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Greatest Snow On Earth... But For How Long? How climate change is affecting our state mottoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and a billion dollar winter recreation industry. By Greg Wilcox

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CWCONTENTS COVER STORY STILL THE GREATEST?

Given the reality of climate change, insiders worry about the future of wintertime recreation. Cover illustration by Maryna Cheviuk

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Cover story Wilcox started as an intern at City Weekly many moons ago. He has a deep and abiding interest in environmental issues, as well as local politics and culture. When not writing, he can be found working a “real” job, playing piano, or traveling to another country.

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News, Jan. 23, “Head for the Hills”

Ben McAdams squashed this ridiculous plan when he was county mayor, hopefully it stays that way! It’s already too overbuilt for the infrastructure. JOHN CHAMBERSTHIELING Via Facebook

Dine, Jan. 23, “Yes, Queen: South Salt Lake’s Chickqueen is here to expand your fried chicken borders”

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I find it offensive that as a Buddhist, I have to follow the rules of the LDS church or else I get looked at like I’m a repeat felon. “All of us ought to be offended by that” eh, Gov. Gary Herbert? RONNIE SCHLUTER Via Facebook Utah government is not, and for ages, has not been working for the citizens of Utah, but against them. We have lost all respect for our local governments and I doubt you can regain that respect. MIKE SCHMAUCH Via Facebook It’s only crass if the idea of sex education/awareness makes you uncomfortable. I thought it imaginative and effective. Or, it would have been if we didn’t have 19th-century minds addressing 21st-century problems. DENNIS READ HANKS Via Twitter

Gary Herbert is a clueless and petty little man with no sense of humor. STEVE DECARIA Via Facebook I think it’s funny that SL,UT is the part he says is offensive. They put that on T-shirts and everyone puts it on Facebook. I think there is even a billboard with it on it LMAO. ADAN ESPANA Via Facebook His point is that the government should not be providers or promoters of offensive giveaways. A private company could produce them. SUSAN SHREEVE Via Facebook If they were using the sexual innuendos in a thirdgrade math class, he might have a point. But the innuendos were on condoms. @SWAMPSTEVE Via Twitter Sexual innuendo, or STIs and unintended pregnan-

cy, I do declare it’s all too much for my simple female mind to endure. TAWNY HAMMELL-SPRIGGS Via Twitter Just curious governor, who’d you vote for in 2016? The crass guy that makes sexual innuendos and double entendres, or someone else? @THENEXTAMERICAN Via Twitter I thought it was a pretty clever way to get their message out. People need to stop getting offended by everything. BRANDON TAYLOR Via Facebook Only locker room talk, guys! Says Gov. Herbert as he “... strains at a gnat after swallowing a camel ...” MARCUS STUCKI Via Twitter Nothing worse than a Boomer prude. RYAN NORTHROP Via Facebook

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OPINION

The Sin of Politely Deferred Indecision

For those of us who believed that a presidential impeachment would follow the basic rules of jurisprudence, the past week has been an alarming disappointment. Although it’s not completely over, the vote against allowing the testimony of witnesses cements the understanding that the trial was, at best, a sham. We can now clearly see the problem of how easily 51 senators could sidestep the issue of guilt in order to do their party’s bidding. Just as the judicial branch should not be a political tool—but have absolute separation from other branches of government—a trial of our president should not have been determined by party lines. At the very least, the proceeding should have ended in a strong official censure of the president’s reprehensible actions. Sagacious observers had predicted the outcome—that Donald Trump would somehow rise from the muck of his actions and live to run for a second term. But, despite those predictions, the moral-minority had held a faith that justice and principle would prevail. Surely, there was no question that Trump had introduced a new level of thuggery to the Oval Office, and only a hopelessly failed system could allow for the possibility of his escape. There was also no question that he sought a political favor in return for releasing promised foreign aid; something that was not only immoral but patently illegal and flagrantly unpatriotic. Just as described by former National Security Advisor John Bolton, it had all the makings of a “drug deal,” and Trump, Mick Mulvaney and Rudolph Giuliani were all very much a part of it. Well, it wasn’t Trump’s first rodeo. He’d already been

BY MICHAEL S. ROBINSON SR. nailed by the Mueller investigation, not for collusion with the Russians—though the report made it clear that he knowingly allowed their interference in the 2016 election—but for his rampant disregard of ethical boundaries, particularly on the matter of obstruction of justice. There was never a question about that, though special prosecutor Robert Mueller, for some inexplicable political expediency, declined to make the call. It was crystal clear; Trump had intimidated witnesses and withheld evidence with a systematically applied irreverence for the rule of law. The report, if you’ve read it, made it obvious that the president crossed the line—not just once, but time and time again. The impeachment was a second chance for Americans to condemn a corrupt executive; it should have been a slamdunk. Every senator took a sacred oath (that they would act as impartial jurors) and we all wondered how the stiffwhite shirts of the GOP could fulfill that obligation, when some had actually declared beforehand that they would acquit Trump. After all, had there ever really been a doubt about the party’s moral depravity? Republicans made it easy to fulfill that pledge by simply denying the appearance of those people who had personally seen Trump’s treasonous acts. There was reason to believe that a small number of decent Republicans would raise their voices in support of allowing first-hand witnesses, and Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was one of them. Yet, mostly out of the fear of antagonizing his constituency with a strong, resounding voice, Romney missed his chance for moral leadership. He could have provided it, blowing the bugle and rallying the troops, but instead shirked the opportunity to unite a handful of senators who believed in the Constitution and were committed to applying its principles. My belief is that other senators would have joined him had he just found the courage to do what his conscience required. We elected him to defend our democracy. Romney’s last-moment pangs of conscience

were bitterly disappointing. While he might be able to say that he made the moral choice, his fearful dithering was almost as bad as blindly following the party leadership. Leaving the impeachment to the lottery of the he-said/ she-said second-hand accounts made it possible for each of the senators to conclude that they had done the right and moral thing. If anything, the impeachment proceedings have been very educational. Every American now knows that it’s OK to enlist the help of a foreign government in a presidential campaign—the consequences of which Trump has already twice-escaped—and that it’s business-as-usual for the current Tammany Hall of America’s leadership. Although he was one of only two GOP senators who attempted to do the right thing, Romney could have provided some earlier moral leadership for his fellows. It was almost as if he was hiding and hoping the White House and his party wouldn’t notice his departure from party unity. For those who believed him a principled bastion among the slimy creatures of the Trump swamp, Romney’s last-moment stand was not a triumph, only a very disappointing example of how he is constantly torn between the moral-right and the pandemic absence of principles suffered by the rest of his party. Perhaps it’s all related to what Beehive State voters had in mind when they marked Romney’s name on the ballot. Did they envision a man who would stand and be counted for his moral integrity, or were they simply electing a senator who would be a cog in the political machine? Although fellow Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s morally vacuous position could be totally anticipated, we expected something better from Mitt. He could have changed history, but he did too little, too late. CW

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HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

More Bloody Trauma

A 20-year-old pregnant woman was crossing a street in Herriman when she was hit by a car. She sustained critical injuries. Her fetus died, the Deseret News reported. Last year, a plural wife from the reality show Three Wives, One Husband lost her 23-week-old fetus after an auto accident, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Fast forward to Sen. Curtis Bramble’s vaginally inspired Senate Bill 67, which would require women to decide how to dispose of the bloody remains—cremation or interment. Wake these women up from their comas! While the bill talks about miscarriages and abortions, it is, of course, about abortion and the right to further traumatize pregnant women—and require hospitals to make sure women know they can choose how to discard their afterbirth. Hospital policies largely do this already, but Bramble, R-Provo, wants to make women read a note about their choices. Not included is an option to send the remains to Bramble.

Disruption at a Cost

You know how you hear people say they don’t like politics? Well, they might not want to like it, but it’s unavoidable. You might be different, but you don’t know where to start or how to get involved. If you’ve always wanted to engage in politics—particularly Democratic politics— you’ll want to join Political Engagement for Beginners. “This is the place to start. Learn about how to become a candidate, how to volunteer for a local campaign, the Weber Democrats’ party structure, and more,” the event’s Facebook page says. Weber State University, Wildcat Theater, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Saturday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-noon, free, bit.ly/2Ofe0pG

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There are lots of reasons to believe that Utah isn’t exactly the best place for women. Take the wage gap, for instance, and, of course, the patriarchal culture. Still, the state has a long and proud history of enabling women to vote. On Feb. 12, 1870—150 years ago—the Utah Territorial Legislature passed a women’s suffrage bill that allowed female citizens to vote. That right came and went as suffrage was repealed until the 19th Amendment. All-day events at Celebration of 150 Years of Women’s Suffrage commemorate the history with the exhibit, Utah Women Working for the Vote and Beyond featuring Brooke Smart’s illustrations and objects that tell the story of Utah women’s quest for voting rights. Utah Capitol, 350 N. State, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., free, bit.ly/2S6wd9Z

They’re coming for your guns. Just kidding, but adoring 2nd Amendment fans are convinced that’s the motive behind every proposed gun safety law. You have to hand it to Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, for trying to eke out the smallest semblance of rationality—once again sponsoring a red flag bill to take firearms from people posing a danger to themselves or others. Of course, Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, opposes it, and Rep. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, is offering a diversion from the real problem with an itty bitty change before you give guns back to restricted people, the D-News reports. Police would have to check criminal records first. Still, we here in Utah love our little firearms. Just look at Uintah County. It’s the latest “sanctuary county” for 2nd Amendment devotees, where they say they’ll buck the law if you come gunning for them.

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While the world is mourning the loss of Disruptive Innovator Clayton Christensen, this should also be time to take stock in his legacy. Christensen was a genius in the way he changed the world. He moved tech companies ahead and changed groupthink throughout the world with his thoughts on disruptive innovation. Christensen himself admitted that the concept often was taken too far, misused or misunderstood. He was the inspiration behind former Deseret Digital Media CEO Clark Gilbert who swept the D-News off its printed feet and ultimately caused layoffs and a digital revolution all about money. A 2014 New Yorker article summed up Christensen’s theory: “Disruptive innovation is competitive strategy for an age seized by terror.”

