It is not disputed that the democrats have faced their fair share of obstacles in recent history. Between Bill Clinton’s impeachment, Gore’s debatable loss in 2000, and Kerry’s ineffective campaign of 2004, times have been frustrating, to put it mildly, for the impassioned democrat.
The legends surrounding the eccentric writer Hunter S. Thompson appear, at least to some degree, to be accurate.??The new documentary Gonzo, narrated by his muse, Johnny Depp, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and is currently playing at the Broadway Theater in Salt Lake City. The film sheds new light on Thompson’s life by interviewing a variety of people that personally knew the man.
At a household in Provo, the organization BYU Students for Barrack Obama convened to listen to guest speaker Bennion Spencer, who is the democratic candidate for Utah’s 3rd congressional district. His challenger is Jason Chaffetz, the republican candidate who took the GOP nomination from incumbent Chris Cannon.
Many of us have funny memories of making amateur yet entertaining home movies and toying around with video cameras in our younger days. For local filmmaker Ryan Tapp, this love of creating film has always been a part of life.
Now that summer is in full swing and the remnant snow from last winter is finally melting, the mountains are ripe for hiking. Here are a few simple suggestions to get you started:
The post-hardcore-punk sages NOFX came through SLC on May 3 at In The Venue. The audience was pretty excited because “NOFX hasn’t played a club in Salt Lake City in like 5 years,” according to frontman Fat Mike. Although all the excited fans in attendance expected a good show, they were about to be delightfully surprised on a bigger scale.