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We shine a spotlight on 12 Utah breweries working overtime to make sure this new year is the hoppiest one of all.

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Opinion, Dec. 19, “An Open Letter from God”

I just spent 15 minutes reading Mr. Robinson’s piece, and wow! Just realized the poor man talking about President Trump’s hate for everything uses the same vitriol attacking him. What a waste of my precious time reading this guy. Now, every time I get my City Weekly issue, I’m gonna cut his articles in little squares and use them as a toilet paper!

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Online news post, Dec. 18, “Rumblings of Impeachment”

Look at that. Not just a bunch of millennials. Great to see a generational mix!

ROB RATY Via Facebook Nothing else to do. Very sad!

ANDREW ESPOSITO Via Facebook CNN and MSNBC impeached our president by brainwashing the gullible left.

KELSO SMITH Via Facebook This is the same group that was protesting the sun’s habit of coming up in the morning and going down in the afternoon last week.

Most show up for the free cheese sandwiches. If they had full-time, work they’d be too worn out to protest anything.

ROY D. MERCER Via Facebook Just imagine the crowd if Trump held a rally downtown. This gathering was the beta-male soy-boy convention.

ROBERT JAMES DOBROVNIK Via Facebook It’s about time! They should’ve voted for a firing squad. That’s what they used to do with traitors like Comrade Don, a crass,

boorish, racist, corrupt, immoral, always lying, creepy, buffoonish clown and scumbag who the whole world is laughing at. He’s got more of his personal lawyers, aides and cronies going to prison than the Gambino crime family. He’s gotta go, MAGA and all!

KIM FELLENZ SR. Via Facebook

Online news post, Dec. 21, “92 homeless lives lost remembered at annual candlelight vigil”

Wow, that’s sad.

DONNA SORENSON JACKSON Via Facebook

Nobody cares about the homeless, they bring property values down. Remember when they tried to find new locations for the homeless center and all the self-righteous Utah citizens were up in arms?

And they got helped into jail and fines they can’t pay from Operation Rio Grande. Everywhere you go, there are laws against poor and homeless. Poverty not a crime? It sure is in this country.

DAVE CALDWELL Via Facebook Why is that information never in the governor’s monthly press conference?

MIKE SCHMAUCH Via Facebook

Online news post, Dec. 21, “Group of renegade carolers take over

Temple Square calling for ERA ratification”

Really? Oh yeah, the women might learn that they don’t have to birth as many children as physically possible ... and might actually have a right to be treated fairly and not made to feel bad for not being a puppy mill.

CANDACE EWELL Via Facebook ERA yes! ERA now!

TIFFANY LEWIS Via Instagram Bravo! We are almost in 2020, about time human diversity and inclusion is fully accepted and addressed by all sectors of society. @AUTISMOMOF2 Via Instagram

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New Hope for the New Year

Bah, humbug! That’s my holiday greeting to you. While we’re wondering how we can make the coming year a bit better, our idiot-in-chief is trying to come up with a plan to stick another wrench into the workings of American democracy—by finding some way to avert cleansing the White House and incarcerating the entire Trump clan. I guess you all remember our president’s campaign promise to drain the swamp; now we understand that most of D.C. (and Moscow) would be caught in the vortex.

I remember, as a boy, carefully looking over each charming Currier and Ives Christmas card illustration. In their predictable perfection, those paintings revisited America’s sometimes-dreamy-and-gentler past: A time when the simple things of life were what the holiday season was all about ... a time before annual holiday indebtedness had become the accepted routine, when children’s impatient sense of entitlement hadn’t yet taken over ... and a time when a fat Macy’s Santa Claus and tinsel trees weren’t yet substituted for Christmas’ real meaning. It’s about love, pure and simple. It’s not about things. Frankly, Christmas is enough to make me cry.

In addition to the corrupted holiday message, the brightlylit, snow-drifted, scrolling scenery of the holidays, with its messages of joy and hope, is the pleasant, but fleeting, backdrop for a great deal of pain and suffering in a world where deprivation, hunger and fear abound. Just like those Currier and Ives cards, illusion is used by rulers and administrations to reassure the people that all is well. It isn’t.

BY MICHAEL S. ROBINSON SR. Sure, it’s true: We didn’t have a year of mass exterminations in Europe; the breadbasket of our nation didn’t blow away, sending hordes of displaced country folk to California; the flu didn’t kill between 20 and 50 million people like it did back in 1918; the Black Death didn’t sweep across Europe and Asia like it did in the mid-1300s; and wars, though they exist in little pockets across the globe, have not been so grand as to bring everything to an apocalyptic end, with only a bloodthirsty bunch of zombies running around a barren wasteland. Short of such devastating happenings—or ominous prophecies—the world has actually made it through yet another year. That may, or may not, be a good reason to celebrate the season.

Happy Hanukkah? Merry Christmas? Happy New Year?

Today, they’re the holidays that only the deaf and blind can heartily celebrate—no offense, please, to those who are actually hearing-and-sight-impaired. But, get real! For the living, the breathing, the thinking, there’s the understanding that the past year(s) has left us all in a miserable funk. Instead of celebrating, we find ourselves angry each time we pick up a newspaper or power up the flat screen.

For me, it’s an unpleasant departure from my normal optimism, which ended, mostly, when Trump started his perpetual stream of oral diarrhea and turned our democracy into a science experiment where creating noisy explosions seems to be his only real purpose.

Since his inauguration, Trump has never once stopped the flow of unmitigated, hateful vitriol and nonsensical knee-jerk responses to the complex problems of our country and the world. People who didn’t vote for the S.O.B. can wear their smug smiles with the message of “I told you so.”

The others have been forced to either plunge from the deck as the ship of state slides into the depths, or pretend to be unaware of the water around their ankles, joining the orchestra in the rousing music of “Hail to the Chief,” and

“Come On In, the Water’s Great.” There’s no question: The Titanic is going down. The only question is whether the U.S. has enough life preservers to save some of its greatness, and unless the Democratic Party is composed mostly of chunks of Styrofoam, I’m not sure this will have a happy ending.

So I haven’t exactly been my optimistic self. A dear friend of mine sent me a book, claiming that it had changed his view of a largely negative planet, allowing a little hope to seep through the clichés of the doomsayers. I read the book recently, Enlightenment Now, by Steven Pinker. I can’t say it was easy reading—and it sometimes bogged me down with scientific explanations, graphs and statistics. But it did give me a sense of greater hope for our world. I highly recommend it, and I can almost guarantee it will alter your understanding of what’s actually happening.

I swore, when I was younger, that I would never allow cynicism to sour my outlook. I have found that to be a difficult commitment to keep. Talking about commitments, it’s time for each of us to consider our New Year’s resolutions.

I have settled on one that will make me a better human being, and I’ve come up with one for someone else, as well. In a sense, it would be the end of a lot of the country’s problems, and it will make the impeachment of Trump a moot point. POTUS should repeat these words: “My New Year’s resolution is that I will never tell another lie.”

Now, one can only imagine what would happen if Trump makes that commitment. With the lies all gone, only the man’s real substance will remain—a little pile of clothing, a pair of expensive shoes, and a smudge of orange on his chair. (And who says New Year’s resolutions are meaningless?) CW

The author is a former Vietnam-era Army assistant public information officer. He resides in Riverton with his wife, Carol, and one mongrel dog. Send comments to comments@cityweekly.net

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BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

Homeless Hearts

HOUSING RALLY

Have a heart. Chase and John Hansen did. The 10-year-old boy and his dad started Project Empathy, a simple concept that involves talking to homeless people. Talking.

In other words, it’s about recognizing humanity among an oft-forgotten, if feared, community. The Salt Lake Tribune featured their cause and the 130 people whose lives they’ve touched. No, homelessness is not an easy nut to crack. The Los Angeles Times recently recognized Utah’s multi-faceted approach—from the controversial police-centric beginnings of Operation Rio Grande to the jury-still-out scheme to disperse the homeless. While it makes sense to house single moms and their kids away from criminal drug addicts, some beds are still unfilled because transportation or information is lacking. And then there’s a lack of affordable housing, which even former House Speaker Greg Hughes admits was a miss. More than 4,000 Utah homeless now have health coverage under the ACA. And many have hope.

It’s no secret that the state’s largest homeless shelter has been shut down.

But many people living on the streets have been unable to find beds at the satellite shelters. Wasatch Tenants United recognizes the problem, but wants to stop police harassment of the homeless.

To that end, the group is staging Housing Not Handcuffs: Rally Against Police Terror. The drastic reduction of available beds in the county, coupled with rising rents, is increasing the homeless population during the winter months. “We hold City Council and State Legislature directly responsible for the deprivation of the constitutional rights of homeless people, as well [as] their deaths,” the event’s Facebook page says.

Salt Lake City and County Building, 451 S. State, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 6:308 p.m., free, bit.ly/2Q2lMEy

WOMEN’S ADVOCACY

You know that the Legislature is dominated by old white guys. If you’re not one of them, you should participate in the Women’s Advocacy Seminar, a lunchtime event to give you a taste of what’s in store during the 2020 legislative session and how certain bills might affect the lives, work and families of women in Utah. Certainly, abortion will be an issue, as will the long-stalled Equal Rights Amendment. Hosted by Action Utah, the Women’s Leadership Institute, and Y WCA Utah, the event features discussions on education, equal pay and other topics. Salt Lake Chamber, 175 E. 400 South, Ste. 600, Thursday, Jan. 9, noon-1:30 p.m., free, bit.ly/39knUyW

Unequal Votes

The lieutenant governor might have followed the letter of the law, but he has no idea what he’s facing by denying a petition from The People’s Right. The group’s chairman, Steve Maxfield, is suing in federal court to legitimize his referendum, one of two seeking to overturn the new tax reform law, the Trib reports. Maxfield was denied because of a requirement that organizers must have voted in the past three elections.