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Following a mayoral run bust, minority whip Luz Escamilla eyes what’s next. BY ENRIQUE LIMÓN editor@cityweekly.net @enriquelimon

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uz Escamilla’s schedule is full. Hot off a campaign for Salt Lake City mayor, and making time for City Weekly during the hustle and bustle of Day 1 of the General Session of the 63rd Legislature, the District 1 senator takes a minute to catch her breath inside her fourth floor office. “Just trying to get in and out of the Capitol, even when you think it’s going to be a quick trip, it never is,” she says through the faint noise of 500 children, there for Charter Day on the Hill, exiting the building. “Opening days are always different.” Hello Kitty figurines—a gift from her “quinceañera” daughter, Aileen—adorn her computer space, which includes a business suit-clad political candidate Barbie doll perched atop a shelf—a Christmas gift from her mom. Asked for a Schoolhouse Rock!-style breakdown of her role, the self-professed “policy geek” is quick to dive in. “Basically, what you do as a minority whip or being the whip, is you’re supposed to whip the votes,” she explains. “So, my job is to make sure my caucus knows what’s happening. I keep an eye on them on the floor … I need to know where they are when we’re taking votes. At the end of the session, we’re [taking] votes on hundreds of bills within hours. It can go really fast, so we really depend on all of our members being as accessible as possible, because we could be presenting a bill somewhere else and be voting at the same time.” The frantic nature of the role is par for the course during the 45-day session. “Because our legislative session is so short, that means everything happens,” she says. “We balance a budget of $18.7 billion every session, which is the No. 1 responsibility for the state Legislature— how we spend the taxpayer’s money, so fees and so forth. But we also review about 1,100 bills on average and 500 pass, give or take. So, it’s a very fast-paced thing.” That behemoth budget, Escamilla, a 12-year veteran at Zions Bancorporation says, is her top priority. “Because in my caucus, I’m the person that’s the lead person on [it], so for years I’ve been leading in that role, and it’s been really very rewarding. It’s the toughest thing we do here, and I think people sometimes disregard that budget process, because it’s easier to follow a bill that is controversial. We do a lot of bills—but the budget

“I probably wouldn’t think about that, but never say never, right?” Escamilla says when asked if she’d consider a mayoral run redo. is the most important thing.” This year, one of those buzzy bills was Senate Bill 2001, the proposed tax reform bill. Following community uproar in the shape of protests and 152,000 voter signatures, Gov. Gary Herbert repealed it during the session’s second day. “I was never supportive of the idea of ever looking to taxing food. I think that’s a regressive way of policy when it comes to taxation, and one that I completely disagree with, so it was a nonstarter for us,” Escamilla, a member of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, says. She adds that all her Democratic counterparts were also against the bill which, among other things, would have raised the sales tax on groceries from 1.75% to 4.85%. Still, she recognizes some of the bill’s positive elements, namely, Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) for workers with low and moderate incomes and a Social Security Income tax credit, or as she puts it, “two good things out of really bad policy on the other side.” Simultaneously authoritative and approachable, it’s hard to imagine Escamilla’s 2019 session, her 11th, could have been her last. In March of last year, the mother of three announced her candidacy for Salt Lake City mayor. She managed to stand out from the overcrowded herd, got her name on the ballot and secured the endorsement of outgoing Mayor Jackie Biskupski. “We really have the opportunity here to elect another trailblazer,” Biskupski said at the time. “Somebody who will bring to city hall the change that our community needs.” Escamilla fell short, with opponent Erin Mendenhall receiving 58% of votes. Looking back, the Rose Park resident by way of Tijuana, Mexico, calls the experience a “roller coaster. I mean, ups and downs—there’s a lot of adrenaline involved in campaigning.”

“It’s been difficult. It sucks to lose, right? No one wants to be the loser, but it was a great, humbling, growing up experience for me and for my family,” she says. “We received so much love and support from everyone. It’s still very humbling.” Ups and downs aside, she’s not entirely closed off to a second run. “At this point, I probably wouldn’t think about that, but never say never, right?” she says. In the meantime, she’s happy the outcome placed her back on the Hill. “I love the Capitol,” she says. “I love the people I work with and the legislative process: seeing something begin with an idea and take it through a whole process, and be able to pass something in a year, and start seeing the results of your work.” One of those pieces of legislation Escamilla hopes to pass, is a not-yet-numbered bill she’s sponsoring. It’s designed to tackle the environmental impact of the proposed 16,000-acre inland port in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant, which sits in close proximity to her district. The bill is composed of three parts. “One is membership,” she says. “From the beginning of the inland port, I think it’s critical to have the Salt Lake mayor have a seat, so my bill will bring the Salt Lake mayor or a designee to be on the Utah Inland Port Authority Board.” An invitation would also be extended to a member of the Salt Lake City School District. The second prong addresses the creation of a tailored mitigation fund to address the impact the project could have on neighboring communities. “The tricky part here, is that we’re not only talking about Salt Lake City. The hub is Salt Lake City, but spokes could be in other parts of the state,” Escamilla says, delineating how the needs of Westpointe will be different to those from San Juan County.

She says she’s open to hearing ideas from the Inland Port Authority as to how to establish the fund, “whether it’s a charge or potentially taxing authority,” she says. “Some places, they’ve done 25 cents for every semi-trailer that passes through—and that’s how you create a fund.” Lastly, the bill would delineate how construction waste should be disposed. “I’m trying to keep as much waste from landfills as possible by recycling construction/demolition [materials],” she says, adding that another simultaneous bill she’s introducing lays down a wastedisposal plan for cities and municipalities. In the midst of the legislative frenzy, and with the clock ticking on her own marquee bill, Escamilla still takes time to appreciate her surroundings, including a collection of portraits that lines the walls leading up to her office. Consisting of 50 illustrations of notable Utah women—from racial equality champion Alberta Henry to Native people’s civil rights advocate Zitkála-Šá—artist Brooke Smith’s Utah Women Making History, Escamilla says, “showcases just how many amazing women we’ve had paving the way for many of us to be sitting here now, and being able to be a small part of the decision-making process.” The exhibit, she continues, is a silent reminder to keep pushing forward. “I do try to at least pause when walking in or leaving this building to just realize how blessed we are to live in this great country that allows us to have a Mexican immigrant elected in a state like Utah—I think that speaks volumes of our state as well,” she says. “And the opportunities; that the American Dream is the same for people who’ve been here forever or people who are just coming here for the first time.” CW

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aroline Gleich is a professional ski mountaineer and environmental activist based in Park City. If you’re into outdoor adventure, chances are you’ve heard her name before. “It’s hard to beat the snow quality here,” Gleich admits. “It’s some of the best in the world.” Ski mountaineers like Gleich ascend often-treacherous mountain terrain, then descend through gnarly runs that would appear to mean certain death for the rest of us. But she insists her career is more than simply being an adrenaline junkie. “I’m actually kind of a nerd. I love snow science and learning about mountain ranges,” Gleich says. “So it’s not like I just do it for the thrill. I like the intellectual challenge as well.”

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In 1985, Utah began imprinting the wellknown “Greatest Snow on Earth” slogan on license plates. According to Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, a book by Jim Steenburgh, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Utah, origins of this bold proclamation go back to 1960 when an edition of The Salt Lake Tribune’s Home Magazine used the headline over an article singing the praises of Utah’s snow, declaring how superior and dry it is compared to other regions. The editor coined the phrase, with a little help from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (billed as “The Greatest Show on Earth”), which had just come through town. In fact, Utah’s trademark survived a court challenge from the famous traveling circus in the 1990s. By now, the slogan’s so ubiquitous, that a variation played a role in the recent “condomgate” controversy. A number of prophylactic packages from the state Department of

Health featured a skier graphic boasting the “Greatest Sex on Earth.” It’s common that Utah asserts its snow is “the greatest” because it’s so light and dry. However, this isn’t quite accurate. Famed avalanche expert and skier Ed LaChappelle explains that it is not about how dry snow is, but rather having “snow with enough ‘body’ to provide good flotation for the running ski.” Fortunately, a number of factors (including lake effect snow) ensure that Utah snow is neither too wet nor too dry—the happy medium that’s ideal for skiing. In addition, numerous world-class resorts are within an hour from Salt Lake City International Airport, making it easy for the state to tout its snowy superiority—albeit challenged from time to time by Colorado. Whether you agree with the slogan or not, it doesn’t mean much if the resorts don’t get enough snow needed to open. Unfortunately, it’s been problematic in recent years. In 2018, Mike Maughan, general manager of Alta Ski Area, lamented that the resort—known for receiving more snow than some of its counterparts—missed its target opening date for the 2017-18 season by two weeks.

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Special Committee on Climate Change late last year. “Increasing temperatures are melting away both my sport and my livelihood,” she declared, and encouraged lawmakers to take dramatic steps to combat climate change. Gleich’s claim deserves a closer look. After all, we’re currently in the midst of Utah’s ski season—and a stellar one at that. Resorts opened on time and snowfall has been phenomenal. Snowbird, for instance, was reportedly at 60% of its average snowfall for the year within 45 days of opening. Last year was no exception. In fact, it was one of the snowiest on record, with a high of more than 5.1 million skier days (a measurement of the number of visits to the slopes by skiers). General skiers’ biggest concerns aren’t about snowfall— but rather about overcrowded resorts,

parking and canyon traffic. Given these current conditions, should we be worried about the ski industry?

With a large Instagram following and as an ambassador for a number of outdoor companies—including Patagonia and Clif Bar—Gleich has inspired many with her daring and adventurous ski runs. She was the first woman to successfully complete all of the lines in the “chuting gallery”—a series of vertiginous descents along the Wasatch Range. This feat takes many skiers a lifetime to complete; Gleich is in her 30s. Aside from her daring exploits in alpine terrain, Gleich is outspoken in sounding the climate change alarm. In particular, how climate change is affecting winter sports like skiing. She works with Protect Our Winters (POW), a nonprofit advocacy group of athletes, scientists and business leaders that give voice to these concerns. Along with other well-known athletes, she also testified before the Senate Democrats’

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“That’s challenging if you’re in the industry and you’re all geared up and have hired five or 600 people and … you can’t open,” Maughan told City Weekly at the time. “If we don’t meet the target date … we have to retain and keep people here so when we are able to open, we have sufficient [man]power to run the resort.” If snow arrives too early or too late, it means lost revenue. But Maughan said that in recent years, certain weather “givens” no longer can be relied upon. “We still had some late starts periodically through history. That’s what led to snow making coming onto the scene,” Maughan said. “It used to be, though, that Thanksgiving weekend was a much bigger ski holiday than it is today.” Thanksgiving will likely continue to be an unreliable opening weekend for resorts, due to the challenges posed by an increasingly shrinking season. While snow making has been in place for a while, in recent years, it’s gone from being a supplementary tool to being essential. “Everybody’s now embraced [snow making] over the years,” Maughan said. “It went from being used in resorts at lower elevation to being a staple and standard in all the industry. Everybody makes snow to some degree now in order to get a good base and be able to open.” Snow making, however, has its limitations. For one thing, prefab snow’s quality doesn’t exactly meet the “Greatest Snow on Earth” standard—it tends to have a much higher water content, making it denser and quicker to pack down into ice. Also, it simply won’t last if temperatures are too high. “The quality of snow from a machine can’t match Mother Nature,” Maughan said. “But people would rather be skiing than not skiing, and so man-made snow has become very acceptable, and people expect [it] on the slopes in the early season to some degree now.”

