mean to be pro-truth in a post-truth world, when the truth can be elusive, especially in an environment addled by propaganda coming from many sides?

racy itself. If we are going to fight for and with the most marginalized people, there must be a broader understanding of their needs. We need to create narratives and platforms in which those who have been deemed disposable can identify themselves and the conditions through which power and oppression bear down on their lives. Huff and Higdon have also recounted the brief history of the term “fake news,” since Trump was “electored” president. The authors say that during one week in January 2017, the trend of people researching the term “fake news” on Google jumped 100 fold above pre-election levels. Trump and his supporters denounced any critiques of the new administration, such as CNN for questioning the validity of his statements, as fake news. But, Trump and his underlings were not alone in labeling inconvenient truths as fake news. The Democratic National Committee was also guilty, as it sought to explain how Clinton lost to a Cheeto. Throughout the year, the partisan practice of labeling inconvenient truths as fake news undermined credible journalism while distracting the public from the barrage of actual fake news flooding our global society. This was reminiscent of a Ron Suskind story in The New York Times Magazine more than a decade ago in which the phrase “reality based community” was used by an aide in the George W. Bush administration. The term was used to denigrate a critic of the administration’s policies who were basing judgments on facts. In it, the author wrote: The aide said that guys like me were “in what we call the reality based community, which he defined as people who believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality.” […] “that’s not the way the world really works anymore,” he continued. “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. We’re history’s actors… and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.” The source was later revealed to be political operative and Bush administration advisor, Karl Rove, but he has denied it. Huff and Higdon note the internet’s promise of delivering endless information to circumvent a post-truth world has not succeeded in producing a well-informed populace. Instead, the inflation of spurious information coupled with an education system that does not teach critical media literacy to students, and does not show them how to navigate and participate in the digital world, has resulted in a dystopia of falsehoods that are now referred to as “alternative facts.” This post-truth environment, they argue, gave rise to a term defined as an outright lie that is introduced and then used as evidence to support a desired conclusion. Some notable examples: • Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s claiming three times that a terror attack occurred in Atlanta, Ga. • U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson claiming that African American slaves were immi-

grants who worked hard and found success in America, without socio-economic relevancy or historical context. • The Trump administration’s claim that the resistance to their repeal and replace Obamacare were paid protesters. The ability to embrace dissonant facts is a skill set needed now more than ever, when inconvenient truths are simply dismissed as fake news. This groundwork established, let’s shift to the Democratic National Convention and the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. From the start, Project Censored made the argument that the Russian hacking narrative, propagated by the corporate media invested in Clinton’s bid for the White House, is an example of an alternative fact designed to deflect attention away from Clinton’s deficiencies as a candidate. Huff and Higdon cite the Washington Post and the website PropOrNot that were purported to have uncovered the media outlets that served as dupes of Russian hackers with a series of algorithms designed to analyze outlets’ web content. The Washington Post reprinted a list created by PropOrNot. Under threat of lawsuits, they published a partial retraction. The question is whether Russian interference had a direct, demonstrable impact on Clinton losing the election. The answer has been a resounding “no,” regardless of the steady drip of leaks regarding the alleged collusion of Trump’s campaign with the Russian government. The fact remains, Clinton with help from the Democratic National Committee, lost to a candidate who should not have had any chance of winning. Huff and Higdon say fact-checking would not be enough to counter the fake news epidemic, as fake news is not the only threat. There are blacklists, like the one used by sites like PropOrNot that include legitimate journalistic outlets as fake news and the passage of legislation that literally bans the media from lying. The pair notes the corporate press has assisted in creating some of these new threats, such as the weaponizing of fake news. They also acknowledge the daunting task of making these times and nation more hospitable to a more free and democratic place. Highlighting this, they write: …the failures of the corporate media and education system have already contributed to the current post-truth environment by creating nothing short of an epistemological crisis. This has proven to be detrimental to our democratic process and an affront to the First Amendment rights of the American people. Creating the better world we envision will not depend on rewriting recent history to suit our purposes or flatter our illusions, but rather will depend on creating an ever more democratic, diverse, and critical free press. What does the future hold? We have three more years with Trump at the helm, barring impeachment or another catastrophe befalling this country. Without some sort of progress on building critical media literacy and if there’s a hell below, like Curtis Mayfield said, “We all going to go.” CW

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Every year, many Americans celebrate the holiday season by enjoying the 1946 Frank Capra classic It’s a Wonderful Life. And every year, local free screenings are an opportunity to be reminded—or to learn for the first time—that most of what you think you know about this movie as cheesy holiday Americana is false. While plenty of folks remember the story’s happy ending, with George Bailey (James Stewart) running through the snowy streets of Bedford Falls wishing “merry Christmas, everybody,” and his daughter blankly reading her line about angels getting their wings when a bell rings, there’s plenty of uncomfortable material bubbling beneath its surface. Most obviously, it’s the story of a divine suicide intervention, as the guardian-angel-in-training Clarence (Henry Travers) attempts to show a despondent George, whose world is falling apart around him, that his life has value. Beyond that, however, Capra and his writers craft a story that’s far from a simplistic celebration of small-town America. George’s domesticity and eventual role running the building and loan are part of a war he’s fighting within himself over his big dreams for going out into the world; his conflicted not-quitea-proposal to Mary (Donna Reed) is one of strangest such scenes in movie history. There’s nothing easy about the way Capra presents the tension between individual desires and a sense of communal responsibility. During a Christmas season at the end of a particularly rough year, where pulling together is practically a moral necessity, maybe that’s one of the most wonderful ideas we can explore. (Scott Renshaw) It’s a Wonderful Life @ Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave., Park City, 435-615-8291, Dec. 21, 6 p.m., free, parkcityfilmseries.com; @ Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. 300 South, Dec. 24, 2 p.m.; Dec. 25, 7 p.m., free, saltlakefilmsociety.org

In the 20 years since J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone first hit bookstore shelves, the wonderful wizarding world has transcended its status as a modern children’s classic into something of a nontraditional holiday staple. From the Harry Potter movie marathons airing throughout December to the local Christmas in the Wizarding World interactive exhibition and store at the Shops at South Town in Sandy, there’s no shortage of magic in December. And if you’re interested in live performances inspired by that world, there are other Utah offerings as well For those wanting a less by-the-book take on the Harry Potter universe, Ogden’s Ziegfeld Theater presents its now-annual performance of A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol. Concluding the company’s 2017 season, the musical lovingly satirizes the witches and wizards, while also throwing in elements from other holiday classics such as A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. If you want to sit back and watch the films in style, the Utah Symphony has the perfect program the weekend leading up to Christmas Eve. As part of their Film In Concert Series, the symphony performs John Williams’ score to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets while the film itself plays on a giant screen for the audience to enjoy. (Kylee Ehmann) A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol @ Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 S. Washington Blvd., Ogden, 855-944-2787, Dec. 15, 18, 22, 23, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., $12-$19, theziegfeldtheater.com Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Live in Concert @ Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, 801-355-3787, Dec. 21-23, 7 p.m., $29-$92, utahsymphony.org