Maxfield’s son, for instance, wasn’t old enough to vote. But it’s the secondary argument that’s interesting. The antitax reform group is essentially using the argument against the Electoral College.

Say what? The lawsuit says, “One Carbon County voter’s decision whether to join a referendum petition has 54 times more weight than a Salt Lake County’s [sic] voter’s decision.”

CLIMATE ACTION

Your government is less and less likely to take action on the climate crisis, but you still can make good personal choices—and maybe influence your representatives. Join the Humanists of Utah at What Can I Do? Personally Combating the Climate Crisis to share ideas and strategies on how to combat the political logjam and drive change for the future. “Progress will come from the grassroots upward so join other concerned citizens to make easy and daily changes to help the planet,” the event’s Facebook page says. Be like Greta! Refreshments will follow.

Elliott Hall, 569 S. 1300 East, Thursday, Jan. 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m., free, bit.ly/39gMC3t

Drinking, Not Driving?

Are you one of the many Utah “drinkers” who at least thinks you can drive well, even at .05%?

While there’s always the threat of arrest, no one imagined that well-intentioned drunks who aren’t even driving could face prosecution. But, you know Utah.

We don’t want you to drink at all—ever.

KUTV Channel 2 ran a surprising report about how you could get 180 days in jail and a lot of fines even when you’re not behind the wheel. You could be locking your car before getting in an Uber. You could be camping and listening to a car radio. You could be retrieving something from the car, but the cops can stop you.

It’s up to them—and maybe the courts, if you want to fight. The message: Stay away from your keys.

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NEWS Van Life

Could embracing a nomadic lifestyle be a housing solution for cashstrapped students?

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he sun set 30 minutes ago. As her communications class ends, Stephanie Buchanan packs her backpack and sighs.

“Well, time to head home,” she says.

She starts down the hill at Utah State University, the iconic Old Main tower lit up in Aggie blue behind her. It’s 7 degrees. She goes fast.

When Buchanan arrives home, she slides open the door and takes off her shoes just like anyone else. The snow wafts in from outside. She steps up through the door and is already on her bed. Six inches away is the bathroom.

Her kitchen is 3 feet behind. The dresser sits a foot below.

“All within reach from bed,” she says, sliding shut the door of her home, a white 2008 Chevy Uplander she nicknamed Moby Dick. Buchanan has called the minivan home for almost a year, and has experienced every season inside the 80-square-foot metal beast— less than a sixth the size of its fictional namesake.

To most observers, she’s one of the almost 90,000 known homeless college students in the United States. But Buchanan doesn’t self-identify as such.

“I have somewhere to go,” she says.

“Where I park it changes, but I still have somewhere.”

According to the government, however, she is considered homeless. According to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, anyone living in a car is. And with the ever-increasing costs of getting a degree, researchers are finding that more college students are sacrificing paying rent in favor of affording tuition.

But for Buchanan, forgoing rent in favor of her van was the best choice she ever made. In fact, she argues that “everyone should live in a van.”

She’s not alone. According to data from the National Work Truck Industry, sales of new cargo vans, the type people build into traveling homes, have skyrocketed in the past five years by 41%.

Recreational vehicle sales are booming after tanking in 2008, according to industry data.

Younger people like Buchanan don’t view living in a van as the last resort. For

USU student Stephanie Buchanan fires up a quick meal in the cramped-yet-efficient back of Moby Dick, her Chevy Uplander. some, it’s the dream, and given the 6.3 million unique Instagram posts tagged #vanlife, the trend is here to stay.

Is a Turtle Homeless?

Researchers believe higher education costs are creating more homeless students.

“We’re certainly seeing it’s not getting any better,” says Eddy Conroy, an assistant director at the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University in Philadelphia.

The center released a report in April that found almost 60%of students were “housing insecure” in the past year, meaning they risked eviction or homelessness. While the survey had more than 86,000 respondents, Conroy says it’s likely that the number of students in trouble is even higher.

“The students who are most at risk are often students who have the most going on in their lives, and responding to a survey is probably going to be fairly low down on their to-do list,” he says.

When a student has to choose between a roof and an education, Conroy notes, that exposes serious flaws in American higher education systems.

“We’ve told students that if they go to college, it will pay off for them. And we actually know that if they succeed and graduate, it probably will pay off,” he says. “But at the same time, we’ve got a very large number of students who, in the process, are not thriving the way they should.”

Conroy says Americans have been sympathetic before, with free and reduced lunch programs in K-12 education, but “those needs don’t change when someone is over the age of 18.”

Policymakers are starting to respond to the data as well. A bill introduced to the U.S. Senate in March by Rob Portman, R-Ohio, would expand federal low-income housing to university students. The bill has bipartisan support, but is sitting in limbo in the Senate Finance Committee.

But if a home is also a car, where does that categorize someone?

Buchanan says if she was asked point-blank, she wouldn’t call herself homeless, even though she fits the legal requirement. After all, she says, a turtle isn’t homeless.

Sure, she has to take some extra precautions. As a solo, young woman, Buchanan keeps a lead pipe and bear spray nearby—but not for bears.

She could afford rent now, especially in a town like Logan. Buchanan worked as a river guide for the past few summers and works part-time at the university. But when she first drove Moby Dick, she wasn’t as lucky.

“I was pretty strapped for cash,” she recalls.

She traded in her car for the van, and built a bed and storage infrastructure for about $70. Compared to the hardwood floors and full kitchens that “van life” YouTube stars boast, Buchanan’s setup is minimal.

For most students with a fourwheeled residence, structural upgrades are nil. Annie Weiler drove south last May with no plan, just a Subaru, a sleeping bag and a suitcase. She spent a summer in Moab, living in the back of her car while paying remaining rent on a year-long lease in Logan.

When Weiler returned north, she wanted to stay in the back of her car.

“It just gets so cold up here,” she says, so she rented an inexpensive apartment. But when school gets difficult, or she needs to get away, Weiler still takes the Subaru into the nearby canyon for a quiet night in the mountains.

This Land Is My Van

Until the snow came and the gates closed, Buchanan also drove up to Green Canyon, just two miles north of USU. Whether she was there legally is difficult to tell.

“The national forest is for recreation purposes, not residential purposes,” says Jennefer Parker, the Logan ranger for the Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest.

For people camping and recreating in the national forests, there is a 14-day stay limit, Parker says. The problem is, the stay limit doesn’t matter if someone is using the forest as their home. That isn’t allowed for any amount of time.

But how do enforcement officers know the difference? To Clair Larsen, the single officer in charge of monitoring all 275,000 acres of the Logan Ranger District, it’s usually obvious.

“A lot of times they have tarps for privacy, it’s messy, more like an encampment,” he says. “This has become a huge chunk of my job. It’s probably tripled in the last four years.”

He deals with the illegal tenants on a “case-by-case” basis, but says usually the first encounter is educational and just about understanding the person’s situation.

“But nine out of 10 times, I find them in the next canyon over the next day,” he says. “That’s when people get citations.”

Parker and Larsen say they’re not trying to crack down on people using public lands.

But because national forests belong to all citizens equally, the rules promote equal treatment and access.

“If someone is living in a camp, it prevents families from spending a day or two up there recreating,” Larsen points out.

“It’s about equal access for all.”

In most cases, there is a clear difference between recreating and residing, Larsen says, but van-lifers are starting to blur the line. “If you have a next destination in mind, that’s recreating to me,” he says.

“You’d be like an RV, which is welcome in the 14-day stay limit.”

So is someone’s legal status based on how fast they can name their next trailhead? Not exactly, Larsen says.

“It’s about recreating, using the land for its intended purposes,” he adds. Usually, cleanliness plays a factor.

Parker says “residents” tend to leave more trash and waste behind.

Buchanan says when she stays in national forests, she is sure to be clean and discreet, and usually fits in the category of recreator. Her usual public land spots are Bureau of Land Management-owned, anyway, she adds.

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When Buchanan arrives back at the van, wherever it’s parked that night, she feels more at home than ever before.

One snowy November night, parked behind a friend’s house, Buchanan settled down with a book and a beer.

“This semester, I’ve been the least sick, the least tired of all my semesters,” she muses. Graduating in a week with a degree in communication studies, Buchanan says she faced the heaviest workload of any year prior.

But living in the van has taught her how to get work done quicker, before coming home.

She’s learned how to be more organized.

“I think if I was able to watch Netflix or FaceTime people or go on the internet while I was in my van, it wouldn’t be the same,” she says, “and I don’t think I would like it.”

When she can’t be in nature, Buchanan typically parks at a friend’s house in exchange for a van-cooked meal or six-pack of craft beer—a rent she says is much more sustainable.

“Something I loved about camping is being by the fire, talking and sharing stories and learning about people,” she says. “And I feel like I can bring that with me wherever I go in my van, whether that’s a campsite or in someone’s house.”

If nature and friends are both unavailable, Buchanan enjoys the alone time in Moby Dick at the nearest Walmart parking lot, but she makes sure to keep her lead pipe and bear spray close, and she always parks under a light.

“I’m much more aware of my surroundings,” she says.

Where will she be next? She isn’t sure.

Wherever it is, it’s not down on any map. As Herman Melville wrote, true places never are. CW

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Attention to detail and a clear focus on tradition is what drives the Templin Family Brewery. The Salt Lake City brewery has become a social hub for the community that craves character in its beer. The 14-monthold brewery has a clear direction on where it wants to be on the Beehive’s beer map; focusing on more traditional German-style lagers that tend to be clean and drinkable and reflect the reason why these lagers have been so popular for centuries.

If for some reason you’ve never been to the Templin Family Brewery, plan on being met with beers that have broad appeal. If you’re a fan of the old world, they’ve got that covered; trends and innovations are also on the menu. I’d recommend starting off with the house’s rustic Kellbier and then move on to their Wicked Sea Party, a hazy New England-style IPA. The Templins love making craft beer converts and I think you’ll love their very approachable beer styles.

