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On Trump’s idea to cure COVID-19 by possibly injecting disinfectant So, if a person does inject themselves and dies, would that be considered another COVID-19 death? Just asking for a friend. DARREN EDGAR via Facebook

Weird. I listened to his quote, and it sounded like some experimental treatment he talked with a doctor about. I didn’t see any actual moment where he told the public to inject disinfectant into their bodies. I barely noticed it while watching. I think people are blowing this up and being ridiculous. COREY FORDHAM via Facebook It’s like when someone in the government said it would be a conspiracy if Trump put Russian dressing on his salad. And a know-it-all said

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“No, because Russian dressing actually comes from New Hampshire.” The “compliant ones” have no sense of humor or irony. MATT MORRIS via Facebook Marked safe from Donald Trump’s medical advice today. SEAN DEVLIN via Facebook [Sanitizer bottles state] “not for internal consumption.” He should try it first. @BOOZYKETONES via Instagram

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Here I sit brokenhearted Came to shit But only ... Wait, what, who stole all the damn toilet paper!? JOSH MADDOCKS via Facebook Robe so soft on skin Take me to the coffee cup Pour it to the brim Monitor screen lit Keyboard feels my fingertips My workday begins Break at noon is fine My face gets its some sunshine Take a tad more time VINCE CORAK via email

@SLCWEEKLY Pinch me is this a dream, the introvert screamed. This virus has me enjoying every minute, it seems. No need for high-fives or hugs I dispize. No handshakes are had, God! I’m so glad! This must never end even when health does mend. Please let us continue to keep our hands to ourselves. ANONYMOUS SHUT-IN Sound off across our social media channels as well as on cityweekly. net for a chance to be featured in this section.

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While doing your spring cleaning, did you find any lost treasure? Mikey Saltas I have a condition that if I do a five-minute task, i.e. cleaning, then I feel like I deserve a fivedoing -hour break. So alas, I haven’t found a stashed bounty that’s surely tucked under some papers or laundry. The search continues. Chelsea Neider Nope , I don’t have time for anything else but work and studying coding. Sofia Cifuentes Actually, I do a spring cleaning every three months, so there is not a lost treasure that I don’t know about ... or maybe there’s still a drawer I’ve overlooked? Eric Granato I found two 18K gold necklaces while cleaning out an abandoned craft box, a brand new all in one printer and an adjustable computer monitor. Everyone seems to be tossing perfectly good things this spring. Paula Saltas Cleaned out the pantry and found a salad spinner. Stupidest gadget ever. Who wants to get it off of my hands? Kathryn Kalodimos I deep-cleaned my room and in a drawer found a Target giftcard from 2010 that had 37 cents left on it. Is that considered a lost treasure? Christie Tatum I cleaned out my storage and found my bread maker. I’ve been making lots of different kinds of breads. I should put it back in storage. Derek Carlisle While cleaning my headspace, I found a poem that wasn’t able to quite make the deadline of last issue. This orange man is foul blessed with a hideous scowl As he swings his minuture mitts all about Raising the tension of all of his minions Makes me feel he should be shown out So, here is my fancy for such the silly nancy A wish for this virus to be employed To build a cocoon inside this buffoon A fleet of which we’ve never seen be deployed First comes the cough and then a high fever He’ll be even more delusional than before He’ll think he’s a king and from the rooftop sing “I’m the only one they adore” Next comes the fits, that we all can admit, We’ve seen too many times before But last is the best, he’s hunched over the desk Huffing Lysol before hitting the floor

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NBC, I can barely tolerate their cast of hosts and pundits (outside of Rachel Maddow who wows me with her smarts) who mostly remind me of certain college professors I never liked, who drink coffees with funny names and who, like President Trump and Tucker Carlson, never had anyone course correct them with a smack upside the head when they behaved like pompous asses. Each of the big three cable news networks are quite predictable politically. I try to switch around, but really, for me it’s a matter of personality. MSNBC hosts are too smarmy, Fox hires the outrageously stupid and the CNN team is baby bear—not too smarmy, not too stupid. Except for Wolf Blitzer. That’s where I am today. Channel surfing, being snarky to the TV that doesn’t talk back and not learning a damned thing. But, this isn’t where I want to be. I want to be in a place where I can help the person who just now sent me this text: “Hi. Ida here at Salazar’s Café. Can you give me a little advertising? We are dying again. I appreciate. Thanks.” I’ve never met Ida Salazar. Her café has never been an advertiser on our pages as far as I know. I don’t know how she got my phone number. That’s her second text to me. After the first one, I drove to her place on 900 East about 3300 South and bought some food to go. We posted pictures of it on our social media, and I hope people showed up to support her. If you’re reading this, perhaps you can stop by for an enchilada plate. That happens throughout the day—texts, emails and phone calls to myself and other members of the City Weekly staff from distraught small-business owners asking for advice, solace, fellowship or camaraderie. I’ve known thousands of small-business owners over the many years here at City Weekly. I can’t imagine a single one of them reaching out to Ivanka Trump for help or advice on anything. I can imagine them being polite if asked to share a podium, but they all know that Ivanka and all the rest of the White

House team are as useful to them as melted ice cubes in a glass of southern sweet tea. Such it is that we—who belong to an industry that that bankers flew south on a decade ago—are being sought out for banking advice. So, here it is: If you are banking at JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo or any other of the big U.S banks, leave them and leave them now. Since the billions of dollars of funds for small-business first became available in mid-March, those large banks did precious little to lift the “soul, spirit and tenacity” of the Main Street small businesses that the funds were intended for. We are a local company that tirelessly asks of our community to support local. However, we hypocritically bank at Chase. We won’t for long. We’re pulling out. We hope others do, also. Chase stiffed us on the PPP opportunity, for the past month pretty much ghosting us while NBA teams, cruise lines, and massive restaurant chains got millions, including a buddy of President Trump (the recipient of a $50,000 campaign donation), who got $96.1 million and seeks $30 million more despite revenues over 2.2 billion last year. Oh, the hurt! Between just all of those, upward of 10,000 needy small businesses could have gotten relief. In banking, it’s all about the grease in the banker’s palm, not the greease under the fry cook’s egg. So, last week we tossed a Hail Mary to Cyprus Credit Union where we still held an ancient bank account. That was Thursday. On Friday came news from Cyprus that we may be funded this week. It’s seems encouraging, and we’re hopeful, because without it, this might become the last Private Eye column, a collector for persons who collect death notices. Maybe not. Perhaps, we’ll see you at Ida’s. CW

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Ivanka Trump does nothing for me. Literally, a big zero. I don’t find her even a small bit as attractive as her father does, his eyes just now giving her a loving scan as she speaks at a televised White House conference. She’s complimenting small business owners—and presumably me—on our “soul, spirit and tenacity.” As if she’d know. I wanna throw up. This is my coronavirus stay-home, stay-safe life—being a cranky, channel surfing old fart who should be day drinking. Or riding a bike along the Jordan River. But here I sit. I can only tolerate Fox news in small doses during the non-witching hours, and that’s the station now showing off Ivanka. Predictable laudatory comments are sure to follow from White House officials along with an equally predictable parade of compliant small-business owners who will fill the necessary optic niches. Minority? Check. Female? Check. Immigrant? Check. So, click, and voila! CNN, to no surprise, is not covering the small-business owner press conference. Their viewers may thus never have the pleasure of watching President Trump eye-meld his daughter. Instead, CNN is scouring data and pulling up their own set of experts to speak to us about how bad coronavirus is going to get. It wasn’t even a week ago that our president let loose a word salad of possible coronavirus cures that included asking about the injection into our bodies of common bleach as a viable cure option. I’ve recently met people who don’t know that Dr. Trump theorized about the Clorox Cure. Hmm. How could they miss that? Well, because I do it, too. I echo chamber and miss half of what’s going on. Even on the occasion I agree with MS-

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Procuring the Cure

Can you say “snake oil?” How about “graft?” Yes, both of those terms apply to Utah’s recent foray into the state’s purchase of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug touted by the leader of the free world as a “why not try” cure for COVID-19. Now, the governor is on notice to find out how the state ended up ordering $800,000 worth of the drug, and at a price Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Gehrke determined was “jacked up more than 600 percent.” But let’s also talk about health and the antivax movement. A friend’s father who got malaria in the 1950s took hydroxychloroquine and later died from its side effects. Proven for malaria, the drug nonetheless caused kidney failure and other issues in my friend’s father. Fear and desperation pushed people toward this “miracle drug” for COVID-19. And fear and desperation may ultimately keep some from taking a vaccine, when one is ready for market.

