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Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline’s reported actions of bullying a high school student are deeply troubling and unequivocally condemned by the Salt Lake City Council. As public officials, it is our duty to prioritize the safety and well-being of all individuals, particularly vulnerable youth who are entrusted to our care. Discrimination and harassment have no place in our society, and such reprehensible behavior undermines the very foundation of our values. For these rea-

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Dictator’s Club

MAGA’s candidate for U.S. president is good buddies with Russian President Vladimir Putin—who exiles, disqualifies or kills political opponents like Alexei Navalny. That should tell us something about Donald Trump and his personal political methods and goals. Many of the former president’s cronies in Congress don’t want to help Ukraine fight Putin in that part of the world because those two buddies are so tight. Wow, the Republican Party has fallen pretty darn far from its stridently anticommunist days, hasn’t it? Here’s the reason why: Authoritarian

rulers don’t care whether their fellow national rulers are liberal or conservative, religious or anti-religious. The bond that holds them together is that they all wield absolute power in their respective political realms. No one else knows how much fun that is for the person in charge except others in the same boat. Authoritarians comprise a very special fraternity today, just like the kings and queens of Europe during the Middle Ages. Those folks intermarried with each other’s families and supported one another no matter how tyrannically some ruled their countries. KIMBALL SHINKOSKEY

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Age, ability and integrity of both [Donald Trump and Joe Biden] are extremely problematic. That one is somewhat more problematic than the other is really not the issue, either. The lack of choice through our politi-

cal system in these critical times is catastrophic. Neither Biden nor Trump are good for the country and the planet. Why, in a nation of over 350 million, are these the only two choices?

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Via Instagram The problem with age is capability, and it goes both ways. For example, the youth who wrote this is as confused as their favorite uncle providing them cake. MARIAFERLAND

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“Be gentle with yourself, for life isn’t always gentle with you.”

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“To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic, mystery and wonder of the world; it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary as extraordinary, the familiar as strange, the mundane as sacred, the finite as infinite.”—Novalis

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“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”

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“You are not entitled to your opinion; you are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.” —Harlan Ellison

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“A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling ‘Stop.’” —William F. Buckley Jr.

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Biblio-Chic

have friends who renovated their condo just before the COVID pandemic began. It was a standard makeover with recessed lights in the ceiling, flat-screen TVs on the walls and Persian-style carpets afloat on a sea of laminate flooring. One living room wall was given over to built-in shelves. On them—in addition to some books—were family photographs, a pottery vase, some candles and other stuff you might find at HomeGoods, all displayed in deliberate asymmetry, shelf by shelf. On a visit to admire the completed project, I gravitated to the bookshelves and the rows of colorful books, as orderly as a rank of soldiers on parade. Curiosity draws me to others’ book collections because I believe what a person reads is as telling as what they wear or what’s in their refrigerator. To find Moby Dick sharing shelf space with Pride and Prejudice that day surprised me. “Wow! Moby Dick!” I exclaimed, taking up Melville’s novel. But a conversation about the “great American novel” quickly collapsed, losing its legs before ever reaching Jane Austen. I realized my friends had not read—and likely would not read—the books on their shelves. Reading the books was not a factor in their display-shelving: Their collection was strictly decorative. This is “biblio-chic,” I thought, taking a cue from Tom Wolfe’s 1970 satirical coinage, “radical chic.” Or put another way, it’s just “putting on the dog.” Either makes the point, but both are premised on the fact that readers have an edge over nonreaders. I recall a visit to a richly appointed house in Washing-

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ton, D.C., in the company of a bookish friend. Afterward, I commented on the considerable appeal of the decor. “I didn’t see any books,” he replied disapprovingly. In my experience, reading imparts status. Reading such classics as Moby Dick and Pride and Prejudice grants higher status. By displaying them in your living room, you make the unspoken claim that you have bought them, read them and saved them to be read again. Sometime after my visit to the renovated condo, and during the pandemic, I detected traces of biblio-chic in network newscasts. In the darkest days of COVID, television journalists tended to work from home—so did the pundits they interviewed on the air. Most appeared against a backdrop of overflowing, floor-to-ceiling shelves like you see in a college professor’s office. (Nobody appeared with a background of kitchen counters or a walk-in closet.) Besides armloads of books, the shelves held curios, photos and objets d’art carefully curated to look un-curated. The setting seemed incidental, but I soon realized its staging was deliberate. The camera’s frame was adjusted so that a viewer’s wandering eye was steered to a particular place on the bookshelf. In the case of PBS News Hour anchor Judy Woodruff, it was a vase of flowers visible to viewers from just behind her left shoulder—a comforting, springlike touch in the depth of the COVID winter, I must say. Such staging was even more noticeable when the interviewee was an author. Oftentimes, their latest book was placed so the front cover faced into the room from behind the shoulders of the talking head. I took it as subliminal advertising. To the viewer whose eyes had found the staged book and were squinting to make out the title, the message was: “If you like what I say on TV, you’ll love my book!” I concede that a fondness for reading skews my view and causes me to judge those who don’t share it. I am better served by the concept of “bookshelf wealth.” It is manifest in much the same way as the wall-size col-

lage I have fussed about as “biblio-chic,” but an article in January’s Architectural Digest praises it as a leading design trend of 2024. The difference between the two is that “bookshelf wealth” accrues like compound interest when books on display have been read and saved for rereading. If “‘bookshelf wealth’ is about authenticity,” as the article asserts, then showcasing unread books is not. Those who display literary classics acknowledge the cultural import of a novel like Moby Dick. That they feel no need to read it hints at inauthenticity. I imagine them visiting a bookstore to pick up a classic novel or two, 10to-12 inches high, with a green cover to match the accent pillows on the sofa. However, “biblio-chic” is a minor fault given the determination of the philistine caucus in the Utah Legislature to clear shelves of books they don’t like. Utah schools have recently banned more than 250 books, but HB 417 threatens a misdemeanor charge to those who make “objectively sensitive” books available to school kids. The list of usual suspects includes The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Any of the three would be a welcome contribution to my own “shelf wealth.” Utah isn’t the only place with censorious officials. According to PEN America, an advocacy organization dedicated to free expression, 4,000 books have been challenged in the last three years in the U.S. A church in Tennessee actually burned a pile of J.K Rowling’s books in its parking lot. I doubt most of the book burners had read any of Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, and I don’t mean to make a connection between a few unread novels gathering dust in a Salt Lake City condo and the live-streamed torching of Harry Potter. I find both troubling. It’s just a matter of degree. CW Private Eye is off this week. Send feedback to comments@cityweekly.net

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MISS: Local Control

This year—more than most—the federal government has been taking its licks from the states. When Gov. Spencer Cox began sending troops to the Texas border, it was just one signal that Utah had joined the ranks of states telling the feds to back off. A half dozen or so bills before the state Legislature now are meant to stanch federal encroachment. One requires written permission from a sheriff before a federal officer can arrest anyone for a firearm offense. Another creates a contingency plan for the loss of federal funding— just in case. And of course, there were a couple that affirmed state sovereignty. Cox has since signed the Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act. The whole idea of federalism is to create some balance between the state and federal government, but since Utah created its Federalism Commission in 2011, the movement has been to take state control, especially over federal lands. This session codifies the desire.

MISS: Pro Choice

Utah’s ranked-choice voting pilot program has been in the legislative crosshairs since it began in 2018. Municipalities are able to choose whether to use what’s also called instant runoff elections. What started with 23 cities fell to 10 in 2023. There are still two years before the pilot expires, but lawmakers may vote to end it early. The problem is perception and, of course, Donald Trump, who called RCV “crap.” The Eagle Forum claims that candidates can game the ranked-choice system and says it can show that with its own data—somewhere. Rep. Brady Brammer, R-Pleasant Grove, said continuing the pilot would be “sunk costs”—in other words, throwing good money after bad. One citizen said she thinks RCV is the first step toward the National Popular Vote, and Utah is not known for supporting the concept of one person, one vote. Still, this was to be a pilot program to give people time to get used to the new system and gather real facts. The Deseret News’ Jay Evenson, who wasn’t RCV’s biggest fan, thinks it should play out. “Utahns simply haven’t played the game long enough.” While surveys of voters have shown that most like the ranking system, that may not be enough to save it.