This Christmas weekend you’ll find a little bit of everything at Viva La Diva’s holiday show. Step through the time capsule with this island of larger-than-life-sized misfit toys as Bette Midler, Dolly Parton, Mary Poppins, the Grinch and the best Bloody Mary in town share the roof for a night of music, pop culture and live comedy. A resounding crowd favorite the Viva La Diva celebrity impersonation show and its creator, Jason CoZmo, recently nabbed a small arsenal of QSaltLake’s Fabby Awards. Every show is unique, and you never know when you might find yourself a part of the performance, so guests are encouraged to dress in their most inspired holiday outfits. For CoZmo, the breadth of the show’s audience reach and involvement is one of the most rewarding aspects of the inclusive stage production. According to the actor and activist, the show is purposefully designed that way. “Our demographic is everyone … it’s like Disneyland!” he says. “There’s something for the whole family to relate to and enjoy.” CoZmo knows what he’s talking about, since he started his performing career at Disneyland, but thanks to Viva La Diva there’s a new happiest place on Earth right in the heart of Strange Lake City. So whether you’re young (but not too young), old, liberal, conservative, gay, straight or anywhere in-between, you’re welcome at Viva La Diva because life is a spectrum—and we’re all misfits here. (Samantha Herzog) Viva La Diva’s Jolly Holiday with the StarZ @ Club X, 445 S. 400 W., 801-935-4267, Dec. 23, 8 p.m., $25, thevivaladivashow.com

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For actor/comedian Jay Whittaker, home is wherever he’s not. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

uring a panel at September’s Salt Lake Comic Con, comedian Jay Whittaker—a member of the popular Geek Show Podcast crew and a regular participant at Comic Con—made an offhand comment about re-locating to Los Angeles. Yet here he is, sitting down at the Coffee Garden on Salt Lake City’s Main Street, to talk about where he is, both professionally and geographically. “Yeah, about that,” Whittaker says with a laugh. “Yes, I have moved—but I haven’t. There is a limbo.” It’s understandable if Whittaker is conflicted about where to call home. In Utah, he’s built a successful career as a comedian and actor, establishing friendships like his Geek Show co-hosts; it’s also where his 10-year-old son lives. Yet the Southern California native also has his parents and friends in the L.A. area, and continues to pursue a full-time career as an entertainer, staying in California for perhaps a week at a time and working on everything from comedy gigs and film and TV acting, to commercials and voice-over work. “When I say ‘home,’” Whittaker explains, “if I’m in Salt Lake and I say it, I’m talking about L.A.; when I’m in L.A. and I’m talking about ‘home,’ I’m talking about Salt

Lake City. With me, I’m always homesick. I don’t wish any malevolence on the state of Nevada, but if there were ever an earthquake, and the state of California became right next to Utah, I’d be in heaven.” In part, this two-state life was born out of a conversation with his son, at a time when Whittaker was considering finding another day job to supplement his income as a comedian and actor. “He just said, ‘You do jokes. You’re really good at that. Just do that.’ I said, ‘Now you realize if I just do jokes and acting, I’m probably going to have to travel more.’ He said, ‘I know, but it makes you happy and that’s your thing.’ So my 10-year-old is giving life advice. “He actually said, ‘I think it will be a good investment.’ He should be my agent.” As much as his son’s words of wisdom altered Whittaker’s professional life, he also mentions an evolution that goes back a little farther—to the summer of 2016. For several months, Whittaker—an Air Force reservist—was based in Mississippi for training. That time provided what he describes as a much-needed opportunity to start “dissecting a lot of things about my life.” One epiphany was that his Twitter handle at the time—“TokenJay”—indicated a way of thinking about himself that needed to change. “Because Salt Lake is not as diverse, there were times I felt like the token black dude,” he says. “While I was in Mississippi, I was just amongst black people all over again. It made me realize I’m not a token; I’m just me, and that’s all you need to be. You don’t need to be this novelty. Just be yourself.” He pauses. “This is the corniest shit I’ve ever said.” Whittaker acknowledges that being a black actor is different depending on whether he’s trying out for roles locally, or in Los Angeles. “You go on an audition in L.A., you see 50 guys that look exactly like you,” he says, “which leads to some awkward questions with your father: ‘Why

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did I see, like, four doppelgangers?’ Here, there’s obviously not that many people of color, but it is still competitive. There are some great black actors out here.” Working in California isn’t even necessarily a function of not being able to get work in Utah. Whittaker praises his Utahbased agent, and similarly compliments the state’s comedy scene— Wiseguys in particular—as a place where comedians “actually get paid.” He also landed a role in a Disney Channel series, Andi Mack, that films in Millcreek. Yet he says “I have a problem sitting still. I like to move at ‘the speed of Jay,’ as a lot of people say, constantly looking for my next hustle. … Many years ago, I was a comic. Now I really feel like I’m a comedian, an actor, a voice-over person, a podcaster. I’ve got some music I’m working on as well.” That perpetual motion might keep him bouncing between two states, but he credits his support system in both places, and wonders if it’s actually better that he continue to define home as where he isn’t,

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rather than where he is. “I don’t know if I’ll ever reach that mentality,” he says. “I feel like the day that I do, that’s the day I’m hanging it up. Home is where the hustle is. … If my son’s taken care of, and he’s happy, and he thinks he’s getting a good return on his investment, I’m good.” Besides, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City might not be so far apart in one sense: “Either way, my lungs are getting clogged, because the air is so shitty in both cities.” CW

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Artists Lizzie Määtälä and Jared Steffensen present a collaborative installation showcasing their respective work with reclaimed materials in Woulda Coulda Shoulda at Nox Contemporary Gallery (440 S. 400 West, Ste. H, facebook.com/nox-contemporary), through Feb. 9, 2018.