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The air might be clean now, but what about after the pandemic? It’s pretty obvious that cars, trucks, factories and commerce are the big culprits. We all have questions about the World 2.0, and not all the questions are about the economy. This Virtual Town Hall on Clean Air and Stewardship features officials who can make a difference when the world returns to “normal.” The Zoom webinar includes an audience Q&A with panelists Utah’s 3rd District Rep. John Curtis, BYU professor Arden Pope, Heber Mayor Kelleen Potter, Midway Mayor Celeste Johnson and Price Mayor Mike Kourianos. This is worth participating in if you want to continue to breathe clean air. Let them know you’re expecting action. Wednesday, May 6, 6 p.m., free. Register: https://bit.ly/2Vzyv4c Facebook event: https://bit.ly/2KtMjqD

WRITING FOR CHANGE

Here’s an online workshop to help you become a change influencer on any platform. “Social media is one of the primary means through which people spread ideas and information as well as create conflict and stay within our own ideological bubbles,” say organizers from SLCC Community Writing Center. The online workshop Writing for Change: Social Media will enable users to create, remix and mashup content intended to be shared within online and digital spaces. In this divisive world, you’ll learn how to “best structure your social media posts intended for audiences that may disagree with you so that you might use methods of persuasion in positive, ethical and productive ways.” Thursdays, April 30 & May 7, 6-7:30 p.m., free. Register: https://bit.ly/3eXHBzI

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That’s the question on many people’s minds these days, and the spread of wishful thinking and fake news on the subject of COVID-19 doesn’t provide the answers you need. If you have any of the following symptoms, you should get tested now: fever, shortness of breath, new or worsening cough, sore throat, muscle aches, loss of sense of taste or smell. And even as local leaders relax the stay-at-home directive, you need to take social distancing seriously during this global pandemic. The Wellness Bus COVID-19 Testing will be available on Mondays, but you may also call to schedule a test. Don’t wait and don’t listen to the complainers. Centennial Park, 5415 W. 3100 South, West Valley City, 801-413-3248, Monday, May 4, 12-4 p.m., free. Details at https://bit.ly/2yFcfx6

A recent NPR On the Media podcast discussed the downside of clean air and falling oil profits in the wake of COVID-19. Yes, “downside,” because it’s likely to encourage the administration to buy up oil stores and shore up a failing industry rather than help redirect workers to more sustainable careers. The Salt Lake Tribune ran a story about how the Trump administration is plotting to revive Utah’s uranium industry. Apparently, it’s all about keeping up with the Joneses, specifically Russia and China and their nuclear industries. It’s also about pumping up some struggling Utah mining concerns, even though the U.S. has plenty of uranium, and many mines are still working. As the Trib article reports, one mining company, Energy Fuels, was part of the 2017 lobbying effort that convinced the Trump administration to whittle down the size of Bears Ears National Monument, where Energy Fuels held mining claims and also owns the Daneros uranium mine west of Bears Ears. For locals, groundwater contamination remains a huge concern. Not so much for the Trump administration.

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The Lake Powell Pipeline is far from dead in the water—excuse the pun. But one community has dropped off. According to the Associated Press, “The proposed 140mile pipeline now excludes a $35 million 10-mile pipeline that would have diverted water to Kane County.” Kane decided against putting good money after bad because population projections don’t appear to justify the need for so much water. Kane could opt in later, but the good news is that now there’s time to push for water conservation in the dry climes of Southern Utah.

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comedy April Ann, available May 1-3, pictured). That made it possible for HCT Orem to make those productions available for streaming, with online patrons able to purchase tickets at haletheater.org and receive email instructions for accessing the stream. The company has even figured out a way to deliver brand new work at this time, with a specially-created two-man version of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance that will be performed by Jake Ben Suazo and Benjamin J. Henderson, and available for viewing May 8-10. “We’ve broken it down and rewritten it as a show that could be performed remotely and safely,” Branca says. (Scott Renshaw)

The Flat File Back in January, when Adam Bateman started gathering artist submissions for his new project The Flat File, he had no way of knowing that it might be an ideal project to help visual artists during a pandemic. But as he launches it this month, it’s serving as a direct connection between artists and an audience of potential collectors who might not even know they could be collectors. Based on similar concepts launched in New York and Los Angeles, The Flat File provides a physical storehouse for works on paper. While that physical location is inaccessible at this time—and will be announced at a later date—it nonetheless offers potential buyers work by talented local contemporary artists at an accessible price point. “At first I thought, ‘Should I put it on hold?’” Bateman says. “But this was a good opportunity to potentially support artists when their resources are dwindling. Launching now could hopefully provide income to some artists.” More than 50 local artists are rep-

It’s also an opportunity to take advantage of the way art can sometimes shine a light on subjects that might not be widely understood by the general public. The latest exhibition of The Temporary Museum of Permanent Change—presented in conjunction with Craft Lake City and Center for the Living City—explores the often hidden issue of violence as it affects indigenous women. The streetside, social-distancing-friendly exhibition Local Voices: Utah Must Lead the Way finds local artist Denae Shanidiin, revealing how Salt Lake City ranks among the top 10 cities in the nation for cases of

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For several years, the sidewalks of 300 South have been home to an evolving exhibition of works of art that are available to the public 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. The Temporary Museum of Permanent Change might not have been created with a pandemic in mind, but it certainly presents a unique opportunity to stay connected with creative work at a time when physical homes for art are closed.

murdered and missing indigenous women. The placards present startling statistical information, paired with evocative images by local photographer Jonathan Canlas. Utah’s recently-passed House Bill 116 created a task force dedicated to policies and recommendations for reducing violence against indigenous women and girls. “Right now there is nothing being done to actually save the lives of Indigenous relatives at risk of murder, human trafficking, rape, etc.,” Shanidiin says. “Change and protection will not happen until we actually recognize, understand this issue and until we touch the hearts of those who are non-indigenous.” (SR)

Downtown SLC Walking Tours Among the few blessings of the coronavirus lockdown for those along the Wasatch Front is its timing.

resented at theflatfile.bigcartel.com, including Claire Taylor (pictured), Trent Call, Stephanie Leitch and Josh Winegar. More than 50% of the available pieces can be purchased for less than $400, with many under $200. “I was trying to move away from the traditional gallery model anyway,” Bateman adds. “The original idea was that the website would drive people into the physical location where [potential buyers] could have this experience of actually making contact with the works. That part is on hold, of course, but the realization I had was that maybe it wasn’t as important as I thought it was.” (SR)

While the lockdown has kept people from congregating with each other, the mild spring weather has made it a lot easier for those who are self-isolating to take some time out of each day to go for a walk. And while exercise, fresh air and burning off some energy from stir-crazy kids and dogs are perfectly good reasons on their own for a stroll, it’s also possible to turn your outside-the-house excursions into something with a little purpose and education. Online resources for Salt Lake City walking tours are available from several organizations, but among the most interesting and comprehensive are from Preservation Utah. The 53-year-old organization, dedicated to preserving “Utah’s built environment,” offers printable brochures (at preservationutah.org) for 10 different walks in the SLC area, including historic buildings on Capitol Hill, Memory Grove, modernism at the University of Utah and the historic

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“We wanted to make sure that people knew, right off the bat, that theater would still be happening,” says HCT Orem’s director of marketing and advertising, Joseph Branca. “A lot of theaters in Utah had to immediately close shop for a variety of reasons. We wanted to make sure that wasn’t what happened for us.” So while live performances weren’t an option, HCT turned to its history. The company had recorded many previous productions, and many of those productions were shows that were either in the public domain (like Shakespeare’s As You Like It), or shows written over the years by the company’s founders, Ruth and Nathan Hale (like the light

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When arts performances began closing down in March, organizations approached the question of “what’s next” in a variety of different ways. For Orem’s Hale Center Theater, it was important to make it clear that their show would, in some fashion, go on.