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Still, we’ve been fortunate to experience really great snowfall these past couple years. So great, in fact, it might cause us to forget how terrible some other ski seasons have been. The 2014-15 season, one in which my own purchase of a season pass was regrettable, is on record as the warmest winter in Utah. The 2017-18 season also ranks among the warmest and driest on record, and was bad enough to compel Gov. Gary Herbert to exhort Utahns to pray for snow. Needless to say, skiing conditions during these times were not ideal. While the snow has been falling reliably, “ski anxiety”—fretting skiers and snowboarders hoping snow comes—was high in November. There was good reason to be anxious last year. Utah’s typical average temperature for mid-November is around 54 degrees, but it rose to the 60s. This understandably had skiers worried. While some see recent warm winters as a fluke, experts believe that a pattern of aboveand below-average years will continue due to changes in the polar jet stream, resulting in longer lasting high pressure systems taking hold. The jet stream, a river of air about 25,000 feet above the earth, has historically and reliably sent storms across Utah during winter. In recent years, however, the melting of polar ice caps has increasingly caused the jet stream to shift its pattern, making it more elongated. When this happens, drier and warmer conditions occur, as well as more weather volatility. It also leads to air stagnation (think inversions and poor air quality). Fortunately, high pressure hasn’t been the dominant weather feature over the West for the past couple years, and the jet stream has

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been delivering the goods. While the shift in weather patterns is the most obvious consequence, other ramifications unique to the Wasatch Front are worth considering. The uncertain future of the Great Salt Lake, and its so-called “lake effect,” could augur changes in snow quantity and quality. In any case, everyone seems to agree that warmer winters will eventually become the new norm, causing activists and professional athletes, who are seeing the changes firsthand, to speak up. Not everyone, however, is happy to hear it. Gleich, for one, is known for taking a lot of flack. In a YouTube video feature about Gleich put out by REI, a voicemail message at first sounds like an inquisitive fan, but quickly goes the other way when the caller asks her how he, too, can be a “silver spoon spoiled bitch.” “I get a lot of criticism and attacks online about climate, but it’s just really important to talk about and not let that derail you,” Gleich says, adding that some attacks might be part of campaigns to intimidate and silence activists. “I think that’s a way of getting people to think about [climate change] as an individual problem,” she adds, saying the fossil fuel industry “deflects attention and conversation.” “The individual level is important, too. But not taking a flight or switching to a bamboo toothbrush isn’t going to stop climate change,” Gleich adds. “In order to really combat climate change, it’s going to take big action by the government, on a big-scale level.” While not denying climate change, others strike a more pragmatic and optimistic tone in their assessments of Utah’s ski season. Steenburgh explains that Utah resorts are somewhat better positioned to handle the coming challenges. “Utah’s relatively high-elevation ski resorts are actually less vulnerable to the initial warming than other regions that are lower and warmer,” Steenburgh says via email. “This will mean that Utah will continue to have relatively good ski conditions compared to many other regions.” Other scientists such as Seth Arens, a researcher at Western Water Assessment, look at climate data and echo a similar message. Arens says some projections actually indicate a modest increase in precipitation for resorts higher in elevation, such as those up the Cottonwood canyons. Assuming you’re not a resort at lower elevation, this sounds like good news. For the foreseeable future, at least. But what about the long term? Brian McInerney is a hydrologist for the National Weather Service. He has become, in his words, a “climate change guy” and is often sought out to comment on the issue, and answer general questions about climate patterns in Utah. As an avid skier, McInerney notes a shift in the quality and reliability of the ski season through first-hand experience as well as looking at the data. The winter seasons, he says, have been getting measurably wetter since 1980. “The snowpack in the Western U.S.—and, really, across the world—is slowly evolving during the meteorological winter from a snow-driven hydrology to a rain-driven hydrology,” he tells City Weekly over the phone. McInerney cites a number of other observations and projections that indicate an increasingly contracting and less snow-driven ski season. For instance, he mentions recent research indicating that by the end of the century, Park City’s climate will be akin to Salt Lake’s—which means Salt Lake will inch closer to Phoenix’s. To put it simply, barring dramatic changes on a grand scale, he says, the projections

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Skiing is often regarded as luxury, and as evidenced in a 2018 entry on skiinghistory.org, “one of the whitest large-scale recreational sports.” It might make sense for activists to make noise about climate change, but, as Australia and the Amazon burn, why should we care whether people with enough disposable income to ski down a hill will be able to in the future? Unfortunately, the urgency of the situation doesn’t appear to be overstated, and the data on climate change continues to bring worse and worse news—seemingly every day. As sad as the thought of our world-famous ski season slipping away from us is, it will likely be the least of our concerns as climate change continues. Issues with droughts, water management, floods, food supply, refugees and wildfires, among other things, will occupy more and more of our attention. Seeing what’s at stake after having studied the climate for years, McInerney says he doesn’t want to be guilty of being silent about what’s coming. “I don’t want my grandkids looking at me, saying, ‘You had a chance to do something about this. Why did you just stay quiet?’ he says. “I’ve gotten people yelling at me; I’ve had all sorts of blowback when you just present this information. It’s just science—let’s have a conversation.” Gleich also says she isn’t giving up the fight anytime soon. “It can be kind of hard to keep speaking up, but I’m definitely going to keep working at it and do everything I can,” she concludes. CW

Merely suggesting an “end of days” of the state’s ski season might come as an affront to those currently engaged in some of the best skiing of their lives. After all, for many of us, skiing or snowboarding is an integral part of who we are. It’s part of the appeal of living in—and certainly of visiting—the state. And yet, decisions made by ski resorts in recent years—motivated by research and firsthand experience with the shortening season—show they are preparing for the warming trend and figuring out how their business strategies will need to change in order to survive. Ski Utah, the marketing arm for all ski resorts in the state, is optimistic about the future. They point to numerous ways the resorts are adapting. “Climate change … is definitely a hot topic with Ski Utah as well as all of the Utah resorts,” Anelise Bergin, director of communications at Ski Utah, says, noting that many resorts now employ sustainability directors to oversee these issues. “I also see them diversifying their offerings to make sure that if there isn’t snow on the ground, first thing, they have plenty of other things to do.” A good example is Woodward in Park City, Utah’s newest ski resort and action sports hub. Offering a diverse range of activities besides skiing—including tubing, gymnastics, parkour, skateboarding and more—Woodward is set to operate 365 days a year. It’s much smaller than most other Utah resorts, appealing to terrain park users as well as those hitting the slopes for the first time. However, its smaller size reduces maintenance and snow making costs during lean snow years. On top of that, winter sports are not their sole source of income. In short, the industry doesn’t have its head in the sand. “Yeah, they’re definitely aware of it,” McInerney says, referring to the ski industry’s awarenes of the negative outlook climate projections give for them. “The problem is when you think of the higher levels—the state government, the federal government—[they] aren’t doing anything about it.” Hoping to spur increased investment in renewable technology across the U.S., ski resorts and towns are, in fact, taking up the cause. Many ski resorts have taken a proactive role in reducing carbon emissions and switching to cleaner energy, such as solar or hydropower. “There’s a bunch of ski areas here that recognize climate change is occurring, and we’re trying to do our part to reduce factors that may be contributing to that,” Maughan

Adaptation

says. “Here at Alta, we’ve installed solar, and we’re also using a micro-hydro. So we’re looking at ways to use cleaner energy, recognizing that the change in climate is impacting the length of the season.” Recognizing the impending effects of climate change and longing to be Olympics camera-ready, Park City is pursuing ambitious plans to have a community-wide, net-zero carbon footprint by 2030. McInerney says that, while laudable, the ski resorts’ efforts are unfortunately hardly enough to ward off the effects of decades of massive fossil fuel usage across the U.S. and the world. “It’s a little point on the map,” McInerney says, referring to Park City. “When you look at the physics of what’s going on, not only are we at the highest CO2 levels in roughly 4 million years, but this stuff stays in the atmosphere for 1,000 years. So it’s not going anywhere anytime soon, unless we can come up with a technology that scrubs CO2 from the atmosphere.” McInerney says to make a significant impact, changes would need to be on a similar scale to America’s mobilization for World War II. Not seeing the political will to drive these dramatic changes, however, he isn’t overly optimistic. “We may be too late,” McInerney says, explaining that carbon emissions need to be drastically cut in short order to avoid hitting a tipping point in which the full consequences of climate change become irreversible. “We have until we get to 4 degrees Fahrenheit [of warming] before we hit the tipping point, and, if we hit it, then we’ve got climate change and the genie’s out of the bottle. Right now, we’re at 1.8 degrees, so it’s a pretty sour outlook.”

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spell eventual doom for the ski industry. “We won’t have the ski industry probably around the 2060-70 time frame because they won’t be able to have snow in the base area,” McInerney says. “Around 2070-80, we’ll only have snow at the highest peaks. By about 2090-2100, the entire Wasatch will be void of snow, with the exception of Big and Little Cottonwood canyons.” I have to admit that I find McInerney’s directness refreshing. Scientists tend to be conservative in their assessments, an accusation leveled at organizations like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). As their grim 2018 report shows, even they are starting to sound more urgent. It says dramatic actions needs to occur by 2030, including powering community grids through renewable energies such as wind and solar.