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Christmas Eve Celebration Snowbasin Resort, 3925 Snowbasin Road, 801-620-1000, Dec. 24, 4-8 p.m., snowbasin.com Christmas Eve Parade & Fireworks Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, 9385 Snowbird Center Trail, 801-933-2222, Dec. 24, 6 p.m., snowbird.com (see p. 16) Christmas in Color Salt Lake Equestrian Park, 2100 W. 11400 South, South Jordan, through Dec. 30, Monday-Thursday, 5:30 p.m.10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 5:30 p.m.-11 p.m., christmasincolor.net It’s A Wonderful Life Salt Lake Film Society, 111 E. 300 South, 801-321-0310, Dec. 24 & 25, times vary, saltlakefilmsociety.org (see p. 16) Kwanzaa Celebration Discovery Gateway, 444 W. 100 South, 801-456-5437, Dec. 26, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., discoverygateway.org The Littlest Elf Discovery Gateway, 444 W. 100 South, 801-456-5437, Dec. 23, 11:30 a.m., discoverygateway.org Luminaria: Experience the Light Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, through Dec. 30, thanksgivingpoint.org Trees of Diversity 2017 Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley, through Dec. 30., culturalcelebration.org Winter Solstice Celebration Red Butte Garden 300 Wakara Way, Dec. 16, 9-12 p.m., redbuttegarden.org ZooLights Hogle Zoo, 2600 Sunnyside Ave., through Dec. 31, hoglezoo.org

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Marcus and Guy Wiseguys Jordan Landing, 3763 W. Center Park Drive, West Jordan, Dec. 23., 8 p.m., 21+, wiseguyscomedy.com Todd Johnson Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, Dec. 22, 8 p.m., 21+, wiseguyscomedy.com Travis Tate Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., Dec. 22-23, 8 p.m., 21+, wiseguyscomedy.com

Artist/Dad Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, through Jan. 12, heritage.utah.gov Bob Hope: An American Treasure Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City, through April 28, culturalcelebration.org Carol Sogard: Artifacts for the 23rd Century UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through Jan. 13, utahmoca.org Go West! Art of the American Frontier from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, through March 11, umfa.utah.edu Jerry Hardesty: Doublespeak Marmalade Library, 280 W. 500 North, 801-594-8680, through Dec. 29, slcpl.org Joseph Paul Vorst: A Retrospective LDS Church History Museum, 45 N. West Temple, through April 15, history.lds.org Karen Horne: Ballet To Tango Exploring the Art of Dance Horne Fine Art, 142 E. 800 South, 801-533-4200, through Dec. 23, hornefineart.com Katie Paterson: salt 13 Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, 801-581-7332, through May 20, umfa.utah.edu Kristina Lenzi: Alien Matters Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through Jan. 5., slcpl.org Lesly Abalos-Ambriz: 24: Is This Lesly? Chapman Library, 577 S. 900 West, 801-5948623, through Dec. 27, slcpl.org Lizzie Määtälä and Jared Steffensen: Woula Coulda Shoulda Nox Contemporary Gallery, 440 S. 400 West, Ste. H, through Feb. 9, facebook.com/nox-contemporary (see above) Sarah Malakoff: Second Nature Granary Art Center, 86 N. Main, Ephraim, through Jan. 26, granaryartcenter.org Winter Scenes and Holiday Dreams Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City, through Dec. 30 culturalcelebration.org

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akanmakan (33 E. 11400 South, Sandy, 801-251-0967, makanmakansandy.com) opened its doors a couple of months back with a mission to celebrate Asian street food by preparing a cultural mixtape of dishes from all over the continent. Food here is most definitely on point, but much of the restaurant’s success is due to its snappy aesthetic. The colorful outdoor neon sign that merges the words “street” and “eat”— along with its minimalistic interior and conspicuously placed collection of Asian snack foods—are thoughtful choices that make Makanmakan an approachable mix of the familiar and the exotic. The fact that it looks like a Pei Wei is the restaurant’s secret weapon, as familiar design cues lure curious diners in for food that you wouldn’t expect from a restaurant in the middle of Sandy.

I was also pleasantly surprised by the martabak telur ($6.75): a square pancake stuffed with scallions, ground beef and eggs. It hearkened back to some traditional American breakfast flavors, but the acar garnish (pickled cucumber, carrots and Fresno chiles) supplied a pleasant punch of Indonesian flavor. With a clever design strategy and a thoughtfully crafted menu, Makanmakan is a welcome addition to Sandy’s gastronomic ecosystem. It’s a place where hardcore foodies and casual diners can bond over some well-cooked goat meat. CW

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Perhaps the most intriguing item on the menu is a little dish called gulai kambing ($11.25), which consists of yellow curry served with bone-in chunks of goat meat. The novelty of eating curried goat in a gastro landscape dominated by chains like Village Inn and Buffalo Wild Wings was what initially made me want to give it a go—and I’m glad I did. The goat’s rich, slightly gamey flavor works well with curry, though I was hoping for a little more kick. Makanmakan doesn’t usually skimp on the heat, but this one could use some more bite. While Makanmakan’s entrées are solid, its strengths stem from its menu of starter items. These bites transport the diner to a Singaporean market. The roti canai ($4.75) is a plate of folded, flat-top fired flatbread accompanied by a small bowl of luxurious curried chicken. It’s in the same vein as naan, but its crispy exterior texture sets it apart.

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Those acquainted with Thai and Vietnamese cuisine will find a few familiar touchstones while perusing the menu, but the curry entrées are unique enough to warrant their own separate recognition. With Utah’s cold, smoggy winter upon us, a heaping bowl of laksa ($10.55) is a great place to start. Now that the pho craze is dying down, it’s easy to see this comforting soup emerge as a new trend contender. Inside the bowl you’ll find a curry-based soup, playing with a heartier, almost stew-like texture. The generous rice noodles that soak up every ounce of the savory coconut flavor, which also pairs nicely with the roast chicken and shrimp. It’s a great cold-weather dish as-is, but I strongly recommend making liberal use of the housemade chili paste that comes on the side. After a few spoonfuls paired with this spicy condiment, the laksa’s foundational flavors wake up and do the Time Warp.

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One more new Utah brewery tops off an impressive year. BY MIKE RIEDEL comments@cityweekly.net @utahbeer

id you know the RoHa Brewing Project, Fisher Brewing Co., RPM Brewing and Kiitos Brewing Co. all opened their doors in 2017? That’s already an impressive year for Utah. But believe it or not, there’s one more popping up—2017’s fifth and final up-and-coming operation: SaltFire Brewing Co. (2199 S. West Temple, 801-661-1947, saltfirebrewing.com). SaltFire came onto the brewing scene a little backward in that they started with a bottle-filling device. Normally this is one of the last purchases a brewery makes, but this bottle filler was created by SaltFire’s owner and grand poobah in charge of

beer, Ryan Miller. He’s sold hundreds of his innovative and inexpensive devices around the world, and it paid in full for SaltFire’s entire brewery. Now SaltFire is nearly ready to fire up its shiny new bought-and-paid-for brew house. Of course we wanted to be one of the first to get the scoop on what we can expect. SaltFire’s head brewer, Patrick Bourque, has earned his stripes in Utah’s beer community with positions at The Beer Nut, Epic and Uinta Brewing. “Our first four beers are going to be a mix of approachable strong ales,” Bourque says. “Of course we’ll have an IPA. It will be part of a rotating single hop series, along with a Double IPA to help us flex a little muscle.” Everyone has an IPA, but SaltFire plans to move beyond. “Yeah, we’ve got that covered,” Bourque adds. “In addition to those, we will also be brewing up a dirty chai stout, brewed with local Blue Copper coffee and Indian chai spices.” Now that’s potentially a recipe for some tasty, outsideof-the-box beers. But there’s even more coming. “On the other side of the spectrum, we will also be offering a New Zealand Pilsner,” Bourque says. I wasn’t exactly sure where he was headed with this one, but Bourque explains, “It’ll be a different take on the classic Pilsner. We’re going to take advantage of the those newer, fruity Southern Hemisphere hop varieties and pair them with that classic