936 S. 300 West, 385-270-5972, tfbrewing.com

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ot since the 1800s, when Utah was a much wilder place, has the state ever had such a massively successful beer decade as the one we just experienced. We closed out the last 10 years with a whopping 40 breweries in the state. Twenty-eight of those have only been around since 2010. It’s one thing to have a lot of breweries in your grid. It’s another if those breweries are all carbon copies of each other, pushing the same exact vibe. Individuality is the name of the game, because if you’re going to stay relevant in a small beer market like ours, you’re going to have to carve your own niche. It doesn’t have to be all oyster stouts and geranium IPAs, just some to call your own. So as we enter a new decade, hoping that it’s as equally groundbreaking as the last, I’d like to place some of the beer joints that I think are worth keeping on your radar in 2020.

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Strap Tank Brewing Co.

For a local brewery chain with little history, you’d never know it by looking at the ornate historical digs that occupy prime real estate in the cities of Springville and Lehi in Utah County. The brainchild of local business magnate Rick Salisbury, these beer destinations mostly reflect the recent history of America with nods toward early 20th century transportation in Springville to depression era carnivals in Lehi.

The brewpubs’ architecture emulates classic designs covering the industrial revolution to the more fanciful art deco. Shawn Smith and Julie Shuler are the brewers in charge of pairing beer with the historical atmosphere. They create classic styles like Flathead lager that appeal to the more “time-honored” drinker, and fruited sour ales like Trouble Ale for the more adventurous palate. With twice the brewing power, this Utah County one-two punch are destinations to keep your eye on in 2020. 596 S. 1750 West, Springville, 385-325-0262; 3661 N. Outlet Parkway, Lehi, 385352-8194, straptankbrewery.com

Salt Flats Brewing Co.

A few years ago, Salt Flats emerged onto Utah’s beer scene in quiet fashion, materializing as a small brewpub in Draper known as RPM Brewing (aka The Garage). Since its inception, Salt Flats has been searching for their niche in Utah’s growing craft beer industry by offering a massive draft selection of housemade beers at very competitive prices. The second phase of Salt Flats’ development is currently underway and will see the majority of its growth in 2020. In early 2019, Salt Flats purchased an existing distillery in Colorado and moved all the equipment and inventory to Salt Lake City—we’re talking aged barrels of whiskey, rums, etc. So, why should you keep an eye on these guys in 2020? The minds at Salt Flats are going to be taking all of these elements of their beer program and start aging them in Salt Flats’ spirits barrels for an all in-house barrel program. Not to mention that they’re also getting into the canned cocktail game. 2020 W. Industrial Circle, 801-828-3469, saltflatsbeer.com

Level Crossing Brewing Co.

Wood-aged beers have been surging in popularity around the craft beer universe during the last 10 to 15 years. Generally, they are used to enhance a beer with the flavors of what liquor previously occupied the barrel. For the most part, this practice utilizes big, boozy beer styles, like barleywines and imperial stouts. The boys and girls at Level Crossing have invested in a new device called a Squarrel. It’s basically a cube-shaped container that allows for the quick aging of beer with multiple types of toasted wood. The goal here is to (as often as possible) offer as many beers with wood accents, so that the drinker can get a good idea of how wood-aging can affect the flavor. Sure, it might not be as romantic (or as cumbersome) as the tradition barrel method, but it does offer variety in small batches.

There aren’t a lot of brewers doing this around the country and this is why Level Crossing is definitely a place to keep your eye on. 2496 S. West Temple, 385270-5752, levelcrossingbrewing.com

Proper Brewing Co.

If you had any doubt that beer is good business these days, consider Proper Brewing Co., and how they use craft beer as the engine to drive the Proper restaurant group. They started with the Avenues Proper restaurant and Publick House, then expanded to proper Brewing Co., Proper Burger, Stratford Proper and the newest addition, Craft by Proper. The one factor that ties this whole group together is the beer. It sets the atmosphere, lubricates social interactions and it compliments the meals. The beers are also transforming and not just with how they look. You might have noticed that some of Proper’s brands have been transitioning from 22-ounce bottle to cans. As 2020 moves on, most of Proper’s portfolio will be in 16-ounce cans.

Look for new barrel-aged beers while the main brewery’s current expansion project nears completion.

Proper joins a growing list of local breweries looking to grow with additional tap rooms and restaurants. It shows a strong appetite for what they’re accomplishing, and this looks to be their year to shine. 857 S. Main, 801-953-1707, properbrewingco.com

Bohemian Brewery Co.

Making Old World beers in small batches and using timehonored techniques was the brewing philosophy of Bohemian Brewing Co.’s founder, Joe Petras. Joe was a Czech immigrant who cut his teeth in Prague’s hallowed beer scene, working at Pilsner Urquell in the late ’80s. He was able to successfully transform the Czech way of making beer at his brewery in Midvale, until his death in October 2012. Even after Joe went to the big beer hall in the sky, the dedicated men and women that carried on held onto his traditions, refusing to make a single IPA or imperial stout.

Last year, the Porcupine Restaurant purchased the brewery from the Petrus family, committing to stand by the Bohemian brand while supplying their restaurants and consumers. Look for hybrid styles in the coming months that stay true to BoHo’s Euro roots, while acknowledging today’s younger consumers with beers like their German pale ale—a beer style that technically doesn’t exist. It’s a beer made like an English pale ale, but only uses German ingredients. Would Joe approve? Dunno, but nobody else is doing it, and that he might approve of. 94 E. Fort Union Blvd., 801-566-5474, bohemianbrewery.com

Bewilder Brewing Co.

Utah’s newest brewery comes to us from two home brewers that started a couple of home brew shops. To say that co-owners Cody Mckendrick and Ross Metzger are true beer nerds is a massive understatement. Salt City Brew Supply, along with Ogden Brew Supply are still going strong as the duo continue to conquer a good variety of Utah’s beer culture. Before the brewery had even opened its doors, Bewilder had already hosted a sanctioned American Homebrewers Association homebrew competition, a Continuing Education & Community Engagement sensory class at the University of Utah, and a Beer Judge Certificate Program tasting exam. It’s this kind of awareness, of where they’ve been, to where they’re headed that will drive this brew pub to great things in 2020. The guys told me recently that, “The idea behind Bewilder was to create a brewery that furthered people’s understanding of beer.” They’re barely into the new year and they already seem to be succeeding. 445 S. 400 West, 385-528-3840, bewilderbrewing.com

Wasatch Beers—Park City

If you’re of the mindset that something old can’t be innovative, well then you’re just stupid. Case in point: Wasatch’s original brewery in Park City. This is the grande dame of Utah’s craft beer industry. Generally, places like Wasatch that anchor the main drag of a major resort town, tend to play it safe when it comes to the kind of beer that makes its way into the tummies of thirsty tourists. Not this brewery. Under the guidance of head brewer Nils Imboden, Wasatch offers styles of lagers and ales that are as tasty as they are diverse. Imboden’s enthusiasm has been catching the eye of thirsty beer nerds who are finding there’s a serious need to make the trip to the top of Park City’s Main Street to try some of these more than ordinary beers; like a Baltic porter aged in brandy wine barrels or a barleywine aged in Pinot Noir barrels. What does this brewery have to offer in 2020? I can’t wait to see! 250 Main, Park City, 435-649-0900, wasatchbeers.com

Heber Valley Brewing Co.

It can be hard for a new brewery to hit the ground running on Day 1. A lot of the breweries that are popping up are mom-and-pop shops that were born in the kitchens and garages. Occasionally, there are times when getting product out, just to get that cash flow coming in, can affect a brewery’s reputation. That was not the case with Heber Valley Brewing Co. Wasatch County’s first brewery in a gazillion years debuted with solid and clean tasting beer that did justice to the place and quickly put Heber Valley on our radar. The boys and girls up there in the clean air also didn’t play it safe by sticking to draft-strength beer. Almost immediately after opening their doors, high-point crowlers started trickling out of the tiny brew pub. If their enthusiasm is any indication, 2020 will treat Heber Valley and the rest of us very well. 501 N. Main, Heber, 435-315-3816, hebervalleybrewing.com

Roosters Brewing Co.

Zion Canyon Brewing Co.

If Roosters is claiming Northern Utah, our pals at Zion Canyon Brewing are quickly laying claim to the southern end of the state. Opening in the summer of 2006 by brothers Dale and Derek Harris, the brewery sought to service the needs of craft beer lovers in Springdale, Utah—the gateway to Zion National Park. The Harrises sold their interest in the brewpub a few years later, but the brand never waned, always finding an audience in Southern Utah. In mid-2019, the owners of Zion Brewing announced that they were expanding the reach of the state’s southernmost brewery to the city of St. George, a notoriously difficult place to set up a bar, not to mention a brew pub. They purchased the city’s old fire station No. 2 and opened a bar there in November, but the brewhouse is still a work in progress. Between the beers I’ve had from Zion and this new badass establishment in St. George, this is definitely a place to keep an eye on in 2020. 95 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale. 435-772-0336; 142 N. Main, St. George, 435673-7644, zionbrewery.com

Cerveza Zólupez Beer Co.