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Jeanne Robertson: The Rocking Chair Tour It’s a wonderful gift to be able to laugh at both life’s little absurdities and at oneself—and Jeanne Robertson has been doing just that for more than 45 years. With sketches like “Don’t Go to Vegas Without a Baptist” and “Don’t Send a Man to the Grocery Store,” she pokes good-natured fun at her world. And she’s bringing her specific brand of humor to the Eccles Theater in the “Rocking Chair Tour.” For this tour, Robertson is seated in a rocking chair while dressed to the nines, telling anecdotes. But there’s more than witty banter in her stories. She uses her performances to illustrate that a sense of humor is not an innate trait, but rather a skill that can be developed. “Funny things are happening everywhere; if you don’t think they’re happening, it’s because you’re not looking for them,” Robertson says. “All you got to do is tune your ears and eyes to listening for humor.” Robertson’s comedy is clean, focusing on her family (especially her husband), her friends, her time as Miss North Carolina and Miss Congeniality, and as a physical education teacher. Drawing on these experiences, she shows that a sense of humor is a tool that can help people work together for creative new solutions. Robertson has won multiple awards for her public speaking work, which include induction into the National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame and the Cavett Award. (Kylee Ehmann) Jeanne Robertson: The Rocking Chair Tour @ Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, 801-3552787, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., $30-$65, live-at-the-eccles.com

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After successfully hosting a dialogue on health care last November, The University of Utah Health’s Resiliency Center and Program in Medical Ethics and Humanities collaborate to investigate the theme of repair—beginning with the question of what it means to heal. Three nurses and a medical student share health carerelated stories, in addition to those handpicked from the audience. In the middle of an increasingly spirited debate on American health care, heightened by political divisions, it’s important to remember how intimate and personal the subject can be. “Within health care, everyone has an experience of the reminder we’re all human,” Megan Call, the center’s associate director, says. Addressing these befuddling ideas just might bridge a deeper relationship between the clinical and the existential. However, this contemplation isn’t meant to be conducted alone, but rather as a community. The idea of “repair” doesn’t only look at pathologies in individual bodies; it interrogates the health care system itself, as well as the relationships between patient and provider. That includes considering how professionals handle the perpetual stress in their line of work. “There is irony in people taking care of each other, but not themselves,” Call says. “Our hope is that [the idea of] repair holds nuance when, really, something else may happen along the way,” Call adds. “Health care is a reflection of how we’re doing as a society.” For anyone interested in learning from multiple perspectives about this challenging, often-cumbersome issue, attending Stories of Repair might be a wise call. (Miacel Spotted Elk) Health Care: Stories of Repair @ Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, 801-581-7100, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., $5-$20, tickets.utah.edu

After five years, one of the most beloved and enduring cornerstones of classical ballet is back in Utah when Ballet West opens its 2020 season with Giselle. Returning for only eight performances, ballet’s original ghost story has been reconceived by award-winning artistic director Adam Sklute. The work is a touching love story—a vivid masterpiece that will linger in the minds of ticket holders long after they leave the theater. “In my version, I have worked hard to develop the characters in in-depth and unique ways that make them relatable and bring out the essence and beauty of the story,” Sklute says. “Giselle is one of the world’s oldest classics, full of exciting and dramatic dancing, but what really keeps it fresh and alive to this day is the powerful, evocative and timeless storytelling.” The two-hour work endures beyond its 1841 Paris premiere, telling the tale of a peasant girl who falls in love with a nobleman only to be heartbroken by betrayal. As passion and forgiveness are woven gracefully into a beyond-thegrave love story, Giselle’s fate is sealed with an unexpected result. This stunning production is set to include live animals as part of the cast, and features 55 dancers and a live 50-piece orchestra. Guided by music director Jared Oaks, they will perform the poignant score by Adolphe Adam, best known for his carol “O Holy Night.” “Adolphe Adam was prolific, and considered to be the greatest ballet composer of his time,” Oaks says. “The Ballet West Orchestra is eager to perform this delicate and dramatic piece.” (Colette A. Finney) Ballet West: Giselle @ Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, 801-355-2787, Feb. 7-15, dates and times vary, recommended for ages 8 and up, $30+, balletwest.org

You don’t have to be a nerd to appreciate the fact that Mystery Science Theater 3000 is saying its final farewell, including the non-renewal of the recent Netflix revival. A cult show that achieved such widespread adoration, even while confined to cable (and later, streaming services), understandably sends nostalgic remembrance into overdrive. Now making the rounds for the last time— following successful 2016 and 2017 road shows— producer Joel Hodgson (aka original MST3K host Joel Robinson) is stepping things up in a manner befitting a final farewell to his emcee alter-ego and his two robot sidekicks, a trio trapped in a satellite while forced to watch the cheesiest B-movies of all time. Having the hosts skewer those flicks mercilessly provides ongoing proof that camp is cool. That, plus the fact that the show nabbed a Peabody Award and a pair of prime time Emmy nominations during its original run. Given Hodgson’s previous résumé—one that also includes a stint in stand-up, live theater, the Jim Henson Co. and Walt Disney Television—a high standard was already set for this grand send-off. “I really wanted to do something special … the ultimate challenge: a movie riffing robot circus!” Hodgson says in a news release. As its cheesy feature film, he’s chosen No Retreat, No Surrender, a martial arts movie combining a foot in the groin and a tongue fully in cheek. Indeed, these parodies hath no equal. (Lee Zimmerman) Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour @ Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, 801-355-2787, Feb. 8, 8 p.m. $24.75-$65, live-at-the-eccles.com

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simply could not exist. … By the 19th century, those divisions are starting to merge. Merchant families are starting to marry into samurai families.” The growing merchant class was still segregated in terms of available opportunities—only members of samurai families, for example, were accepted to train at the elite artistic schools—but they did have money. That meant an increasing ability to patronize artists, and have different facets of Japanese life represented in the works themselves. “They could make inroads and start ordering screens and panels, to patronize not only the old schools but newer artists,” Kelly says. “What begins to happen is, you have the beginning of celebration of life outside of the elite. Especially in the 19th century, you see the celebration of … not just a temple, or Mount Fuji, but the bridge into a commercial district.” One common misperception of this era might be that it was the time of samurai warfare, when in fact, it was largely a time of peace. While Beyond the Divide includes samurai swords as part of the exhibition, these would have been primarily artistic

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f your primary familiarity with ancient Japan comes from popular culture, you probably associate it with the age of the samurai—a warrior elite class. While samurai’s place at the top of society is historically accurate, a new exhibition at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts adds complexity to the layers of that society. “When you think of Japanese culture, it’s samurai, warriors,” says Luke Kelly, UMFA associate curator of collections and antiquities. “Even though they’re still on top, there’s so much else going on.” Beyond the Divide: Merchant, Artist, Samurai in Edo Japan showcases pieces from the museum’s permanent collection representing the Edo era in Japan, which spanned 1603-1868. In addition to painted silk and paper screens, woodblock prints and sculptures, the exhibition includes armor and swords from the period. Most of these items, in that time, would have been owned by members of the samurai class— perhaps gifts for marriage or other special occasions—and never seen by the public. According to Kelly, this was also an era where some of the class divides were beginning to blur, largely as the result of a growing merchant class. “Merchants were the bottom of Edo-period society, according to the laws and societal view,” Kelly says. “But because it was a highly urbanized time, merchants were the lifeblood of cities. If they weren’t there, those cities

creations, not practical ones. “Swords were still created and prized,” Kelly says. “But for swordmakers, because they don’t have to be weapons of war, they could go back and study swords of the past; one created in 1847 was by a swordmaker who studied swords from the 1300s and 1400s. And they were able to source the best beginning materials.” Although Kelly has wanted to mount an exhibition of the museum’s Japanese materials for nearly a decade, Beyond the Divide came about largely as the result of coordinating with the availability of a touring exhibition from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Seven Masters: 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints showcases seven artists who pioneered a variation on the classical Japanese woodblock print style of ukiyoe— this new style called shin hanga—to meet a growing Western demand for Japanese art in the early 20th century. “[Print publisher] Watanabe Shozaburo saw this opportunity—with Japan now in this modern age, the artists studying Western techniques as well—to sell new prints that recall the prints of the 19th century,” Kelly says. “When we learned of Seven Mas-

ters being put together in Minneapolis, we felt this was a great confluence. We’ve never shown a Japanese traveling exhibition in our 69 years, and many of our own pieces haven’t been seen in over 20 years.” Several public events are scheduled in conjunction with both shows. Seven Masters’ curator from Minneapolis, Andreas Marks, visits Feb. 5 for a lecture; on April 1, “An Evening in Japan” offers activities including an open studio featuring painting, music and calligraphy, in addition to a screening of the 2015 period-piece anime film Miss Hokusai, based on the life of a celebrated 19th-century Japanese artist. CW

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Experience a purrrrfect night infused with art, music, and dance at the 20th anniversary bash of the SLC White Party. Sister Molly Mormon leads a vast array of performances including burlesque, aerial dance and a swing orchestra at The Gateway, Saturday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m., 12 S. 400 West, $40, 21+, slcwhiteparty.com

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A Doll’s House, Part 2 Salt Lake Acting Co., 168 W. 500 North, through March 8, dates and times vary, saltlakeactingcompany.org Arsenic and Old Lace Theater at Mount Jordan, 9360 S. 300 East, Sandy, through Feb. 15, Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., sandy.utah.gov Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom: The Musical Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through April 11, dates and times vary, hct.org Bright Star Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through May 2, dates and times vary, hct.org Into the Woods The Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, dates and times vary, through Feb. 8, empresstheatre.com James Blonde: Agent 7-11 in License to Thrill Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray, through March 21, dates and times vary, desertstar.biz Man With the Pointed Toes Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, Orem, through Feb. 8, dates and times vary, haletheater.org Safe An Other Theater Co., 1200 Towne Centre Blvd., Provo, through Feb. 15, dates and times vary, anothertheatercompany.com

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Ballet West: Giselle Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Feb. 7-15, dates and times vary, balletwest.org (see p. 14) Beehive Broads Burlesque Presents: Heartbreakers Club 90, 9065 S. Monroe St., Sandy, Feb. 8, 6 p.m., facebook.com/beehivebroadsburlesque Contemporary Dance in Concert Pardoe Theater, 800 E. Campus Drive, Provo, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m., dance.byu.edu Utah Ballet II Marriott Center for Dance, 330 S. 1500 East, Feb. 6-8 & Feb. 13-15, dates and times vary, tickets.utah.edu

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Winter Farmers Market Rio Grande Depot, 270 S. Rio Grande St., Saturdays through April 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., slcfarmersmarket.org

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1 to 5 Club: Game Night Utah Pride Center, 1380 S. Main, first Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., utahpridecenter.org Beyond a Night of Music Encircle Salt Lake, 331 S. 600 East, Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m., encircletogether.org Men’s Sack Lunch Group Utah Pride Center, 1380 S. Main, Wednesdays, noon-1:30 p.m., utahpridecenter.org TransAction Weekly Meeting Utah Pride Center, 1380 S. Main, Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m., utahpridecenter.org

TALKS & LECTURES

David Whyte: A Timeless Way Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Feb. 7, 7 p.m., tickets.utah.edu David P. Gardner Lecture: Ben Fountain Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Feb. 11, 7 p.m., umfa.utah.edu Health Care: Stories of Repair Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., tickets.utah.edu (see p. 14)

LITERATURE AUTHOR APPEARANCES

Adalyn Grace: All the Stars and Teeth and Tomi Adeyemi: Children of Virtue and Vengeance The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., kingsenglish.com Cori Winrock: Little Envelope of Earth Conditions The Wave, 32 Exchange Place, Feb. 7, 7 p.m., kingsenglish.com Jennifer Tyler Lee: Half the Sugar, All the Love The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, Feb. 7, 7 p.m., kingsenglish.com Kari Milito: Elmer’s Feelings Weller Book Works, 607 S. Trolley Square, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., wellerbookworks.com

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VISUAL ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