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German Pilsner base. It’ll be damn tasty.” Though high-point beers will be SaltFire’s focus, Bourque understands that they can’t afford to stay completely out of the low-point beer game—this is still Utah. “To start with, we’re going to brew mostly high-point beers, with some 4 percent stuff mixed in eventually,” he says. “We do want a tap room eventually, so low-point beer will definitely be on our horizon. “However, when we make a low-point beer,” Bourque continues, “it’s because it’s something that we love and not because we want to have just any beer in a grocery store. That’s important to us.” Bourque also says that SaltFire’s taproom will open within the next year, and that it will include a bottle shop opening as soon as beer is ready in January. Recently, SaltFire’s home municipality

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of South Salt Lake City lifted its “two breweries maximum” ordinance, which will allow more breweries to open in their neighborhood. “I’d love to see more breweries set up near us,” Bourque says. “We love having Shades of Pale Brewing a block away, and we look forward to having more like-minded people in our area.” What about added competition? “I don’t see them as competition,” Bourque says. “I see them as great friendships and contributors of knowledge that will hopefully benefit brewers and beer lovers alike.” Stay close for updates on SaltFire Brewing Co.’s debut beers, and my impressions of their new suds. As always, cheers! CW

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Few are as loyal to the art of barbecue as the owners of R&R. Competition veterans Rod and Roger Livingston pride themselves on their smoke, fire and patience. The restaurant offers pork spare ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket and chopped brisket. Also on the menu are burgers, smoked and deep-fried wings, and traditional sides like baked beans, fried okra, hush puppies and coleslaw. Order an ice-cold beer, pull up a chair and prepare for authentic, slow- and low-cooked, finger-licking barbecue. 307 W. 600 South, 801-364-0443, randrbbq.net

Featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Moochie’s is the place to go in downtown SLC for authentic-tasting Philly cheesesteaks. But the restaurant is about much more than that. Philadelphiaborn owner Joanna Rendi also assembles some of the tastiest meatball sandwiches around. The chicken cacciatore and deep-dish lasagna are popular as well. Be sure to try Don’s (Joanna’s husband) delicious “zappy” potato salad and a Tastykake imported from Philly. Multiple locations, moochiesmeatballs.com

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This cozy Midvale spot is frequently filled with regular customers who can’t get enough of the top-quality sashimi and nigiri. On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, some rolls, like the fried jalapeño pepper roll, are half-off. Bento boxes are available at lunch, and crowd favorites include the Vampire, Grand Canyon and Caterpillar rolls. Or put yourself in the talented hands of owner/chef Itto Takashi and let him make menu suggestions. 856 E. Fort Union Blvd., Midvale, 801-563-3337, ittosushiutah.com

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ere is the thing about a big-screen musical based on the life of P. T. Barnum, with songs by the lyricists for La La Land, and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya: By virtue of knowing those things I just wrote, you’ve almost certainly already decided whether or not you want to see it. In fact, you’ve most likely either purchased opening-night tickets for The Greatest Showman, or decided you don’t even want to be seeing a movie in a theater where you might accidentally overhear it. The movie musical is a genre for which there isn’t much middle ground, and The Greatest Showman most decidedly isn’t the kind of movie musical designed to win converts. In a story that is in many ways about cheesy crowd-pleasing theatricality, it embraces the whole concept of cheesy crowd-pleasing theatricality down to its core, beginning with its old-fashioned version of the 20th Century Fox logo. It is wildly successful at being exactly the kind of movie it wants to be, and the kind of movie it wants to be will irritate many people to tears. It opens in the middle of a circus performance overseen by ringmaster Barnum (Jackman), before flashing back to his youth as the impoverished, eventually orphaned son of a tailor in 1820s Connecticut, who develops a friendship with a wealthy girl named Charity. Years later, the adult Barnum marries Charity (Michelle Williams) with big dreams of success, as he launches his “American Museum” of curiosities in New York. It only comes together once he starts recruiting people with unusual physical traits to become part of his show, simultaneously making him a popular destination for viewers and a popular target of media and public criticism for his “freak show.” There’s little question that The Greatest

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Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Joseph Trapanese, from the old-school “I want” song “A Million Dreams” to the love song “Rewrite the Stars” to the anthemic “This Is Me.” Firsttime feature director Michael Gracey keeps the musical interludes bold and energetic without being overly busy with his camera movements, allowing a chance for the choreography to emerge in more than rapid-cut snippets. The orchestrations might be more radio-ready than built for the orchestra pit, but those who groove to this kind of operatic emotional content will probably come away infatuated with the score. And maybe that’s the bottom line for a movie like this: Musicals by their nature assume a world that isn’t really our own, and also assume there’s an audience willing to accept that world. There’s a level on which the moral is as simple as “the real greatest show on earth is friends and family,” and maybe your eyes won’t roll at that only if you’re the kind of person who’s likely to play the soundtrack on repeat for the next month. You know who you are. CW

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DARKEST HOUR BB If we’ve learned nothing about the Academy Awards, it’s that they love performances in which people do impressive imitations of historical figures in blandly serviceable dramas with the patina of respectability—so I guess it’s Gary Oldman’s turn. Here he plays Winston Churchill in a story that begins in May 1940, with the ouster of Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister and Churchill’s ascendance as the alternative tolerable to both parties, despite stains on his record. Director Joe Wright allows cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel to go nuts with showy lighting that simply draws attention to itself, almost as much as obligatory scenes of MPs waving papers and harrumphing in Parliament. The supporting performances—Lily James as a new secretary; Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI—try to offer something off of which Oldman can play, but the entire movie is built around Churchill as muttering, stubbornly confident wartime leader, with showy moments like his interaction