Javier Chavez Jr. loves craft beer. The Ogden resident and attorney also loves the spices and flavors of his ancestral home of Mexico. Combining the two in his kitchen as he experimented with his homebrew took him down a path that would create some of the most innovative craft beers the state has ever seen. Saying that Chavez’ brewery is small would be a huge understatement. Many homebrewers have systems that would dwarf his two six-gallon fermenters. Not deterred, he got a manufacturing licence and began producing very limited batches of his Mexican-inspired ales. Last month, Chavez upped his game by contracting with Uinta Brewing to produce his limited batch beers on a larger scale. Beers like Zólupez IPA, Zólupez Golden Ale and Zólupez Amber Ale feature flavors of agave, lime, mango and cinnamon, just to name a few. If there’s one brewery to keep an eye on this year, it would be this one. As always, cheers! 205 W. 29th St., Ste. 2, Ogden, 801-917-2319, zolupez.com CW

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It might surprise you to know that this staple of northern Utah’s craft beer scene is one of the oldest operating breweries in the region. Established in 1995, this brewery carved its niche by catering to consumers that seemed overlooked by their Salt Lake area counterparts. Roosters expanded their reach in 2005 when they opened a second location in Layton. Two brewpubs are a solid foundation on which to build a brand. But to package and distribute beer, you need a proper facility, dedicated to reaching all of Utah. With the completion of Roosters’ BStreet Brewery (also in Ogden), all the pieces are now in place to start produc-

ing large batches along with the small batch beers we’ve come to expect. Roosters debuted their barrel-aging program in November with their Nordic Porter.

Based on that success, more barrel-aged beers from Northern Utah will be making their way to every corner of the state. Definitely keep an eye on these guys.

253 25th St., Ogden., 801-627-6171; 2325 B Ave., Ogden, 801-689-2879; 748 W. Heritage Park Blvd., Layton, 801-774-9330, roostersbrewingco.com

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2019 Marked many milestones for Ogden’s Own Distillery.

We celebrated 10 years, started construction on our new building, introduced Five Husbands as well as Porter’s Rye Whiskey, officially sponsored Utah Pride for the first time, and had so much fun with all our friends in Utah!

Thanks for the an awesome year and we look forward to what is to come!

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Let’s start by making an admission: Who knew that stamp collecting could be so dramatic that it would inspire a play flush with twists and turns?

After all, the hobby might seem humdrum to anyone other than an avid enthusiast. Apparently, there’s more to philately, the collection and study of postage stamps, than meets the eye.

Playwright Theresa Rebeck’s Mauritius creates a provocative premise through a compelling combination of passion, purpose and intrigue. A deft blend of comedy and drama, it centers on two sisters, Jackie and Mary, who face off with one another after inheriting a stamp collection that’s worth a small fortune. The play’s title refers to the 1947 Mauritius Post Office collection which, we’re told, is among the rarest group of stamps ever issued. Again ... who knew?

Produced by Pinnacle Acting Co., a theater ensemble known for their innovative offerings, Mauritius is directed by the company’s co-artistic director Jared Larkin. “In talking about this show, we’ve been saying, ‘Who would have thought a play about stamps would be so intriguing?’”

Larkin says via email. “I love how this play shows us how dramatic literature can be engaging without requiring these extreme situations—that something that could seem as banal as stamps really can be intriguing, and that’s because the play, at its heart, is really about relationships and our desire to advance ourselves in life.”

The lesson is, you either lick all who oppose you, or find yourself forever stamped a loser. (Lee Zimmerman) Pinnacle Acting Co.: Mauritius @ Jewett Center for the Performing Arts, Dumke Black Box Theatre, 1250 E. 1700 South, 801-810-5793, Jan. 2-18, dates and times vary, $18, pinnacleactingcompany.org

When it comes to comedy, Erica Rhodes has a long list of references that’ll show you she’s got laughs on deck. Although she was not always drawn to comedy, she explains via email, “I did start in comedy when I was 10 years old on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion. But I didn’t know I was funny until many years later.

For a while, I wanted to be a serious actress, but my voice has always been naturally comedic, so I was funny by accident for most of my life. Finally, later in my life, I learned to embrace it more.”

Through the years, she has only become more successful. Popular comic Jeff Foxworthy gave Rhodes his stamp of approval by describing her as the best-defined comic voice on the comedy competition show Bring the Funny. Rhodes has dabbled in TV and film, acting in flicks such as Plague Town, Play Nice and Big Sky. Her first comedy album, Sad Lemon, reached No. 1 on iTunes. Rhodes’ comedic topics include breakups, growing older and failed life expectations.

“I love when I feel completely connected and in the moment and the laughter is contagious and it feels like I actually have the capacity to spread joy to people,” Rhodes says. “That feels like a really powerful force when it happens.” Enjoy relatable laughs with Erica three different nights this week at Wiseguys venues along the Wasatch Front.

(Kara Rhodes) Erica Rhodes @ Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, Jan. 2, 7:30 p.m., 801-532-5233; Wiseguys West Jordan, 3763 W. Center Park Drive, West Jordan, 801-463-2909, Jan. 3-4, 8 p.m., $15, 21+, wiseguyscomedy.com

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The new year will be noteworthy in the world of classical music for the celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday. To celebrate Beethoven, the very first piece the Utah Symphony will play in 2020 is Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3. On the podium is associate conductor Conner Gray Covington, who makes his debut in the Masterworks Series.

The second piece features Kathryn Eberle (pictured) as soloist for Edgar Meyer’s violin concerto.

Besides being a virtuoso violinist who performs throughout Utah, Eberle is also the orchestra’s associate concertmaster, and was also recently appointed concertmaster of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. The evening continues with a Utah premiere performance of Arlene Sierra’s Moler. The composition was originally commissioned by the Seattle Symphony and was nominated for a Latin Grammy.

The headline piece is La Mer by Claude Debussy. The three movement symphonic sketch took Debussy two years to compose and premiered in Paris in 1905. It later received enthusiastic responses in America and Great Britain and has since become one of his most performed and admired compositions. The work evokes the tides and movements of the ocean.

The solo performance by Eberle is the first of multiple appearances by female artists in January.

Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard will sing highlights from Mozart’s catalog in performances Jan. 9-11. Violinist Karen Gomyo will perform Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto in concerts on Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 1. (Geoff Griffin) Utah Symphony: Debussy’s La Mer @ Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, 801-533-6683, Jan. 3-4, 7:30 p.m., $10-$92, utahsymphony.org

Gliding the New Year in with grace, Emerge presents the fourth annual showcase featuring custom choreography by dancers and staff of Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT). The show presents nine pieces by six dancers and two staff members, including artistic associate and development director Nicholas Cendese.

“Emerge is a unique concert because regular patrons and audience members get to see dancers in a new light,” Cendese says. “Rather than just performing on stage, they also get to call the shots and direct the work.”

Applying knowledge gained from experiences with the company, the dancers and choreographers offer incomparable individual presentations.

Each typically begins with an idea or theme, and using a variety of music and movements, comes up with their own magic formula for interpreting the art of dance.

“My creative process is one of spontaneous creation and development,” Cendese adds.

“In collaborating with the dancers, I am able to develop movement ideas, patterns, duets, trios, etc., that will then be structured into a larger dance work.”

While going into opening night can cause expected nerves and anticipation, the chance to demonstrate distinctive choreography skills is one a dancer cannot pass up. “I enjoy stepping back from the work and looking at it through the fresh eyes of an audience,” Cendese says. “It’s always a joy to see a work you’ve created out of your own hands and in the hands of amazing performers who bring all your hard work to life.” (Colette A. Finney) RDT: Emerge @ Rose Wagner Black Box Theatre, 138 W. 300 South, 801-534-1000, Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 4, 2 & 7:30 p.m., $12-$15, rdtutah.org

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There was so much Star Wars in 2019, how can a fan keep up?

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f you’re a Star Wars fan, 2019 might have been the biggest year ever. So much new content was released that it’s almost impossible to keep up. Since 2014, the Lucasfilm Story Group has set out to tell a cohesive narrative across all media—and that isn’t just limited to TV shows and novels to bolster the lore of the films. They really mean everything.

Last year saw the opening of Galaxy’s

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Edge at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, an immersive theme park experience that puts fans inside the world of Star Wars. It’s set at a specific point in the timeline, allowing fans to live in a moment between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker and participate in the broader conflict between the Resistance and the First Order. Even the rides have story significance, offering key information points between films that will shade your understanding of the story, and even let you live it.

Another animated show, Star Wars Resistance, barreled on with a second season of content that rolls through the events of The Last Jedi and ties into the events of The Rise of Skywalker. With the launch of Disney+, Lucasfilm even released its first live-action television series, The Mandalorian, telling the tale of a nameless outlaw as he works to protect an alien infant he was hired to kill—and even it has subtle ties to the events of The Rise of Skywalker.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was released just last month, an expansive video game that casts the player as a Jedi padawan who escaped Order 66, giving fans new insight.

We were treated this year to dozens of novels, comics, books and more. We even got our first canonical full-cast audio drama about Count Dooku called Dooku Lost. Al-

though that doesn’t have broader ties to The Rise of Skywalker, it reveals information about the Jedi-turned-Sith Count Dooku.

Naturally, the biggest thing that came out this year was a brand new movie. Although it hasn’t had the warmest reception among critics, The Rise of Skywalker ties up 42 years of storytelling for the Skywalker family, and is a must-see for any fan. For better or worse, it answers all of the lingering questions raised during the sequel trilogy, and ties then entire nine-movie cycle up in a bow.

For fans of the franchise, it can be a little overwhelming. You might feel like you can never catch up. Though no new movie is currently on the horizon, there is still plenty of Star Wars to come. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Cassian Andor are both getting their own Disney+ series. Rumors swirl about other characters getting a series as well.

More novels and comics come out with regularity, there is likely a new animated TV show in the works, and who knows what other storytelling they have planned at the theme parks.

How do you keep up? That’s easy: You pick what you like and you focus on that. If the movies are your thing, stick to them. If you want the novels or comics, read them.

If you want to play the games, do it. But

what you can’t do is stress out about what you might be missing. There are plenty of resources you can go to that will help fill in the gaps.

Whether that’s Wookieepedia, or your favorite podcast, or just that one over-zealous Star Wars fan in your life that loves everything (like me) who can help answer all your questions, you have can keep up with the important stuff without having to consume it all.

The other big question is, how do you keep from being let down in 2020? For me, the strategy is in realizing that not all of the Star Wars content coming out is for me.