HIT: Book Smarts

Book bans aside, let’s look at the power of personal commitment. Eddy Thompson remembers growing up in Layton, where his parents moved when he was 5. His mother was studying for a doctorate in education and was well aware of the cultural gaps in Utah public schools, so she insisted that Thompson learn about African American history and gave him assignments to that end. “We had full semesters of Utah history, and I was a history buff, but when it came to Black history, it wasn’t quite the same,” Thompson told KSL News. “We’re talking maybe three pages in the textbook.” Now, at 43, he is a civil rights advocate, appointed to the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission, where he works to empower youths. CW

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Black History

ew things dampen the spirit more than a legislative session, particularly one under the sway of landgrabbers and far-right ideologues. But while our attention is focused on the state Capitol, February should also be treasured as Black History Month. Both a spur for us to do better as well as a nourishing time for shared culture, Black History Month in Utah—like the state itself—is both multifaceted and understudied. And neither are well served by our current political climate. Often lost in the mix is the realization that since before statehood, African Americans occupied this area as fur traders and cowboys, religious pioneers and soldiers, journalists and lawyers, educators and artists, laborers and domestic workers. Each has a unique story to tell, and if we have any hope of growing together as a healthier community, we would do well to listen. Jim Crow traditions were upheld throughout Utah history in many respects, while in other areas of community life, the racial barrier relaxed. Restrictive housing ordinances, an anti-miscegenation law from the 1890s and flawed religious teachings often stood as rationalizations for individuals to indulge prejudices and resist civil rights efforts like the rest of the country. All these things have been at play, their existence denied by many a Utahn clinging to a pleasing self-image. “A contradiction between beliefs and practice has long existed in Utah,” Margaret Judy Maag wrote in 1971 for a University of Utah thesis. “The problems of the [African American] have been unrecognized by the larger population, and any attempts to gain help in trying to fight discrimination have met with resistance—since the belief that no problem existed was widespread.” While we must acknowledge these weak points in our shared history and never sugarcoat their damage, we must also appreciate the amazing spirit of so many Utahns who have sought for a better world beyond the yoke of racism. Think of the countless people who labored in the NAACP since 1919. Remember the local minority groups that have helped one another to support civil rights: the Jewish organization B’nai B’rith, Hispanic groups like the American GI Forum and white groups like the Council for Civic Unity. Utah’s Japanese community was particularly instrumental in finally repealing the old anti-miscegenation law in 1963. Think of black Utahns like Mignon Richmond (1897-1984), Albert Fritz (1905-1989) and living pioneers like Mary Allen, who came here from Alabama in 1946 and labored in the Community Action Program. Remember the allies who supported them along the way, like piano teacher Florence Lilliendahl (1888-1982) and Mormon labor leader Wesley J. Madill (1910-1968). Most of all, remember that no one here—past, present or future—is truly an outsider. We’d do well to get to know one another, now and always, for we collectively crave to hear and be heard. Or, as Mary Allen once told me: “Don’t nobody put words in my mouth. I’m big enough to talk.”CW

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Punk Wrestling At SLC Wars, hardcore fans gather for hardcore music and hardcore ring action BY TOMMY “MILAGRO” MARTÍNEZ comments@cityweekly.net

rofessional wrestling and punk rock have more in common than most people realize. They both thrive on grittiness as opposed to anything polished, and both rely on the loyalty of hardcore fans. Enter SLC Wars, the brainchild of local wrestler Princess Deathwish and concert promoter Cody J Hesselgesser. They started this venture for a growing fanbase interested in this mashup of mosh pit and mat wrestling, as shown in their earlyFebruary Metro Music Hall show “Operation Metro.” “I’ve loved wrestling since I was eight years old,” Cody J said, “And I’ve been involved in the punk scene since I was about 13. So, with being involved with the punk scenes for more than half of my life now, it seemed like a no-brainer to combine my two passions with my friends. … Princess Deathwish has been one of my friends for a while. Actually, [I] trained with a in UCW Zero [Ultra Championship Wrestling] …

in 2017, and I’ve stayed friends with Adan and are some people from there.” Which brings us to Princess Deathwish, who quips about his real name, “I don’t like giving that out. But you can call me Adan. [As in] Adan Subtract.” Deathwish has been a staple of Utah wrestling for some time. “I started training when I was 16 with Stevie Slick [at UCW-Zero],” he said. “I had my first match at 18 in Tooele. I am now 33. So, I’m gonna have you guys do the math on that.” Deathwish has been a journeyman wrestler since 2009, and it was during these travels the idea of SLC Wars emerged. “It was from all the other seeing all these other crossover shows, across the country, east to west,” Deathwish explained, “like in Portland with Metal Mania and Anarcho Pro, and in San Diego with Wandering Circus. They did these crossover shows with bands. And I would say the idea was implanted early on before those, but that’s what cemented it. My first crossover show was with Drowning Pool. After that, I was hooked on concert wrestling shows.” “I wanted Cody to be my partner. Cody has a very good relationship in the punk and hardcore scene,” Deathwish continued. “I have a lot of resources, whether it be wrestlers from throughout the years traveling, names that I’ve worked with. … We brought our resources together to bring these crossover shows to Salt Lake City.”

Action from a Feb. 3 SLC Wars match On this second SLC Wars night, the atmosphere was electric, as the wrestling ring was positioned almost six feet away from the stage. Typically, there is a bit of separation to prevent fans getting too close to the ring, for the fans’ safety. Not so much here. The setup has created some issues with overzealous fans. “I had to kind of push them off and say, ‘Hey, you know, this has to be for the wrestlers,’” said head referee Jeremy Malik. “They just get excited, and I don’t think they realize that they could get hurt.” While the night featured bands like Snufftape, Mummy, Spent and You’re the Worst, the main event in the squared circle showcased a hardcore match between Ocean Avery and “The Luchador Scumbag” Chris Nasty. Alec Lange, lead singer from Snufftape, said of the show, “It is the first, [but] it definitely will not be the last.” What stood out the most during the night? “How pumped everybody got for the wrestling,” Lange said. “I knew it was going to be crazy. But watching everybody explode around the ring and have such a good time. All the smiles, everybody cheering, and then to go on after that, after you know the wrestling and everything warmed everybody up, and they were so pumped and so ready to hear some heavy music? It was just so cool.” Nasty offered a similar perspective:

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“I’m not trying to blow smoke up my own ass,” he said, “but I like to think they really loved it, and they were really into it. Oh, they were invested in the match.” So which fanbase is more hardcore: Punk fans or wrestling fans? “Oh, man, friggin’ wrestling fans, because they like to be smart asses,” Nasty said with a chuckle. “But you know at the end of the day, I love them.” “That’s a tough one” said Lange with a laugh to the same question. “I would say it was an even 50/50 split today, so I’ll have to go to another one of these to really get a feel for it.” After the show, Cody J added via email, “I look at Salt Lake like a little mini-Philadelphia,” he explained. “We have one of the best hardcore punk scenes, and so does Philly. We have some of the best [independent] wrestling, and so does Philly. My goal is to have eyes open to Salt Lake City as both a hardcore punk staple and a top-notch [independent] wrestling staple in the nation. When people think punk and wrestling, I want them to think SLC.” CW

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MJ: The Musical

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The story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker had already taken on the aura of myth during their lifetime, as the two Texas natives and lovers launched a crime spree in the early 1930s that lasted until their death by posse gunfire in Louisiana on May 23, 1934. An antiheroic chronicle of their Depressionera exploits was ideal for the risky “New Hollywood” era of the late 1960s, as Arthur Penn’s Oscar-winning 1967 film Bonnie & Clyde demonstrated. But turning that story into a musical? Now there was a bold proposition. It was one that paid off, however, as writer Ivan Mitchell, composer Frank Wildhorn and lyricist Don Black collaborated on the 2009 musical version of Bonnie & Clyde, which was nominated for Tony Awards for its Lead Actress and Original Song Score. The narrative opens with a prologue showing the aforementioned violent end of Bonnie and Clyde, before flashing back to the first meeting between waitress Bonnie and recently-broken-out-of-prison Clyde. Their respective dreams for fame and fortune eventually lead them to joining forces for a series of robberies—and eventual murders—in a story set to a score combining blues, gospel and rock ‘n’ roll music to create something uniquely American, just like Bonnie & Clyde themselves. Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Utah premiere of Bonnie & Clyde at the Pioneer Memorial Theatre (300 S. 1400 East) Feb. 23 – March 9, with performances Monday – Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $55 - $79 in advance, $5 more day of performance; visit pioneertheatre.org to purchase tickets and for additional event information. (SR)

Pioneer Theatre Company: Bonnie & Clyde

As controversial as the life of Michael Jackson has been over the years—both during his life and since his passing in 2009—it’s impossible to deny the influence of his music. With The Jackson 5, the precocious young Michael voiced multiple Motown hits; as the MTV era dawned in the 1980s, his electrifying physical presence and infectious songs became the soundtrack for a generation, including some of the best-selling albums of all time. It’s the kind of life and creative career that makes great material for a jukebox musical, as happened with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lynn Nottage and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon bringing MJ: The Musical to Broadway in 2022. The story is framed around the launch of Jackson’s Dangerous World Tour in 1992, including rehearsal preparations and an interview with a journalist. That provides a chance to explore Jackson’s childhood and early career at Motown, his blockbuster collaborations with producer Quincy Jones, and the challenges of being such a celebrity with public scrutiny of all his eccentricities. And of course, along the way, we get a chance to hear many of the performer’s biggest hits—“I’ll Be There,” “Beat It,” “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough,” “Billie Jean,” “Bad,” “Human Nature,” “Smooth Criminal” and more—set to fantastic dancing. The touring production of MJ: The Musical visits the Eccles Theater (131 S. Main St.) Feb. 27 – March 3, with performances 7:30 p.m. Tuesday – Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $149 $169; visit arttix.org for tickets and additional event information. (SR)

