Archive for March, 2008
Too numb to emote: Trouble in the Mexican emo scene
0 Comments Published by Professor Les March 31st, 2008 in Mexico, Music, Community Dialogue, Hispanic heritage, Current Events, Pop Culture.Editor’s Note: The Selective Echo is always pleased to bring guest postings from Mark Alvarez, a Salt Lake City attorney who is living in Mexico with his wife, Lorena. Mark shares a well-informed perspective about anti-emo protests and violence that have occurred in Mexico City and Queretaro.
“A civilization could be judged by the diversity it […]
Mutual commitment registry tries to acknowledge ‘a very natural thing’
0 Comments Published by Professor Les March 30th, 2008 in Community Dialogue, Politics, Current Events.This weekend, I screened “A Very Natural Thing,” a 1973 film that was among the first commercially distributed films in the United States dealing with gay relationships. Directed and written by Christopher Larkin, it was positioned as the gay community’s answer to the iconic “Love Story” released in 1970.
The film — which despite its occasional […]
Strong economic indicators, wise collaborative planning bode well for Salt Lake City’s downtown
0 Comments Published by Professor Les March 26th, 2008 in Community Dialogue, Current Events, Business News.With strong economic benchmarks already in place, the estimated $5 billion in projects scheduled over the next five years in the forty-block central business district will cement Salt Lake City’s place as the undisputed hottest city in the United States, according to enthusiastic reports by city and state officials as well as key project developers.
In […]
Subtly and whimsically, Brother Timm tinges his relational art with a tribute to the Mannerists
0 Comments Published by Professor Les March 23rd, 2008 in Fine Art, Pop Culture.At first glance, one would understandably be perplexed by Timm Paxton’s affinity for Benvenuto Cellini, the 16th century Italian High Renaissance artist, sculptor, goldsmith, mercenary and writer. Paxton — or Brother Timm, his preferred nom de artiste — has, among other things, gained a good reputation for recycling Fisher-Price toys into customized small pull toys […]
Poor Yorick Studios slates two-day Open Studio March 28-29
1 Comment Published by Professor Les March 22nd, 2008 in Current Events, Fine Art.The 42 Salt Lake City artists who comprise the Poor Yorick Studios will hold their semi-annual, post-equinox Two Day Open Studio on Friday, March 28, from 6-10 p.m. and Saturday, March 29, from 1 to 5 p.m.
The studios are located at 126 W Crystal Ave (2590 S) in South Salt Lake. The event is free […]
Early Easter holiday will not affect sales for candy, eggs and coloring kits
0 Comments Published by Professor Les March 21st, 2008 in Current Events, Business News, Pop Culture.Despite the fact that Easter is falling just 38 days after Valentine’s Day, the earliest such occurrence since 1913, the Nielsen Company is reporting that chocolate candy sales will hit $318 million this year, the second biggest holiday of the year for candy (hint: guess which is the leader).
Also, domestic sales of eggs during this […]
