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• Politics is rotten: Peter Golub discusses South Ossetia conflict ---

  Editor’s Note: The Selective Echo is pleased to feature Peter Golub, a highly talented young scholar of Russian literature and philosophy, in a Q&A about the South Ossetia conflict that has been dominating international news this summer. Peter, 26, was born in Moscow and moved to Salt Lake City with his family as a young […]

• Viva Brazil: SLC Film Center’s 6th anniversary fundraiser Aug. 29 ---

  For its sixth anniversary, the SLC Film Center will celebrate with an Aug. 29 fundraiser at Tucano’s Brazilian Grill at the downtown Gaeway Mall, honoring not only significant contributors to Utah’s film industry but also the state’s extensive social, economic, and cultural ties to Brazil.
  Among the honorees will be Leigh von der Esch of the […]

• Apple leaves industry rivals in the dust on customer satisfaction ---

  It will be interesting to see if Jerry Seinfeld will help Microsoft’s new $300 million “Windows, Not Walls” ad campaign when it launches Sept. 4. Seinfeld is expected to snag $10 million to be Microsoft’s new celebrity pitchman.
  Microsoft is indeed having major problems. In this week’s latest report of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), […]

• Salt Lake City leads Nielsen markets for Olympics viewing ---

  With the second half of the Olympics at full speed, Salt Lake City leads major markets in ratings for the games. Variety reports that by market, the top scores have come in Salt Lake City (24.7/48), Minneapolis and Denver (both 24.5/45), Michael Phelps’ hometown of Baltimore (23.5/39) and San Diego (23.3/44). (Keep in mind the […]

• Sampling world-class cheeses at Caputo’s: A starting list ---

  Recently, The Selective Echo featured the new cheese cave at Tony Caputo’s Market and Deli. Now, refreshed from his most recent overseas trip, Matt Caputo, the store’s director of marketing, shares some of his current favorites, all of which are available at the store and most of which are being gracefully aged in the new […]