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DOWNSIZING BB In hindsight, it’s obvious from the first minute that Alexander Payne isn’t in control of what his ostensible satire is about, as he wastes time on a prologue that ultimately has nothing to do with the focus. It does address the high-concept premise: A scientific breakthrough allows humans to permanently shrink to 5 inches tall, and enter tailor-made communities where they can stretch their resources. Matt Damon stars as Paul, one such “downsizer,” and for a while the movie gets laughs out of the peculiar logistics of his new circumstances. But ultimately, the narrative is a pointed critique of fleeing societal ills instead of confronting them—which would have been a pretty bold idea if Payne hadn’t taken so long to get there, and spent so much of the intervening journey with a Vietnamese immigrant character

(Hong Chau) whose shrill broken English is played for cheap yuks. Christoph Waltz gets to showboat enjoyably as Paul’s shady neighbor, and it’s hard to completely dismiss the story’s ambition. Unfortunately, the sprawling story itself could do with some serious condensing. Opens Dec. 22 at theaters valleywide. (R)—Scott Renshaw

FATHER FIGURES [not yet reviewed] A pair of brothers (Owen Wilson and Ed Helms) go on a quest to find their biological dad. Opens Dec. 22 at theaters valleywide. (R) THE GREATEST SHOWMAN BBB See review p. 28. Opens Dec. 20 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13) JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE B.5 Twenty years after the trapped-in-a-board-game family adventure flick, it’s a trapped-in-a-videogame sequel. Four teens serving detention at school stumble across an ancient console, and get sucked into an Indiana Jones-lite puzzle about a sacred jewel, lifting a curse, blah blah blah. It’s incredibly dull, literally like watching people play a videogame, and mostly an excuse to have Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan and Kevin Hart run around acting like the “hilariously” opposite teens occupying their avatars: The Rock is actually clumsy, scared, skinny nerd Spencer, e.g.; a mincing Black is actually pretty, popular Bethany (sample dialogue: “I, like, can’t even with this place”). Along with the gender stereotypes and boner jokes come low really stakes: Not only does everyone have three lives to play with, we never learn what would happen if they game-overed; they might just go back to the real world, for all we (and they) know. It would have made for a shorter movie, at least. Opens Dec. 20 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)—MaryAnn Johanson MOLLY’S GAME BBB After writing several wordy screenplays and a few endearingly verbose TV shows, Aaron Sorkin makes his directorial debut with this uneven but entertaining story that is every inch An Aaron Sorkin Film. Walking and talking? Social justice? Daddy issues? You bet! He adapted the 2014 memoir by Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), a former Olympic skiing hopeful who ran high-stakes underground poker games that got her in trouble with the FBI. The film begins with her arrest, then flashes back as she narrates her history for her lawyer (a wasted Idris Elba), who recognizes her underlying integrity. The poker scenes, though exciting, are not the focus; Molly’s ascent to power and her efforts to remain there are what interest us, and Chastain’s all-business, pillpopping performance is typically strong. It’s hokey yet effective when Molly’s demanding father (Kevin Costner) shows up to explain what’s wrong with her, and I wish Sorkin had explored more deeply the gender dynamics of a woman controlling the fate of powerful men. But he delivers a solid starring vehicle for Chastain that feels breezier than its 140-minute runtime. Opens Dec. 25 at theaters valleywide. (R)—Eric D. Snider

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with Ordinary Folks on the Underground that feel designed as an awards-show clip. In the year of Dunkirk, it’s considerably less interesting watching everyone just talk about Dunkirk. Opens Dec. 22 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)—SR

PITCH PERFECT 3 [not yet reviewed} One last go-round for Becca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) and the rest of the Bellas. Opens Dec. 22 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)

THELMA BBB If Joachim Trier had wrestled as much narrative discipline as visual style into this movie, it might have been one of the most potent allegories ever about repression. Thelma (Eili Harboe), a young woman whose freshman year of college in Oslo marks her first time away from her strictly Christian parents, discovers not just that she might be attracted to a woman (Kaya Wilkins), but that she might have unimaginable abilities within her. Trier builds the ominous tension right from the unsettling opening sequence, and keeps offering arresting images throughout as Thelma’s fantasies and eruptions of power result in bizarre circumstances. There’s also a fairly obvious swipe at pious efforts to squelch same-sex desires, but the allegory gets muddled by making Thelma’s supernatural “gifts” so dangerous that attempting to control them doesn’t seem like such an unreasonable idea. Harboe’s beautifully anxious performance allows her to be a steady center of an insinuating piece of cinema, even if the center of the story doesn’t always hold. Opens Dec. 22 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—SR

SPECIAL SCREENINGS HOLIDAY INN At Main Library, Dec. 27, 2 p.m. (NR) THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN At Main Library, Dec. 21, 7 p.m. (NR) WONDERSTRUCK At Park City Film Series, Dec. 22-23, 8 p.m.; Dec. 24, 6 p.m. (PG)

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STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII – THE LAST JEDI BBB.5 What makes a rebellion? Writer/director Rian Johnson risks tackling that question with a franchise installment with structural callbacks to The Empire Strike Back, but also its own distinctive authorial voice. It’s a busy narrative—what with Rey (Daisy Ridley) training with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) while rebels fight the First Order on multiple fronts—and Johnson does a solid job of keeping all those balls in the air while also delivering real visual style and a tart sense of humor. Yet the most compelling element is how philosophically dense it is. There’s room for plenty of visceral excitement, but there’s also time spent understanding how and why everyone got to those moments. It’s a story that connects viewers to why we fight—which is exactly the kind of force that we all need with us right now. (PG-13)—SR

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Have you, in any of your projects, ever recorded a holiday tune? SP: I haven’t, but you’re making me rethink that. DH: I recorded A Fat Soul Christmas back in 2003. I still sell it at shows and people come around each year telling me it’s their favorite of my albums. JO: No. Although I played some solo shows recently where Christmas music was requested. I did a favorite, “Jingle Bell Rock.” TL: I got to do “Little Drummer Boy,” Bowie’s part, with Karl Strange [doing Bing] for Velour Live Music Gallery’s “All-Star Christmas Special” last year. SS: No. Never. Maybe I should do a version of “Walking ’Round in Women’s Underwear.” CW

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What are your most and least favorite holiday songs? SP: The only holiday song I can really stomach is “Hamlet, the Danish Princeling” sung to the tune of Rudolph. Everything else induces sparkle vomit and puts me out of commission entirely. DH: I know lots of musicians detest Christmas songs, but I love them. I have many favorites: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Christmas in New Orleans” by Louis Armstrong, “Trim Your Tree” by Jimmy Butler—a must for the lyrics, which are hilarious. JO: [Favorite] would be have to be “The Little Drummer Boy.” TL: Fave, of course, is Bowie and Bing’s “Little Drummer Boy.” Close second: Anything by Andy Williams. Least favorite is all of the wailing smooth-jazz Christmas crap from the ’90s. SS: I despise every fucking holiday song. Some more than others. I hate hearing them for over a month straight. But on Christmas Day, I have been guilty of putting on the Mariah Carey Merry Christmas album. Weird Al has a few fun Christmas songs, too.

