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Forget about Halloween, haunted houses and ghosts. It is scary to live in Utah on any given day. The state is largely ruled by older, white men who are members of a religious sect that historically has worked to keep minorities and women from attaining any real power. Many adherents to this religious cult are devotees to Donald Trump. Through gerrymandering, liberal Democrats, who are in the majority in Salt Lake County, have very limited power. These people in control have been taught from birth to never question any of their spiritual leaders or any of the writings emanating from its headquarters. Thus, even though Utah is somewhat progressive when compared to the former slave states, it joins with them in wanting to restrict voting rights, never supporting the Equal Rights Amendment, dragging its feet on phasing out carbon fuels, paying its teachers poorly and packing the classrooms with 40-plus students.

@SLCWEEKLY The state’s attorney general, kept in power by the state’s GOP, Mormon power structure, is a major embarrassment. The only hope for the state is in the major influx of new younger people coming in for high-tech jobs. I encourage all these people to become registered to vote and to become politically active. Until this happens, mostly old, white Mormon men will rule indefinitely. TED OTTINGER

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So crazy! The people who read City Weekly are not supporters of [Operation Underground Railroad]. Sadly, those who live in Davis and Utah Counties will continue promoting them. They have somewhere around $25 million in the bank. Imagine what we could do with that! TERRY H. PALMER

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“Half Measures (Dune)” Oct. 21 Film Review

“Ballet West: Dracula” Oct. 21 Essentials

Loved it. It was everything I loved about [David] Lynch’s version plus fixed the problems of pacing and excessive exposition. Can’t wait for Part 2.

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Cool! Ballet and horror. Just like Black Swan!

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Via Instagram ‘Twas great! A lot of energy in the dance. Took the grandkids, 13 and 9, who really enjoyed it. It is a different story than the Bram Stoker novel, but just preview the

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What songs make you tear up every time you hear it? Paula Saltas

“Drink With Me” from Les Misérables. Probably the most powerful song in the movie.

Eric Granato

“Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper. I was told it was my parents “song” from a young age. I’m not crying, you’re crying.

Kathy Mueller

“Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac (my divorce song)

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Angela Lansbury singing “Beauty and the Beast,” with the caveat that it happens while watching the movie, not just listening to it on its own. The juxtaposition of the song with the scene is what slays me.

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Air Supply’s “All Out of Love.” My aunt loved this song, and she would karaoke it. She died unexpectedly too soon, and I miss her every day. It makes me cry every time thinking about her. (Crying right now typing this out).

Chelsea Neider

“Let It Be” by the Beatles. Reminds me of my dad.

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“Just the Two of Us.” You know, because there’s only one of us now.

Benjamin Wood

Not a big cryer, but there’s something about “I Get Overwhelmed” by Dark Rooms that hits me like a ton of bricks.

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or most of my career, I took pride in not having to dress up or wear a tie to work. That was basically an easy path for me since, in my line of work, I seldom bumped into people dressed in the costumes that business people wear. I drank whiskey with plumbers, told lies with construction workers, laughed with club and restaurant personnel—none of whom wore suits—meanwhile publishing stories about persons who all seemed to wear suits to work. I wanted none of that. It’s not personal. I respect people, not suits. Anyway, I look like hell in a suit. Over time and in spurts that lasted from weeks or months or years, my workplace attire ran a gamut of phases. For a few years, it was Hawaiian shirts. Nothing but Hawaiian shirts. Then it was a period of solid colors. I had a serious dark glasses phase. Another with ball caps. In most years, below the belt was denim only, preferably Levi’s. In some years, it was cutoffs or cargo pants—even cargo pants cutoffs—but often as not, gym pants. In a delusional period, I wore vests. Then, suspenders. The only consistent clothing I’ve ever worn is red University of Utah sports apparel—to the point that stray dogs consider me to be a useful part of their street furniture. I kept a tie, dress shirt and jacket for those days I absolutely had to look the part, most often for funerals. Other than that, I was, and remain, a slob. Thus, I know a slob when I see one, and I’m here to announce—belatedly, judging from the thrashing the he’s already earned on Twitter—that former high school teacher, former member of the Utah House of Representatives, former Utah congress-