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The ongoing devastation in Gaza has inspired international outrage, with tales of indiscriminate warfare affecting families and traumatized children. Sadly, these stories are not new: In 2010, Palestine-based Ashtar Theatre collected the accounts of young people who had survived the 2008-2009 bombardment of Gaza as The Gaza Monologues, allowing these written narratives to serve as a kind of trauma therapy. In the wake of the most recent campaign, Ashtar Theatre put out a call for theater artists around the world to perform these monologues as part of an International Day of Solidarity last November. Now, Utah’s own In the Now Productions has created a recorded version of The Gaza Monologues, incorporating the participation of 36 all-volunteer artists from around the country, many with Utah ties. The events they capture through the performance are disturbingly similar to what is going on right now, yet the stories are not just about violence; they are also stories of resilience, conveying what the writers of these recollections hope they might see in the future. According to In the Now founder William Richardson, “As theater artists, we strive to tell stories that uplift the human spirit and to elicit change. It is our obligation to support not only our colleagues in Palestine, but the millions of people currently displaced, in the wake of the devastation in Gaza.” The Gaza Monologues is currently available for free via In the Now’s YouTube channel (@IntheNowShows). Viewers are encouraged to donate to Ashtar Theatre’s Psycho-Social Relief Fund (globalgiving.org/projects/traumareleasepalestine/), which provides trauma relief for children in Palestine. Visit facebook. com/inthenowshows for additional information. (Scott Renshaw)

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t’s hardly news that hounding the dailies is a staple ingredient of the alternative-newspaper stew,” John Saltas observed in his May 20 column for 2010. “It’s a tough balance to know when to add one ingredient at the expense of another; when to know if you have seasoned just right or have nearly poisoned your readers.” The assortment of flavors afforded the public in City Weekly’s latest stew—its 27th—was perhaps an acquired taste to the flavor-averse. But one would be hardpressed to find anything else like it from the other brothmongers in town. Much of that was due to skilled cooks in the kitchen. Savor what Eric Peterson could do in a story on overburdened medical regulators; appreciate Stephen Dark’s profile on retired police officer Lane Heaps. Carolyn Campbell’s finesse with a story on a tragic custody battle and Dan Nailen’s handling of local cowboy poets both leave one nourished and satisfied. And if you found yourself overdoing it, you had Wina Sturgeon’s numerous active living columns to help you out. This was also the period during which City Weekly hosted its first tours to Greece, its second Miss City Weekly Pride Pageant and its first annual Utah Beer Festival. The latter event was held at the City & County Building to long lines and an attendance of 5,000 people. As of this writing, the above events continue to be beloved traditions, with—we hope—most of the earliest kinks worked out. Would that life in the Beehive State were on as promising a trajectory. Recession was hitting Utahns hard, liquor licenses were scarce and gun permits were handed out like candy. The Deseret News had its newsroom halved by CEO/hatchetman Clark Gilbert, PETA uncovered the suffering of animal test subjects at the University of Utah, Riverdale’s Cinedome 70 was torn down and a Chevron oil spill at Red Butte Creek killed fish, stained birds and temporarily closed Liberty, Miller and Sunnyside parks. And then, of course, you had the Utah Legislature. Following the rise of the Tea Party, Utah’s lawmakers turned even further

to the right, resulting in some memorably concerning bills like Stephen Sandstrom’s Arizona-style immigration legislation, Carl Wimmer’s push to designate a “state gun” and Curt Oda’s unsuccessful effort to back citizens in the shooting of supposedly feral cats. John Dougall’s sweeping rewrite of public records laws—rendering records requests more expensive and blocking access to public officials’ text messages—provoked such an outcry that it was recalled in a special session. Quite a lot to digest already in this year’s stew, but why don’t we build the flavors even more with additional ingredients?

Remembering Vol. 27: In the videos

First appearing in City Weekly’s 2008 Best of Utah awards for “Best 15 Minutes” with her hit YouTube short “The Joke,” Deena Marie Manzanares subsequently contributed her unique brand of humor to our website for several years. “I was an actor turned YouTuber dabbling in local TV,” Manzanares recently recalled. “Bill Frost reached out to meet with me and brainstorm how to bring an element of my comedic YouTube videos to City Weekly.” Then part of the Voodoo Darlings performance group (now Voodoo Productions), Manzanares produced weekly videos that could go in any direction she desired. She covered a theatrical opening by Plan-B Theatre, provided humorous rants on bad drivers and poor movie audience behavior, made sense of what “hot chicks” were and promoted events like the Utah Animal Advocacy Foundation’s Ruff House fundraiser. Her mother even made an appearance to explain 1950s slang. Since then, Manzanares has moved away from video production but continues to act professionally in stage productions, as well as reporting for ABC4’s Good Things Utah. “Popping in and out of our local City Weekly through the years always felt like I was part of the cool kids, and a big accomplishment to catch their attention,” she says. “My CW ties have lasted much longer than 15 minutes, thank goodness!”

In retrospect

Having missed its 25th anniversary the previous year, the City Weekly team decided to make a special “25 plus 1” issue for June 24, 2010. The edition contained a treasure trove of memories and foibles, of looking back as well as peering forward. Twenty-five local citizens—from Heavy Metal Shop owner Kevin Kirk and nightclub owner Joe Redburn to actor Nancy Borgenicht and the Rev. Jerry Hirano—opined on the important developments they had seen in 25 years and what they suspected might come in the next 25. Jerre Wroble prepared an insightful history of the paper alongside an annual accounting of our staff roster. Special recollections from Tom Walsh, Christopher Smart, John Harrington, John Paul Brophy, Scott Renshaw and Bill Frost were included, as was an evaluation by Dan Nailen on the cultural growth of Salt Lake. Anniversaries, even delayed ones, can lead one to wonder whether they are still operating within one’s values. “There remains that nagging ‘mission’ thing,” Wroble mused. “Are the alt-industry, and City Weekly in particular, still on one?” Former Mayor Ross “Rocky” Anderson and lobbyist/columnist Frank Pignanelli both answered Wroble in the affirmative, although each noted our flaws. “Although the Weekly can be hard—and sometimes unfairly—on those with whom the editors disagree,” Pignanelli wrote, “our community needs an alternative voice.” Wroble noted that such a voice, while enjoying a wide audience, nevertheless faced (we might add, still faces) important challenges in the ever-changing media landscape, wherein ad hoc groups of the likeminded rely less on a “digital maypole” around which to center themselves. Reporter Lynn Packer, however, expressed his optimism to Wroble about the Weekly’s future. “City Weekly is uniquely positioned for investigative reporting,” Packer said. “It doesn’t have deep pockets. You have this little City Weekly that isn’t litigation proof— you can sue ’em and put ’em out of business, but you’re not gonna get rich doing it.”

Packer saw the trio of technology, recession and deregulation as sources for further media fracture and hampering the pursuit of investigative reporting. “Eventually,” he told Wroble, “a new way of reporting, a new way of professionally gathering information, needs to emerge. But I don’t think anybody knows how that’s going to happen and, really, if it’s going to happen. Just as other institutions are in decline in the United States, our journalistic institutions are in decline and may continue in sort of a free fall, and the United States may never regain its position as a world leader.” For his part, John Saltas relished the paper’s health at that time. “We’re moving more papers from our racks than ever, so folks can stop the ‘newspapers are dead’ routine. They’re not,” he said. “Between the Internet and mobile and social media, we have channels everywhere and people can find us in more places than ever.”

