Beer of the Month: Java Stout

Beer of the Month: Java Stout
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Java Stout is a quality coffee beer marketed at an attractive price point. It’s an easy choice for not only an avid coffee drinker but a newb as well. It could be a good beginner beer to help guide an understanding of dark, roasted-malt flavors. It will satisfy both the coffee and beer sides of anyone. … read more

Mike Brown: The Great, Drunk Spelling Bee

Mike Brown: The Great, Drunk Spelling Bee
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It made me happy to hear from Tommy that our awesome public library understands that the brutal nature of competition sometimes requires a calming of the nerves that alcohol can provide and will be endorsing a drunk spelling bee. … read more

Book Review: Heatwave

Book Review: Heatwave
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The reader initially glances into Heatwave and instantly wants to pull the curtains shut. But author Zach Matheson’s sophomore novel sticks with us, so we pull the curtains back again and peer through its pages. We become consumed by its deviant behavior, its twisted tale. We’re the fly on the wall that can read minds. … read more

Product Review: Smartwool – Merino 250 Crew

Product Review: Smartwool – Merino 250 Crew
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I needed a milder top that was also a bit less woollike in its texture—something that let me forget that I was wearing it, even. The Smartwool Merino 250 Baselayer Crew found its way to me, and it’s an impeccably comfortable base on which to build in a handful of effective ways.

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Review: Black Diamond Equipment – Pursuit Ski Shell

Review: Black Diamond Equipment – Pursuit Ski Shell
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The Black Diamond Pursuit Ski Shell continues the stoke that I feel with their product line. Its design features clean lines in a minimalist approach—just the way I like it. Of course, it’s still a ski shell and looks the part, but with some design elements that help it to go beyond a typical outdoor jacket. … read more

Content Shifter: 8 (Serial) Killer TV Series

Content Shifter: 8 (Serial) Killer TV Series
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People can’t get enough of serial killers—books, podcasts, and, of course, TV series. Here are eight of the best currently available in the streamverse. … read more

Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar

Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar
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Utah’s need for cold-weather comfort food has looked to Japan’s hot foods as the ramen craze took over. But there’s more! Enter Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu. … read more

George Starks: In Memoriam

George Starks: In Memoriam

“I first met George in the late ’90s when Slamdance was determined yet struggling to establish itself in Utah. If it wasn’t for George, we wouldn’t be where we are today.” … read more

Snow Photo Feature: Alex Sherman

Snow Photo Feature: Alex Sherman
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Lacing nose blunts and sippin’ on lean at the local park. There goes the neighborhood. Alex Sherman with the boarding. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Kaleb Hadlock

Skate Photo Feature: Kaleb Hadlock
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Kaleb Hadlock took full advantage of this cold November morning before the snow hit the valley, and the snowboarders descended on these rails. … read more