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man, former chair of the Utah Republican Party and, as of Monday night, former member of the Utah Independent Redistricting Committee (UIRC) Rob “Do you dig my hair?” Bishop is a slob at heart. If it makes you feel better, Rob, old dogs and children dig retro hair, especially on men like you and me who still have all of theirs. Yours is real, right? It wasn’t that long ago that Bishop was named one of the best-dressed men in all of Congress. Mr. Three Piece Suit. My, how far they fall. It was bad enough that he quit the UIRC in a revealing, partisan snit. But when he stood to piously leave the committee, well, a few dogs and several of his own hairs changed their mind right there about Rob Bishop. Fox13’s Ben Winslow (a genuine fashionista) reported that Bishop was wearing a hoodie, shorts and sandals. Huh? It was as if Bishop was taking his role 100% seriously—not. The accounts I’ve read don’t reveal if Bishop committed the fashion faux pas of also wearing socks—a Utah thing—but that’s of little consequence. The point is Utahns were left wondering: Who is this Austin Powerswannabe, any way? Well, he may be a former teacher, but he never taught math. Regarding his distaste for working with persons not of his party, he said, “If there’s a minority party with 30% of the vote, it should tell them that three-fourths of the state is not agreeing with them, and they should change their method somewhere. Instead, there are groups out there that want this commission to do it for them.” No, actually, we don’t want that. We want to know how it is that a person can be elected to Congress without understanding that one-fourth of something and 30% of the same thing are not equal. Is that so hard? Bishop is known for such intellectual butchery. In 2019, he was named the Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day by the Daily Kos. That was when he proclaimed that the Green

New Deal was “tantamount to genocide” and his defensive explanation for believing that was because “I’m an ethnic. I’m a Westerner.” I’ve had family members traipsing upon and stealing from the native inhabitants of the West since the 1840s, so I can credibly deny the notion that “Westerner” is an ethnicity. Ethnics have suffered miserably here. As a civics teacher, which he was, it seems like Bishop would know that. Color me silly, but I see nothing in the Bishop portfolio that indicates ethnicity of any kind. He’s super bland. Thus, he read the room, saw he was losing and decided to make his glorious exit—we presume similarly adorned Ted Cruz was waiting in the wings with buddy flight tickets to Mexico. He knows the UIRC will likely not produce fruit for the Utahns without a voice in Congress, but he had to dance anyway. When this all gets kicked back to the Legislature, Utah can count on House Speaker Brad Wilson to make sure Salt Lake County gets screwed in the next district alignments. That is his job. Not to legislate, but to make it so legislation isn’t necessary. That makes governance easy—keeping dissent out. Dissent doesn’t sit well with Bishop, who thinks that by being fair to Salt Lake County—currently sliced three ways out of representation—somehow deprives Kanosh its voice. It doesn’t. Keeping the status quo deprives all of Utah of an honest discussion and meaningful compromise. During this mapping period, Bishop had to work with persons he despises—Democrats and liberals. The tell was when he said to them, “I respect each of you as an individual.” How awful, Rob, that you were in the minority for a few meetings. Gee, if only I could relate to being in the minority. If only I could just up and run away. Enjoy Cancun, Rob. CW Send comments to john@cityweekly.net

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HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

MISS: Do As We Say

The Republican Party of today in Utah (and maybe the country) does—and doesn’t—like mandates. We know, it’s confusing. The Legislature really doesn’t like the idea that the feds have mandated life-saving vaccines for federal workers. And they’re not good with private businesses mandating masks or vaccines, either, House Speaker Brad Wilson told Fox13 News in a we’ve-gotour-eyes-on-you warning. It doesn’t matter that private businesses have decided to embrace the mandates, because Wilson thinks it might just create a “problem” for someone. Speaking of problems, teachers are now worried about a different mandate—this one from that same Legislature. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, R-South Jordan, one of the guys who thinks Critical Race Theory will upset kids, is at it again, seeking to require all K-12 history materials to be posted online and vetted by parents, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Those would be Utah’s Stepford parents who scream at school board meetings because they prefer fairy tales.