In the letters

“When I see the children who I teach, I note the glint in their eyes and the possibilities of their futures. It makes me hopeful to see them in their psychosis of curiosity. It reminds me of how I used to be as a child, as well. Then, a pain resembling the tingle after you realize your legs have fallen asleep sets in: I’m not there to teach them how to be people or to help them realize their dreams. I’m there to teach them how to count so they can buy and sell, how to read so they can sign contracts and how to write so they can ‘communicate effectively’ with their future associates. I have no answers for them when they ask why they’re learning these things except to give them a shot of the truth with a ‘maybe’ chaser. I know I’m only a serf among others outside of the corporate and financial elite, but I will still state that there are things much greater than the almighty dollar, even in the most desperate impoverishment. Love, charity and wonder will always transcend the logic of monetary survival.” (Kent Redford, Sept. 30, 2010) CW

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And just to be clear, “different” doesn’t necessarily mean “bad.” Drive-Away Dolls serves up plenty of fun in its tight 84 minutes, providing a great showcase for Qualley and Viswanathan, and a loopy combination of genre pleasures and Henry James references. This might be a playground Ethan is keen on hanging out in, based on reports that he wants to continue with a “lesbian road-movie trilogy,” and it’s fair to say he’s good at it. I, for one, will find it hard not to keep anticipating the greatness that can happen when Joel and Ethan are at the top of their collective game. Solo albums are all well and good, but it’ll be great when the band gets back together. CW

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doesn’t. Ethan seems generally less interested in making the movie as interesting to look at as it is to listen to, notwithstanding a series of interstitial moments filled with 1960s psychedelia that do ultimately pay off in a narrative sense. The plotting also generally feels less tightly constructed than we’ve come to expect from Coen capers, including flashbacks to Marian’s awakening to her sexual orientation that feel underdeveloped, and an inconsistent approach to whether the 1999 setting serves any function beyond the nowfamiliar “explaining why the characters don’t have cell phones, which would mess things up from a plot standpoint.” There’s a loosey-goosey approach to the storytelling—funky shifts between scenes, character choices that feel more designed for vibes than for making sense—that feels fitting for something that takes its inspiration squarely in Roger Corman-esque Bmovie exploitation cinema. It’s just different from the clockwork precision typically associated with the Coens.

aware that two hired goons (Joey Slotnick and C.J. Wilson) are in pursuit to make sure the case gets to where it’s going. The result is plenty of wild shenanigans, plus a level of sexual explicitness that hasn’t typically found its way into Coen joints. Qualley does a fine job of serving what is essentially the George Clooney role of the fast-talking wheeler-dealer of a protagonist, with Jamie’s unapologetic libido serving as a counterpoint in the odd-couple pairing with Viswanathan’s more reserved Marian. A great supporting cast—Colman Domingo, Bill Camp, Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon— fills every part with something extra, and the screenplay by Ethan Coen and his wife Tricia Cooke snaps with a lot of the stuff that evokes vintage Coens madness, from the awkwardness of trying to dislodge a corkscrew used as a murder weapon to the tense banter between the two thugs boiling over at an unexpected moment. So yeah, Drive-Away Dolls feels a lot like a Coen brothers movie—except when it

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he artistic separation of Joel and Ethan Coen has been hard on the kids—and by “the kids,” I mean cinephiles who have adored their films for nearly 40 years. Technically, I suppose, it’s less of a separation than the cinematic equivalent of when a band takes a hiatus for the members to work on solo albums; there’s already buzzing over their next joint project. Nevertheless, in the five-plus years since The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, we’ve been left to wait for the brothers’ stand-alone efforts, hoping that what they offer individually might be as distinctive and creatively consistent as what they’ve offered together. And if nothing else, it’s been a learning experience regarding what each partner might have brought to their collaborations over the years. While Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth emphasized the kind of grim fatalism and highly-stylized visuals of some of the Coens’ greatest work, Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls highlights a mix of surprising violence, mordant humor and rat-a-tat dialogue … that has also characterized some of the Coens’ greatest work. Like many of those classics, Drive-Away Dolls revolves around a criminal scenario gone sideways—in this case, involving the mysterious contents of a silver case circa 1999. That case is stowed in a car planned for a drive from Philadelphia to Tallahassee—just as lesbian pals Jamie (Margaret Qualley) and Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan) show up and are mistaken for the planned drivers. So as they begin their headed-south meanderings, they’re un-

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Utah nonprofit works to turn unused food into meals for the hungry. BY AIMEE L. COOK comments@cityweekly.net

One Man’s Trash

Waste Less Solutions believes that systemic change can start with local action. The organization was born from the realization that an astonishing amount of perfectly good food was going to waste, even as the people in the surrounding neighborhoods went hungry. The nonprofit now partners with restaurants, caterers, food retailers, local farmers

markets and event organizers to intercept food that would traditionally be thrown away, providing not only environmental benefit by reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also social benefit by distributing rescued goods to those in need. Table X Bakery donates day-old breads and other items not sold or utilized to Waste Less Solutions twice weekly. Those items are taken to local shelters and food banks and given to families in need by the organization’s volunteers. “It’s really easy; they take anything that would be turned into waste or unsellable on Thursdays and Saturdays, requiring very little interaction from us,” said Nick Fahs of Table X. “It hurts us when we waste food, so not having that fear of having a product that will go in the trash is a pretty big deal for us.” Other community partners include Salted Honey Hospitality—the caterer for the Utah Jazz—and local farmers in the summer. In just the past year, Waste Less Solutions saved thousands of pounds of food from entering landfills. On the other side of the equation, the charitable partners that receive donations from Waste Less Solutions are varied and

Each week, Waste Less Solutions volunteers prepare and distribute meals repurposed from unused food donated by local Utah bakeries, farms and caterers.

dynamic. Food recipient partners include a local Boys & Girls Clubs, Neighborhood House, YMCA, Granite Education Foundation, Rescue Mission, Life Start Village and Jewish Family Services. For those experiencing food insecurity, the hurdles extend beyond simply acquiring food; often, the challenge lies in finding the time or the means to prepare nutritious meals. Recognizing this need, Waste Less Solutions offers a prepared meal program specifically tailored to alleviate such concerns. They work with catering companies like Salted Honey Hospitality to prepare complete meals for families. “Typically, this food is healthier and fully prepared, so it can easily be given to someone in need; they just need to reheat it,” Williamson said. Currently, the kitchen buzzes with cooking and meal prep on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, with the meals delivered every Thursday to predetermined families through nonprofit partners. Amanda Ree Hughes, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake, said that her locations typically receive one or two donations each week from Waste Less Solutions. “[Williamson] was aware of

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ach year, roughly 1.3 billion metric tons of food goes to waste worldwide, according to United Nations data, or roughly one-third of everything produced for human consumption. And it’s estimated that as much as 40% of the food purchased by a typical American ends up in the trash. At the same time, hundreds of millions of people around the globe experience hunger and food insecurity, including roughly 363,000 Utahns who don’t know where their next meal will come from. The disconnect between hunger and food waste is of such magnitude that it can leave people feeling powerless, Dana Williamson said. But the gap can be bridged, and organizations like Waste Less Solutions, which Williamson founded in 2018, are working to do just that. “I want to be part of the solution—to leave this planet in a better state than the one it’s in,” Williamson said. “That’s what I want to spend my time on.” After a long career in the corporate world, Williamson followed her passions for food, education and the environment and created Waste Less Solutions. The nonprofit works to rescue edible, surplus food that would otherwise end up in landfills and divert it to those in need. Waste Less partners with local restaurants and caterers to collect excess food and, with the help of volunteers, partners with charitable and community organizations to distribute meals. The organization is also expanding into training and informational programs, looking to help people better conserve and utilize the food in their private and commercial kitchens. “Our goal, and what I believe it is going to take, is a social movement around food waste,” Williamson said, “and that is why we are trying to focus more on education and consumers.”

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our need to find access to food for our families, and we were one of her first nonprofits to sign up to be a recipient of food rescue,” Hughes said. “Food insecurity affects a large population of the families that we serve. Groceries are sometimes one of the things that you can flex on. Being able to provide access to [nutritional] foods is a big benefit to our families.”

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The success of Waste Less Solutions is deeply rooted in the community’s support and involvement. The generosity of local foundations, such as the Eccles Foundation, play a pivotal role in funding their initiatives. In addition, their yearly fundraising event, the Second Chance Dance, features celebrated local chefs who craft innovative dishes from rescued food items. Both invited judges and attendees then judge these culinary creations. “This year, we are going to focus on getting larger volume and healthier food,” Williamson said. “With our limited time and resources, it makes more sense for us. However, we are going to help teach smaller donors to find other solutions, ways they

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hosted a pilot program with the Spanish Community Center, utilizing leftover food from the Delta Center and offering it to be picked up by anyone on their mailing list who brought their own containers. Another pick-up event at the Spanish Community Center is scheduled for Feb. 26. “It was one of the most fulfilling things,” Sheya said of the pick-up event. “Instead of repurposing the food that we get in the kitchen, these were the people right in front of us who were there to take it home and serve it for dinner that night.” Becoming a food rescuer with Waste Less Solutions is an empowering way to give back to the community. Rescuers pick up quality, surplus food items from donors and deliver them directly to the receiving agencies. These organizations then ensure the food reaches individuals and families facing food scarcity in our Utah communities. An intuitive rescue app, available at foodrescue.us, provides all the necessary information, from pickup locations to delivery destinations. The process is designed for convenience, allowing volunteers to engage in rescue efforts without the need for prior scheduling and to complete a pickup and delivery often within half an hour.