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warehouse and Gateway district that was once the center of the local railroad industry. For families with school-age children looking for an outdoor variation on the stay-at-home schooling routine, there are even kid-friendly brochures with topics like “Time Travel on South Temple.” To take your strolling to the next level, download the Preservation Utah app for smartphones or tablets, featuring history and photos accompanying heritage walks to make your touring even more interactive. As you find that time to break up your housebound day, give yourself the opportunity to learn more about the city you call home. (SR)

Mapping Literary Utah creates an online home for the state’s rich writing tradition.

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serves the valuable function of shifting the notion of what a “Utah writer” is, or looks like. Rekdal notes one particular example who was recently showcased via Mapping Literary Utah’s social media as Utah Writer of the Week: Wallace Thurman, an AfricanAmerican writer and editor who was an active figure in the Harlem Renaissance. “He took issue with the ways he thought Harlem Renaissance pandered to white readers,” Rekdal says. “He was a contrarian, incredibly smart, was bisexual it seems, caught in a sort of George Michael episode with a man, which meant the end of his comfortable inclusion in those literary circles. It’s people like that in the archive.” In addition to its value as a resource for anyone to learn about Utah writers from their homes—a quality which takes on added value during a time when many people are staying at home—Mapping Literary Utah is meant as an educational tool, whether for parents or for teachers. Understanding that there are some people for whom reliable internet access isn’t something to take for granted, Rekdal also hopes there might be a possibility of creating physical packets of educational materials. But even beyond its value in formal education, Rekdal thinks of Mapping Literary Utah as a way to shift the narrative about Utah’s rich, ongoing literary tradition—a blessing for young potential writers like she once was herself who need encouragement. “When I travel to places like New York, people still say, ‘How can you live there?,’” she says. “This assumption that we’re idiots for living here, or staying here, drives me crazy. For me, that’s the real goal of this site: to give anyone who comes across it a sense of literary history and culture, that gives them permission to go out and become artists themselves.” CW

hen she was an aspiring poet growing up in Seattle, Utah poet laureate Paisley Rekdal recalls feeling frustrated at the idea that the place she was from was not a place where writers came from—and particularly, writers who looked like her. “In the ‘80s, [Seattle] wasn’t yet a place where people wanted to be, or move to,” Rekdal says. “My dad gave me anthologies of contemporary American poetry, and I wanted to see if any were from the Pacific Northwest. I only found one, and I didn’t like his work. I was feeling vaguely depressed. “I’m also biracial, and a woman, and these anthologies didn’t have any of the identities with which I identify.” Helping to erase a similar notion of Utah—as a place lacking literary talent, and lacking diversity of voices in its writing—is a big part of the motivation behind Rekdal’s creation of Mapping Literary Utah (mappingliteraryutah.org). A searchable online archive of works by Utah authors, Mapping Literary Utah collects poetry, essays, video of readings and other content capturing the breadth of the state’s literary history both across regions, and across demographics. It’s also not Rekdal’s first effort at a website intended to chronicle Utah voices. In 2015, she was the impetus behind MappingSLC.org, which collected submissions

Searchable map on the homepage of MappingLiteraryUtah.org

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of stories and essays representing a wide range of local communities. That experience provided a lesson for Rekdal both in the mechanics of how to build a website, and also in what would and wouldn’t work best for Mapping Literary Utah. She understood that long-form works probably were not the right fit, since people tended not to read them. And it was necessary to simplify the mapping itself from very specific locations to wider regions of the state. One of the blessings and curses of putting together the site, however, has been determining the content itself. Rekdal says that the criteria for inclusion are in some ways very simple: Did you publish a creative work at an established press (not selfpublished), and do you identify as a Utah writer for some significant portion of your life? Yet the latter part of that question, at least, does present some complications in terms of what is considered “significant.” “Edward Abbey was in Utah for less than a year, but no one would argue that it wasn’t significant,” Rekdal says. “Same thing with writers from Topaz [the World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp]. All of them who were writers stayed writers, and wrote very powerfully about that experience.” Still, the process of making sure Mapping Literary Utah is inclusive is an ongoing and proactive one. Rekdal says she continues to reach out via social media, inviting submissions to help represent communities that might otherwise be underrepresented, like Utah’s Pacific Islander community. And she also acknowledges that creators in some genres—like children’s and young-adult authors, and playwrights—have expressed disappointment that their area of focus doesn’t have much representation. “There’s not enough anything,” Rekdal says of the site’s inability thus far to achieve her vision. “It’s both a wild success, and a wild failure.” Yet Mapping Literary Utah already

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hortbread cookies and I have a checkered past. Despite their relatively simple ingredient list, I just can’t quite get them to work out. When Chef Katie Weinner of SLC POP (slcpop.com) sent me a recipe for Earl Grey shortbread cookies, I took it as a sign that it was time to stop running from these buttery cookies and make them more of a fixture in my homebound baking renaissance. Though my journey included a few false starts, this was an experience that helped me think critically and draw upon some of my existing knowledge in order to reach success. It was a humbling process, but it also let me know that I’ve developed some baking instincts over the past few months, which is a nice feeling. Once Chef Weinner established herself as a professional, she moved to Utah

from California to pursue a teaching career; she worked as a culinary instructor at the Art Institute of Salt Lake City while filling her spare time working as a private chef. She also created SLC POP, which hosts creative restaurant popup events all over SLC. All this culinary cred led to her being selected as a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef: Boston. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Weinner has spent the month of April preparing

meals for local doctors and nurses, who seldom have the time or energy to cook for themselves and their families. She eventually started a GoFundMe campaign called Curry for Caregivers to help cover costs and reach more people. Grateful that Weinner found the time to send me a few recipes during all this community outreach, I printed up the shortbread cookie recipe and got ready to face down a few of my baking demons. The familiar ingredients of flour, powdered sugar and lots of butter were before me, dredging up memories of the gritty messes that my previous shortbread doughs had become. This time, however, I was committed to success. My first batch was a gritty mess. A few things that may have contributed to that result: I split the recipe into two bowls, wanting to make half of the cookies with Earl Grey and the other half with vanilla chai. This attempt most likely messed up my measurements, which turned one half into a sandy heap and the other half into a slightly-less-sandy heap. I also learned that I have zero patience when waiting for my butter to reach room temperature, which no doubt contributed to this debacle—I could see the tiny clumps

of not-warm-enough butter mocking me within the wreckage of my dough. Tempered by this failure, my second attempt was more successful— though the final product was far from perfect. I stuck to one batch, gave my butter ample time to reach room temperature and picked up the idea to cream the butter before adding the flour and sugar while searching for basic shortbread recipes online. Armed with this new knowledge, I created a dough that was still a bit grainy, but held its shape once rolled into a dough log and refrigerated. I was able to slice the dough into cookie-adjacent shapes and get them baked. A few of my dough discs crumbled, but most of them kept things tight; the rejects became an ice cream topping. Overall, I was happy with how these turned out. This is one of those recipes that makes your kitchen light up with the fragrance of tea (or whatever flavor ingredient you decide to use) during every phase of the process. It takes to the air when you’re whipping up the dough, and wafts out of the oven while they’re baking. The end result is a light, crisp but slightly crumbly cookie that is right out of an English breakfast. They’re not overly sweet, so the tea flavor gets to be front and