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Woo-hoo! Utah is “swimming in money,” according to a KUTV 2 report. That’s hundreds of millions and more. What an opportunity, right? The state could feed its hungry children, it could fund homeless agencies and maybe tackle the air pollution problem. But wait—these are Reagan Republicans who really, really like tax cuts they hope will stanch inflation and help families. The answer is complicated, but a Washington Post article from 2020 notes that “trickle-down” tax cuts just make the rich richer. “A London School of Economics report by David Hope and Julian Limberg examined five decades of tax cuts in 18 wealthy nations and found they consistently benefited the wealthy but had no meaningful effect on unemployment or economic growth,” WaPo reported. But back to the big bucks. Looks like we’ll have plenty to pay for Sean Reyes’ lawsuits to keep Bears Ears small.

HIT: Guns Blazin’

“Utah Gun Laws,” the Deseret News headline blared, “No safety training required. No concealed carry permit needed. Could that be a problem?” Well, yeah. The News interviewed a concealed carry instructor about the stunning effects of the Utah law that tossed the requirement for training. And any ol’ body can conceal a gun these days because it’s a constitutional freedom thing, according to Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George, who learned about guns from his hunting family, and gee, he feels “safe” with a gun. Yes, there’s a lot of fear these days, but there’s a lot of violence, too, and not from well-trained gun owners. The Salt Lake Tribune ran stories this weekend on a man with a firearm in City Creek Center, and police looking for a suspect in a deadly downtown shooting. The News story made clear that free-wheeling gun carrying is just dangerous.

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Redistricting Map Hand-Off

You voted for an independent commission to help draw voting district maps. Now is the time to see what the Legislature will do with them. The Utah Independent Redistricting Commission has finished its work and will hand off three maps for each district—congressional, school board and Utah legislative boundaries. The Legislature has given the public a short time to weigh in, but you can still call your state representatives to ask them to do the right thing. Of course, the right thing means no gerrymandering. If you can’t be there for the hand-off to the Legislative Redistricting Committee, be sure to call your reps. Utah State Capitol, 30 House Building, 350 N. State, Monday, Nov. 1, 2 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3GbLTkn

Midterm Mess

You can’t believe everything you hear, but there is a lot riding on the 2022 midterm election. Democrats see their thin majority at risk and Republicans see opportunities to grow their base. At The Midterms: What to Expect Next November and Beyond, you will hear about how the midterms matter more than ever “in this divided era, as the country begins a redistricting cycle amid a wave of new laws that will make it harder for Americans to vote.” For instance, experts will weigh in on the role and effect of primary voters on the elections. Speakers come from both the Romney and Obama presidential campaigns. Virtual, Thursday, Nov. 4, 3 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3lXyzIl

Surveillance Economy

Ever worry about how AI has taken over your life? The world is changing rapidly, and it’s not just computers. Everything you carry tracks you, your needs and desires— and it’s all for profit. At the Tanner Lecture on AI and Human Values with Shoshana Zuboff, she will take you through the myriad changes in “a world in which technology users are neither customers, employees nor products.” She argues that they are “the raw material for new procedures of manufacturing and sales that define an entirely new economic order—a surveillance economy.” If this scares you, it should. Virtual, Thursday, Oct. 28, 12 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3po1fwa

Mardi Gras Masking

Who doesn’t love Mardi Gras, especially if you live in New Orleans? Here we are about to experience Halloween where masking is not only fun, but can be deep and meaningful. Mardi Gras Indians—or Black Masking Indians—are Black carnival revelers in New Orleans, who dress up for Mardi Gras in suits influenced by Native American ceremonial apparel. However, it’s not all about men. At Women in Black Masking Traditions, you’ll explore the contributions, creations and leadership of women in this movement. You’ll hear about their roles as spiritual leaders, Black masking Indians and Baby Dolls, and how their practices “celebrate tradition, challenge assumptions and create space for women as leaders and creators within New Orleans traditions.” Virtual, Thursday, Oct. 28, 5 p.m., free/ register. https://bit.ly/3b21tAT

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Familiar stories can often feel completely new when artist takes a different way of looking at them. That’s the way that Wasatch Contemporary Dance approaches the source material of Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories about Alice and her adventures in Wonderland, as part of the new dance presentation Curioser. As told by WCD and choreographer Jaclyn Brown, Curioser “is a work that investigates mental health issues and their physical manifestations in the body, as well as their impact on social interactions in both isolation and a group setting,” Brown says in an artist statement. “Based on the Mad Hatter’s question ‘Have I gone mad?’… , we navigate this sensitive issue with respect to the community that it affects, and an aim to destigmatize discussion of its related topics.” “During the process of creation, it has been difficult to … embody the various forms of mental illness in a way that deals with the elements of dance, rather than adopting a characterization we do not have experience with ourselves. … We have made