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growth and sustained impact. Volunteers from all walks of life have found common ground in Waste Less Solutions. Educators, students, retirees and professionals alike contribute their skills and experiences to the organization’s collective mission. Diane Sheya, a former culinary educator and cooking school owner, volunteers her time weekly in the commercial kitchen, organizing prepared foods into nutritious meals and preparing meals. Sheya became actively involved with Waste Less Solutions upon hosting a fundraiser for the nonprofit in 2022, but prior to that, she was already on a mission to help people not waste food. “I really like working in the kitchen; when the [Utah] Jazz is in season and playing at home, we get the leftover food from the suites, everything from filet mignon to hot dogs; it’s about 800 pounds of food,” Sheya said. “We not only repurpose the food, but we also do some cooking to provide a well-balanced meal to the best of our ability. We give single-serving meals to the Neighborhood House and generously portioned family-size meals to the Boys & Girls Clubs.” Sheya and other volunteers recently

can still donate or find ways to waste less.” Corporate entities and large-scale events are not exempt from the issue of food waste, often discarding edible food despite attempts at efficiency. This cycle of waste extends its impact environmentally, as discarded organic matter in landfills becomes a major source of methane emissions, representing approximately 20% of the total emissions of this potent greenhouse gas. At Waste Less Solutions, the goal is to enlighten the community and explore strategies to minimize food waste at the local level. They achieve this mission by informing consumers and food-related businesses about the severity of the issue and the practical solutions available. Additionally, their food diversion program actively involves the community salvaging perfectly good food and distributing it to individuals facing food insecurity. Through education and direct action, they strive to make a tangible impact right where it’s needed the most. But the unsung heroes of Waste Less Solutions are the volunteers—aka “rescuers”—who dedicate their time and effort to the cause. Mobilized with an infectious passion to make a difference, these community champions drive the company’s substantial

Dana Williamson, above: “I want to be part of the solution—to leave this planet in a better state than the one it’s in. That’s what I want to spend my time on.”

Waste Less Solutions has set its sights on an ambitious yet attainable future. Williamson envisions a world where every person has access to good food and where food production and consumption are in harmony with ecological systems. The nonprofit’s work is a reminder that each of our choices matters and that through collective action, we can bend the trajectory of our food system toward one that is less wasteful and more equitable. “We have done lots of speaking events, from farmers markets to schools, anything and everything, just to get the word out,” Williamson said. “This has been done on the side in the past, but now we want to put funds into it and make it more of a focus.” Williamson offered several general tips for reducing waste. She said people can “shop in” from their fridge or pantry before going out for new ingredients, and that it’s important to “use the smell and taste test” as best-by and sell-by dates refer more to subjective quality than objective safety risks. When you do go out shopping for ingredients, Williamson said, people should stick to their lists and avoid adding extra, unnecessary items, and then remember to properly store their food at home. Continuing their public education efforts will be pivotal in driving sustained change, Williamson said. New this year, they are launching a student ambassador program with the Salt Lake City School District in March. Waste Less Solutions and Indian Hill Elementary School, in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, are launching a Food Waste Warrior program to teach kids about food waste through interactive activities. “The idea is we are going to train high school and college students to be facilitators to learn about food waste and reducing their own, and teaching younger kids,” Williamson added. “Part of the program is hands-on; kids will go into the cafeterias and see how much waste is happening and implementing changes there.” This four-week program will take consumers through a process of measuring waste. Each week, they are given tools, webinars and materials to assist with the goal of reducing waste over four weeks and will gain knowledge of what they can do differently moving forward. This program will launch shortly after the student ambassador program. The hope is those families will be inspired to participate first. “Our goal, and what I believe it is going to take, is a social movement around food waste, and that’s why we are trying to focus more on education and consumers,” Williamson added. “Catered events are our biggest source of surplus food; we have built this society of overconsumption. I would like to see that change.” For more information on donating or volunteering with Waste Less Solutions, visit wastelesssolutions.org. CW

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thought waking up at 6 a.m. every day during my seven-year stint as a high school English teacher would eventually make me into a morning person, but it never quite took. It’s a habit I fear I’ve passed on to my daughter, who is often baffled by the necessity of waking up and going to school—school—of all places. When she starts questioning this logic, I’m at a total loss for words, because I too find myself wondering why the cost of living includes such a barbaric stipulation. In moments like these, I tend to rely on breakfast as a motivating factor, which brought me and my daughter to Egg Break. For me, a good breakfast sandwich transcends its role as the first meal of the day, and becomes more like a psychological defibrillator. There’s nothing quite as invigorating as a piping-hot stack of juicy sausage, crispy bacon, melty American cheese and some variation of egg where the yolk still has a bit of drip to it. Once this combo smacks you in the mouth and puts a fire in your fuel tank, the bleak reality of another day filled with workplace responsibility becomes a little easier to handle. It also helps if the space in which you’re enjoying this catharsis is cute as hell. Egg Break is a fairly new establishment in South Salt Lake, right near the 2100 South UTA TRAX Sation and in front of the Commonwealth Room concert

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for example, brings a sharp, acidic tang to the whole affair that does a nice job of cutting through the richness of that luscious American cheese and runny egg yolk. A bit of freshly chopped chives adds a surprising amount of herbaceous freshness, and the toasted ciabatta bun manages to keep everything in order as you eat. This, my friends, is a masterclass in breakfast sandwich craft. If you’re a fan of biscuit-based breakfast sandwiches, you’ll want to check out the Big Pig in a Honey Biscuit ($9.50). Egg Break is baking their own buttermilk biscuits on site, so they’re warm and fluffy when they slap on a considerable portion of fennel-and-sage sausage topped with a fried egg. The sausage and egg combo is dynamite, but the secret weapon here comes from the ample supply of honey butter brushed over those tasty biscuits. I think the only real way to improve this would be to serve it on a plate topped with sausage gravy, but maybe that’s going a bit too far. Though Egg Break is a full-service breakfast sando destination, those after the quiet coffee shop vibes can find plenty of small bites and caffeinated bevvies to choose from. My daughter really liked the Berries and Cream Brioche Toast ($7), which is a lighter take on French toast; the Brioche is simply buttered and pantoasted rather than dunked in egg wash. The fresh whipped cream and berries make this a lovely little breakfast snack. With an adorable interior, some excellent interpretations on breakfast sandwiches, a long list of house-made juice blends and plenty of coffee, Egg Break is prepped to obliterate the morning doldrums. CW

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venue. Its unassuming exterior boasts a good-sized patio, but it’s the interior that whisks you away to some breakfastthemed wonderland. It’s awash in clean whites and bright yellows, and liberally decorated with custom work—the sculptured egg sliding down the white tile wall in the entry is lovely, as are the hanging neon lights that depict geometric interpretations of cheese, bacon and an egg over easy. Its second level evokes more of a coffee shop vibe, and carries the egg theme with a few egg-shaped pod chairs, which were a big hit with the kiddo. The menu at Egg Break prioritizes breakfast sandos in all their variety and glory, but it includes a few smaller bites as well. Their sandwiches range from the straightforward Scram with Cheese ($7.00), a gooey blend of scrambled eggs and American cheese on an English muffin, to the spectacular Pastrami Nom Nom ($12.50) that brings our favorite cured deli meat to the party. There is something for everybody within this spectrum; buttermilk biscuit sandos sit right alongside those on toasted ciabatta. Multiple factors led me to select The Hoff ($12.50) for my inaugural visit. For starters, any item that sounds like it’s been given a nickname by other members of the menu usually captures my attention. Then I read past the name to learn about the meaty slab of house-smoked pork belly topped with a gooey fried egg. When the menu also mentioned that a dollar of every Hoff sandwich sold goes to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, I decided that a pork belly breakfast sandwich that also benefited cancer research was the way to go. Obviously, if you include the words “pork belly” and “breakfast sandwich” in the same dish, you’ll be getting something special. However, Egg Break knows enough about the balancing act behind a perfect sandwich to not simply rest on this combo. The Bravas breakfast sauce,

A list of what local craft breweries and cider houses have on tap this week

Avenues Proper 376 8th Ave, SLC avenuesproper.com On Tap: Midnight Especial- Dark Mexican Lager

Level Crossing Brewing Co. 2496 S. West Temple, S. Salt Lake LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Sinday - Pale Ale

Bohemian Brewery 94 E. Fort Union Blvd, Midvale BohemianBrewery.com On Tap: Boho Extra Dry Lager Bonneville Brewery 1641 N. Main, Tooele BonnevilleBrewery.com On Tap: Peaches and Cream Ale Chappell Brewing 2285 S Main Street Salt Lake City, UT 84115 chappell.beer On Tap: Collaboration with Cupla Coffee. Tweek - Coffee Pale Ale