There will be Star Wars content released that simply isn’t to my taste, and not my thing. Recognizing when that’s the case, and not harassing others for liking those bits of Star Wars, is the path of the Jedi.

I usually liken Star Wars to a buffet: You take the food you want, but if you don’t like mashed potatoes, you don’t spit in them for the people who do. It’s pretty simple. As Yoda said, unlearn what you have learned. Learn to let go. Learn to live and let live. Learn to be comfortable with the fact that Star Wars is bigger than any one of us and it won’t all be aimed directly at our tastes and that’s OK. Star Wars is forever. And at this pace, it’s going to outlive us all. CW

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Holladay Arts Council recognizes local artist Connie Borup—a former University of Utah art professor and art teacher at Brighton High School and Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s—with an exhibition showcasing her water and reflection paintings, at Holladay City Hall (4580 S. 2300 East, Holladay, holladayarts.org), through Jan. 31.

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Pinnacle Acting Co.: Mauritius Jewett Center for the Arts, 1250 E. 1700 South, through Jan. 18, dates and times vary, pinnacleactingcompany.org (see p. 18) Seussical Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through Jan. 18, dates and times vary, hct.org

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Debussy’s La Mer Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Jan. 3-4, 7:30 p.m., utahsymphony.org (see p. 18) Erica Rhodes Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, Jan. 2, 7:30 p.m.; Wiseguys West Jordan, 3763 W. Center Park Drive, West Jordan, Jan. 3-4, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com (see p. 18) Ian Bagg Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, Jan. 3-4, 7 & 9:30 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Open Mic Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Random Tangent Improv Comedy Draper Historic Theatre, 12366 S. 900 East, Saturdays, 10 p.m., randomtangentimprov.org Tom Clark Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., Jan. 3-4, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com

FESTIVALS & FAIRS

International Fly Fishing Film Festival Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden, Jan. 3, 7 p.m., egyptiantheaterogden.com

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Beyond a Night of Music Encircle Salt Lake, 331 S. 600 East, Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m., encircletogether.org Men’s Sack Lunch Group Utah Pride Center, 1380 S. Main, Wednesdays, noon-1:30 p.m., utahpridecenter.org TransAction Weekly Meeting Utah Pride Center, 1380 S. Main, Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m., utahpridecenter.org

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Abstraction Is Just a Word, But I Use It UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Jan. 4, utahmoca.org A Living Legacy: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, through Jan. 10, artsandmuseums.utah.gov Connie Borup Holladay City Hall, 4580 S. 2300 East, Holladay, through Jan. 31, holladayarts.org (see above) De | Marcation Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, through Jan. 12, umfa.utah.edu Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture of the Interior Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City, through Jan. 6, culturalcelebration.orfg Found and Small Works Art at the Main, 210 E. 400 South, through Jan. 11, artatthemain.com Greater Merit: The Temple and Image in South Asia Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 S. Campus Center Drive, ongoing, umfa.utah.edu Lou Ann Reineke: Viewfinder Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, through Jan. 10, slcpl.org Lydia Gravis: Tracing the Untraceable Nox Contemporary Gallery, 440 S. 400 West, through Feb. 7, noxcontemporary.com Nancy Friedemann-Sanchez UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Jan. 13, utahmoca.org Pompeii: The Exhibition The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, through May 3, dates and times vary, theleonardo.org Statewide Annual ’19: Mixed Media & Works on Paper Rio Gallery, 300 S. Rio Grande St., through Jan. 10, artsandmuseums.utah.gov Tom Shankweiler: Color My World Marmalade Library, 280 W. 500 North, through Jan. 24, slcpl.org Within and Without Urban Arts Gallery, 116 S. Rio Grande St., through Jan. 5, urbanartsgallery.org

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Repertory Dance Theatre: Emerge Rose Wagner Black Box, 138 W. 300 South, Jan. 3-4, 7:30 p.m., artsaltlake.org (see p. 18) Thank You Theobromine The Chocolate Conspiracy, 774 S. 300 West, through Jan. 5, times and dates vary, thankyoutheo.com

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After visiting restaurants like the pictured Mahider Ethiopian (1465 S. State, 801-9751111, mahiderethiopian.com) and Horn of Africa (1320 S. Swaner Road, 801-908-5498, facebook.com/hornofafricabistro), it became woefully clear that I have not been exposed to nearly enough food from African countries.

Even though Ethiopia and Somalia share a border, the differences between these two restaurants are staggering. I can only assume that a deeper dive into African cuisine can yield positive and delicious results.

Based on my few experiences with eating local African food, it strikes me as a cuisine that showcases the vibrant and conflict-ridden history that exists within this continent. As food is one of my favorite ways to experience a new culture, I’d like to spend some more time this year wrapping my head around food from this part of the world.

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Concepts like “locally-sourced” and “sustainable” have become major buzzwords in the restaurant industry, and it feels like we’re seeing the relationship between local chefs and growers strengthen. I can only think of the positive impact that this relationship has on our local economy, but it soon occurred to me that this is because I’m approaching it from a consumer standpoint. I’d like to spend some time in 2020 getting to know more about our local growers and seeing this uptick in popularity from their perspective.

As many of these local farms host volunteer opportunities and classes, I figure 2020 will be a good year to see what makes them tick—I’m sure I can talk my 3-yearold daughter into coming along with me as well.

I’m hoping that making a game plan to better understand the way we eat locally will not only help me find new and exciting things to eat, but that it will help me turn this experimental view to other elements of the world. If I have a positive experience getting to know a heretofore misunderstood food, maybe I’ll have a similar experience by setting my cultural sights on something else. Either way, 2020 will be the year that I test this hypothesis—I’ll let you know how it goes. CW

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I’ve never really seen myself going all in with a vegan lifestyle, but the proliferation of plant-based meat alternatives has me revisiting this dialog. Maybe this is a cynical point of view, but when the fastfood machine starts to embrace meat substitutes, you have to think that a sea change is coming. I’m not suggesting that fast-food joints are good barometers for measuring eating habits, but I know enough about fast-food capitalism to see that they wouldn’t adopt this practice if it didn’t make money. It means that people interested in meat substitutes make up a large enough market for fast-food conglomerates to take notice.

Having tried the Impossible Whopper and other fast-food iterations of plantbased meat, I have to say that this can only be a good thing. When I do get a hankering for a fast-food burger and I see that they’re offering the meatless substitute, that’s what I get. It tastes and costs pretty much the same, so why not create a financial incentive for these corporations to invest in an alternative that is cleaner, (arguably) healthier and better for the environment?

Having recently read about the USDA’s decision to roll back some federal restrictions on factory slaughterhouses, adopting a more plant-based attitude in 2020 is

something that I’m starting to take more seriously.

Outside of the fast food chains, Salt Lake has some spectacular plant-based restaurants that make the transition easy—Seasons Bistro (1370 S. State, 385-267-1922, seasonsslc.com) and Boltcutter (57 E. Gallivan Ave., facebook.com/boltcutter) are among the very finest.

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ight around Thanksgiving 2019, food Twitter users posted controversial food takes aplenty. It’s all good and well to come clean about how you can’t eat anything unless it’s battered and deepfried, but it didn’t take long before these food takes devolved into a mass of bickering that skirted the boundaries of casual racism. Amid this digital melee, food writer Peter Meehan threw out an interesting contribution: Instead of further stirring the pot, he suggested that those who participated in the thread spend 2020 making an effort to better understand opposing hot takes. I thought this suggestion carried a certain wisdom, and I have been thinking about since. Food is a cultural microcosm, and taking the time to understand the food that freaks us out or baffles us by existing is a low-stakes—and potentially tasty—way to relate to other cultures, mindsets and opinions.

It’s a tricky endeavor to explore the foods that have challenged us. Our eating habits form very early on in life, and making an attempt to better understand those habits can require some psychological excavating. That said, I think it’s important to differentiate between liking a certain food and respecting a certain food—that’s the relationship we want to forge. Since I’m perpetuating Meehan’s 2020 food challenge, I think it’s only fair to jump into the foods, trends and cultures that I’m hoping to better understand this year.

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Weekly contributors dish on what food trends they’re looking forward to in 2020.

Since becoming a vegetarian almost a year ago, I’ve noticed the lack of diverse flavors in my palate. In 2020, I’ll venture to overcome my irrational fear of spice—a sterotypical caucasian, I am. Soon you’ll see me chowing down on some super hot dishes. For now, I’ll be starting with Sriracha. —Kara Rhodes, contributor I want to get to know more about the varieties of Latin American cuisine. This includes checking out more culi-

nary treasures in Salt Lake City’s westside communities and branching out of the Americanized tacos, burritos, etc. Having goat meat for the first time this year was great; here’s to finding another gem as scrumptious as that.

—Ray Howze, editorial assistant I need a little culinary magic this year. And what better way than a foray into the world of plant-based foods?

I’m told the pros—and home cooks, too—practice 21st century kitchen alchemy by transforming jackfruit into chicken and seitan into sausage. Cool. City Weekly and Devour tell me, too, the Wasatch Front abounds with four-star plant based eateries, and I’d like to try a few.

Ditto with dessert shops offering non-dairy delicacies.

Pappardelle Stroganoff at Seasons, and Salted Date soft serve at Normal are just a couple of my must-tries in 2020.

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—Enrique Limón, editor

Fermentation: This year I want to dive into the world of cultures ... which is to say I want to ferment veggies, age vegan nut-based cheeses with real molds and probiotics (it’s a thing) and make tasty fermented drinks like tepache, which is fermented pineapple juice. Hopefully I can culture myself to the point of coming up with my very own recipes. —Erin Moore, music editor

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Kicking off a trio of new restaurants for the new year, Meditrina alum Jen Gilroy’s new coffee and wine spot Elevo (565 E. 2100 South, elevoslc.com) has officially opened. It’s got a menu that boasts the kind of composed bites that Gilroy is known for, but it’s the emphasis on wine that will make this place stand out—an entire section on Elevo’s menu has been curated with wine in mind. Any place that offers a Cuban sandwich with a rotating selection of baked hand pies has got my number, so I’ll be checking this place out very early in the new year.