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an immense effort to abstract these concepts into a piece that displays a less-than-literal interpretation.” You can catch Curioser at the Covey Center for the Arts (425 W. Center St., Provo) Oct. 28-29 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. On Oct. 29, 4-6:30 p.m., the company will offer a workshop for dancers 14-18 years old in conjunction with the production. Tickets are $17-$30; face coverings are recommended, but not required. Visit wasatchcontemporary.com for tickets and additional event information. (Scott Renshaw)

Plan-B Radio Hour: Sleepy Hollow You might think that an all-audio dramatic presentation would be easier to stage in the COVID era than an in-person show—but that’s not necessarily the case, according to Plan-B Theatre Company’s artistic director Jerry Rapier. Sleepy Hollow, the 15th installment of the company’s Radio Hour presentations on KUER, was originally planned for last year, but the limitations of the studio’s recording space made it impossible. “At that point [in 2020], no one felt safe, so we just shelved it,” Rapier recalls. “There’s barely enough room to socially-distance the actors in the Radio West studio proper; we have to put them at funny angles. A soundproof room is great for quality radio, but not great for COVID spacing.” Still, though a hybrid of in-person and virtual rehearsals and a lot of that creative arrangement of the team, Plan-B will get to present Matthew Ivan Bennett’s original adaptation of the familiar Washington Irving story about mild-mannered Ichabod Crane (Radio Hour stalwart Jay Perry) and his encounter with the terrifying Headless Horseman. The

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story choice this time came from Radio West’s Doug Fabrizio; “The minute he suggested it,” Rapier says, “it was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do a real spooky Halloween show.’” Radio Hour: Sleepy Hollow will be performed and broadcast live on Friday, Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. on KUER 90.1, with an encore broadcast at 7 p.m. The show will subsequently be available via the Radio West podcast, via the Plan-B Theatre Company app, and on the KUER website page that houses the history of the Radio Hour collaboration. (SR)

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ENTERTAINMENT PICKS, OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Though Halloween dominates popular culture as a fall event, recent years have seen growing interest in the traditional Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration, in part owing to representation in popular culture like the Pixar feature Coco. Locally, one of the biggest such celebrations annually takes place at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center (3333 S. Decker Lake Dr., West Valley City), and it returns to a live presentation in 2021 with plentiful activities marking the occasion. The event is scheduled to include traditional Mexican dance and music performances, food and beer garden offerings, community altars and several hands-on craft activities for all ages. Attendees are also invited to participate in the La Catrina/El Catrín costume contest, evoking the figure of the well-dressed, smiling-skull-faced figure from Mexican Día de los Muertos iconography, part of a tradition dating back to artists of the early 1900s reminding people that even the wealthy

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landowners could not escape mortality. Gallery exhibits (running through Nov. 4) including ofrendas (pictured), traditional Mexican dresses and photography of previous Day of the Dead celebrations are also available for viewing included with admission, along with a local artists’ market. The Day of the Dead events take place Saturday, Oct. 30, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., with tickets $5 for adults and free for children 12 and under. Face masks will be required for all attendees over the age of 4, and entry will be through timed-ticket reservations. Visit culturalcelebration.org for tickets and additional information. (SR)

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In the nearly 30 years since Jurassic Park became a cinematic blockbuster, dinosaurs have only continued to grow more compelling in the public imagination. They seem like things from another world, even though they were once part of ours. And thanks to an exciting touring attraction, it can feel like that again. Jurassic Quest is a large-scale event that feels like a touring dinosaur-themed amusement park, with walk-through exhibits showcasing the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic eras. But the real stars of the interactive event are more than 100 life-size recreations of those eras’ giant historical occupants, all of them painstakingly designed and brought to moving, sound-making life. Guests get a chance to dig up fossils, experience a dinosaur play area, participate in science and art activities, get their faces painted, take rides on their favorite life-size dinosaurs and even have close-up encounters with puppeteered baby dinosaurs. There really isn’t anything like it in terms of the chance for young-

