The Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory
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There it was, in all its glory. She leaned over, eyes wide and gasped, “Oh my god, it’s huge!” Oddly enough this was not how the evening ended, but how it began. The menu at The Cheesecake Factory is fucking huge. … read more

Pedal Pusher Film Festival

Pedal Pusher Film Festival
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The Second Annual Pedal Pusher Film Festival of Salt Lake City will be held on May 10 at The Depot at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate cycling and how it impacts our lives. The festival and fundraiser benefits the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective (SLCBC) and is modeled closely after the internationally renowned Bicycle Film Festival (BFF), which will be providing the screening material. … read more

Inversion Trawler: From the Observation Files of Oomingmak and Boudica Juicyfruity – May 2008

Inversion Trawler: From the Observation Files of Oomingmak and Boudica...
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SALT LAKE CITY’S PHANTOM LADIES AS ENCOUNTERED BY STEWART LENNOX III OF KENDAL, CUMBRIA, UNITED KINGDOM.  … read more

Mike Brown’s Heroes

Mike Brown’s Heroes
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So every time I put out a new Leviathan, which isn’t that often, I always seem to neglect my SLUG writing duties. Leviathan #9 drops this month and my lack of focus is no different. So I was thinking … The last Leviathan was mostly stuff that I wrote for SLUG that didn’t make it in. So this month I’m returning the favor to SLUG and its readers by giving you guys a story that will not make it in the next Leviathan. Instead it’s my SLUG article! It’s a true story about the time I met my favorite skater, Eric Koston. … read more

West Valley Skate Park: You Can’t Fight City Hall

West Valley Skate Park: You Can’t Fight City Hall
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The other day, while I was motivating my old, fat ass to get on the treadmill in my spare bedroom, I decided to watch a classic skate video from 1995. The video was called Donut Duty and there were several skits in the video involving these fake cops who go around the city, busting skaters doing their thing. One skit in particular stood out, though. It showed the cops giving the skaters a stern talking to about wasting taxpayer dollars and how they are destroying the city (particularly a wooden bench). … read more

Product Reviews – May 2008

Product Reviews – May 2008

Shoes, decks and headphones get reviewed. … read more

The Truth Behind the

The Truth Behind the
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David Law is one of the most soft-spoken kids in the Salt Lake skateboard scene; seriously decoding the interview tape was quite a feat, but his skills are anything but. If you have seen the new skate video release that local Ogden and North Salt Lake kids put out titled “Touch It,” you know exactly what I’m talking about.  … read more

Books Aloud – May 2008

Books Aloud – May 2008

Literary works are slain and put on display for your pleasure. … read more