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An exciting mix of sushi and skewers of kushiyaki is making Blue Marlin’s (136 E. South Temple, Ste. 101, 385-267-1919, bluemarlin.com) menu stand out. The Japanese grill and sushi bar has recently opened downtown, and preliminary research looks like it’s bringing all kinds of exciting things to the table. In addition to their main courses and sushi menu, Blue Marlin offers other raw delicacies like oyster and uni shooters along with an option for omakase dining in which executive chef Jake Wardle assembles an eight- to 12-course meal for diners—though reservations are required for this sumptuous feast.

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Those of us with burger-loving critters of our own salute this expansion wholeheartedly.

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Birdhouse is the new kid at the Pago Restaurant Group’s lunch table, with a specialty that has always been a culinary bridesmaid. The classic chicken sandwich ($9.95, pictured) is a close relative of the chicken sandwiches that recently shared fried fisticuffs over social media—crispy fried chicken with the vinegar acidity of pickles on a buttered bun. Birdhouse’s take adds housemade aioli and tomatoes, which balance the richness of deep-fried chicken with a hint of heat and a sharp spritz of tartness from the pickles and tomato. In stark contrast to this sandwich comes the grilled chicken sausage ($9.95), which takes the immutable canvas of a hot dog and colors it with hues of Dijon aioli, pico de gallo and queso fresco. I’m an immediate fan of Birdhouse’s poultry-centric concept—they even have a plant-based chik’n burger ($8.95)—but that fandom is a little jostled by the inclusion of The Double Stack Burger ($9.95), however good it might be. It’s clear that Birdhouse is ironing out a few wrinkles, but the overall concept is solid, attractive and, most importantly, delicious. I’m looking forward to spending many summer evenings ruminating on the crispy transcendence that is fried chicken. Reviewed Nov. 28. 856 E. 900 South, 801-441-2213, birdhouseslc.com

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2. Dorian Electra, Flamboyant 3. Sophie, Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides Zaina Abujebarah, contributor 1. Inclination, When Fear Turns to Confidence After gaining a lot of traction with their first release, Midwest Straight Edge, Louisville, Ky.-based Inclination released their follow-up album When Fear Turns to Confidence in March 2019 with Pure Noise Records. While its track list only consists of five songs, the drug-free message delivered from this release is potent and impactful. Sonically, this album embodies the dominant state of hardcore this year with its thick, chuggy metalcore-inspired nature. The ’90s metalcore influence comes through in every track, but the melodic guitars laced throughout and punky-drum beats set it apart from the rest of the current hardcore landscape. It’s heavy, it’s genuine and it’s been on my rotation consistently since its release.

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Alex Murphy, contributor 1. Miranda Lambert, Wildcard When I think about the music that stuck in my head this year, I think of Bill Callahan’s tender words on the death of his mother. I come back over and over to the line, “Kisses sweet as hospital grapes.”

When I think of music that melted my brain, I think of Black Midi and 100 gecs, who seem to be swinging at the edges of music with skyscraper-sized hammers. But those are artists I engage with on a personal, atomized level. When I think about the music I talked about most, that opened up new interpersonal space, it’s the kiss-off country of Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard. “Way Too Pretty for Prison” is the revenge-on-your-ex song of the year, and “It All Comes Out in the Wash” is serious contender for “relatable fuck up” anthem of the decade. While there is an ongoing, important conversation to have about the corporatization of popular music, especially country, there is not enough serious conversation about road-trip singalongs and the conversations that follow them as merit of good art.

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Nic Renshaw, contributor 1. Moon Tooth, Crux Long Island prog metal foursome Moon Tooth delivered massively this year with their second full-length record, Crux. On a purely sonic level, Crux is merely exhilarating, dishing out high-octane bangers like “Trust” and “Thumb Spike” with style and flash to spare and bringing cathartic power ballads like “Through Ash” and “Motionless in Sky” to vivid, Technicolor life. However, it’s the theme that really sets this album head and shoulders above anything else I heard this year. Frontman John Carbone’s lyrics outline an emotive and thoughtful rumination on the sacrifices and struggles endemic to the unbridled pursuit of one’s passions, and his vocal performance gives it a raw, human heart to keep all the instrumental pyrotechnics grounded in something real and relatable.

Whether you’re looking for a thought-provoking artistic statement or you’re just in need of some face-melting guitar shred, Crux will no doubt leave you satisfied.

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Erin Moore, music editor 1. Sasami, Sasami Sasami’s eponymous debut album comes after years of her supporting indie mainstays like Cherry Glazerr and Wild Nothing, but on this album, the multi-instrumentalist doles out equal measures of Broadcast-style deftness and emotional grit à la Yo La Tengo. Sasami’s soft, measured voice translates an old rage tempered with acceptance, resulting in a smooth, scar-like starkness. This is the kind of breakup album that—like Sasami’s musical breakout—feels like it was a long time coming. The single “Callous” alludes to the bitter pain of a relationship stretched too long, with oneself lost in those strands of time. Fumbling with my phone as I pulled out of the alley of the Minneapolis apartment that hosted my own fraught, too-long relationship, Sasami is what I chose to listen to as I began my journey home. Opening track “I Was a Window” played as a weight lifted from my shoulders, and it’s Sasami’s perfect capture of that feeling which is so undeniably special.

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In 1992, Cracker’s David Lowery sang in his infamous, acid-sharp deadpan, “What the world needs now is another folk singer/ Like I need a hole in my head.” It was a song tearing down hippie truisms, but it revealed a central theme of all of Lowery’s work: “What the world needs now is a new kind of tension/ Cause the old one just bores me to death.” In his earlier work with college-rock Dadaists Camper Van Beethoven, Lowery and crew invented their own tension, combining fiddle-laced punk rock with syncopated psych, surf and Eastern European modes to score absurdist fever dreams about bowling with skinheads. It was a weird and fascinating run, peaking with the 1988 album Our Revolutionary Beloved Sweetheart. But it didn’t last, and with the (temporary) dissolution of CVB, Lowery formed the buzzy, Southern alt-rock outfit Cracker, which he used to score a more personal kind of tension—an ongoing battle between bright-eyed idealism and defeatist irony: “I see the light at the end of the tunnel/ Someone please tell me it’s not a train.”

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Emo rap, and the world of Soundcloud-type rappers in general, tend to be male-dominated, with heavy hitters being most obviously people like the late Lil Peep, and to a more mainstream extent, Lil Uzi Vert. SLC’s own Phobia the Greatest—given name Esparanza Phobia, who recently relocated to Los Angeles—counts the latter as an influence, and her penchant for emo rap is apparent in the singles she’s released since 2018. Phobia, however, isn’t just another sad dude, but rather a self-aware young woman whose four singles range from acoustic-tinged emo rap to brag-tracks complete with skrrts galore. “Shooting Star” and “Wake Up” deal frankly with the reality of friends dying, party drug addiction, hopelessness and suicide, which are common fodder within the genre, appealing to the kind of young, desperate millennials who gravitate to this kind of music. Moody production and Phobia’s wry rap style fold her neatly into the broad array of artists inspired to make music in the face of all these hardships.

Even songs like “Paper”—a rather typical rap ode to making money, infected with a particular resigned urgency—and a brag-track like “Blue Band$” are full of a uniquely grim style that Phobia has honed. She’ll come back home to SLC for the release of her first EP Black Harts Forever at Gold Blood Collective, with support from local Vinniecassius whose minimalist rap style and instrumentals are consistently cleanly produced, placing him on a path to success just like the one Phobia is traveling herself. (Erin Moore) Gold Blood Collective, 25 S. Kensington Ave., 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages, phobiathegreatest.com

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Guitar slingers occupy a rarified position in the realms of rock ’n’ roll, a status affirmed early on by Chuck Berry, then boosted to god-like heights by Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and ultimately, Jimi Hendrix. Eric Johnson might aspire to that status, but he’s best known as a journeyman whose dedication to form rather than formula has made him one of the most versatile guitarists on the circuit today. Nevertheless, Hendrix’s legacy hasn’t evaded Johnson entirely. He stood among a legion of prominent players—Dweezil Zappa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Zakk Wylde and Jonny Lang—by taking part in the Experience Hendrix roadshow over the past several years. Generally, though, he eschews flash and frenzy, a tack that’s served him well over the course of 10 albums and a 30-year career. And while labeling this Grammywinning guitarist as a “musician’s musician” seems somewhat clichéd, Johnson’s varied repertoire—incorporating rock, blues, jazz, fusion, soul, folk, new-age, classical and country—makes that designation all too true. As he states on his website, “It really boils down to the music and the song at the end of the day. If it doesn’t have that, it gets boring for me.” Of course, there’s something to be said for showmanship, and Johnson’s diligence and dedication ensure a crowd-pleasing performance.

Yes, guitarists are a glorified lot, but Johnson confirms his status through a succession of relentless riffs. (Lee Zimmerman) The State Room, 638 S. State, 8 p.m., $33, 21+, thestateroompresents.com

Josaleigh Pollett walks a very specific, yet vague, line. The Utah songwriter has been playing songs around Northern Utah for more than a decade, and with only one full-length under her belt (2017’s Strangers), it seems she knows that dedication is the key to digging out the good stuff in one’s art. Although her music fits easily into an indie-folk sound, the songs on Strangers stand out.