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hades - Aquarius: This new raspberry stout was made for Valentine’s Day, and does not feature Shades’ Kveik yeast strain. The beer pours out into a standard shaker, a dark brown that looks quite black. There’s a light tan head that recedes to a ring, and an irregular island of foam on the surface. The aromas include the chocolate and raspberry blend up front, with just a hint of roasted malt in the background. The flavors are much as expected from the nose, but with chocolate up front and backed up strongly by the raspberries. There’s also a light touch of roasted malt and bitterness from the roast. Mingled into the flavor mix are some fruity sweetness and a bit of tartness from the raspberries; there doesn’t seem to be any real hop bitterness showing. The alcohol is well-concealed here, noticeable only from the slight warmth it creates after several sips. The mouthfeel in this 7.7 percent stout is on the full side of medium-bodied, fairly smooth with the small-bubbled light carbonation. The medium-long finish begins as the chocolate and roasted malt recede further into the background, leaving the raspberry, the light sweetness and the touch of tartness to slowly follow them. Finally, in the ending, there is again some dark, roasted bitterness that becomes tinged with a dry hint of the raspberry on the back of the palate. Verdict: This is a very well-made beer that I’m very much enjoying, and one I certainly expect to be having again. In fact, I think I’ll get another can just to have on hand for a special occasion, or

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A hip little ramen spot by the name of Koyoté (551 W. 400 North) has been making waves after its recent opening. It’s billed as a shokudo experience, which hearkens to the Japanese concept of casual eateries that offer a wide variety of dishes for the discerning diner. Currently, it’s looking like their different ramen varieties—everything from shoyu to paitan broths are on display here— are drawing the most hype. On top of that, it’s looking like Koyoté isn’t skimping on the Japanese appetizers. Their karaage looks gorgeous, and I’m seeing some whipped tofu with chili oil served with thin, okonomiyaki flatbread. Gonna have to check this place out sooner rather than later.

Tradition Closed Through February

The team at Tradition (501 E. 900 South) recently announced a temporary closure until the end of February. According to the message you get if you try and book a reservation online, the impetus for this closure is for the team to make some renovations and improvements to their space. I was glad to see that this closure was only temporary, as their cherry pie has long been a necessity for my survival. It’s been a bit since I’ve checked in with them for dinner, however, so this recent closure has me all excited for what the place will look like once their construction is over.

2024 Odolki Jana Blood Sausage Dinner

Have you ever tried blood sausage? Would you like to? If so, you’re in luck! The Basque Club of Utah is hosting its annual Odolki Jana Blood Sausage Dinner on March 2. The evening’s menu includes a soup course followed by some freshly prepared blood sausage; you can get pork roast instead if you’re going to be chicken. You’ll also get some mashed potatoes, bread, salad, cheese and a dessert. You can also purchase your own blood sausages onsite if you’d like to take a few home for later. The event will take place at St. Vincent’s Benvegnu Center (1375 E. Spring Lane, Holladay) on March 2 at 6:30 p.m.

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t’s important to take time to examine our personal biases, especially when it comes to the media we consume. While it may be a little uncomfortable, it may lead to discoveries about yourself and steer you towards new artists you wouldn’t have checked out before. That’s how Ogden’s newest concert series began—as a challenge to branch out. For Spotify users, the “wrapped” playlists at the end of the year are something to look forward to. It’s a fun snapshot of what you were obsessed with musically throughout the year, as well as a fun (or not so fun) look at your moods based on what you were listening to. The Ogdenite founder Deann Armes excitedly looked at her wrap up like the rest of us, but had a realization—only a small percentage of the music she was listening to was by women. “I knew that women are very much underrepresented in music, and I’ve always felt like I’m a huge supporter of women in music. But then I saw my stats, and I looked at it and it was about 18% women artists, and it made me mad,” Armes explained. This led her to think about how many all-female music festivals we have around, and there aren’t a ton. So that’s where the challenge began. Armes went to Paddy Teglia, the entertainment manager at Ogden Bar Lighthouse Lounge, and challenged him to book all women for the month of March, it being Women’s History Month and all, and Teglia accepted. During the course of planning the shows, it was expanded to feature trans and non-binary folks.“It is womxn, with an X, because the X stands for the trans, non-binary community who are even more underrepresented in the music industry, more than women,” Armes said. That’s where Ogden’s newest concert

Saturday night at Lighthouse Lounge in Ogden and with a $10 cover, all of the proceeds will be going directly to the artists, as well as funds for Rock Camp SLC. There weren’t a lot of challenges putting the event together—in fact, it was pretty uncomplicated, according to Armes. “It came together so beautifully,” she said. There seems to only be excitement in the air from those involved with the concert series. “A lot of these artists and performers are friends of mine, and with all of our busy schedules—and the extreme amount of bands on the scene—it’s rare I get to work together with them,” Teglia said. “We get to use a space we have and come

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together with many different organizations and businesses to raise money to help Rock Camp SLC so the next generation of women, trans and non-binary musicians see that this is something they can get out there and do if they are passionate about it.” Singer/songwriter Talia Keys was also excited when approached to be involved with the series. “I see a lot of lineups at venues and festivals that are mostly cismen,” she said. “Womxn, trans and nonbinary artists have always existed but are often overlooked. I love how this is celebrating marginalized humans and giving us a platform to share our art.” KRCL is one of the sponsors for the event, and DJ/staff member Shell Danis says that this series fits naturally with her passions for Rock Camp SLC and amplifying marginalized voices. “I love Deann’s motivation for seeing her own playlists and realizing things aren’t going to just naturally balance out; systemically, more male bands have access and are encouraged to perform,” she said. “Deann wanting to tip the scales to help lessen the gap is very admirable, but I wanted to take it a step further and also make sure we change the language to ‘womxn.’ Just to hold space for it also not being just about women, because as uneven as the scales are for women, the amount of trans and non-binary artists in the world are miniscule, and for many of them downright dangerous just for existing. I am glad Deann was excited about the suggestion and is even making plans for more events in the future to support queer artists.” While the world has made incredible strides in featuring diverse voices in the entertainment industry, it’s not quite enough. There are hopes of making Femme as Folk a recurring event to get more underrepresented artists out there, and hopefully more cities will feel inspired to do the same. CW

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If you’re familiar with Fonteyn, you’ll know the delightful indie pop/rock sounds paired with whimsical vocals and memorable songs that will make you feel adventurous and comfortable all at the same time. If you’re not familiar, what are you even doing? If you’re a fan of any of the vibes described above, you have to listen to Fonteyn right now. Suzanne May, AKA Fonteyn, is a U.K. native who grew up pursuing musical theater and acting, but realized music was better-suited for expressing her creative needs. “It wasn’t until she started making music that she felt able to express herself authentically,” her bio on Born Losers Records reads. “Writing songs provided a home for her idiosyncrasies to coexist. Bewitched by the sound of the ’70s, Fonteyn draws from her musical idols Carole King, Todd Rundgren and Paul McCartney, to name a few.” Her 2022 debut album Trip the Light Fantastic is playful, enjoyable and brings in the theatrics May was raised on, creating a listening experience that is unique yet familiar, especially with how much it draws inspiration from the music of yesteryear. If you’re in the mood to travel in a musical time machine, come check out Fonteyn on Friday, Feb 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the 21+ show are $15 in advance and $18 the day of the show. Grab tickets at 24tix.com. (Emilee Atkinson)

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Michael Nau is bringing the full weight of his tunes, leaden with equal parts melancholy and cheer, to The State Room on Friday, Feb 23. Michael Nau is known for his participation as singer-songwriter fronting two equally scaled-back, raw projects: his namesake, Michael Nau, and his performance moniker, Cotton Jones (typically performed live with three other musicians in tow). While Cotton Jones floated up towards fame with sweetly sad-soaked albums Paranoid Cocoon and The River Strumming, Michael Nau’s solo act is equal in artistic measure, boasting the Sunday morning masterpiece that is Some Twist (featuring the fame-begotten track “I Root”) and, most recently, the 2024 35-minute and 41-second-long song (I’m serious!) titled “Montrose Tape.” While the release of such an elongated track may seem pretentious by any other artist, Michael Nau provides a journey worth taking, subverting the recent tendency to release three-minute singles while forgetting the substantial work that is the album. So, come all you fledglings to a night of music worth hearing. The 21+ concert’s doors open at 7 p.m., and music begins at 8 p.m. Come early to see the opener, Natalie Jane Hill, and stay all night to dance until the stars slowly sprinkle the sky, as Michael Nau intended. Tickets cost $30 at thestateroompresents.com. (Sophie Caligiuri)