Ancient Mesoamerica Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 S. Campus Center Drive, ongoing, umfa.utah.edu Art for Justice Modern West Fine Art, 412 S. 700 West, through Feb. 21, modernwestfineart.com Better Days 2020: Utah Women Working for the Vote and Beyond Utah Capitol, 300 N. State, fourth floor, through December, betterdays2020.com Beyond the Divide: Merchant, Artist, Samurai in Edo Japan Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 S. Campus Center Drive, through July 5, umfa.utah.edu (see p. 16) Comforting Discomfort: Works by Dalila Sanabria and Fiona Barney Rio Gallery, 300 S. Rio Grande, through March 6, artsandmuseums.utah.gov Greater Merit: The Temple and Image in South Asia Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 S. Campus Center Drive, ongoing, umfa.utah.edu Heyday Rasoulpour & Clarence Bowman: In Search of Homeland & Do You See What I See? Art Access II Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, Ste. 125, through Feb. 14, accessart.org Hidden Voices: Aesthetics of Change Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University, 575 E. University Parkway, Orem, through March 7, uvu.edu In Search of Homeland Art Access Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, Ste. 125, through Feb. 14, accessoart.org Love in the Abstract “A” Gallery, 1321 S. 2100 East, through Feb.29, agalleryonline.com Lydia Gravis: Tracing the Untraceable Nox Contemporary Gallery, 440 S. 400 West, through Feb. 7, noxcontemporary.com Mary Pusey: Figuratively Speaking Art at the Main, 210 E. 400 South, through Feb. 8, artatthemain.com Marva Match, Dan Fandrich & Lynda Lee: Families, It’s All Relative Art Access II Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, Ste. 125, through Feb. 14, accessart.org Nolan Flynn: Vertical Obedience Finch Lane Gallery, 1340 E. 100 South, through Feb. 28, saltlakearts.org Pompeii: The Exhibition The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, through May 3, dates and times vary, theleonardo.org Re-Discovering Signs Downtown Artist Collective, 258 E. 100 South, through Feb. 17, downtownartistcollective.org Salt Lake City Through Teens Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, through March 6, slcpl.org Seven Masters: 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 S. Campus Center Drive, through April 26, umfa.utah.edu (see p. 16) Supermarket: Pop Art and 1960s America BYU Museum of Art, North Campus Drive, Provo, through March 28, moa.byu.edu Zachary Olpin: Having Been Utterly Persuaded by a Stone Bountiful Davis Art Center, 90 N. Main, Bountiful, through Feb. 14, bdac.org

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tempting—offerings. It’s the kind of idea that sounds fine on paper, only to be later barraged with logistical roadblocks. Regardless of the obstacles, SLC Eatery has carved out its own niche in the local food scene. The moment you see that trademark food cart making the rounds, there’s no use resisting its allure. Its menu

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SLC Eatery began with Paul Chamberlain and Logen Crew, two local industry veterans whose résumés include stints at Log Haven, Trio, Fresca and Stanza. The pair envisioned tantalizing diners with wildly variant seasonal menu items while servers wheel dim-suminspired food carts from table to table for smaller—but no less

here’s a reason every menu at SLC Eatery (1017 S. Main, 801-355-7952, slceatery.com) features late chef and food writer Anthony Bourdain’s famous proclamation, “Your body is not a temple, it is an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” I recommend drinking deep from this axiom and letting reckless abandon be the driving force behind a trip to this hot-ashell downtown restaurant. You will eat, drink and spend far more than you should, but letting go of that apprehension is your first step to glimpsing the myriad possibilities of what destination dining can be.

but the meal we just enjoyed made me confident that we’d get something special. While the banana caramel and praline brittle were nice enough, the cake was a tad dry and over-floured. But that’s the risk you run when you order dessert in a place that is minutely focused on its main courses, and the experience is just as memorable if you happen to skip the sweet stuff. Outside of the fact that the food is spectacular and giddy fun to eat, SLC Eatery is impressive because of how its concept dodges what could be considered gimmicky in less experienced and passionate hands. If at any point during this review you rolled your eyes at the idea of a food cart that visits your table with delectable dainties, you’ve got to check this place out for yourself. I was right there with you before my first visit. Just take Bourdain’s advice and let yourself enjoy the ride. CW

Sit back and give in to SLC Eatery’s charms.

Regardless of the options on a given night, the traveling food cart has a way of prolonging the restaurant experience while you wait for your entrées. There’s always something new and tempting to check out during the time it takes to prepare your order, and the gamut of reasonablypriced food is truly impressive. Speaking of entrées, the dishes we ordered were excellent centerpieces to the whole affair, and both of them varied so wildly from the other that my wife and I had to switch plates more than once. We ordered the Dungeness crab dumplings ($29) and the brick-roasted chicken breast ($22), each dish encompassing a unique and balanced ecosystem of flavors. The dumplings used the crab filing as a slightly sweet canvas upon which the flavors of Chinese celery and dashi brown butter lilted back and forth in a graceful ballet. The chicken was a sharp contrast of cracked wheat pilaf, smoked dates and squash blended together beneath a perfectly cooked chicken breast. Chicken dishes are hard to make memorable, but this is one I felt in my bones. The only real buzzkill came when we decided to split the chocolate cake ($9). Dessert menus in a place like this are always a bit of a gamble,

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varies quite often, so there’s a good chance it’s packing at least one thing that is completely new. SLC Eatery offers a traditional menu full of starters and main courses, as well as an extensive cocktail menu and wine list. No matter how decadent the mainstays are, however, there’s no escaping that cart. My advice? Don’t resist. Get one of everything when it stops at your table. During a recent visit with my wife, the food cart had its share of hits and misses—honestly, the uncertainty of the experience is what makes it so entertaining. For us, the winners were dishes on the lighter side. The crisp-then-creamy avocado fries ($4) were sublime with the lemon poppy seed aioli, the beets ($4) were a cool and refreshing mix of herbaceous onion cream and nori, and the pumpkin seed cornbread ($4) topped with burrata and hazelnut salsa macha was a hearty, flavorful combination. The deviled egg tostada ($5) and the Nashville hot chicken egg roll ($5) were creative ideas, but the flavor of the tostada was a bit washed out. And though the egg roll was stuffed with juicy ground chicken, throwing a bit of cayenne pepper on the outside does not Nashville fried chicken make.

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Valentine’s Day Dining

Love is in the air this month, and with it comes the aroma of tasty local meals specifically designed for you and your significant other. Or your mom. Those looking for a romantic dinner this Valentine’s Day look no further—one of these places is sure to serve up the kind of food to make your V-Day special.

Stanza Italian Bistro

It’s hard to go wrong with Italian food for a special occasion, and Stanza’s all-star team of chef Jonathan LeBlanc and pastry chef Amber Billingsley have a special menu for any lovebirds that happen to come their way. Stanza will be serving a fixed price, five-course meal that includes mouthwatering dishes like porcini wild mushroom ravioli, Australian lobster tail and a solstice chocolate torte. The Valentine’s Day menu will be served during dinner hours on Feb. 14 and 15. 454 E. 300 South, 801-746-4441, stanzaslc.com

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Bambara

In addition to Bambara’s regular fare of tasty contemporary American favorites, they’re rolling out an aphrodisiac-themed menu that can be ordered a la carte. These luscious bites include iced Kumamoto oysters, caviar blini, blood orange salad, crab and truffle soup and short rib. The team will also offer a special, secret and sexy chocolate dessert for the occasion. 202 S. Main, 801-363-5454, bambara-slc.com

Current Fish & Oyster

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Fresh seafood and oysters are ingedients of an ideal romantic evening, which is where Current Fish & Oyster really plays to its strengths. On Valentine’s Day, Current will be offering a three-course meal with options like king crab bisque, grilled swordfish and a sabayon and fig wonder known as Persian Love Cake. While you’re celebrating pure indulgence, it’s worth considering adding Current’s renowned seafood tower to your meal. Reservations are required. 279 E. 300 South, 801-3263474, currentfishandoyster.com

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How breweries incorporate dairy into their beer. BY MIKE RIEDEL comments@cityweekly.net @utahbeer

eer is beer. However, in today’s vastly competitive world of adult beverages, brewers often have to look beyond beer to stay relevant in markets that are full of options. A popular trend right now is “mimicking beers”—brews that use adjuncts to duplicate pastries, desserts and other confections through the use of lactose (milk sugar) to add a dairy sweetness to many styles. Here are a couple of local examples that do a great job of becoming something they are not. Shades Brewing Cherry Pie Kveik: Even the appearance of this beer makes you think of cherry pie; the fuchsia and red hues from cherry purée give this hazy ale a glowing presentation. Cherry and molasses are the first things to pop out of the nose,

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plus notes of vanilla swirl, providing a bit of whipped cream to confuse the senses. Finally, you get to throw it back, and the cherry hits you right out of the gate. You can tell there’s a lot of stone fruit sweetness here, but it’s held at bay by base beer’s use of Kveik yeast. The yeast adds a clean tartness that balances the candy aspects, creating a flavor that’s quite palatable for those who aren’t big on sweets. Pie is much more than the filling; the crust plays a big part in the overall flavor experience. The brewers at Shades decided to go with the graham cracker crust approach, adding a massive amount of the sugary American cracker. Vanilla topping is also simulated with the addition of lactic sugars into the mix. The lactose not only adds balance to this 6.5% ale, but also tartness that provides body to keep it from being more than a liquid experience Overall: The use of purée, not juice, gives the beer an authentic pie taste. I’m also not sure if this beer would work if it didn’t have the benefit of the Kviek yeast to add balance. Cherry pie isn’t one of my personal favorites, but there’s no denying that this beer hits all of the right beats in trying to become something it seems like it couldn’t possibly be. Kiitos Brewing Fruit Milkshake: This is another mind-bender of a beer, looking to smoothie shops for its influence. This has muddled tones of various purple-hued berries that give it a nice glow. It’s full of black-

berry, pomegranate and possibly strawberry aromas. Vanilla and lactose prop up the berries, rounding them out and giving them fullness. The taste starts with pomegranate and a tiny bit of blueberry, while the vanilla sweetness from the lactose removes some of the edge almost immediately. I don’t think there’s rhubarb in here, but I definitely sense that type of tartness. Toward the end, lemon starts to take hold, a likely remnant from the beer’s sour base. The lactose here isn’t overused, still allowing for the berry flavors to stand out. The finish has a bit of sweetness that coats the mouth in an unobtrusive, but pleasant, way.