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sters—and perhaps also their young-at-heart caretakers—to get up close and personal with the mammoth beasts that ruled the earth 60 million years ago. Jurassic Quest makes its local stop at the Salt Palace Convention Center (100 S. West Temple) Oct. 29-31, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. FridaySaturday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $18-$36, varying by basic admission vs. unlimited ride options; some premium activities will require additional charge on-site. Masks are recommended but not required; visit jurassicquest.com to purchase tickets and for additional health & safety and event information. (SR)

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BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

ick Bagley, a professional medical photographer, combined his passions for photography and exploring abandoned places for a new book titled Abandoned Utah, which combines images from his journeys with information about those places’ history. Bagley spoke with City Weekly ahead of an author event this week at Weller Book Works.

CW: What is about abandoned places that fascinates you?

My Mom kind of has similar interests, and we’d go on walks. There’d be some cool building, and she’d go over and look in the window. As I got older, I met other people who are into it too, and you realize you’re part of this community. It’s about the mystery, I guess. When I go into these buildings, it’s like you’re trying to explore the past.

CW: You relocated to Utah from the East Coast. Did you start researching ahead of your move to find out if Utah had the kind of places you liked exploring?

I didn’t move here with that even in the back of my brain. I liked to ski, and I got a job offer. But I got really into the abandoned stuff a few years after I moved out here. It was an afterthought, but a happy afterthought.

CW: How long did the process of developing the book take?

I was fortunate. I didn’t even submit a book proposal; the publisher saw my photos, and asked if I wanted to be part of this series. So it was just a year-and-a-half. … But I’d

CW: Do you do your research about the places you visit before you go, or does the visit lead to the research?

It’s kind of a mix of both. A lot of times, I go and take the photographs, then when I sit down to write about it, I find out more. But even when you go in, it’s still a mystery. It’s natural for the human mind, when they go in a creepy place, to wonder. Hollywood has a lot to do with it; I’ll go into some of these places, and it’s like right out of Universal Studios. If I were in the movie, I’d expect something creepy to come from around a corner.

CW: Your photographs are a mix of color and black & white. What determines which format you choose?

A lot of it just has to do with the colors of the buildings. A lot of these places aren’t really colorful anymore. If I see an abandoned house in a field, it’s going to look so much spookier and intriguing in black & white. On a blue-sky day, I’m going to want to use color. But a lot of it has to do with the vibe, and how I feel while I’m there.

CW: It seems like abandoned places really become a history of economic decisions, of places that have been left behind because they weren’t of value anymore.

That’s one of the really curious aspects of every place I go. Especially if I don’t research, and just find something, you wonder, what happened here? In some places, the mines didn’t necessarily run out; it was World War II and they had to shut them down so people could go fight, but when they returned, they weren’t profitable enough to reopen.

CW: The way you write about your visits to many of these places, it’s clearly somewhat dangerous. Is there a thrill-seeking component to this interest?

It’s a hundred percent part of it. A lot of these locations are relatively safe, but then

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you go into the abandoned mine shafts and stuff like that. I can’t recommend that to people, especially if you don’t know where you’re going. … I always let at least two or three people know [where I’m going]. Then there are times when I’m on my way and find something else and take a detour, and I don’t have cell service, and it’s like, oh well.

CW: A lot of these photos are full of graffiti at these abandoned places. What do you think the appeal is of leaving art in a place where almost nobody is likely to see it?

The people you see [tagging] billboards want the attention; the people in the basement of a building, they’re doing it for the pure art aspect. I’ve talked to a few of them. There’s people that are in it for a pure art form, in a place where they’re not going to get harassed.

Fisher Mansion CW: What do you hope people get out of the book?