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WRECKNO knows how to start a party. The Michigan native is a triple-threat as a rapper, producer and DJ. While the pioneers of electronic dance music were queer artists, throughout the past few decades, mainstream EDM has lacked LGBTQ+ representation, but WRECKNO’s gender fluidity is creating a safe space for queerness in the bass/EDM scene, and we are all here for it. SLC EDM lovers are grateful that Mutiny Music Collective takes the representation of marginalized groups seriously, and curates the best parts of EDM culture: fun music in safe spaces to express oneself through dance and fashion. This is what makes WRECKNO’s sets so special—their unequivocal energy and dynamic stage presence in fishnets, skirts and high heels while spinning some old-school rap-meets-wonky bass music is exactly what the scene is all about. Their iconic EP ROYGBIV was released three years ago for Pride Month, featuring collaborations with other queer artists, and WRECKNO has not slowed down since then. Their EPs Honey Drip and DUMP TRUCC, released two years ago are still a vibe, showcasing the inner diva that WRECKNO embodies, even though almost every line in these songs is too suggestive to repeat here. Listen to these rowdy tunes live while flying your freak flag for WRECKNO’s Party Girl Tour at Boxpac Project on Saturday, Feb 24. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $30 and will sell out fast. Go to seetickets.us (Arica Roberts)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Aries filmmaker Akira Kurosawa was one of the greats. In his 30 films, he crafted a reputation as a masterful storyteller. A key moment in his development as an emotionally intelligent artist came when he was 13 years old. His older brother Heigo took him to view the aftermath of the Great Kantō earthquake. Akira wanted to avert his gaze from the devastation, but Heigo compelled him to look. Why? He wished for Akira to learn to deal with fear by facing it directly. I think you Aries people are more skilled at this challenging exercise than all the other signs. I hope you will call on it with aplomb in the coming weeks. You may be amazed at the courage it arouses in you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) “When a mountain doesn’t listen, say a prayer to the sea,” said Taurus painter Cy Twombly. “If God doesn’t respond, direct your entreaties to Goddess,” I tell my Taurus friend Audrey. “If your mind doesn’t provide you with useful solutions, make an appeal to your heart instead,” my Taurus mentor advises me. This counsel should be useful for you in the coming weeks, Taurus. It’s time to be diligent, relentless, ingenious and indefatigable in going after what you want. Keep asking until you find a source that will provide it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) On Feb. 22, ancient Romans celebrated the holiday of Caristia—a time for reconciliation. People strove to heal estrangements and settle longstanding disagreements. Apologies were offered and truces negotiated. In alignment with current astrological omens, Leo, I recommend you revive this tradition. Now is an excellent time to embark on a crusade to unify, harmonize, restore, mend and assuage. I dare you to put a higher priority on love than on ego!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The planets Mars and Venus are both cruising through Aquarius. Do they signify that synchronicities will weave magic into your destiny? Yes! Here are a few possibilities I foresee: 1. smoldering flirtations that finally ignite; 2. arguments assuaged by love-making; 3. mix-ups about the interplay between love and lust or else wonderful synergies between love and lust; 4. lots of labyrinthine love talk, romantic sparring and intricate exchange about the nature of desire; 5. adventures in the sexual frontiers; 6. opportunities to cultivate interesting new varieties of intimacy. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Unlike the pope’s decrees, my proclamations are not infallible. As opposed to Nostradamus and many modern soothsayers, I never imagine I have the power to definitely decipher what’s ahead. One of my main mottoes is: “The future is undecided. Our destinies are always mutable.” Please keep these caveats in mind whenever you commune with my horoscopes. Furthermore, consider adopting my approach as you navigate through the world—especially in the coming weeks, when your course will be extra responsive to your creative acts of willpower. Decide right now what you want the next chapter of your life story to be about. You can make it what you want.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) If the devil card comes up for me in a divinatory tarot reading, I don’t get worried or scared that something bad might happen. On the contrary, I interpret it favorably. It means

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) “Education is an admirable thing,” wrote Oscar Wilde, “but it is well to remember that nothing worth knowing can be taught.” As I ponder your future in the coming weeks, I vociferously disagree with him. I am sure you can learn many things worth knowing from teachers of all kinds. It’s true that some of the lessons may be accidental or unofficial—and not delivered by traditional teachers. But that won’t diminish their value. I invite you to act as if you will in effect be enrolled in school 24/7 until the equinox.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) My poet friend Jafna likes to say that only two types of love are available to us: too little and too much. We are either deprived of the precise amount and quality of the love we want, or else we have to deal with an excess of love that doesn’t match the kind we want. But I predict that this will at most be a mild problem for you in the coming weeks— and perhaps not a problem at all. You will have a knack for giving and receiving just the right amount of love, neither too little nor too much. And the love flowing toward you and from you will be gracefully appropriate.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Behavioral ecologist professor Dan Charbonneau has closely observed the habits of ants, bees and other social insects. He says that a lot of the time, many of them just lounge around doing nothing. In fact, most animals do the same. The creatures of the natural world are just not very busy. Psychologist Dr. Sandi Mann urges us to learn from their lassitude. “We’ve created a society where we fear boredom, and we’re afraid of doing nothing,” she says. But that addiction to frenzy may limit our inclination to daydream, which in turn inhibits our creativity. I bring these facts to your attention, Sagittarius, because I suspect you’re in a phase when lolling around doing nothing much will be extra healthy for you. Liberate and nurture your daydreams, please!

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) Sometime soon, you will dream of flying on a magic carpet. In fact, this may be a recurring dream for you in the coming months. By June, you may have soared along on a floating rug over 10 times. Why? What’s this all about? I suspect it’s one aspect of a project that life is encouraging you to undertake. It’s an invitation to indulge in more flights of the imagination; to open your soul to mysterious potencies; to give your fantasy life permission to be wilder and freer. You know that old platitude “shit happens”? You’re ready to experiment with a variation on that: “Magic happens.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) A taproot is a thick, central and primary root from which a plant’s many roots branch out laterally. Typically, a taproot grows downward and is pretty straight. It may extend to a depth greater than the height of the plant sprouting above ground. Now let’s imagine that we humans have metaphorical taproots. They connect us with our sources of inner nourishment. They are lifelines to secret or hidden treasures we may be only partly conscious of. Let’s further imagine that in the coming months, Scorpio, your taproot will flourish, burgeon and spread deeper to draw in new nutrients. Got all that? Now I invite you to infuse this beautiful vision with an outpouring of love for yourself and for the wondrous vitality you will be absorbing.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Gemini philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson offered advice that’s perfect for you right now. He said, “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” Here’s what I will add. First, you very much need to commune with extra doses of beauty in the coming weeks. Doing so will expedite your healing and further your education—two activities that are especially important. Second, one way to accomplish your assignment is to put yourself in the presence of all the beautiful people, places and things you can find. Third, be imaginative as you cultivate beauty within yourself. How? That’s your homework.

that an interesting problem or riddle has arrived or will soon arrive in my life—and that this twist can potentially make me wiser, kinder and wilder. The appearance of the devil card suggests that I need to be challenged so as to grow a new capacity or understanding. It’s a good omen, telling me that life is conspiring to give me what I need to outgrow my limitations and ignorance. Now apply these principles, Libra, as you respond to the devil card I just drew for you.

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Back in 1998, a revolutionary concept was offered to Utah homebuyers: cohousing. The notion was based on similar projects in Europe where homes/ condos/townhomes are clustered around each other to create an “intentional community.” Wasatch Commons (at 1400 South and 1500 West) was built on 4.5 acres in the Glendale neighborhood with 26 townhomes. As the original listing agent for the project, I found that trying to explain the idea to folks was a challenge. However, some people not only understood the idea immediately—they also wanted in! Why? Co-housing comes in different forms around the world. Here, the townhomes in WC have different floor plans. Some owners occupy their units while others rent theirs out. They park on the west edge of the community and then walk in to their property. In doing so, they pass by their neighbors’ front doors every day along beautiful winding paths in the project. A common house with guest rooms for owners’ guests is available. There are regular shared meals at the common house plus events for the owners and tenants. Also available is a workshop and car repair bay, an exercise room, community fruit trees and garden pots, play areas for kids and green spaces throughout. The property is self-managed, and everyone has a say in how things are run. Since 1998, no other co-housing projects have been built in Utah to my knowledge, and that’s a shame. The only new idea for a co-housing-like project is a tiny home village by the Other Side Academy, planned for the northwest side of the Salt Lake Valley. However, the co-housing concept is gaining traction around the country since housing is so expensive. Culdesac in Tempe, Arizona, has opened and is getting rave reviews. It’s all built around the idea of no cars and that people are happier in a walkable neighborhood. Residents get free rides on the Metro (a station is a short walk away), 15% off on Lyft rides, Bird scooters are on site, and there’s 1,000plus bike parking spots. It’s a rental community with units ranging from studios to three bedrooms. There are 50-plus shared courtyards that meander around the grounds with 2-plus miles of bike and footpaths, zero square feet of asphalt, 700 apartments and 44,000 square feet of retail and amenities for small, local businesses, a pool and dog park. Each unit has a washer and dryer, plenty of natural light and is pet friendly. Culdesac is billed as a “5-minute city” because you’re only minutes away from an urban market, a bike shop and cozy places to eat. There are firepits, BBQ grills and water features (but the landscaping is desert/low water), and hammocks are scattered around the 17 acres there. Back here in Utah, all we need is a futuristic developer and land for the next co-housing project. The time is now for ideas and action for affordable housing options in Utah’s future! n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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1. Ceremonial act 5. Angry 8. Toy manufacturer in a 2023 movie 14. Even, to Yvette 15. Sugary suffix 16. Kay Thompson’s Plaza Hotel girl 17. Effect of ongoing muscle strain, maybe 19. Gas station brand 20. “God giveth, and the DMV ___ away” (memorable line from 1988’s “License to Drive”) 21. Skirt length 22. “Can I buy ___?” (request to Graham Norton on the U.K.’s “Wheel of Fortune”) 23. Soda concoction that’s not quite cream soda 29. Clothing 31. LAX postings 32. Prepared 33. Seal-hunting swimmers 36. Corned beef dishes 39. Business with wholly owned subsidiaries 43. Medium setting? 44. Alphabetically last Marx brother 45. “32 Flavors” singer DiFranco 46. World of Warcraft beginner, perhaps 48. Clean (up) 52. Description that spares no detail 57. Teachers’ org. 58. Number after sieben 59. Magic Johnson’s real first name 61. Sly question of confirmation 64. Repeat reference, or what the long theme answers demonstrate 66. Longtime Vogue photographer Richard 67. “Beds Are Burning” band Midnight ___ 68. Inkling 69. Fit in 70. Thirsty 71. Miró Museum architect Jose Luis ___