Were you ever bad enough to get a lump of coal? If so, ’fess up—what’d you do? SP: I don’t recall ever having received those lumps of coal that were my due. I could have put them to use in my basement gunpowder recipes. DH: I joined Galactic almost immediately after moving to NOLA for school in 1994 and Stanton Moore was kind enough to recommend me to a music agent. Soon, I was playing several gigs a week, and I kind of forgot about school. My parents weren’t too happy to see my grades that semester. JO: Well perhaps, but Santa hasn’t gifted me one yet. As a lad who received the Advent calendar full of chocolates for every day of the month, I always ate the chocolate behind the little doors prior to Christmas.

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CW: What’s the best holiday gift you’ve received? Sarah Pendleton, SubRosa: The Christmas bailout is a thoughtful gift. Christmas Eve in the pokey is abysmal. David Halliday: That’s easily my first tenor saxophone. It was a group gift from my parents, my aunt and uncle and my grandparents. I headed to Best Music in Oakland and selected one of the first Yamaha Custom tenor saxophones ever made. I still have that horn today. It’s taken quite a lickin’ but it still plays beautifully. Jon Olschewski, Stonefed: I was spoiled with toys as a child. Probably a toss-up between the Lego Space Monorail and the ATAT from Star Wars. The Lego probably wins because I preserved it in its original box and sold it on eBay. The AT-AT was consumed by desert sand somewhere in our farm in Moab. Tom Larsen, Major Tom & the Moonboys: Well, since I can only remember last Christmas, last Christmas’ best gift was my “ultimate support” keyboard stand, so I can pretend I’m Keith Emerson on a bad night. Sofia Scott, Shecock & The Rock Princess: The best gifts are ones from the heart. I received a pair of red ruby earrings as a gift that I wear almost every day. It was paired with a bit of sexual content, which always makes a great gift.

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY 12/22-23 OK, children, gather around the fire. Not too close—we can’t have another accident like last year. I’ve already told you about many of the luxuries we didn’t have when I was your age, like low-flow toilets and fidget spinners. Well, shut up and listen while I affect an elderly wheeze and tell you how, back in my day, we didn’t have the Trans-Siberian Orchestra or Twisted Sister Christmas albums. We had to listen to geezers like Bing Crosby or Canada’s darling, Anne Murray, or our own thin, pitchy voices in compulsory school Christmas programs where we had to wear our Sunday best on a Tuesday—consarn it! If we wanted something exotic, we had only José Feliciano and his “Felix Nasty-dad” or that damned Coke jingle. Then came a hero: Mannheim Steamroller’s Chip Davis, dual-wielding synthesizers like a boss and electrifying all those pulseless holiday standards, turning “Carol of the Bells”—which you youngsters know as “Ding, Fries Are Done”—into something out of The Terminator. It was, you might say ironically, refreshing to have these fresh, futuristic reboots of all those songs that department stores rained on our heads like so much water torture. Anyway, I forgot what I was talking about. Go to bed so I can eat your dry-ass cookies and wrap your crap. (Randy Harward) Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 3:30 & 8 p.m., $40-$85, all ages, live-at-the-eccles.com

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Diabolical Records is one of the biggest supporters of the local music scene, hosting in-store performances that often include some pretty impressive touring bands. One of the store’s most popular events is the semiannual Bandemonium, where anyone—regardless of musical ability—can fullfill their desire to play in a band. Participants’ names are drawn randomly to form four- or five-member groups that have two weeks to write and rehearse enough music to fill a 10-15 minute set. Bandemonium, which is entering its fourth year, skipped its usual summertime date, but returns on the eve of the eve of the Plump One breaking into your house again. Five freshly minted bands comprised of local music veterans and some folks who’ve barely

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least for those in the local punk rock scene. For six years now, their Punk Rock Xmas has gathered together a handful of combos and their acolytes who like their musical entertainment loud, fast and as sardonic as their band names. This year, noise-mongers such as I’m a Monster!, Fail to Follow, Galagher, Matt Chiodo, James Peterson and CJ Coop join RK to ring in the holiday and leave some ears ringing as well. This music verges on the rapid and rancorous, as well as at times melodic, but let’s not go quite so far as to say it’s the poppy side of punk. Covers of some old punk chestnuts blend in with these musicians’ originals, and the mix might be enough to make you forget the seasonal blues, the chilly weather and bad air at least for a while, spent inside the welcoming doors of The Urban Lounge. These bands’ humor can rankle, but they are good-hearted: Last year’s event raised $1,400 for The Road Home, and this year’s beneficiary is the United Way. (BS) The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 8 p.m., free, 21+, theurbanloungeslc.com

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Listening to Atelophobia, you hear Austin Feinstein’s voice and words and think of a 20-something college graduate, not the 17-year-old kid he was when the album was written. Two years later, with the L.A. quartet’s new album Romantic (Danger Collective, 2016), the confusion persists. If the kid’s not older and educated, you wonder how he’s spent his life so far. He told VICE that he discovered a passion for music on his own, that he’s been writing and recording since age 13 and that the artists that shape him today include power popsmith Jon Brion, gloom purveyor Elliott Smith and The Velvet Underground. Where does a kid come by those influences on his own? Even with streaming access, what made him seek them out and add them to his queue? More importantly, where do the very adult sentiments in his songs come from? Who’s he been hanging around with? The answers, or at least clues, lie in the songs, which sound like all of the above influences, plus a New York boho band like The Strokes frolicking in ocean spray while Feinstein observes pensively, making notes in his Moleskin. (Randy Harward) Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, 7 p.m., $10, all ages, kilbycourt.com

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I’ve been here before, but I don’t recognize the place. Probably because that first visit is a blur. Back then, it was The Dawg Pound—a longstanding South Salt Lake dive bar. The reason for the visit eludes me even now. It was quick, like a professional hit, but I recall wondering how in the hell they had live music in such a tiny room, where nothing there resembled a stage. Now, with all the dawgs ostensibly adopted away, the dive looks cleaner, more like a hipster bar you’d see in a town like Austin—especially since country-blues artist Tom Bennett is on the stage (it’s located right inside the door) singing his dusty, sweaty tunes about spirituality and rough living. The clientele, however, still skews more dive than hipster. No sooner do I step off my stool to search my pockets than a stumbling dude swoops it to cop a squat, spilling beer on the seat. He and his barfly babe proceed to block the view of the stage while taking duck-faced selfies. Meanwhile, pool players try to enjoy their game without getting bumped. It’s so crowded, actually, that you wonder if a fight’ll break out. But that seems more befitting The Dawg Pound, not this new alliteratively named iteration, which is already memorable. (Randy Harward) The Touché Tavern, 3550 S. State St., 801-290-2531, touchetavern.com