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2 cups flour 2 tablespoons loose Earl Grey tea leaves (can be substituted with ground espresso, herbs, peppers, spices or citrus zest) ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup confectioners’ sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup butter, room temperature

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix flour, tea, salt, sugar, vanilla and butter until a dough is formed. Place dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log about 2½ inches in diameter. Tightly twist each end of wrap and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Slice the log into 1/3-inch discs. Place on parchment- or silpat-lined baking sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake until edges are brown, about 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets for 5 minutes then transfer to wire racks and cool to room temperature.CW

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micks aside, this 7.0 percent ale provides just enough cocktail satisfaction and brain-fogging heat to give it two raised Spock eyebrows and a gasp of disbelief as you watch the neighbor’s toddler draw an innocent phallus on the side of mommy’s new minivan. The cloistering factor is “medium” to “pretend we’re not home when the missionaries come by.” Templin Family Durban Space Terpene: A moderately vigorous pour yields a honey-like hue that has light opacity, leading me to believe this is not filtered. There’s a frothy single finger of head with mild retention and some visible collaring. The beer has somewhat dry and resinous, heavy terpene and herbal notes in the aroma. These are paired with subtle citrus, floral and cannabis, along with light touches of a simple sugar sweetness. Hints of green tea are also present.

It’s hop-forward upon first swig, but without the piquant zest found in your traditional IPAs. Ghostly touches of dry wood, earth and lemony elements fade in and out at mid-palate. The malt backbone is there, but you hardly notice it due to the terpene smack. The finish is dry, and just shy of refreshing. The 7.5 percent alcohol keeps your head appropriately spinning while crisp carbonation plays on the tongue with a certain dryness; the aftertaste is similarly dry and lingering. The eructation could (and should) be perceived as “apple bong.” Quarantine Desirability Rating: Due to the flavor representations from the cannabis terpenes, the cloistering factor is dialed-up to eleven. I’d put it somewhere between a trippin’ H.R. Pufnstuf and a Truman Capote giggle fit. Nobody is doing beers like this in Utah. Seek this one out. As always, cheers! CW

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Ale: When poured, it kind of looks like pineapple juice crossed with apricot nectar. There’s a healthy finger of off-white, effervescent head that dissipates pretty quickly and leaves some spotty lacing. As advertised, there’s a huge burst of coconut and sweet pineapple in the nose that echoes piña colada. Digging past the cocktail aromas, there’s a great deal of grassiness, and maybe a little musty white grape. While it’s hard to get past the true-to-form piña colada characteristics, it’s fun, appealing, and comes off as mostly natural. That piña colada effect is less successful on the tongue. The coconut feels a little overdone, and where you should be getting sweet pineapple notes, you’re instead getting citrus-driven qualities more akin to dried orange peel—sharper and more bitter— along with some lemon peel. Eventually, the pineapple begins to appear, but it’s having a tough time punching out from behind the citrus, which becomes more evident as the hop influence emerges. Regardless of the source, the pale ale portion of this beer begins to assert itself (and by pale ale, I mean IPA). The hop profile towards the end of the beer primarily adds a bitter dryness on the tongue, and leaves you with an ale that’s fairly dry. While it’s fun to try, and delivers the flavors promised, this is most definitely a full-on IPA. The eructation could be perceived as a Cabo San Lucas hangover (not vegan friendly) Quarantine Desirability Rating: Gim-

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t’s been seven strange weeks since SXSW and the NBA knocked down the first dominoes in a long line of industry closures that exposed the seriousness of this global pandemic. Tom Hanks catching the ‘Rona was a big deal, but he was way down under—it was Australia’s problem, right? I firmly believe that Rudy Gobert helped wake us up by catching the virus when he did. The NBA was the clear catalyst in closing businesses early in the name of public health. Without brand names like Gobert and the NBA taking it seriously when they did—who knows how many more precious days would have been squandered. Since then, few industries have been spared the wrath of the virus. Except for the banks and major corporations—those two always win. By now many of you have heard of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. If not, here’s the Spark Notes version: The CARES Act provided the extra $600 per week in federal aid to the good folks who suddenly became unemployed. The stimulus check that you may or may not have received yet came from the CARES Act as did the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses. There’s where the banks and the monopoly men win. For the past six issues City Weekly featured musicians, poets, artists, theaters, bars, restaurants, concert halls and others in our pages, online and on our social media channels. Many of these community members were forgotten by the CARES Act. We cannot forget about them. Our community culture is undoubtedly at risk. If you are able, please support these folks today and in the future. And as always―SUPPORT LOCAL!

—Pete Saltas Bestsellers are the taco of the day and the T27 margartia

What’s been yourbiggest challenge?

Trying to make decisions for our business with little to no information, or with the constantly changing information that contradicts what we were told the day before.

This has forced us to look at operations and adapt to what we feel will be the new normal.

What are your bestsellers? JOHN TAYLOR

Our Taco of the Day and the T27 margarita.

Drinking a margarita without having to plot and plan three different survival plans, and eat tacos!

Try the mole with beef

What are you looking forward to when social distancing ends?

Will your business model change?

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Taqueria 27 locations in Foothill, Holladay, downtown, Fashion Place and Lehi have re-opened for takeout, curbside and delivery. Check our website and social media posts for hours and days. Order via Taqueria27.com, our app (search for Taqueria 27 on the app store), Facebook or call 385-259-0712. Delivery is available through the online app. Stay tuned for inside dining. Until then, stay safe and eat tacos!

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Cindy Dumas Owner Marissa’s Books What’s been your biggest challenge?

After six years of growing my bookstore business in Murray, we had to move because another business wanted our space. While preparing to move, we lost our holiday sales, and at the time, I was in the middle of launching our website (marissasbooks.com). Previously, I bought a large warehouse in Salt Lake City to house my online product, and there was still much to do to organize the warehouse and make the site fun and unique. But then my attention and that of the entire staff had to be diverted to make this sudden move. We stopped what were doing on the website and spent the next four months renovating the old Firestone Tire Store in Millcreek for our new bookstore location and then making that move. Our Jan. 25 grand opening was a hit, and business was booming. Old friends from the Murray community and new friends from Millcreek and Salt Lake showed up. They were telling friends and word was spreading that "you should go see and shop at Marissa's." Exactly two months after the grand opening we had to close the doors for social distancing. The most

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Missing your bookstore? Enjoy a private shopping experience at Marissa’s Books in the new , more spacious Millcreek location

difficult obstacle for us has been losing the stores' momentum and buzz right after our grand opening. Being closed for nearly four months for the move, then opening for two months and then closing again after gaining traction has taken a financial toll.

Will your business model change?

We will definitely continue to sell online, but we hope to reopen the bookstore and get back to business as usual. We were able to design the sections in this much-larger location, which gives us roomy aisles, six themed rooms and large sitting areas. We hope this will provide the privacy our customers need as we will all most likely practice social distancing even after the #stayhomestaysafe directive is lifted.

What are your bestsellers?

Bestsellers from our website are general fiction novels, arts, crafts and cooking, young-adult fiction box sets, kids activity books and tarot cards—who knew? Bestsellers from bookstore requests have been selfhelp, philosophy and children's books.

What are you looking forward to when social distancing ends?