The production is clean and easy, making room for her steady voice and guitar strums to take center stage. Melancholy lyrics about loss and defeat (very prevalent on “I Hope You Win”) don’t crush your soul when you listen, because of the evenness of her tone, calling to mind the likes of Madeline Kenney. The clarity of her voice balances the gloom indicated by the ripples of her simple, soulful guitar parts. At times, though, she whips out a scraggly, crying electric guitar—such as on “Dig”—that carries the same sort of Americana angst as any song by The War on Drugs. Her 2019 singles “Craigslistless” and “Crying Wolf” are even stronger than her past work—particularly the former track, which features piano and more of that Americana sound, moving her into romantic territory that also at times recalls indie from the new millennium.

The bill for her upcoming show is stacked with the addition of her fellow local openers. The solo project that is Night Marcher combines all the best funk features of BadBadNotGood with the psychedelia of Deerhunter or Tame Impala. Marny Proudfit, a very busy local show-player, deals in dusty acoustic indie, and who—unlike Pollett—dives headlong into a sadness that still turns out sounding warm. (EM) Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court, 7 p.m., $8, all ages, kilbycourt.com

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There’s something about a mountain muse and the way it connects with a freewheeling attitude. In the case of the Colorado-based combo Yonder Mountain String Band, it’s manifest in their energy, enthusiasm and incorporation of bluegrass and jam band sensibilities that affirms their verve, variety and improvisation.

That’s one reason why the quintet can claim such a strong grassroots following, as well as a reputation as festival favorites. As bassist Ben Kaufman told this writer during an interview for Bluegrass Situation, “We can take an old song that we’ve been doing for 15 years and make it a jam vehicle. We’ll try to have some space in there so that maybe the guys can always come up with something new.” Banjo player Dave Johnston echoed those sentiments during that same discussion: “We always do different shows, so we can’t have a polished set. Even our onstage patter is different. We never say the same thing between songs from one night to another.” Needless to say, no two Yonder Mountain shows are quite alike. Spontaneity is a fundamental element making each performance unique and joyful.

Granted, that feeling might have been hard to muster in the wake of co-founder Jeff Austin’s departure in 2014 and his premature passing earlier this year. Today, however, they’re still going strong. Indeed, throughout their 20-year career, Yonder Mountain String Band have never failed to scale new plateaus. (LZ) Park City Live, 427 Main, Park City, 7:30 p.m., $25–$40, parkcitylive.net

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When I re-listen to Emancipator’s 2006 debut album, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough, I remember how strange it all first seemed to me, as though I had discovered a new genre of music. Despite feeling percussive and driven by guitars and pianos, each track fell into a downtempo, calming groove reminiscent of Zero 7’s early work with Sophie Barker. But unlike them, Emancipator never felt overtly electronic, more accurately guided by an aesthetic rooted in manipulating nature noises into a constant rise and fall—which, effectively, was electronic. This bizarre quality remains true of Emancipator’s work as it’s grown over the last decade, (his last album was Baralku in 2017), but feels less bizarre now. The avant-garde-ness of it all is probably the least attractive thing about Emancipator 13 years later, in a world full of Glass Animals and Arca. The soundscape Douglas Appling creates in Baralku is still identifiably Emancipator, but it’s now “one of those.” The good news is that it’s a good one of those—perhaps still one of the best. While it will be hard to top the unexpected comfort jam in a song like “With Rainy Eyes,” there is room in this world to explore more Emancipator. It’s fitting that Appling plays with Koresma, which very much feels like a project that would not exist without Emancipator’s mark on electronic music. In Koresma’s overtly chill, lullaby beats, you can hear the legacy of Emancipator’s indulgence in strange comforts. (Parker S. Mortensen) Soundwell, 149 W. 200 South, 8 p.m., $25-$30, 21+, soundwellslc.com

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I go to Fisher Brewing because I want to be somewhere with normal people having fun and talking. I want to be bombarded with the kind of jolly noise it’s always filled with when I go. I’m there to pitter-patter on my laptop alone, but the company of others is just what I need to make it a little more bearable. I head over on an incredibly hazy SLC day, just before sunset.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I’m going to speculate that sometime in the next six months, you will experience events that years from now you’ll look back on as having been the beginning of a fresh universe for you. What should you call this launch? I suggest you consider elegant terms like “Destiny Rebirth” or “Fate Renewal” rather than a cliché like the “Big Bang.” And how should you celebrate it? As if it were the Grand Opening of the rest of your long life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 2020, I believe you will be able to summon the insight and kismet necessary to resolve at least one long-running problem, and probably more. You’ll have an enhanced ability to kick bad habits and escape dead-ends and uncover liberating truths about mysteries that have flustered you. Frustrations and irritations you’ve grudgingly tolerated for far too long will finally begin to wane. Congratulations in advance, Aquarius! The hard work you do to score these triumphs won’t always be delightful, but it could provide you with a curiously robust and muscular kind of fun.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Every part of our personality that we do not love will regress and become hostile to us,” wrote poet Robert Bly. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t suffer from this problem at least a little. That’s the bad news. The good news for us Cancerians (yes, I’m a Crab!) is that 2020 will be a favorable time to engage in a holy crusade to fix this glitch: to feel and express more love for parts of our personality that we have dismissed or marginalized. The result? Any self-sabotage we have suffered from in the past could dramatically diminish.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As a young adult, Leo-born Raymond Chandler worked as a fruit-picker, tennis racquet-stringer and bookkeeper. At age 34, he began a clerical job at the Dabney Oil Syndicate, and eventually rose in the ranks to become a well-paid executive. The cushy role lasted until he was 44, when he was fired. He mourned for a while, then decided to become an author of detective fiction. It took a while, but at age 50, he published his first novel. During the next 20 years, he wrote six additional novels as well as numerous short stories and screenplays—and in the process became popular and influential. I present this synopsis as an PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Let’s say you wanted to dress completely in silk: shirt, pants, inspirational story to fuel your destiny in 2020. vest, scarf, socks, shoes, hat, underwear all made of silk. And let’s say your dream was to grow and process and weave the silk VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): from scratch. You’d start with half an ounce of silkworm eggs. The fame of Virgo-born Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474– They’d hatch into 10,000 silkworms. Eventually those hard- 1533) has persisted through the ages because of “Orlando working insects would generate five pounds of silk—enough Fruioso,” an epic poem he authored. It tells the story of the to create your entire outfit. So in other words, you’d be able to Christian knight Orlando and his adoration for a pagan princess. generate an array of functional beauty from a small but concen- This great work did not come easily to Ariosto. It wasn’t until he trated amount of raw material. By the way, that last sentence is had written 56 versions of it that he was finally satisfied. I susa good description of what I think your general approach should pect you might harbor an equally perfectionist streak about the be in 2020. And also by the way, dressing in silk wouldn’t be good works and labors of love you’ll craft in 2020. May I sugtoo crazy an idea in the coming months. I hope you’ll have fun gest you confine your experiments to no more than 10 versions? cultivating your allure, style and flair.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Leonardo da Vinci worked on his painting “The Last Supper” ARIES (March 21-April 19): “We are all hostages of the joy of which we deprive ourselves,” from 1495 to 1498. It’s a big piece—about 15 by 29 feet. That’s wrote poet Odysseus Elytis. Isn’t that an astounding idea? That one reason why he took so long to finish. But there was another we refuse to allow ourselves to experience some of the bliss and explanation, too. He told his patron, the Duke of Milan, that he pleasure we could easily have; and that we are immured inside sometimes positioned himself in front of his painting-in-progress that suppressed bliss and pleasure? I call on you, Aries, to rebel and simply gazed at and thought about it, not lifting a brush. against this human tendency. As I see it, one of your main tasks Those were times he did some of his hardest work, he said. I trust in 2020 is to permit yourself to welcome more bliss, to aggres- you will have regular experiences like that in 2020, Libra. Some sively seize more pleasure, and thereby free yourself from the of your best efforts will arise out of your willingness and ability to incubate your good ideas with concentrated silence and patience. rot of its nullification.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): At age 22, Taurus-born Dutch citizen Willem de Kooning sneaked into the United States. He was a stowaway on an Argentina-bound freighter, and stealthily disembarked when the ship made a stop in Virginia. As he lived in America during subsequent decades, he became a renowned painter who helped pioneer the movement known as abstract expressionism. His status as an illegal immigrant rarely presented any obstacles to his growing success and stature. Not until age 57 did he finally become an American citizen. I propose we make him one of your role models in 2020. May he inspire you to capitalize on being a maverick, outsider or stranger. May he encourage you to find opportunities beyond your safety zone.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When British novelist E. M. Forster was in his late 30s, he had sex with another person for the first time. Before that, he had published five novels. After that, he produced just one more novel, though he lived till age 91. Why? Was he having too much fun?

Looking back from his old age, he remarked that he would “have been a more famous writer if I had published more, but sex prevented the latter.” I suspect that sensual pleasure and intimacy will have the exact opposite effect on you in 2020, Gemini. In sometimes mysterious ways, they will make you more productive in your chosen sphere.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): By 1895, Henry James had already published 94 books. He was renowned in the U.S. and England, and had written the works that would later lead to him being considered for a Nobel Prize.

Then, at age 52, though he was not physically fit, he decided to learn how to ride a bicycle. He paid for lessons at a bicycle academy, and cheerfully tolerated bruises and cuts from his frequent falls as an acceptable price to pay for his new ability. I admire James’ determination to keep transforming. Let’s make him a role model for you in 2020. May he inspire you to keep adding new aptitudes as you outgrow your previous successes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When Sagittarian composer Ludwig van Beethoven created the Eroica symphony in the early 1800s, many observers panned it. They said its rhythms were eccentric, that it was too long.

One critic said it was “glaring and bizarre,” while another condemned its “undesirable originality.” This same critic concluded, “Genius proclaims itself not in the unusual and fantastic but in the beautiful and sublime.” Today, of course, Eroica has a different reputation. It’s regarded as a breakthrough event in musical history. I’ll go on record here, Sagittarius, to say that I suspect you created your own personal version of Eroica in 2019.

2020 is the year it will get the full appreciation it deserves, though it might take a while. Be patient.