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ACROSS

1. Cape Canaveral org. 2. Poet who wrote “If you want to be loved, be lovable” 3. Assign, as blame 4. Suffix with Ecuador or Euclid 5. More bloody 6. New Hampshire’s Saint ____ College 7. Vice ____ 8. She’s sheared

50. Time’s 1963 Man of the Year, informally 51. Kindergarten quintet 52. Goes up 53. Like some promises 57. Olympics blade 58. Cobras of Egypt 60. Sue Grafton’s “____ for Alibi” 61. The South in the Civil War: Abbr. 62. It may take a toll: Abbr. 63. White ____ sheet

Last week’s answers

No math is involved. The grid has numbers, but nothing has to add up to anything else. Solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. Solving time is typically 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your skill and experience.

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9. McKellen who played Gandalf 10. WSJ competitor 11. Flowers named for a tragic figure in Greek myth 12. Birthstone that was the name of a Hitchcock film 13. Stockholm native 18. Island off the coast of Tuscany 22. Mister, in New Delhi 24. Gathering clouds, e.g. 25. Irene of “Fame” 26. “The Wealth of Nations” subj. 27. War vet’s affliction, for short 30. 1040 preparer, for short 31. Sphere 32. Yahtzee and craps, for two 33. Clairvoyant’s letters 35. One chasing after chicks? 36. Consume 38. Class graded on a curve? 39. Bigger than big 40. Fifth player to hit 600 homers 41. Even 46. Fat ____ 47. Oncology procedure 48. Joint: Prefix 49. Singer of the 1962 hit “The Wanderer”

Complete the grid so that each row, column, diagonal and 3x3 square contain all of the numbers 1 to 9.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The blunt fact is that you can’t be delivered from the old demoralizing pattern that has repeated and repeated itself—until you forgive yourself completely. For that matter, you probably can’t move on to the next chapter of your life story until you compensate yourself for at least some of the unnecessary torment you’ve inflicted on yourself. Now here’s the good news: 2018 will be an excellent time to accomplish these healings. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 2018, one of your primary missions will be to practice what you preach; to walk your talk; to be ambitious and masterful in all the ways a soulful human can and should be ambitious and masterful. Live up to your hype in the coming months, Capricorn! Do what you have promised! Stop postponing your dreams! Fulfill the noble expectations you have for yourself! Don’t be shy about using exclamation points to express your visions of what’s right and good and just!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): These days it’s not unusual to see male celebrities who shave their heads. Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Seal, Tyrese Gibson, and Vin Diesel are among them. But in the 20th century, the bareheaded style was rare. One famous case was actor Yul Brynner. By age 30, he’d begun to go bald. In 1951, for his role as the King of Siam in the Broadway play The King and I, he decided to shave off all his hair. From then on, the naked-headed look became his trademark as he plied a successful acting career. So he capitalized on what many in his profession considered a liability. He built his power and success by embracing an apparent disadvantage. I recommend you practice your own version of this strategy in 2018. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to begin.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the Northern Hemisphere, where 88 percent of the world’s population resides, this is a quiescent time for the natural world. Less sunlight is available, and plants’ metabolisms slow down as photosynthesis diminishes. Deciduous trees lose their leaves, and even many evergreens approach dormancy. And yet in the midst of this stasis, AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Years ago, when I started my career as a horoscope writer, Cancerian, you are beginning to flourish. Gradually at first, but with my editor counseled me, “Always give priority to the Big increasing urgency, you’re embarking on an unprecedented phase Three. Romance, money and power are what people care of growth. I foresee that 2018 will be your Year of Blossoming. about most.” After a few months, he was disgruntled to realize that I wrote about how to cultivate psychological LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): health and nourish spiritual aspirations as much as his Big If you’ve had an unfulfilled curiosity about genealogy or your Three. He would have replaced me if he could have found ancestors or the riddles of your past, 2018 will be a favorable time another astrology writer whose spelling and grammar were to investigate. Out-of-touch relatives will be easier to locate than as good as mine. But his edict traumatized me a bit. Even usual. Lost heirlooms, too. You might be able to track down and today, I worry that I don’t provide you with enough help make use of a neglected legacy. Even family secrets could leak into concerning the Big Three. Fortunately, that’s not relevant view—both the awkward and the charming kinds. If you think you now, since I can sincerely declare that 2018 will bring you have everything figured out about the people you grew up with chances to become more powerful by working hard on your and the history of where you came from, you’re in for surprises. psychological health . . . and to grow wealthier by cultivating your spiritual aspirations . . . and to generate more love by VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): being wise and ethical in your quest for money and power. Most of us regard our ring fingers as the least important of our digits. What are they good for? Is there any activity for which they’re useful? But our ancestors had a stronger relationship with their PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What binds you? What keeps you closed down and locked up? fourth fingers. There was a folk belief that a special vein connectI urge you to ponder those questions, Pisces. Once you get ed the fourth finger on the left hand directly to the heart. That’s useful answers, the next step will be to meditate on how you why a tradition arose around the wedding ring being worn there. can undo the binds. Fantasize and brainstorm about the spe- It might have also been a reason why pharmacists regarded their cific actions you can take to unlock and unclose yourself. This fourth fingers as having an aptitude for discerning useful blends project will be excellent preparation for the opportunities that of herbs. I bring this up, Virgo, because I think it’s an apt metathe coming months will make available to you. I’m happy to phor for one of 2018’s important themes: A resource you have announce that 2018 will be your personal Year of Liberation. underestimated or neglected will be especially valuable—and might even redefine your understanding of what’s truly valuable. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your life in the first half of 2018 will be like a psychological boot LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): camp that’s designed to beef up your emotional intelligence. In fairy tales, characters are often rewarded for their acts Here’s another way to visualize your oncoming adventures: They of kindness. They might be given magical objects that serve will constitute a friendly nudge from the cosmos, pushing you to as protection, like cloaks of invisibility or shoes that enable be energetic and ingenious in creating the kind of partnerships them to flee trouble. Or the blessings they receive might be you want for the rest of your long life. As you go through your life-enhancing, like enchanted cauldrons that provide a neverinteresting tests and riddles, be on the lookout for glimpses of ending supply of delicious food or musical instruments that what your daily experience could be like in five years if you begin have the power to summon delightful playmates. I bring this now to deepen your commitment to love and collaboration. up, Libra, because I suspect that a similar principle will be very active in your life during 2018. You’ll find it easier and more natural than usual to express kindness, empathy, and TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll soon have a chance to glide out into the frontier. I compassion. If you consistently capitalize on this predilecsuggest you pack your bag of tricks. Bring gifts with you, too, tion, life will readily provide you with the resources you need. just in case you must curry favor in the frontiers where the rules are a bit loose. How are your improvisational instincts? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be sure they’re in top shape. How willing are you to summon Like all of us, you go through mediocre phases when you’re not spontaneity and deal with unpredictability and try impromptu functioning at peak efficiency. But I suspect that in 2018 you will experiments? I hope you’re very willing. This might sound experience fewer of these blah times. We will see a lot of you at like a lot of work, but I swear it’ll be in a good cause. If you’re your best. Even more than usual, you’ll be an interesting catalyst well-prepared as you wander in the borderlands, you’ll score who energizes and ripens collaborative projects. You’ll demonsweet secrets and magic cookies. Here’s more good news: strate why the sweet bracing brightness needs the deep dark Your explorations will position you well to take advantage of depths, and vice versa. You’ll help allies open doors that they the opportunities that’ll become available throughout 2018. can’t open by themselves. The rest of us thank you in advance!