Overall: This beer seems to capture the smoothie experience quite well. It’s enjoyable and easy to drink, with well-hidden 5.0% alcohol and not too much sweetness. I really enjoyed the berry aspects that manage to keep me interested. Normally, beers are a fairly vegan-friendly alcoholic option. The lactose additions to these beers take them off the table for many of you, so keep that in mind when choosing. Kiitos’ Berry Milkshake is in wide distribution and should be available in most stores, while Shades’ Cherry Pie Kveik is at the brewery and various pubs around the area. As always, cheers! CW

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In cold months, I’m drawn to places that feed the soul as well as the stomach. This menu is packed with hearty options for starters, including the ribs ($16) or arancini ($15). The arancini, crispy rounds of sliced wild mushrooms balled up, fried and served with a raclette fondue, are delivered in orders of three because any more of that richness could be dangerous. The ribs are equally satisfying and layered—the richness of the glaze and slow-cooked rib meat is complemented by a helping of kimchi and balanced with a dollop of rice porridge. As far as mains go, I only had eyes for the gnudi ($19) and venison ($36, pictured). I’m always a sucker for gnocchi, and gnudi is prepared similarly but with ricotta cheese instead of cooked potato. The dish comes with pine nuts, brown butter and shaved Brussels sprouts—tailor-made to get you through unforgiving winter nights. The venison, served with a port reduction and horseradish foam, is the kind of tender fare that you’d find Elvis Presley or Otis Redding singing about. Pulling up a chair in a restaurant like Pallet just might cause us to rethink our dislike of winter. Reviewed Dec. 19. 237 S. 400 West, 801-935-4431, eatpallet.com

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Salt Lake City sees new events and venues pop up as its population rises. BY ERIN MOORE music@cityweekly.net @errrands_

s a city grows, so does its avenues for entertainment. Niche locations like Area 51 are now being joined by a wellspring of underground spots and subversive DJs. If you’re jonesing to groove to dark wave, disco, funky house or anything else a little different, look out for these names.

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Mentioned earlier as the organizers behind the Social Disco Nights, Nightfreq also helps to organize Inhell x Exhell, an amazing pun for a very serious night of darkwave that just wrapped a third iteration. It took place, interestingly, at Rye Dinner and Drinks, the restaurant next to Urban Lounge. It marks an interesting and innovative use of space that, when not operating as a business during the day, sits quietly at night when the space could very well be used for nefarious nights of dance instead. Inhell x Exhell demonstrated the possibilities that lie in empty spaces at night, with DJ sets by Precious Blood, Ghetto Dracula, Ultrabear and 2 Hands. In the past, they’ve collaborated with Mona D and Deb Demure of current goth darlings Drab Majesty. Their devotion to the spookier tangents of dance music is reason enough to wait until their next event, which you can find at nightfreq.com. CW

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While S&S Presents—which is the daddy of The Urban Lounge, Metro Music Hall, Kilby Court and The Greek Station, to name a few—has primarily put on shows with bands over the years, they’re starting to give DJs the opportunity to take center stage. What first caught my attention were the Berlin Nights, hosted at the cave of a venue that is Metro. The space mimics the grittiness of a Berlin nightclub, red light imbuing the air with a feverishness complementing the booming music, and bathing the white, graffiti’ed sheets that are draped everywhere in a ruddy pink. The green room, usually preserved for bands, becomes a secret bar,

which you get to by climbing a long, narrow flight of stairs. It feels pleasurably illicit, and a little scary coming back down if you’re drunk. Berlin Nights had a big push in January, with three back-toback nights kicked off by legendary electro-swing DJ RJD2 (who, as every single person I talked to about it told me, did the Mad Men theme), followed by a dark-wave-ish DJ set by members of Choir Boy the next night, and one by popular local DJ and Alibi staple Bo York the night after that. While the next Berlin night won’t manifest until April, there’s another inspired night of grooves going on over at The Urban Lounge by way of Dolce Vita, an Italo Disco and Eurodance-infused night. Tunes will be spun by DJ Red Scare, who besides having maybe the best DJ name ever, will be using her darkwave expertise to bring light to the night, alongside a DJ set by local goth duo Fossil Arms. Whether you’d rather be transported to a Berlin warehouse party or a darkly-infused disco party, keep up with both venues at sartainandsaunders.com Dolce Vita @ Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Saturday, Feb. 8, 9 p.m., free before 10 p.m.; $5 after, 21+, theurbanloungeslc.com

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The Block, a fairly new venue, seems to get its name from its block-like old warehouse in the Granary Row district. The building has been restored and turned into a BYOB (bring your own booze), late-night dance haven. BYOB places like this are popping up all over the city. Besides being a great way to save money on booze once you’re dancing and thirsting for alcohol fuel, this trend seems like a great way for new venues to open and operate in a city where liquor licenses are expensive and difficult to obtain. It is, of course, 21+. This way, too, The Block can focus entirely on its goal of providing fantastic, unique listening and dancing experiences in its electronic music-focused event space. Boasting a Funktion-One sound system—which is found in some of the world’s most famous nightclubs, such as Berghain in Berlin—they’re perfectly primed to support the kind of music they want people to dance to. They’ve worked with the New City Movement—which organizes events in other venues—to create nights like Body Heat, a house-oriented concert featuring DJs Easy, Artemis, Jesse Walker, Matthew Fit and Red Spectral. They’ve also hosted the recurring Social Disco Nights, which are vinyl-fueled evenings of glittery dance and revelry, supported by event organizer Nightfreq. The Block’s next event features bass-thumping expertise from the Vancouver-based Perkulat0r on Saturday, Feb. 8. Like all their events, it starts late, and the lineup stacked with locals stretches far into the evening—or rather, morning. If you haven’t stopped into what is quickly becoming SLC’s go-to spot for night owls and electronica devotees, do it soon—and don’t forget to BYOB. Perkulat0r, Lost Rejects, KubZ b2b Haap, Hooskie b2b Enderr, Drix, Matone, Prajekt @ The Block SLC, 625 S. 600 West, Saturday, Feb. 8, 9 p.m., $25 presale; $30 door, 21+, facebook.com/theblockSLC

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Ahh … slamming brutal death metal. In the extended family of metal subgenres, it never has quite reached the same levels of acclaim as more high-minded siblings like doom metal, new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) or thrash metal. Still, the scene has maintained a large enough contingent of consistently solid artists to protect it from the scorn heaped upon the likes of nu metal or metalcore. Ingested typify that consistency: They aren’t interested in reinventing the SBDM wheel, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still crank out quality wheels like nobody’s business. Initially distinguishing themselves via an over-the-top, scatological lyrical bent, the British quintet has gradually transitioned away from the blood ’n’ guts to more meat-and-potatoes death metal fare. However, they have more than made up for it by simultaneously evolving into a machine-tight riff factory, serving up four-minute chunks of mosh fuel with just enough variety to keep their steadilygrowing fanbase satisfied, even taking a few brief forays into more atmospheric material on 2018’s The Level Above Human. Ingested is currently on tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album Surpassing the Boundaries of Human Suffering, and make a stop at Kilby Court along with fellow slam stalwarts Visceral Disgorge and The Last Ten Seconds of Life. Danish deathcore up-and-comers Cabal and local death metal foursome Wrathspawn open. (Nic Renshaw) Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court, 6:30 p.m. $15, all ages, kilbycourt.com

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later. Now, in January, they released their fifth album Thin Mind, and it continues the band’s indie rock sound in ways not at all groundbreaking but still welcome. It feels made to be played in the car, on the way to work or a first day of school. The vibrancy of the lead track “Under Glass” would have made it an instant classic in Wolf Parade’s heyday, but 2020 is a crowded time even for exceptional indie rock. In some moments, it feels like a sound to have grown out of, and yet at the same time, it’s comforting to relish in chasing the familiar highs of Wolf Parade’s aughts albums. Meanwhile, Land of Talk has yet to gift us a new album since 2017’s Life After Youth, but it’s hard to rip away from the classics found in 2008’s Some Are Lakes or 2006’s Applause Cheer Boo Hiss. Land of Talk’s brand of indie rock feels timeless in comparison to Wolf Parade’s; both belong to a time and place, and neither shy away from this, but where Life After Youth feels like visiting home, Thin Minds can feel like moving back in. Sometimes we want that, and sometimes we need it. It will be strange to hear these nostalgic flavors in conversation with each other, but maybe that’s something we need, too. (Parker S. Mortensen) The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 9 p.m., $30, 21+, theurbanloungeslc.com

Ingested tion in 1985, “The Rev” has released 12 studio albums—one of which was a Christmas album—the most recent being 2018’s Whole New Life. Reverend Horton Heat are psychobilly trailblazers, keeping the genre fast, relentless, genuine and light-hearted—qualities evidenced in their exciting and enthralling live performances. They lace their lyrics with clever, boyish charm and old-fashioned humor that can’t be beat—whether it’s a song about bales of cocaine falling from the sky, or euphemisms about teaching someone how to eat. Supporting acts The Buttertones and The Koffin Kats have impressive cult followings of their own, and the amalgamation of all three psycho-staples is sure to cause a real-life psychobilly freakout. Where The Buttertones introduce more of a surf rock vibe to the lineup, The Koffin Kats double down on the punk-y, horror-show elements of psychobilly, making for a well-balanced evening of good old-fashioned fun. (Zaina Abujebarah) The Depot, 13 N. 500 West, 7 p.m., $20, 21+, depotslc.com

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Given his satirical and oftentimes cynical point of view, it would be easy to label Fred Eaglesmith as the clown prince of today’s wandering minstrels. However, it would also be a misnomer. Carrying a Dylan-like stature in his native Canada, Eaglesmith mixes wisdom and irreverence in equal proportions, thanks to character-driven narratives that proclaim peaked emotions and lofty intents. His dedicated legion of followers—dubbed “Fredheads”—attests to his humor and humility, offered with an Everyman point of view. Likewise, his ability to skewer daily absurdities makes the patter he injects into his performances a welcome respite from today’s travails. A freewheeling rambler for the better part of the past 30 years, Eaglesmith evokes the wanderlust of a dust-blown Woody Guthrie and the truths of a modern day Will Rodgers. Along the way, he’s had his songs covered by Nashville’s finest, and garnered the prestigious Juno award, Canada’s version of the Grammy. Wife Tiff Ginn provides his admirable backup, and though the multiinstrumentalist sometimes seems to (literally) play second fiddle, her deadpan persona balances her husband’s roguish wit. When she takes the mic, she becomes a veritable chanteuse with a prowess all her own. As a result, she ably underscores the cumulative Fred cred. (Lee Zimmerman) The State Room, 638 S. State, 8 p.m., $25–$35, 21+, thestateroompresents.com

