Salt Lake City Weekly

'Speed Racer' Goes Off Track

Speed Racer isn't as simple as you might think -- and that's the problem.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Scott Renshaw | 05-05-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Andy Wachowski ; Larry Wachowski, Speed Racer

Can't Buy Him Love

Leading-man status doesn't suddenly turn Made of Honor's Patrick Dempsey into a charismatic star.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Scott Renshaw | 04-29-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Made of Honor, Paul Weiland

Utah Schools Hassling Immigrants About Enrolling Their Children in Public Schoolsnew

The ink on the state's sweeping new get-tough-on-immigrants law isn't even dry yet. In fact, the law doesn't take effect until July 1, 2009. But reports that immigrant children are being denied enrollment or being told they must pay tuition of around $6,000 to attend a free public school are trickling in.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Ted McDonough | 04-25-2008 | Education

Tags: Immigration, Education, families, immigrants, Utah, public education

Violinist Tim Fain Breathes New Life into Classical Musicnew

Young musicians like Fain seem hellbent on flipping the stodgy classical world on its head, if for no other reason than pure survival.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Jacob Stringer | 04-25-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: classical music, Tim Fain, violin

'Baby Mama' is Enough to Put You Off Your Popcornnew

I expected more from Tina Fey, who at least seems like a grownup, yet here lets herself be treated like she's not worthy of respect we'd accord a dog.

Salt Lake City Weekly | MaryAnn Johanson | 04-25-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Baby Mama, Michael McCullers, Tina Fey, Amy Pohler

The Face of Child Pornnew

Gina Zhdilkov thought her family was safe from the child porn that ruined her childhood. Then the FBI investigated her husband.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Stephen Dark | 04-25-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: pornography, FBI, child porn, Gina Zhdilkov, crime & justice

"Crossing the Line," "Beware the Fly," "A Bridge Too Far"new

AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)

Salt Lake City Weekly | Ted McDonough | 04-21-2008 | Media

Tags: media

"Pulp Diction," "Guts and Glory," "Cancelled Trip"new

AltWeeklies Award - Arts Criticism

Salt Lake City Weekly | Scott Renshaw | 04-21-2008 | Media

Tags: media

Utah's Legislature Doesn't Have Time for Polygamistsnew

Utah has been blind and mute regarding polygamy since the LDS Church formally forbade the practice in favor of statehood in the 1890s, because despite what evils may lurk in the hearts of the polygamist collective, the majority of Utahans remain sympathetic to polygamists.

Salt Lake City Weekly | John Saltas | 04-17-2008 | Religion

Tags: religion, LDS, polygamy, Utah

Mitt Will be President ... In the Fullness of Timenew

Mitt and his fans in Utah are not shy about lusting for the No. 2 spot. In fact, Mitt's minions enthusiastically posit a scenario in which Vice President Mitt moves into the Oval Office after the Grim Reaper removes its occupant.

Salt Lake City Weekly | D.P. Sorensen | 04-17-2008 | Comedy

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Mitt Romney, humor & satire

Conservative Think Tank Plans Assault for Earth Daynew

The globe isn't warming. Nuclear power is green energy. Mining is good for Mother Nature and even better for the poor. Welcome to Earth Day, Utah style, courtesy of The Sutherland Institute.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Ted McDonough | 04-17-2008 | Environment

Tags: environment, global warming, Earth Day, skeptics, The Sutherland Institute, think tanks

Undocumented Chinese Workers Struggle for Justicenew

For Asian immigrants, the challenges of immigration are especially trying: dramatically different language systems, fear of government authority and a lack of a strong safety net for legal advocacy -- leave little hope in the minds of these immigrants of a better tomorrow.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Eric S. Peterson | 04-17-2008 | Immigration

Tags: Immigration, Asian, Chinese, undocumented