Just getting back to business as usual. Getting re-

acquainted with the customers we know as well as the ones we had just met. You are our friends, and we miss you!

Anything you wish to share with the public?

The store: Currently, If you’d like to shop the bookstore, we are accepting appointments for your own private half-hour or one-hour shopping experience. The store is large enough to host six shoppers per hour, and the space is designed around the new, used and vintage book collections with large sitting areas to give a comfortable social distancing space. Plastic gloves, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes are available for customer use. The eclectic decor makes this a truly fun and unique shopping experience. You can call us to reserve a day and time. And on top of it all: A 15% discount will be given on your entire purchase. The website: We've decided to keep our curbside pickup option. And since the Marissa's Online is still in its growing and changing phase, please watch as the site matures to match her sister, Marissa's Books & Gifts. Currently (just like the store), the site has fabulous deals. Our warehouse is very close, which means we can offer superfast shipping or, in some cases, same-day pickup at the store.

801.262.2873 | 3302 S. 900, Millcreek | marissasbooks.com

Alpha Coffee owners Carl & Lori Churchill

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What’s been your biggest challenge?

We committed to not laying anyone off right at the start of this. Balancing our reduced revenues with keeping people on payroll has been a challenge, but we’ve been able to do it through a combination of customer loyalty and our team members being selfless to support each other.

Will your business model change?

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Support local small businesses! You get better quality and keep the money circulating within our community to keep our local economy strong. We have always made it a part of our mission to carry items from local businesses and to source from local businesses wherever we can. So when you buy from us, not only are you helping a local, family-owned and veteranowned business, you are also supporting our whole supply chain of other local businesses.

How are you passing the time?

Honestly, we’ve been working so hard to keep the doors open and our team paid that we do not have a lot of free time. We have been working out remotely via Zoom with our awesome local gym, 212 Fitness, and getting a lot of reading done in the evening. But this has been a busy time.

What’s a takeaway from this?

Life is too short to drink bad coffee! Seriously, enjoy every day, choose to enjoy the little things, quality over quantity, and be a good human. Oh, and don’t hoard toilet paper, you covidiots!

What day is it?

It’s a beautiful spring day, and we are enjoying a great cup of coffee and some delicious breakfast burritos.

Your parting shot?

Let’s keep perspective. We’ve been married for more than 30 years and been through multiple combat deployments as a family, so things could be worse.Someone could be shooting at you or someone you love right now. Every order placed sends a cup of coffee to deployed troops. Thank you for your support of the Alpha Coffee mission!

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It’s a tie between our Viking and Amazonian specialty drinks. The Viking is a savory breve latte with extra espresso, butter, organic honey and sea salt. The Amazonian is a vegan latte with oak milk, espresso, cinnamon and high-end almond simple syrup.

Anything you wish to share with the public?

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What are your bestsellers?

From a business perspective, we can’t wait to welcome our customers back and see Alpha full and buzzing with energy. On a personal level, [my wife] Lori and I can’t wait to get outside mountain biking, rock climbing and SUPing with friends again. And we look forward to the day where we can shake hands and give hugs.

It’s our belief that adversity makes us stronger, and this has been the silver lining for us. We’ve grown closer as a team, and we’ll continue to communicate to the team like we’ve done during this crisis and we’ll probably do it via Zoom. We’ll also continue to be conservative to be able to absorb financial setbacks. Finally, we anticipate online ordering and pickup options being a bigger part of our business going forward.

What are you looking forward to when social What are you working on now? We are deep into a landscaping project to condistancing ends?

Carl Churchill Chief Coffee Officer Alpha Coffee

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Winslow Young Marketing Director Young Automotive What’s been your biggest challenge?

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The biggest obstacle has been shifting to at home service and delivery. We’ve been talking about offering vehicle service for a few years, but this has been a good catalyst to move forward with it. And we are seeing some great success.

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We believe we will continue to see increased at home sales and service to serve our customers. We think it’s a great convenience and has been an interesting shift for us.

What are your bestsellers?

That truly depends on the department and store. But definitely regular vehicle maintenance is a mainstay and always needed. On the vehicle side, over the past couple years, we’ve seen a strong shift away from customers purchasing sedans and moving into the crossover SUVs. They have become incredibly popular in our market.

What are you looking forward to when social distancing ends?

Going into this crisis we were fortunate to be in a very good position financially and even postioned in our market. So we feel confident that we will be coming out of this stronger than we were before. We look forward to serving our customers and community, and to continue growing our business and adding more stores to the Young Automotive family.

Are you offering any specials?

At this time, we’re increasing our efforts with Young Caring for Our Young Foundation and raising food for local food banks in need. Last week’s Pantry Parades raised more than 22,000 pounds of food. And we’re very proud of that. We also are working to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) for our medical heroes to keep them safe. We’re collecting those at each of our locations and working with IHC’s supplies director to deliver where it's needed.

How are you passing the time?

I’ve been trying to do at home workouts with my partner, lots of dog walks and some video games. My partner and I have also been delivering treats and gifts on front porches of loved ones, grandmas and friends.

What are you working on now?

I’m working to stay somewhat in shape while in quarantine, lol!

What’s a takeaway from this?

Not to take our friends and family interactions for granted.

What day is it? Blursday?

Your parting shot?

I think the best way to get through this yourself is to reach out and find ways to help others.

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Jeff Miller Owner/General Manager Mark Miller Subaru What’s been your biggest challenge?

Trying to access all the cleaning supplies required to keep our employees and customers safe. We’ve kept all our employees on staff, so we have plenty of people around to clean and disinfect.

Will your business model change?

Fortunately, we were relatively prepared for this as we were already set up for online retailing of vehicles. We’ve been picking up and dropping off vehicles for over a year. I believe more people will continue to use our pickup/ drop-off service and online shopping after this pandemic is over.

What are your bestsellers? Outbacks and Crosstreks

What are you looking forward to when social distancing ends?

Having more traffic. The fun part of this business is the people we get to meet, and right now, there are a lot fewer around.

Are you offering any specials?

We are offering free pickup and drop off for any customers within 25 miles of our stores for any service need. This

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includes all makes and models that we can service in our shops.

How are you passing the time?

We have been playing with the kids and watching a lot of Netflix. About halfway through Ozark right now.

What are you working on now?

Training plans and processes so that we are ready when the economy comes back with a boom.

What’s a takeaway from this?

Be prepared. You can’t fully plan for things like this but make sure you are always exploring new ways to make your company more nimble if it does happen.

What day is it?

Wednesday. I’m at work every day so that is an easy one.

Your parting shot?

The SBA program has and will help a lot of companies, but the government needs to make it more accessible to the smaller small businesses. I applaud them for adding more money but the communication between the SBA, the banks and the businesses has been awful.