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It’s been approximately 35 years since Howard Jones became a chart-topping pop staple whose series of milestone hits (“What Is Love,” “New Song” and “No One Is To Blame” among them) found both a comfortable niche between the post-New Wave, New Romantic, synth-pop style of the ’80s and an overt accessibility factor that helped ensure his star status. Although he’s no longer at the forefront of today’s musical elite, he continues to work the road and remains active in a variety of progressive pursuits. He’s toured with Ringo Starr, Culture Club and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and has collaborated with plenty of choral, electronic and like-minded musicians. “I’ve always believed in working with the situation you’ve been given,” he once told this reporter in an interview for Miami’s New Times. “Rather than wish I was in another place or dealing with different circumstances, I’m always trying to advance and push things forward.” No longer concerned with simply having hits, this 60-something artist seems quite content to pursue his musical whims and let the pundits perceive him as they will. “It would be great if every new record I do is a massive success, but I know that’s not going to happen,” he admitted in that same discussion. “As long I can remain creative, I’m happy to simply strike a balance and not be discouraged.” Whether you’re a rock star or simply a civilian, those are indeed wise words. (Lee Zimmerman) Egyptian Theater, 328 Main, Park City, 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 6 p.m. Sundays, $39–$59, all ages, egyptiantheatrecompany.org

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My friends and I found ourselves at the Park City location of O’Shucks after a long day of trekking up and down the hill of Main Street during Sundance. We’d seen exactly one minor celebrity, spent the afternoon eating pizza and drinking beers at Davanza’s in the sunshine, and had one zany sit on top of a crowded bar rooftop. The unseasonably warm day yielded to fat flurries of snowflakes as night fell. We decided not to try to sneak into a party, even though my friend Peter swore he could get us in, and opted instead to head back up to look for bars. We settled on O’Shucks, which was warm and made us realize how cold we were. The length of the long, narrow bar felt subterranean, with old brick walls and peanut shells dusting the floor. What looked like long air hockey tables were covered with boards, on which my friend and I perched, all of us shelling peanuts as we remarked upon the wealth of graffiti around us. One of them said “Snow,” but with the “s” being one of those middle school-era pieces of block graffiti we all used to make by connecting the tips of parallel lines. Our friend is named Snow, and they leaned in for a picture with it. The movie headache I’d gotten after watching two films (one Sundance, one Slamdance) vanished as my tall Pabst did, and there in the dim warmth of O’Shucks was the end of a rather perfect first Sundance adventure. Next year, it’ll be the only bar I enter. (Erin Moore) 427 Main, Park City, 435-645-3999

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ecause we humans seek understanding by looking for patterns, every year’s Sundance Film Festival inevitably becomes a quest for thematic connections. Sure, it’s a collection of a couple hundred features and short films spread across 11 days, but what does it all mean? Sundance 2020 offered several different ways to answer the question, even if they might say more about the lens of the inter-

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preter than about something deliberate or inevitable. Given the timing of this year’s festival being set during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, it was natural to think about the documentaries that were about political activism—and more specifically, about political activism by people who might not otherwise have considered themselves activists, until they felt they had no choice. The U.S. Documentary Competition addressed the teenage Parkland, Fla., school-shooting survivors with Us Kids, the cartoonist trying to re-claim Pepe the Frog from alt-right appropriation in Feels Good Man and ACLU attorneys challenging the administration’s attacks on civil rights in The Fight. And those were just the ones with a specifically American, Trump-era angle, as others like the Kenyan documentary Softie showed the perils around the world of putting your principles on the line. It was also hard to avoid tales, in both documentary and fiction form, dealing with the dangers of the online world. The wellreceived U.S. Dramatic Competition story Zola managed to take the potentially alarming phrase “based on the tweet thread by …” and create a wild fact-based road trip comedy. The documentary The Social Dilemma dealt with the disturbing ability of online juggernauts to influence our behavior, while the drama Spree found a guy trying to go viral in a disturbing way. While some trends might be functions of responding to history, others felt more like cases of trying to make history—particularly in the kinds of filmmakers and stories selected for the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Of the 16 entries in the category, only three were directed exclusively by white men, resulting in stories covering a wide range of perspectives. It was fascinating, however, to find two festival films with basic plot descriptions that were nearly identical—a 1980s-set story about a father with upwardly-mobile aspirations putting strain on his family after moving for a new job—approaching it from such different angles. Sean Durkin’s terrifically insinuating The Nest cast Jude Law as the dad, relocating his family from New York to England, and a country manor that becomes a unique kind of haunted house; Lee Isaac

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Chung’s Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner Minari offered a lovely story about a Korean family wavering between tradition and assimilation in the Arkansas Ozarks. Yet if there was one surprising thematic territory across festival categories, it was the subject of aging—from the Chilean documentary The Mole Agent about an attempt to go undercover and investigate allegations of abuse at a retirement home, to Lance Oppenheim’s wonderful documentary Some Kind of Heaven, about the particular challenges facing residents of a massive Florida retirement community. Even more specifically, three features addressed the same topic—a woman forced to confront becoming a caregiver for an aging parent dealing with dementia— in radically different ways. In Florian Zeller’s The Father, it was psychological drama, as an intentionally disorienting narrative puts us inside the head of the ailing parent (Anthony Hopkins). In the Midnight entry Relic, Natalie Erika James turns it into body horror, as Emily Mortimer plays the adult child coming to believe her mother has become something … else. And in Sundance 2020’s best film, Kirsten Johnson’s documentary Dick Johnson Is Dead, it was rendered as gallows humor, with the filmmaker and her dad preparing for the end of his life by staging it. The result was hilarious, deeply emotional and wise—and a great reminder that while it’s possible to summarize a festival by describ-

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CURRENT RELEASES 1917 BBB If you want viewers immersed in your story, what value is there in repeatedly reminding them, “This shot was really hard to pull off?” Director Sam Mendes approximates a single-take, real-time story set on the World War I front lines of France in April 1917, as British Army Lance Corporals Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) set off on a mission to inform a company of fellow soldiers that they’re about to head into a German trap. From the outset, Mendes builds tension into their harrowing journey, and veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins lends his distinctive touch to the increasingly hallucinatory tale anchored by MacKay’s intense performance. But then there’s that whole gimmick thing, and a story built on the notion of feeling it shouldn’t leave you instead simply admiring its technique from a slight remove. (R)—Scott Renshaw DOLITTLE B This latest interpretation of the talk-to-the-animals doctor (Robert Downey, Jr.) is a mopey recluse, holed up in his estate with his critter

friends and mourning his lost wife. Along comes a young courtier (Carmel Laniado) with a mission for him to save the ailing Queen Victoria, and also there’s an animal loving fellow (Harry Collett) who wants to be Dolittle’s apprentice. A quest for some mysterious something-or-other ensues, with familiar voices saying witty things like “that’s gotta hurt” when a gorilla knees a tiger in the balls. The crowning catastrophic glory is Downey’s performance, which answers the question, “What would it sound like if someone tried to do a Welsh accent for 100 minutes while falling asleep?” We should be angry that so much money is thrown at something this misbegotten, and that we’ve apparently decided children don’t deserve any better. (PG)—SR THE GENTLEMEN BBB Director Guy Ritchie returns to telling blackly comedic stories about modern-day London criminals, in this tale of journalist Fletcher (Hugh Grant, continuing his quest to ensure that the entire planet knows he no longer has the tiniest fuck to give) attempting to extort a boatload of cash from drug dealer/American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) after digging up plenty of dirt on him. The narrative consists largely of Fletcher relating this dirt, which means we never know which bits we should accept as accurate; is it all just fodder for the morons listening (or watching)? But the real meta stuff here involves an unapologetic metaphor for Brexit, as Mickey takes advantage of British aristocratic delusion to further his business. It’s all just silly cinematic fun! With nothing that makes you laugh about the real world lest you cry! Of course. (R)—MaryAnn Johanson LITTLE WOMEN BBB.5 Writer-director Greta Gerwig takes Louisa May Alcott’s 150-yearold text and finds a way of telling it that feels new and vital. She radically re-imagines the structure, opening with Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) already in New York trying to build a career as a writer; the narrative flashes back from there seven years to Jo and her sisters—Meg (Emma Watson), Amy (Florence Pugh) and Beth (Eliza Scanlen)—living with their mother (Laura Dern). That fragmented chronology turns it into a tale juxtaposing the lives the young protag-

onists imagine for themselves with the choices they ultimately have available. Yet it’s also gloriously entertaining, thanks to the topnotch casting. It’s wonderful to see this source material as a call to recognize the unfairness the world might throw at you, stare it down, and decide you’re going to make your own happiness. (PG)—SR OSCAR SHORTS—ANIMATED BBB.5 The joys and sadness of familial bonds inform four of the nominees. Hair Love brings layers of satisfying storytelling to a Black father helping his daughter style her challenging hair. Bruno Collet’s Mémorable offers a surrealist take on an artist and his wife struggling with his progressive memory loss, while Daria Kashcheeva’s Dcera (Daughter) brings an almost verité-style camera work to a woman at her father’s deathbed, and Siqi Song’s Sister makes China’s onechild policy deeply personal. Only the Pixar entry, Rosanna Sullivan’s Kitbull, isn’t expressly about family, but the beautiful connection between a stray kitten and a mistreated pit bull terrier might as well be. Add a few other shorts to fill out the program and you’ve got a fantastic representation of how much powerful storytelling can be delivered in a small package. (NR)—SR OSCAR SHORTS—LIVE ACTION BBB NEFTA Football Club has fun with a teenager finding a literal drug mule, leading up to a satisfying punch line. Meryan Joobeur’s Brotherhood is a much more somber affair, dealing with a family’s oldest son returning home after going to Syria to fight with ISIS, and finding his father slow to forgive his actions. There’s more seriousness to be found in Delphine Girard’s A Sister (Une Soeur), with a Belgian woman who has been abducted trying to convey her plight to an emergency-services operator, and in Saria, Bryan Buckley’s sluggish-but-socially-conscious (and therefore probably the favorite) narrative about a real-life tragedy at a Guatemalan orphanage. My favorite? Marshall Curry’s The Neighbors’ Window, which takes a grass-is-always-greener story about a harried married-withkids New York couple and finds some grace notes about how appealing your own life can look to others. (NR)—SR

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INVISIBLE LIFE BBB.5 Billed as a “tropical melodrama,” this period-piece tearjerker (and Brazil’s official entry for this year’s Best International Film Oscar) is certainly a sun-bleached version of the kind of kitchensinkers Douglas Sirk used to do in his sleep back in the day. This movie follows two sisters, a budding piano prodigy (Carol Duarte) and her free-spirited big sis (Julia Stockler), in 1950s Rio de Janeiro. Unfortunately, they spend most of their lives kept away from one another after their father (Antônio Fonseca) disowns the older sister for running off and getting pregnant. Any person who’s had to deal with their own fare of deceitful, family bullshit will no doubt connect with this story, based on a Martha Batalha novel. Writer-director Karim Ainouz gives audiences a moving portrait of two women trying to hold on to each other as their dreams and aspirations fade away, thanks mostly to a patriarchal society filled with oppressive men who think they know better. Think of this film as a less-palefaced companion to Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. Opens Feb. 7 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—Craig D. Lindsey