I want people to get out and start doing things, even if it’s not necessarily what I’m into. With the pandemic and stuff, people got stuck at home and stuck in their minds, so I try to encourage people to get out and create their own adventure. CW

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Wes Anderson’s meticulous constructions get stifling in The French Dispatch. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

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or 25 years, Wes Anderson has created one of the most distinctive aesthetic sensibilities of any American filmmaker, in ways that often drive his detractors crazy. His meticulous set constructions and deadpan sense of humor can sometimes make it feel like he’s building dollhouses rather than telling stories. But at his best—in works like The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Moonrise Kingdom— he can also add a vein of deep melancholy. That sensibility becomes the little piece of plastic tied to the end of a helium balloon that keeps it from floating away, and when it’s missing, you can end up just staring upward as it disappears from sight. The French Dispatch starts out with an omnibus premise that puts it at a bit of a disadvantage from the start. The prologue introduces us to the framing structure, through the obituary of Arthur Howitzer, Jr. (Bill Murray), an American expatriate publisher in France, providing a magazine supplement for a Kansas-based newspaper in the vaguely-mid-20th-century. The tales that follow are individual stories published in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun: a brief history of the magazine’s home base of Ennui-sur-Blasé by Herbsaint Sazerac (Owen Wilson); a profile of an incarcerated artist (Benicio Del Toro) by J.K.L. Berensen (Tilda Swinton); the tale of an uprising led by a student (Timothée Chalamet) as told by Lucinda Krementz (Frances McDormand); and Roebuck

Wright’s (Jeffrey Wright) attempted profile of a celebrated police chef (Stephen Park) that instead becomes the story of rescuing the kidnapped son of the police commissioner (Mathieu Amalric). Individually, the stories deliver more than a few great comedic bits. The Owen Wilson segment serves up some of the best slapstick, though it’s closely matched by an animated chase sequence in the Jeffrey Wright segment that winds up with a killer visual punchline. Anderson makes full use of his stock company of players—Murray, Wilson, Swinton, McDormand, Bob Balaban, Adrien Brody and more—who have a solid sense for how to make Anderson’s writing sing, though none of them quite match the gusto with which Lois Smith, as a Midwestern art patroness, twangs out “This here’s a fresco, t’weren’t it?,” or how Wright describes hunger in his writer character’s florid prose as “dire caloric depletion.” From a storytelling standpoint, though, The French Dispatch moves so breathlessly through its individual pieces that they rarely have the opportunity to register as more than the sum of their oddball parts. Because the movie’s framework involves

narrative writing conveyed in visual form, Anderson frequently pauses or backtracks for brief biographical asides about his many, many characters, and while any one of those pieces might prompt a smile, they interrupt any kind of momentum those stories might be building towards an emotional point. That leaves simply appreciating the detail with which Anderson builds his visual world—and at times, it feels like that might be enough. Many of the techniques he employs are familiar, like cutaway models of the environment in which a character is operating, or tracking shots through a number of connected rooms. Yet he also expands that notion with tableaux that wouldn’t feel out of place as a single frame in his stop-motion features The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs, where he uses cotton to simulate a fire-extinguisher in midstream. These are artistic decisions that feel tailor-made for the era of home viewing, where the pause button might allow you to sit for several minutes with one of his compositions like a visitor to an art gallery. Except that in a theatrical viewing, you’re simply whisked along to the next moment,

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t first, DeAnn Thomas thought the man was a living person. She watched him stroll out of a room and start to walk down a flight of stairs. “He wore a shirt and pants,” she said. “He had hair and skin the right color.” But, after he turned toward her, he vanished into thin air when she tried to get a closer look. She instantly understood he was a ghost. With over a decade as a paranormal investigator and founder of Advanced Paranormal Services, Thomas said she has seen, felt and heard ghosts. A person’s best ghost-hunting tool is their own body and senses, she says, and the way it feels when a supernatural being might be hanging around “Sometimes, they’re just shadows,” she said. “Other times, they look like they did when they were alive.” In 2010, Thomas and a group of paranormal enthusiasts transformed their shared interests into a business, creating Advanced Paranormal Services and WISPS, the Wasatch Investigative Society for

Paranormal Studies. Their two-pronged enterprise has separate focuses. First, WISPS sells tickets to ghost-hunting expeditions, taking people to haunted sites in a safe introduction to paranormal research. Second, as Advanced Paranormal Services, the group conducts private investigations—free of charge—for people who feel they might have an in-house ghost. “Half of our clientele is fearful of the idea of looking for a paranormal,” Thomas said. “Others say, ‘I think this is silly, but my friend thinks I need to call you.’” Potential clients often describe possible signs of ghostly inhabitation, like a door in the house that swings independently or shadows that are visible in a particular room. Their clock might consistently stop at the same time, or they may feel the presence of a lost loved one. In those cases—or more troubling instances of malignant, negative energy—the haunted might seek answers from organizations like Advanced Paranormal Services, from psychics and mediums, or from their local clergy. The ghost gurus in this story have crossed paths with everything from a gentle grandmother who longs to visit her family to diabolical entities determined to possess a living being and feed off their energy ... if not their soul.