801.553.5216 | markmillersubaru.com jeffm@markmiller.com

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t this point, local band Choir Boy isn’t just a common name around town, but in indie music communities all over the world. After releasing their infectious melancholy-pop fusion of an album, Passive with Desire, in 2016—and playing shows locally and touring aggressively world-wide for the better part of the last several years—they’ve finally returned with their follow-up album. May 8 marks the release of Gathering Swans, a more-than-fitting follow-up that delivers a uniquely inquisitive and substance-based pop album. “I think time and space might be the most notable for me,” says bassist Chaz Costello on the development of the record. “We have been on the road so much the last few years that we kind of had to adapt how songs get made. It seemed like every time we would start making some real progress on a song, we would have to put it down to prepare for tour. At the time it felt like a burden, but I think in the long run it gave us time to sit, tinker and think out each song more, which I think helped us make the best ones we could.” While peppering new tracks into their live performances, they also took time to put an emphasis on capturing the live energy of the songs in the recorded versions. They achieved this with expertly-paced synths by Jeff Kleinman, sweeping and romantic guitar by Michael Paulsen and Costello’s angst-ridden bass lines, which all perfectly convey the breadth of emotions explored in the album and by frontman Adam Klopp’s expressive voice. Klopp affirms that there was a lot of “frankensteining” of songs like “Toxic Eye,” which was a built-off-a-riff track finally finished in a night between himself and the tone- and detail-oriented guitarist Paulsen. Songs like “Sweet Candy” took longer to bring to life, though. The only song that they had difficulty fleshing out on stage, it finally came together during a psychedelia-tinged recording session. The result is, interestingly, a song that is equal parts “campy pop” and a new, effective aestheticism, representative of the themes of desire and foreboding that are the meat of the whole album. “Sweet Candy” paints the image of a narrator for whom forbidden desire holds the potential to make him “happy to be bad”— a reference that comes up later via the song “Happy to Be Bad.” There, very differently, the narrator seems consumed by the sweetness of a love attained and indulged in—all while a certain dread can still be felt in lyrics like “nailed to the cross of your affection.” This love song, filled with its clash of bliss and anxiety, meets the rest of the songs well—whether they’re the chunk of “self-help or self-critique” songs made up by darkly rhythmic singles like “Toxic Eye,” “Complainer” and similar stand-outs like “Eat the Frog” and “Shatter,” or songs of love’s fading like “Nites Like This.” While Klopp’s lyrics might suggest thinking himself in circles about the cycles of life or love—with the layout of the album giving each song a thematic match on the opposite end—he constantly returns to the intense potential that exists on either side of de-

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Choir Boy sire. Klopp’s narrators feel the urge to indulge in desire, to feel love and all that comes with it, as much as they do the urge to leave something “stale” behind despite fear of what may follow. With another reference to “Sweet Candy,” Klopp says, “[‘It’s Over’] parallels ‘Sweet Candy’ in a sense, because it’s from the perspective of someone who has indulged in a romantic chase, and it’s done and now they don’t know what to do. It’s the jaded emotion of defeat … they’re jumping ship.” Since that’s the opening track, one could see it and its dread sensation of jumping off into the unknown as signaling everything about and within the album—the need to move forward, into new or out of the old. Klopp finds an existential question in this cycle of beginnings and ends. “Nothing matters and nothing really means anything,” he says matter-of-factly. “But you have to define your own meaning to survive, or at least have happiness. And so that’s what ‘gathering swans’ means—to create that happiness or meaning for yourself.” That closing title track—a slow, haunting and ethereal waltz— sharply departs from and yet perfectly concludes the aching pop of the rest of Gathering Swans. The album’s sway between sorrow and joy, hope and uncertainty, seems particularly relevant right now, with the music world and Choir Boy’s place in it hanging in the balance of the global pandemic. While initially disappointed that all their hard-won fans won’t hear the album live for some time due to canceled tours, Klopp began to consider what exactly making music and playing live meant to him, something he’d already begun to ask himself after years of touring for bigger and bigger audiences. The pandemic hasn’t brought him much closer to an answer—at least, not one besides the one provided by Gathering Swans itself, that “things matter to people because they themselves make them matter.” In this strange new world, identifying the things that matter is a daily business of worry and hope, and Gathering Swans might just be the perfect soundtrack to it all. CW

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It’s hard to not mourn the loss of beloved summertime activities, but the folks at Sandy Amphitheater are preparing for a summer of social distancing. Their live Open Mic nights won’t be happening, but with the help of the Sandy Arts Guild, they’ve ingeniously decided to move the event online for all to enjoy. While videos are currently posted on the Sandy Amphitheater and Sandy Arts Guild Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts, there are plans to launch a new website for it. “We thought this would be a fun way to bring that same event online and showcase local talent during the quarantine,” Elyse George, Sandy Amphitheater Marketing and Development Manager, says. Nights will feature themes, too, giving some structure and expectation to each night; themes thus far have included “Classic Rock” and “The ‘90s.” George adds, “Since we host an in-person Open Mic event every summer, we have a platform and venue to showcase this same talent with a live audience later in the year. Each musician we select to post is automatically invited to be part of our popular Open Mic event at the Amphitheater, which is typically competitive to participate in, as slots fill up very quickly.” Anyone interested in participating in this virtual event should keep an eye out for theme announcements at facebook.com/Sandy.Amphitheater, RSVP to watch on their event page and make submissions at sandyampopenmic@gmail.com

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What seems like yesterday was really over a month ago—that’s when downtown bar Good Grammar presented its last monthly Critical Beatdown event (for the immediate

Sandy Amphitheater future, that is). Hosted by local DJ and producer Finale Grande, the event has gathered and supported makers and lovers of experimental electronic music monthly for the past three years. On that March night, Octave Willis—a local artist new to the production scene, though classically-trained in musicmaking—performed at the showcase night for the first time. And though he says he’s itching to get back to performing live, he’s been keeping busy by making and releasing music. March 27 marked the release of his EP Agora, an immersive, energetic work that’s trippy without totally tripping you out. Willis then donated initial proceeds from Bandcamp sales to the Tip Your Server program, benefitting SLC service workers who are out of employment (downtownalliance. com/tipyourserver). April found Willis teaming up with friend Jared Ray for some muchneeded collaborative work, resulting in the singles “Blessed” and “Lanora.” The pair also started thinking about not just production collaboration, but collaboration outside and beyond the days of this pandemic. “We want to put together a collective in SLC for music producers—not just a label or studio space, but a place for collaboration, mentorship, helping new and unheard producers get comfortable performing,” he explains. “We definitely expect more people to be producing at home during this time. When things clear, they may be unsure of what to do, and we want to help them out.” This forward thinking, while still in its early stages, is essential. Here’s hoping Willis and Ray are able to flesh it out just like they have their musical works.

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Not every business is just trying to stay afloat during these times—some want you to take care of the stuff you buy after it’s yours, or to just keep you entertained. This is the case for Randy’s Records, which is still open and operating—albeit with a capacity limit for customers visiting the store, and a cap on the time they can be inside—as well as shipping music, and posting even more records than usual on their Discogs page (randys.records on discogs.com). They’re also keeping things fun on their Instagram page, with IGTV videos like the humorous “record shopping in the modern world” that somehow pulls off satirizing COVID shopping habits: many squirts of sanitizer to the hands, goggles and a hoodie pulled up over the face, etc. Owner Sam Stinson can also be seen on video with updates on records they have in stock, and presenting things like the “Wash Your Wax Challenge,” which details how to use record-cleaning equipment for the vinyl you’re hopefully still buying. This last development is new, and posts on it are forthcoming, plus perhaps the chance to win some “free sh-t” as they put it on their Instagram. Whatever you need—from a laugh to a new record to cleaning tips—keep an eye on their frequently-updated Instagram (@randysrecordshop) for all your vinylrelated needs.

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Every S&S-owned venue—Urban Lounge, Kilby Court, Metro Music Hall, The Greek Station, among them—was among the first to identify a (then) potentially far-off date for re-opening. But now that it looks like originally-planned re-opening dates in mid-May might not be possible after all, they’re coming up with a new plan to float them in the meantime while they, like many business, wonder if they’ll ever get government assistance. They’re not exactly asking for donations to support them, but for local music-lovers to have faith, and remember that there will be a tomorrow after all this. A weirdly eerie and nostalgic picture of the inside of Kilby Court’s bathroom area—with its signature Pizza Hut knock-off logo on the wall—has been shared a lot on social media, distilling in this writer at least, some trepidation about a potential future without venues like Kilby to foster local music. So, for anyone with cash to do so, invest it in our community by paying Urban Lounge, Kilby Court, or any other S&S venue now, and receiving for future use an extra amount’s worth in show-ticket credits. Donors can give as little as $25 for $30 in ticket credit, jump to $50 for $60 in credit plus a venue-repping t-shirt, or even $250 for $325 credit, a t-shirt, VIP seating for two nights and an invite to the big party they’re gonna throw when the world opens back up. Find more info on how to donate and redeem tickets on the homepage of sartainandsaunders.com. Don’t forget that even if it doesn’t feel like it now, shows will live again; in the meantime, the places that will house them could use some love and support.