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It’s holiday party season. As I don my gay apparel and wander from buffet to booze at various gatherings, I often get the question: “How much are all those new condos going up everywhere selling for?” To which I respond: “All of those are apartments, not condos!” That’s right. Just about every new high-rise is an apartment building. We are in a bona fide condo drought. Who buys condos? All sorts of people, but the demographic has traditionally been active seniors—downsizing from their family homes once the kids head off to college—and single women. I remember a developer friend told me that when he built his first condo project in the 1990s, he was surprised to sell to mostly women. He learned their motivation was security they weren’t finding in apartments. They wanted a locked lobby and a parking garage that didn’t open without a pass card or code. These amenities have become standard in today’s projects—from video cameras to Nest smart door knobs. There’s no way in hell I can tell you the number of apartment buildings versus condos being built in the Salt Lake Valley in 2017 without moving up a pay grade here at City Weekly. I’d have to call every city and ’burb and talk to each town’s planning staff. I can, however, give you the data from the Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listings Service: 2,003 condos were sold in Salt Lake County in 2017; 264 have sale pendings and 271 are for sale. They report that there’s currently a three-month supply of condos. Condos for sale range from $69,900 to about $2.5 million, with an average asking price of $372,206. Oddly, the average asking price of a condo with sale pending is $254,441—meaning it’s the cheaper inventory that’s selling. Sales prices in 2017 averaged $299,836 per unit. Sadly, I can personally count less than a half dozen new condo buildings begun or built this past year in Salt Lake City. Instead, thousands of new rental units have reached toward the sky along with the rents that landlords charge for them. Builders these days have found that condo developments are harder to finance than apartments. All in all, the WFRMLS reports 1,671 homes for sale and 271 condos for sale, for a total of only 1,942. In a county with over a million people, there’s obviously a drought—not only of snow but inventory of available homes and condos. The Grinch is really on a roll! n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

Poets Corner EASTERN PROMISES

That new sun lasers over those frozen gray granite peaks like it’s fired from the slim slitted pupil of an angry fricking billy goat. Focused. Intense. Atavistic. Like when the universe squeezed through its mom’s screaming birth canal. Makes me squint like a sphincter. Its concentration blinds my concentration. Makes me crazy like when I can’t get that Gaga song outta my head. But its warmth finally drools onto me like a lopey dopey Yellow Lab tonguing my face, juicy and easy enough that bestiality seems almost acceptable.I pull my flannel boxers on and drop an espresso pod into the machine. Soon the morning won’t hurt anymore.

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Bright Idea Cai, a 28-year-old man in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, had plenty of time to consider traffic patterns as he waited for the lights to change during his daily commute. So much, in fact, that he decided to take matters into his own hands on Sept. 27 and paint new traffic arrows on the roadway. A traffic camera captured the whole project as Cai carefully added a straight arrow to the existing left-turn and U-turn arrows. “I saw the straight lane was always packed with cars, while the turning left lane has a lot of space,” Cai told police. “So I thought changing the signs would make my commute smoother.” The BBC reports that police fined Cai the equivalent of about $151, and crews removed the new straight arrow from the road.

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Hair Trigger Timothy Colton, 28, is cooling off in the Clark County (Nevada) Detention Center after being charged with arson and the attempted murder of his 66-year-old mother, who has limited mobility. The Nov. 27 altercation apparently started over a laundry dispute, but North Las Vegas police said Colton became aggressive and threatened to kill his mother and burn the house down. Fox News reports that Colton set fire to the front door and then ran away to hide under a car in a nearby parking lot, where officers found him. Police said he was “kicking the back seat door and hitting his head on the plastic partition between the front and rear seats” in the patrol car during his arrest. He was being held on $100,000 bail.

n A mall Santa working the weekend shift in late November got more than he bargained for at Dufferin Mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when an unnamed woman unloaded a sleigh-full of obscenities on him, saying, “Do you have a sleigh? No? ... You’re not magic! You’re not even real! I heard about it when I was a young kid!” A bystander with a cellphone captured the tirade on video, reported the New York Post, and true to his spirit, St. Nick kept his composure and tried not to engage with the elf-hater. A mall spokesperson said the woman left without further incident.

A Message From God? An 18th-century statue of the crucified Jesus that was removed for restoration from the church of St. Agueda in Burgo de Osma, Spain, held a surprise in a most unusual spot. As historians removed from Jesus’s backside a section of the carving meant to look like a cloth, they discovered two handwritten letters dated 1777 and signed by Joaquin Minguez, then-chaplain of the cathedral. Minguez details life in the community, including harvest reports and diseases, and tells about the sculpture’s artist, Manuel Bal. Historian Efren Arroyo told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo it appears Minguez intended his letters to be a sort of time capsule. The original letters were sent to the Archbishop of Burgos for archiving, but copies were returned to Jesus’s hindquarters to honor Minguez’s intent. Awesome! Chuck E. Cheese restaurants are undergoing an evolution of sorts, and employees at the location in Oak Lawn, Ill., were only following company protocol when they took sledgehammers to the plastic head of the animatronic mouse on Nov. 28. In a video recorded by a reporter with the Oak Lawn Patch, two female employees half-heartedly strike Chuck’s head for several minutes before it finally breaks apart. Meanwhile, other workers load furniture and games into a moving van. The Oak Lawn location has closed after experiencing a particularly difficult period, as it became the scene of violent brawls and gang activity. But they won’t have Chuck E. to kick around anymore.

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