reaching out Sarah Jamieson is known as Number 19 when she works as a paranormal tour guide, conducting bus and walking tours for Grimm Ghost Tours in Salt Lake City. She said recent months have seen a spike in activity. “Once businesses reopened during the pandemic, ghosts were extra active as if they were saying, ‘we’re glad you guys are back’,” she says. In four years as a guide, Jamieson has become familiar with certain ghosts. “When we do a walking tour of the Fear Factory, we walk through and tell people about the deaths that happened there when it was a cement factory,” she says. For example, when she pulls out two copper dowsing rods used to find underground water in a past era, a little girl ghost likes to swing the dowsing rods in time to music when people sing to her. Other spirits will move the dowsing rods and point them in different directions, says Jamieson.

“The more you interact with a ghost, the more they will interact,” she said, adding that tour participants often snap photos of ghosts in the form of shadows or orbs, “which makes the tour a lot of fun.” Thomas says that not every bump, shadow or wisp of wind is ghostly, and the first step Advanced Paranormal investigators take on a case is to try to debunk the supposedly paranormal event. She remembers one case, at the Grist Mill in Stansbury Park, when a woman saw a reflection walking across a mirror that looked like a round gray head and shoulders. The woman said she hadn’t moved. Her son claimed he walked in the opposite direction. Thomas waited to see if the “ghost” would walk by again. Then, she checked to see what happened when a car passed. “If we can’t recreate what we saw, smelled or heard, we would admit that we couldn’t explain away that shadow figure,” she said. “In this life, I don’t know that we will ever know whether ghosts are real, but things have happened that you cannot explain. For me, it’s just kind of a mystery.”

Utah paranormal experts share the ins and outs of hauntings. By Carolyn Campbell

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DeAnn Thomas, paranormal investigator and founder of Advanced Paranormal Services

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Through a technique known as “tagging,” investigators make a note of human-made noises—such as sneezes or shoes squeaking—that they know aren’t supernatural. Thomas said it’s believed ghosts mainly consist of electromagnetic energy, so one instrument used to detect their presence is an electromagnetic field tester (EMF) detector. When a spirit engages with such an instrument, Thomas said clients tend to have the same initial questions. “They’ll say, ‘Are you Aunt so-and-so?’ Thomas said. “Every time, it goes to the family.” In about 50% of hauntings, Thomas said, the ghosts are believed to be connected to the client in a familial way. She recalled a woman in the Millcreek area who alternated between being scared and happy at the idea of a ghost in her house. Her husband had recently passed away from cancer. Since then, Thomas said, the woman had felt an invisible being climb into bed with her every night. “We got the impression from him that until he felt his wife could handle his death, he was letting her know that he was still here,” Thomas said.

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“They don’t want to frighten you.” Pepper Gregory, psychic medium for the dead

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During the first half of psychic medium Pepper Gregory’s readings, she interprets what she can pick up about her client. The second half is “question time,” when she becomes a medium for the dead. “Sometimes ghosts will come and be present in the room without asking,” she says. “They are concerned and want to see what’s going on in people’s lives. They will give me names or phrases that only the client in the reading would know.” Once the client identifies the ghostly family member’s identity, Gregory says it’s quite an honor for her to connect the two realms. “They don’t want to frighten you,” she said. “They don’t want you to jump out of your chair and run away.” Gregory says that connecting with relatives who have crossed over is very comforting to clients, and sometimes a three-way conversation takes place between the ghost, the client and herself. If she is channeling spirits and several arrive, she has to tell them, “I can’t do this for all of you.” She adds that ghosts aren’t always human. “Dogs have the most beautiful spirits.” A funeral director acquaintance once told Gregory about a time when he stood between two caskets that held the bodies of an older man and his wife in preparation for a funeral. The two had died at nearly the same time. After he had turned his back, Gregory said, he saw two spirits standing and holding hands. “The love you have for someone carries forth into the next reality,” Gregory said. “Where else would they be except with you?” Thomas says most of the ghosts she encounters are benign and want attention, or help. “They want to be noticed like regular people,” she explains. “When people die, they maintain their same personality. Most are non-threatening, but some are just jerks.”