9. Echo responder 10. 2004 Britney Spears single 11. Tamera’s “Sister, Sister” sister 12. “Cancel” PC key 13. Summer sign 18. Dirt bike’s cousin 21. Gp. that publishes a scholarly style manual 24. “Snow Crash” novelist Stephenson 25. “Crazy stuff going on here” 26. Workplace-monitoring gp. 27. Sharp 28. Crafter’s website 30. Word before yesterday 34. “Parks & ___” 35. Closing into a fist 37. Guitar intensifier 38. Identify 39. Academy in Colorado, briefly DOWN 40. Handout at a restaurant 1. Item for a markdown sale 41. Leave abruptly 2. Baja lizard 42. “From Peru to ___ ...” (line 3. Chatterbox from Enya’s “Orinoco Flow”) 4. Magazine with a palindromic name 47. 10 of 12, for short 5. Coffeehouse order 49. Intrude upon 6. Mt. St. Helens output (which I was 50. Airport winter need around for) 51. Pull vigorously on 7. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” duettist Kiki 53. “Star Wars” character 8. High school class with basic welding

Calrissian 54. Respond to, as an order 55. “Hot in Herre” rapper 56. “Qué ___?” (“How’s it going?”) 60. Baseball card stats 61. The Last ___ (“Hot Ones” closing sauce, usually) 62. Suffix for reflect or reflex 63. Improv comedy pioneer ___ Close 64. Fish and chips fish 65. Show on television

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Researchers at Western Sydney University have revealed results of a study showing that people who are frequent nose-pickers may have a higher probability of developing Alzheimer’s disease. WION-TV reported on Feb. 7 that the habit introduces germs into the nasal cavity that trigger the brain to produce beta-amyloid as a defense. An abundance of beta-amyloid is believed to be the leading cause of Alzheimer’s. “It is essential to note that the temporary relief obtained from nosepicking is not a substitute for proper nasal hygiene,” the report said—”proper nasal hygiene” being “regular cleaning and maintenance of the nasal passages through gentle methods such as saline nasal rinses or blowing the nose.”

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After 2 1/2 years, Jackie Nguyen of Seattle “just didn’t like” her couch anymore, USA Today reported on Feb. 1. After checking with Costco’s return policy, Nguyen returned the couch to the store for a full refund. “We just didn’t like the color anymore,” she admitted on a TikTok video. Nguyen didn’t even have a receipt—but she did have a good memory and could tell the clerk the date she bought the sofa. The clerk looked it up and refunded $900 to her card. Costco told Nguyen that returned items are donated, resold, returned to the manufacturer for a credit or refurbished.

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On Feb. 1, the lights went out in central Toronto, darkening traffic signals and trapping people in elevators, Reuters reported. Crews who investigated found it was a roguish raccoon that made contact with equipment at the city’s Hydro One electric station. (The raccoon did not survive, a spokesperson said.) About 7,000 were affected for about three hours, Hydro One reported. While raccoon-caused outages are not unheard of, squirrels are the more common culprits.

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Florida man Jason Brzuszkiewicz, 49, laughed his way through an incident on Feb. 6 in New Smyrna Beach, the New York Post reported. Around 9 a.m., Brzuszkiewicz allegedly drove his pickup around a “Do Not Enter” sign at the beach and straight into the ocean as beachgoers looked on and recorded video. When deputies questioned him about his antics, Brzuszkiewicz said, “It’s not my fault the truck don’t surf!” He also claimed he thought he was in England. Brzuszkiewicz’s only charge was for failing to pay the access fee to the beach; his truck was towed away.

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with “Alex Lee,” whom they had been tracking since Christmas Eve. The Calgary Herald reported that Lee, whose real name is Seyyed Amir Razavi, was charged with drug trafficking in connection with an unusual scheme: The 30-year-old handed out business cards with “free samples” of cocaine stapled to them at a local casino in an effort to boost his sales. At a search of Razavi’s home, police found almost 60 grams of cocaine, a digital scale, cash and “Alex Lee” business cards.

n When Carole Germain, 46, of Brest, France, adopted a pig in 2020, she didn’t foresee that Couscous would lead her to a new business venture: pig pedicurist. Yahoo! News reported that Germain, who runs a bar in Brest, has started traveling all over France to trim the tusks and hooves of porcine pets. In fact, she’s selling the bar to devote herself full-time to the practice. “It’s nuts. I thought I was the only person who had one hogging the couch. But there are thousands,” she said. On one trip around the south of France, she treated 43 pigs.

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What is it about Disney World that provokes violence from park visitors? Det. Duane Danforth, 38, of the Brookline, Massachusetts, police department is now on paid administrative leave after he allegedly assaulted security staffers and cast members at Epcot theme park on Jan. 30, WHDH-TV reported. Police reports say Danforth tried to access an off-limits area and said “I’m going to (expletive) kill you” while pushing a cast member away. Danforth was the 2021 Officer of the Year in Brookline, recognized for his ability to deescalate situations. He will remain on leave until an internal investigation is complete. Send your weird news items to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com

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Being naked in public in Florida is right on the cusp of being No Longer Weird. On Feb. 5, Martin Evtimov, 36, parked his car on the sidewalk at Fort LauderdaleHollywood International Airport and climbed out without a stitch of clothing on, the New York Post reported. He entered Terminal 1 and approached the TSA security line as he spoke incoherently, then wandered toward the baggage inspection area. That’s where Broward County sheriff’s deputies and TSA officers caught up with him. Evtimov resisted arrest but was eventually subdued. A judge later banned him from the airport and ordered a mental health screening.

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On Jan. 20, as an Amish couple from Shipshewana, Indiana, shopped at a Walmart in Sturgis, Michigan, Lona Latoski, 31, allegedly climbed inside their buggy and directed their horse away from the parking lot, MLive.com reported. A witness saw the woman drive off and thought it was odd that she wasn’t Amish, but didn’t report the theft. When the couple came out and realized their ride was gone, a truck driver offered them shelter from the cold and alerted police, who tracked down the buggy at an Admiral gas station, where it was parked. Latoski was located in the motel next door, hiding under a pile of clothing in a shower. She admitted taking the horse and buggy and said she had “instant regret ... but she was cold and needed to get home,” the officer said. “I asked her if she had ever had any training with equestrians,” he said. “She did not know what ‘equestrian’ meant.” (Apparently, nor did the officer.) Latoski was charged with larceny of livestock and general larceny.

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Jason Clampit, 43, was arrested on Jan. 24 after it came to the attention of the FBI that he might be manufacturing the poison ricin on his property in Winslow, Arkansas. KNWA-TV reported that an anonymous caller told the Washington County Sheriff’s Office that Clampit might have poisoned his mother with ricin, and when his property was searched, officers found castor beans (the source of ricin) and a jar of suspected liquid ricin. According to text messages included in the affidavit, Clampit told his sister that he “made it to get people to stay out of our woods. There’s a group of thieves out here called the Owlers. They snoop around watching people at night. They dress in gilly suits and hide in the bushes. So, I made this stuff, and I set up traps in the woods.” He was held on a $500,000 bond.

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Paul Gibbons, 63, of Kingsclere, England, paid about $32,000 to have his kitchen remodeled a year ago, the Basingstoke Gazette reported. Wickes, the company he chose to do the work, bungled it, according to Gibbons: “The finish throughout is so poor, and half the kitchen doesn’t fit as it should. I agreed to the contract and what I was told would be two weeks of work, and ... I am left with a kitchen which I can’t even use as you should.” As a result, Gibbons demanded a refund, but when he couldn’t get that, he parked a decommissioned 1963 gun tank that he had borrowed from a friend outside the store. Wickes called that “unacceptable and aggressive behavior” and threatened to have the tank removed. But Gibbons isn’t budging: “I want my money back and want them to take that kitchen out of my house so I can get a new one.”

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