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my analysis, the year 2020 will be a time when you can have dramatic success as you reevaluate and re-vision and revamp your understandings of your life purpose. Why were you born? What’s the nature of your unique genius? What are the best gifts you have to offer the world? Of the many wonderful feats you could accomplish, which are the most important? The next few weeks will be a potent time to get this fun and energizing investigation fully underway. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Physicist Niels Bohr won a Nobel Prize for his insights about quantum mechanics. But he was humble about the complexity of the subject. “If you think you understand it, that only shows you don’t know the first thing about it,” he mused. I’m tempted to make a similar statement about the mysteries and riddles that are making your life so interesting. If you think you understand those mysteries and riddles, you probably don’t. But if you’re willing to acknowledge how perplexing they are, and you can accept the fact that your comprehension of them is partial and fuzzy, then you might enjoy a glimmer of the truth that’s worth building on. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You now have the power to make connections that have not previously been possible. You can tap into an enhanced capacity to forge new alliances and strengthen your support system. I urge you to be on the lookout for a dynamic group effort you could join or a higher purpose you might align yourself with. If you’re sufficiently alert, you might even find an opportunity to weave your fortunes together with a dynamic group effort that’s in service to a higher purpose. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it,” wrote the poet Marianne Moore. In other words, you must track down each victory you’re interested in. You must study its unique nature. And then you must adjust yourself to its specifications. You can’t remain just the way you are, but must transform yourself so as to be in alignment with the responsibilities it demands of you. Can you pass these tests, Taurus? I believe you can. It’s time to prove it.

together in many productions of Wagnerian operas, often at the Metropolitan in New York City. Friends and colleagues but not lovers, they had a playful relationship with each other. A favorite pastime was figuring out tricks they could try that would cause the other to break into inappropriate laughter while performing. According to my quirky reading of the astrological omens, Leo, the coming weeks will be a propitious time for you to engage in similar hijinx with your allies. You have a poetic license and a spiritual mandate to enjoy amusing collaborative experiments, playful intimate escapades and adventures in buoyant togetherness. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1755, Samuel Johnson published the influential A Dictionary of the English Language, which remained the definitive British dictionary for 170 years. We shouldn’t be surprised that it was a Virgo who accomplished such an intricate and exhaustive feat. As a high-minded Virgo, Johnson also had a talent for exposing hypocrisy. In commenting on the Americans’ War of Independence against his country, he noted that some of the “loudest yelps for liberty” came from slave-owners. I propose that we make him one of your role models in 2020. May he inspire you to produce rigorous work that’s useful to many. May he also empower you to be a candid purveyor of freedom. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Is there a project or situation you’d love to create but have lacked the confidence to try? Now is a time when you can finally summon the necessary courage. Is there a long-running dilemma that has always seemed too confusing and overwhelming to even understand, let alone solve? Now is a favorable time to ask your higher self for the clear vision that will instigate an unforeseen healing. Is there a labor of love that seems to have stalled or a dream that got sidetracked? Now is a time when you could revive its luminosity and get it back in a sweet groove.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Was there a more influential 20th-century artist than Scorpioborn Pablo Picasso? He was a revolutionary innovator who got rich from his creations. Once, while visiting a gallery showing of art made by children, he said, “When I was their age I could draw like Raphael [the great Renaissance artist]. But it took me a lifeGEMINI (May 21-June 20): While at the peak of his powers as an author, Gemini-born Nobel time to learn to draw like they do.” In accordance with your curPrize-winner Jean Paul Sartre consumed an array of mood- rent astrological omens, Scorpio, I suggest you seek inspiration shifters every day. He quaffed at least a quart of alcohol, smoked from Picasso’s aspiration. Set an intention to develop expertise two packs of cigarettes, and drank copious amounts of coffee and in seeing your world and your work through a child’s eyes. tea. His intake of pills included 200 milligrams of amphetamines, 15 grams of aspirin, and a handful of barbiturates. I propose that SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): we make Sartre your anti-role model during the next four weeks, I know a Sagittarius man who has seen the film Avengers: dear Gemini. According to my analysis of your astrological indica- Endgame 17 times. Another Sagittarian acquaintance estimates tors, your ability to discover, attract and benefit from wonders she has listened all the way through to Billie Eilish’s album When and marvels will thrive to the degree that you forswear drugs and We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 135 times. And then there’s alcohol and artificial enhancements. And I’m pleased to inform my scholarly Sagittarian friend who has read the ancient Greek epic poem the Iliad 37 times. I have no problem with this behavior. you that there could be a flood of wonders and marvels ahead. I admire your tribe’s ability to keep finding new inspiration in sources you already know well. But in my astrological opinion, CANCER (June 21-July 22): I don’t think I’m boring. How could I be? I have an abundant you shouldn’t do much of this kind of thing in the coming weeks. curiosity and I love to learn new things. I’ve worked at many dif- It’s high time for you to experiment with experiences you know ferent jobs, have read widely and enjoy interacting with a broad little about. Be fresh, innocent and curious. range of humans. Yet, now and then, I’ve had temporary relationships with people who regarded me as uninteresting. They CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): didn’t see much of value in me. I tend to believe it was mostly Athens was one of the great cities of the ancient world. Its their fault—they couldn’t see me for who I really am—but it vigorous art, theater, philosophy, architecture and experiments might have also been the case that I lived down to their expecta- in democracy are today regarded as foundational to Western tions. Their inclination to see me as unimportant influenced me culture. And yet at its height, Athens’ population was a mere to be dull. I bring this up, my fellow Cancerian, because now is 275,000—equal to modern Fort Wayne, Ind., or Windsor, an excellent time to remove yourself from situations where you Ontario. How could such a relatively small source breed such intensity and potency? That’s a long story. In any case, I foresee have trouble being and feeling your true self. you having the potential to be like Athens yourself in the coming weeks and months, Capricorn: a highly concentrated fount of LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Soprano Helen Traubel and tenor Lauritz Melchior performed value. For best results, focus on doing what you do best.

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Birdbrained Officers of the North Wales (England) Police believe they have solved, with help from the government Animal and Plant Health Agency, the mystery of why more than 200 starlings were found dead in a road in Bodedern on Dec. 10. Rob Taylor of the police force’s rural crime team revealed that the birds suffered severe internal trauma, “support(ing) the case that the birds died from impact with the road,” he told Sky News. “It’s highly likely the murmuration took avoiding action whilst airborne, from possibly a bird of prey, with the rear of the group not pulling up in time and striking the ground.” n In the western German city of Kleve, a regional court in mid-January overruled a lower court and awarded the owner of a chicken mauled by a dog higher restitution because the chicken had TV experience. Sieglinde the chicken, who died in the attack, had completed 10 hours of acting training and had appeared in at least one German movie, for which she received a three-figure daily fee. The court ordered the dog’s owner to pay 615 euros (about $680) in damages, the Associated Press reported. A regular chicken is worth about 15 euros.

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News That Sounds Like a Joke If you’ve always thought those nail clippers in your kitchen drawer were a harmless tool, think again. Kathleen Ayala, 30, has been charged with murder in Cumberland County, N.J., following an altercation with her husband on Jan. 12, the Associated Press reported. Authorities said Ayala, of Millville, and 35-year-old Axel Torres got into an argument in their home that became physical, and Torres left the premises. Ayala chased after him and stabbed him numerous times with the nail file tool on the clippers, causing wounds to his feet, hands, shoulders and left leg. When police arrived, they found Torres unresponsive and transported him to the hospital, where he died the next morning. The Last Straw After numerous complaints going back six months, according to a neighbor, Robert Wayne Miller, 57, was arrested at his home in Zephyrhills, Fla., on Dec. 22 for disturbing the peace with his lawn mower. Body-camera footage obtained by WFLA shows Pasco County Deputy Michael O’Donnell arriving at Miller’s property and calling out to him, followed by a revving of the mower’s engine. “I’ve had four people come out and tell me that they can’t take it anymore,” O’Donnell told Miller, who responded, “Whatever,” before turning on the mower again. Dwaine White, who lives across the street, told The Washington Post the mower isn’t even capable of cutting grass. “He’ll run that tractor all night, and it echoes all over the neighborhood,” White said. Miller was ultimately arrested for disturbing the peace and not complying with a law enforcement officer’s command. If convicted, he could spend 18 months in jail and pay a $1,500 fine. Awesome! Downtown Winston-Salem, N.C., is a little safer these days, thanks to the efforts of Night Watch, a helpful vigilante dressed in all black, with his face partially covered and wearing reflective goggles, WGHP reported on Jan. 22. “I’m not looking to be a Batman and go around beating up criminals,” he told a reporter. Instead, he’s an anonymous superhero who’s been patrolling the nighttime streets for about a month, hauling around a bag filled with food, clothing and toiletries for those in need. “There is no prerequisite for being a good person,” Night Watch said. On that night, he helped out about a dozen homeless people in the community. “It’s just nice that people aren’t totally freaked out,” he said. “Now they know who I am and that I’m trying to help.”

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Extreme Measures An unnamed 55-year-old man from the town of Pitalito, Colombia, got cold feet before his scheduled marriage over the weekend of Jan. 18, but lacked the courage to tell his fiancee. Instead, with the help of his best friends, he faked his own kidnapping, reported Oddity Central. The groom’s pals told authorities they had seen a group of armed men on motorcycles abduct their friend, and because kidnappings for extortion are not unknown in Colombia, the local police responded in force. Police Commander Nestor Vargas ordered roads closed, sealing off the town, and began a search. That’s when the friends got nervous and admitted they’d made the whole thing up. Authorities kept the groom’s identity a secret to protect him from other townspeople, who’ve been down this road before: This is the second time the groom has left a bride waiting at the altar. He and his cohorts will likely face jail time of up to six years.

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n It’s been unseasonably cold in Florida (see Falling Iguanas item earlier), and one St. Petersburg man apparently became so desperate for warmth on Jan. 21 he set fire to a stack of paperwork in his apartment around 3 a.m. WFLA reported that the flames Mark Okrent, 66, ignited were significant enough to trigger smoke detectors, which summoned the fire department, but no one in the 30-unit building was hurt in the incident. Except Okrent, who was charged with first-degree arson.

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on Jan. 22, one driver managed to ignore or overlook all the warnings, driving his car about 600 meters through the tunnel before arriving at Union Station and becoming stuck on a concrete block, the CBC reported. “We’re sort of hard-pressed to think of any other measures we can take at this point” to deter drivers, a spokesman for the Toronto Transit Commission said, “short of closing the tunnel, and that’s not an option.”

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