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The University of Utah is no exception to the nationwide early closure of campuses, and its college radio station K-UTE has faced the same hard choices as every other college radio station across the country. While not all have chosen to continue operating, K-UTE has adapted and continues to push out content on their website—and it’s honestly one of the most refreshing spots to linger online right now. While every corner of the internet—from socials to online journals—seems to be saturated with overwhelming content about you-know-what, K-UTE is still offering … fairly normal content. At press time, their front page features an

album review, a personal essay/survey of the work of Earl Sweatshirt and a list of “Songs for the End of the World” that graciously doesn’t name any details about the end of the world, just some songs for it. Podcasts by Hayden Limbach are posted every two-ish weeks from his home far, far from campus. One recent example, recorded back in February at Kilby Court, features local lovers of the venue swapping stories about the venue, with the chatter of people and instrument-tuning murmuring behind them—almost nostalgic sounds at this point. The creative adaptation to keeping their website up and running with blog posts and easy-listening podcasts is not only admirable, but maybe just the break that some of us need. Visit kuteradio.org to listen, read or just forget about the world.

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hen the COVID-19 lockdown commenced in March, it was clear that plenty of things would change. For movie-lovers, it meant no opportunity for the foreseeable future to enjoy movies in a theater, with an audience, as God intended. Yet at the same time, many of us found ourselves with a lot of extra time on our hands, and a wealth of streaming options for watching a lot of movies. Maybe it was close to scratching the itch, but it was more like scratching it just enough so that it was itching even more. It seems to me, however, that there are

things you can do make your stay-at-home movie-watching feel a little bit more like watching a film in a theater. While it takes some effort and planning—and of course it’s still not going to be exactly the same— these steps can get you incrementally closer to that elusive theatrical experience. Pick something new to watch. It’s completely understandable that, at a time when most of us are feeling pretty anxious about the world, we might gravitate towards “comfort food” watching of movies that we already know and love. However, a lot of going out to the movies is about a sense of discovery—checking out something your friends have been raving about, or has been winning awards, but that you haven’t had a chance to see yet yourself. Yes, you’re taking a risk on something that you might not love; then again, you might just discover a new favorite. Make it a (safe) party. The communal part of theatrical movie-going is hard to replicate. If possible, though, set up a specific time when all the people already in your household can watch something together. Or set up a meet-up using your video-conference method of preference, and have a bunch of friends all start watching the same movie at the same time. Then

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enjoy some post-film social time chatting about what you’ve all just seen, just like back in the day. If you can, support local entities. For many of you, the COVID crash has resulted in economic uncertainty, and a reluctance to fork over extra cash beyond what you’re already paying for your monthly streaming services. That’s completely understandable. But if your circumstances do permit, give a boost to organizations that are using streaming cinema options to bring you brand-new independent film releases. Check out Salt Lake Film Society’s SLFSatHome.org or Park City Film’s Virtual Cinema (parkcityfilm.org), and help keep both independent exhibition and independent filmmaking vital for when we’re already to get back into real-world theaters. Watch the way you’d watch if you were in a theater. The temptation to stay in your bathrobe and/or sweatpants is strong right now. I feel you. Just remember that part of what makes going out to the movies fun is that it’s going out. Dress yourself the way you’d dress for an evening on the town. Then, if you’re someone who needs your favorite snacks while watching, have those ready, too. If you’re missing movie-theater popcorn, you can even order and pick some

up curbside at multiple Megaplex Theaters locations; visit megaplextheatres.com for details. Bring down the lights, and bring up the sound. This might seem obvious, but it’s amazing how many people watch their movies at home with all the lights on. Not only does a fully-illuminated room make it feel a lot less like a theater, it robs you of being able to make out much of what’s on screen—especially in movies like horror films where a lot of scenes might be dimly lit. Then add a little bit of oomph to the volume at which you usually play your movies (keeping in mind your neighbors or sleeping children). Do your best to give yourself a viewing experience where you won’t actually miss what’s going on. Focus on the movie, and only the movie. Distracting others with lit-up phones in an actual movie theater is bad; it’s also not great to distract yourself. And unless you simply can’t hold it in and need to pause for a bathroom break, try to run the movie from start to finish. Power down, unplug and allow yourself to become fully immersed in what you’re watching. Let storytelling take you away, and remind you of when you can once again settle into a theater seat and enjoy the feature presentation. CW

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You will have God and fate and warm fuzzy vibes on your side as you dare to dream and scheme about a fresh SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) start. Any mistakes you committed once upon a time could become When was the last time you researched the intricacies of what you don’t like and don’t desire and don’t want to become? Now irrelevant as you fantasize practically about a future breakthrough. is a favorable time to take a thorough inventory. You’ll generate good fortune for yourself by naming the following truths: 1. goals GEMINI (May 21-June 20) In 1855, Gemini-born Walt Whitman published his book of poetry and dreams that are distractions from your primary mission; 2. Leaves of Grass. A literary critic named Rufus Wilmot Griswold attitudes and approaches that aren’t suitable for your temperadid not approve. In a review, he derided the work that would ment and that don’t contribute to your maximum health; 3. people eventually be regarded as one of America’s literary masterpieces. and influences that are not in alignment with your highest good. “It is impossible to imagine how any man’s fancy could have conceived such a mass of stupid filth,” Griswold wrote, adding that SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Whitman had a “degrading, beastly sensuality” driven by “the vil- Novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky believed that the cleverest people est imaginings.” Whitman’s crafty Gemini intelligence responded are those who regularly call themselves fools. In other words, ingeniously to the criticism. In the next edition of Leaves of Grass, they feel humble amusement as they acknowledge their failings the author printed Griswold’s full review. It helped sell even more and ignorance—thereby paving the way for creative growth. They steadily renew their commitment to avoid being knowbooks! I invite you to consider comparable twists and tricks. it-alls, celebrating the curiosity that such blessed innocence enables them to nurture. They give themselves permission to CANCER (June 21-July 22) In your efforts to develop a vibrant community and foster a vital ask dumb questions! Now is a favorable time for you to employ network of connections, you have an advantage. Your emotionally these strategies. rich, nurturing spirit instills trust in people. They’re drawn to you because they sense you will treat them with care and sensitivity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) On the other hand, these fine attributes of yours may sometimes What wonderful improvements and beautiful influences would cause problems. Extra-needy, manipulative folks may interpret you love to be basking in by May 1, 2021? What masterpieces your softness as weakness. They might try to exploit your kindness would you love to have as key elements of your life by then? I to take advantage of you. So, the challenge for you is to be your invite you to have fun brainstorming about these possibilities generous, welcoming self without allowing anyone to violate your in the next two weeks. If an exciting idea bubbles up into your boundaries or rip you off. Everything I just said will be helpful to awareness, formulate a plan that outlines the details you’ll meditate on in the coming weeks as you reinvent yourself for the need to put in place so as to bring it to fruition when the time future time when the coronavirus crisis will have lost much of its is right. I hereby authorize you to describe yourself with these terms: begetter; originator; maker; designer; founder; propower to disrupt our lives. ducer; framer; generator. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Now is an excellent time to take inventory of your integrity. 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Roofing: Generally, building codes don’t allow for more than two layers of asphalt shingles before the roof has to be torn off and fully replaced. That doesn’t mean your roof only has two layers, it just means you (or a shady shingler) threw up a third layer on a Sunday when no one was looking. If you have a few missing, curling or loose shingles, replace them. But be careful. If you take care of your roof, you can extend its life and not spend a fortune to replace it for a while. Caulk: While you’re up on the roof, caulk around your chimney(s) and vents. Swamp cooler prep: Also, while up on the roof, get your swamp cooler ready for summer. Upgrading your cooler pads to those with wood or synthetic fibers allows for more air to flow through the water streams. Check your fan belt on the squirrel cage for cracks. Also, a number of local HVAC vendors are offering deals on cooler maintenance right now, so shop around. Most homes I visit these days have upgraded to central air but keep the swamp cooler as a spring/ fall alternative. A new central-air system is not that expensive if you have the air vents already in your home used for your furnace. Check the gutters: Gutters leak, gutters sag. Clean out your gutters from winter, and then run a hose and see where the leaks are and caulk them. Water running into your foundation is no bueno and can set you up for ugly problems later. Again, maintenance vs. replacement saves money. Window resealing: Windows leak air. Replacing them is expensive when you may just need to seal them properly. If you notice your double windows have moisture in-between the two panels, you’ve got to replace the whole window which usually starts at $300 per small double window.