Simply the Year’s Best

Wrapping up 2019 at the movies.

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career-best performance pairs beautifully with a contemplative register that might not seem to be Almodóvar’s wheelhouse, but captures a desire to make peace with the events that have shaped you. Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir brings a spikier energy to the tale of a young film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) and her tempestuous affair with an older man (Tom Burke). Byrne’s open, vulnerable screen presence complements all the visual skill that Hogg brings to the narrative, proving that whatever her on-screen counterpart needed to learn to bring depth to her artistry, she found it.

8) Diane: Former New York Film Festival director Kent Jones crafts a character study with an incredibly rich sense of place. Mary Kay Place plays Diane Rhodes, a widow in a small upstate New York town whose life is divided between acts of generosity and trying to keep her son (Jake Lacy) from relapsing into drug abuse. Jones never attempts too tidy a parallel between Diane’s altruism and her family problems, focusing through Place’s superb performance on a life of constant forward momentum from one task to another.

7) Paddleton: This terrific drama— about two best friends, Michael (Mark Duplass) and Andy (Ray Romano) on a road trip to acquire the drugs needed for the terminally-ill Michael to end his life—was one of the year’s most profoundly emotional experiences. It’s also much funnier than that summary would suggest, while still centering a kind of platonic male relation-

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Romano’s revelatory performance delivers a gut punch in something that makes you wish we had a subtler word than “bromance” for what Michael and Andy share.

6) Under the Silver Lake: David Robert Mitchell’s surreal conspiracy thriller—about a young man (Andrew Garfield) trying to find out what happened to the neighbor (Riley Keough) who abruptly vanished—proved understandably divisive.

But while laying out his strange trail of narrative bread crumbs, Mitchell shows how the psychology of paranoia makes what is actually happening almost irrelevant.

There’s something perfectly zeitgeist-y in how Garfield captures the ferocious conviction in all conspiracy theorists that they see things other people can’t.

5) I Lost My Body: Forget limiting it to “best animated feature;” Jérémy Clapin’s debut feature is as enthralling as any feature of the year. Plot descriptions understandably focus on the idea of a severed hand on an Incredible Journey-style quest to reunite with the young man from whom it was severed, and that sub-plot includes some phenomenal staging. But the story is even deeper as it explores loss, grief and what it takes to move beyond a focus on what you no longer have.

4) Portrait of a Lady on Fire: Céline Sciamma centers the female gaze about as effectively as possible in her story of two women—a reluctant young bride-to-be (Adèle Haenel) and the artist commissioned to paint her wedding portrait (Noémie Mer-

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lant)—falling in forbidden love in 18th century France. Virtually every shot Sciamma constructs is a masterpiece of composition, part of a tale about the connection between art and emotion that builds to its own breathtaking crescendo.

3) Her Smell: Elisabeth Moss stars as selfdestructive punk band frontwoman Becky Something, who pulls everyone around her into the vortex of her fury and addictions in Alex Ross Perry’s dynamic character piece.

What’s remarkable is that the performance retains its power even as Becky tries to find redemption in recovery. It becomes the story of a woman seeking an identity that isn’t about hiding behind a persona.

2) The Irishman and 1) Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood: Both of the 2019’s best films are chronicles of reaching a moment in your life where you either look back with regret, or take action to make things better. Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman avoids re-treading mob-movie territory, with a sensational collection of performances serving a story about one man— mafia underling Frank Sheeran (Robert DeNiro)—realizing that every choice in his life has led him to being alone. And Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood re-imagines the tragedy of the Manson Family murders as something besides a tragedy, with an almost heartbreaking contemplation of what it feels like to continue to look optimistically toward the future.

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t’s understandable that we’re all in a rush to move on to 2020, the year when (please Lord) sanity might be restored. But let’s take one last look back at the best films of 2019—and all things considered, despite crazy polarizing debates over the definition of “cinema,” it was a pretty solid year at the movies. Here are my 10 favorites, with my eternal caveat: Lists like these should always be considered the start of the conversation, not the end of it.

10) Pain and Glory and 9) The Souvenir: Two gifted auteurs get semi-autobiographical, in stories involving a filmmaker, a doomed relationship and substance abuse.

Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory follows a once-celebrated, now-semi-retired director (Antonio Banderas) medicating his chronic back pain with heroin and wrestling with unfinished business from his past. Banderas’

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2019 is behind us, and it was a doozy of goods and bads for the world. There was the Notre Dame Cathedral fire, bombings in virtually every country and mass shootings seemingly every day in the United States.

Mosques, synagogues and schools weren’t safe from violence with many receiving horrible threats, causing these communities to hire regular police protection and rethink how people enter school buildings. On the good side, SpongeBob turned 20, more people voted in national elections than ever before and 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg woke boomers and millennials alike about our world ending.

Locally, Utah continues to rank at the bottom of the gender pay gap and the highest for rates of melanoma, prescription drug abuse and mental health issues in the nation. We’ve also continued to be known for our bad air inversions, which in my world, has caused people to sell their homes and move above or out of the smog. Given that Thunberg believes our air is becoming toxic and unbreathable, there might not be any place to flee in a decade or two.

2020, though, is going to be a good year for real estate. The chief economist of the National Association of Realtors forecasts that home sales will increase and prices will keep going up. This is logical because millennials are starting to get into the home-buying game now that interest rates are low and predicted to stay low this next year. We have extremely low unemployment and a great U.S. economy, which isn’t expected to change.

Despite the desperate need for low income and affordable housing in our state, we won’t see much inventory being built.

Why would a developer of apartments build 100 units that rent for $800 when they can build the exact same units and rent them for $1,600? Do we cure this problem by having cities, the state and the feds give our tax money in grants to builders as an incentive? I’m only in favor of that plan if the builder is not allowed to flip the property for a profit as soon as it’s complete. There’s no requirement that the chain of owners down the road would be required to rent to low-income tenants. There are plenty of ideas out there to fix our affordable housing problems with housing trust funds, municipal bond sales, tax breaks and loosened zoning rules. It’s up to politicians to grab this issue by the proverbial balls in 2020. In Salt Lake, we’ll be watching newly elected Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s promise to either make an impact or vanish into the pollution layer of political rhetoric. Happy New Year to all! n

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Unclear on the Concept WJAR reported that an unnamed substitute teacher was fired on Dec. 16 for smoking marijuana in a classroom at North Attleborough High School in North Attleborough, Mass. Peter Haviland, the principal, said students reported the incident and the teacher was removed from the school premises. Haviland also said the teacher not only used the drug, but led a discussion in class about marijuana. Campuses in the district are drug-free. Well, they were.

Update Last year during the holiday season, former NASA engineer Mark Rober of Santa Clarita, Calif., created a glitter bomb exploding package in response to having a package stolen from his front porch. This year, Rober has a new and improved version: When it is touched, the BBC reported on Dec. 17, the box explodes in glitter and emits an unpleasant odor along with a soundtrack of police chatter. As a coup de grace, it also takes a video of the thief and uploads it to the cloud. One of the sponsors for Rober’s project is “Home Alone” actor Macaulay Culkin.

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Compelling Explanation Police in Tooele, Utah, conducting a welfare check on 75-year-old Jeanne Souron-Mathers on Nov. 22, found the woman dead of natural causes in her apartment, but as they searched further, they came upon the body of her husband, Paul Edward Mathers, in a freezer chest.

With his body was a notarized letter, signed by Mathers and dated Dec. 2, 2008, stating that his wife didn’t kill him. “We believe he had a terminal illness,” police Sgt. Jeremy Hansen told Fox 13. Paul was last seen alive on Feb. 4, 2009, at a doctor’s appointment at a Veterans Affairs hospital. Investigators are probing whether the couple made the plan so that Jeanne would continue to receive her husband’s government benefits. A neighbor, Evan Kline, said: “The story ... was her husband walked out on her. ... It was probably the plan for her to keep the money because it was her only source of income.” Officials believe she received at least $177,000 in benefits over 10 years.

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Bright Idea Around 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 18, an unnamed 17-year-old girl jumped a fence at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, Calif., and climbed into the cockpit of a private airplane parked there. She put the pilot’s headset on and was able to start one of the engines of the small plane, but instead of flying away, she steered the plane into a chain-link fence, causing substantial damage to the aircraft, the Fresno Bee reported. Airport officials said she appeared disoriented when officers reached the plane, but no others were endangered in the incident. She was booked into juvenile hall on charges of theft of an aircraft.

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Family Values It might not be the oldest fruitcake still (mostly) uneaten, but it could be the most beloved. The Detroit News reported that the Ford family of Tecumseh, Mich., has been cherishing Fidelia Ford’s fruitcake since 1878—over five generations. Julie Ruttinger, great-great-granddaughter to Fidelia, inherited the confection from her father, Morgan Ford, who kept it in an antique glass compote dish in his china cabinet until his death in 2013. It doesn’t much look, or smell, like a fruitcake anymore (“Smells like old people,” Morgan once said), but Ruttinger is determined to keep Fidelia’s legacy alive. Each year, Fidelia made a cake that was meant to age until the next Christmas season.

But in 1878, she died before her cake could be enjoyed. When Morgan was buried, the family tucked a piece of the cake into his jacket pocket. “He took care of it to the day he left the earth,” Ruttinger said. “We knew it meant a lot to him.”

No Good Deed Virginia Saavedra, 37, ran to a home in Sophia, N.C., on Dec. 11, telling the resident she had just escaped being kidnapped by a stranger. When the man let her sit in his truck to warm up while he called 911, Saavedra allegedly stole the truck, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Officers responding to the 911 call spotted the truck and engaged in a 26-mile high-speed chase before trapping the truck. The Associated Press reported Saavedra then rammed a patrol car before trying to flee on foot. She was eventually charged with more than a dozen crimes, including felony assault with a deadly weapon on a government official.

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