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Water leaks: If you suspect a water leak in your home because you see mold or smell moisture, call a home inspector who can do an infrared photo shoot of your walls. One report I’ve seen says that a slow leak can waste 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of water per year so it’s worth crawling around and checking your pipes. Also, getting your main sewer line/water line insured could save you a small fortune in the future, and that can be under $20 a month vs. a $15,000 line replacement. Your insurance doesn’t cover what you think when it comes to sewer or water line breaks. I’m a big fan of home warranty policies. These are insurance programs for the mechanical parts of your home. For $500 per year on an average home, you can cover plumbing backups, replace a furnace/air conditioner or hot-water heater that breaks, fix electrical issues that come up and insure your appliances. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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Bright Idea As leaders worldwide search for ways to encourage people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, officials in Indonesia are taking advantage of its citizens’ superstitions, Reuters reported on April 13. Kepuh, a village on Java island, is employing village residents to dress as “pocong,” or the trapped souls of the dead, in Indonesian folklore. The ghostly figures, wrapped in white shrouds with their heads covered and dark-rimmed eyes peering out, surprise unsuspecting pedestrians, then disappear into the night. The strategy appears to be working: Villagers have been seen running off in fright when the pocong appear. “People will not gather or stay on the streets after evening prayers,” resident Karno Supadmo said.

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Buried Treasure A man in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England, set out to build a deck in his back garden in early April and uncovered a mystery. As John Brayshaw, 40, began digging post holes, he unearthed an automobile buried on its side, Yahoo News UK reported. “I thought it was an old air raid shelter at first, then I saw the roof,” Brayshaw said. “Then I kept digging and saw the door, the steering wheel and realized it was a full car, complete with the registration plate. The only thing that was missing was the wheels.” Brayshaw, who has owned the home for about six months, believes the 1955/56 Ford predates the previous owners, who resided in the home 50 years. Inexplicable n Davis, California, resident Shaun Lamar Moore, 40, was arrested on April 12 and charged with burglary after allegedly stealing a specimen that was waiting to be tested for COVID19 from the Sutter Davis Hospital. Authorities said hospital employees reported a person had entered the facility April 11 and removed the specimen, Fox News reported. That evening, police were alerted that a sealed COVID-19 specimen was found in a shopping cart at a nearby CVS store. Police Deputy Chief Paul Doroshov said the specimen “hadn’t been opened or tampered with based on the security seals. ... Although the incident is very serious, detectives do not believe (Moore) intended to harm himself or others,” he added.

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Desperate Measures Olive Veronesi, 93, of Seminole, Pennsylvania, wasn’t shy about letting loved ones know what she needed during the lockdown. “I need more beer!” read a sign she held up, along with a can of Coors Light. A relative posted Veronesi’s photo to social media, KDKA reported, and her predicament went viral. “I have a beer every night. ... I was on my last 12 cans. You know what, beer has vitamins in it. It’s good for you, only don’t overdo it,” Veronesi said. On April 13, she got her wish: Molson Coors delivered 10 cases of her favorite brew to her front door. Her new sign reads, “Got more beer!” Names in the News n A baby born on April 6 in Sheopur, Bhopal, India, will carry a special name with him through his life: Lockdown. Manju Mail, his mother, confirmed to hospital staff: “Yes, he is Lockdown, as he was born during the lockdown period.” Her husband, Raghunath, told The Times of India: “It is a significant name. The whole world using lockdown as a means to stem this pandemic. We should not take Lockdown lightly.”

Getting the Message Out Civic-minded car designer Kanyaboyina Sudhakar of the Sudha Cars Museum in Bahadurpura, India, has built a one-seat vehicle in the shape of the coronavirus “so that awareness can be spread on social distancing,” he told The Times of India on April 8. The six-wheeled Corona Car can go about 25 mph and took Sudhakar 10 days to build. “I have always made cars to give back to the society in my own way,” Sudhakar said. “(I)t is important to tell people to stay home and stay safe, and the coronavirus car is meant to convey the message.”

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n Kevin Fallon, 30, of New York City reportedly sent warnings to friends and family on April 9 that he intended to blow up a bronze statue in Central Park depicting characters from Alice in Wonderland, according to court documents. On April 11, he allegedly followed up with photos of a pipe bomb and ammunition, along with threats: “This is going to hurt. None of you are safe. I am lethal.” At his mother’s request, NYPD conducted a wellness check at his apartment that day and found three bombs, ammunition and knives that had been taped together, authorities said. The New York Post reported the bombs were found to be nonfunctional, and later that day, Fallon was found at a hotel in the city, where he was taken into custody and charged with making a terroristic threat.

Ewwwww A new study has found the presence of a parasitic worm called Anisakis, or herring worms, in raw or undercooked seafood has increased 283-fold since the 1970s. Study co-author Chelsea Wood, assistant professor in the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, said most people who’ve eaten the worms think they have food poisoning. The symptoms are much the same, she told United Press International, and they disappear after the worm dies in a few days. But the worms can reach 0.8 inches in length and are visible to the naked eye, Wood noted. While fish processors and sushi chefs are adept at removing the worms, she suggested cutting sushi in half and inspecting each piece if you’re concerned. Least Competent Criminal Furquan Muhammad, 22, started his very bad encounter with law enforcement on April 11 when he sped off after being pulled over in Monroe County, Georgia, for not having a license tag, authorities said. Georgia State Patrol spokesperson Lt. Stephanie Stallings told the Atlanta Journal Constitution that as the car sped by, troopers saw “there were other passengers in the fleeing vehicle that appeared to be children.” The chase went on through four counties, until Muhammad crashed into a state trooper’s car, which then caused a chain reaction involving four police vehicles and injured two troopers, according to authorities. Along with Muhammad in the car, deputies said they found four children (ranging in age from 9 weeks to 15 years old), marijuana, Xanax pills, a firearm and $2,000 in cash. Muhammad was arrested on multiple charges. Send tips to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com.

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The Continuing Crisis Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Saugus, California, on April 7 after a dispute over toilet paper turned violent, CNN reported. A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with battery after his mother told deputies he had punched her. Sheriff’s department spokesperson Shirley Miller said the man had accused his mother of hiding toilet paper, which she admitted to deputies, saying her son was using too much. “This is the first arrest I’ve heard of that started out over an argument over toilet paper,” Miller said.

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n Similarly, in Chhattisgarh, India, another couple blessed their twins, born March 27, with timely names: Corona and Covid. Preeti Verma, 27, told the Press Trust of India her children’s names symbolize triumph over hardships. “Indeed the virus is dangerous and life-threatening, but its outbreak made people focus on sanitation, hygiene and inculcate other good habits,” she said.

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