good and evil

Thomas relates how Advanced Paranormal came to classify ghosts into three different categories. At the time, the group had been working with a client who was “a little old Catholic grandma,” she said, “whose health was fragile.” While investigating the woman’s case, Advanced Paranormal determined that she had a demonic entity in her house. Thomas recalls that there was a heavy feeling and dark shadows in the home, and the dogs were agitated. “It seemed to target her husband and also caused her some issues,” Thomas said. When investigators told the woman about the entity, the discussion didn’t go well. “She panicked,” Thomas said, “and we had to talk her down.” Leaving the client’s house, Thomas suggested creating classifications to use among themselves and to educate clients about types of ghosts. Type 1 was assigned to “ordinary” ghosts, she said, like a family member who passes away and decides to hang out in the kitchen. A Type-3 ghost is a demonic entity. Thomas said a Type-3 demon will often find a Type-1 ghost that will cave to its pressure and act as a puppet. These puppeted Type-1 beings, Thomas explained, are Type-2 ghosts. “Almost every religion believes in a fallen angel,” Thomas said. “These spirits never do their own dirty work.” While Jamieson agrees that most ghosts are benign, she acknowledged that some paranormal beings can be threatening. However, she said, a person is in control of what they want to experience. “If you don’t want interaction with a threatening one, you don’t have to,” Jamieson said. “Just say, ‘Nope. I’m not having a conversation with you. Please go away.’” As far as dark spirits go, Gregory similarly advises against inviting something in. “You’ll get someone who wants to control you,” she said. Instead, Gregory requests that her clients who believe they’ve been exposed to evil spirits bless and cleanse their house before coming to her for a reading. “No psychic wants that,” she said. “I don’t bring bad people into the light.”

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Indigo Scorpio, a demonologist with a local paranormal team known as GHOULS (Ghost Hunters of Utah’s Lost Souls), explains that a paranormal being can start to draw energy from the subject who invited its presence. “I’ve seen people go into desperation or depression,” Scorpio said. “Their energy is being used against them, and they don’t know how to protect themselves.” Spirits like this are here for a reason, says Thomas. She estimates that about one-fourth of ghostly presences are concerning as far as being dark spirits. She and others interviewed for this article advocated against using things like Ouija boards and advised that people should not invite spirits into their personal lives. The first step toward possession by a ghost is what’s known as an infestation, Thomas explains, which happens when the entity makes itself known to its target. “A malignant spirit might appear as a child or a teenager,” she said, “and after making contact with you, it will try to get you to be its friend.” Thomas said that what seems like a friendly little Casper could actually be Igor the Undying, trying to gain an invitation into a home. Likewise, a ghost who claims to be an old grandmother who died in a nursing home from neglect could be a horrible demonic entity. “These types of spirits are very deceptive and will lie to you,” Thomas said. “We’ve had people say, ‘We were talking to a little ghost, his name’s Billy. Now our kitchen stool is spinning.’ Once you’ve invited it into your life and given it your trust, it can lead to an infestation.” The next step toward possession is called oppression. After the entity becomes your friend, and you invite it into your space, its goal becomes breaking you down to the point of de-

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At their first appointment with a client, Thomas said her team will ask what religion they practice. For example, in the case of a dark spirit, someone might ask if they can get a Latter-day Saint blessing for the home to clear whatever might be there. “Some men in our group can do that,” Thomas said. “The more faith you have in it, the more it is going to work as a remedy.” Thomas said those types of common religious blessings can help in the short term. Other non-de-

picky about to whom they reveal themselves. “If they need to deliver a message,” Ellis asks, “why don’t they walk right up to the camera?” While he notes that individual atheist beliefs about the afterlife vary, he said he prefers to rely on evidence for the things he chooses to believe or not believe. “I haven’t seen any good evidence to support the notion of an afterlife,” he said. Paranormal investigator DeAnn Thomas says she’s seen a general increase in interest around the paranormal. And rather than noticing an upsurge in activity during the pandemic, she said she sees seasonal shifts. “In the summer, home investigations drop,” she said, “but when it starts to get cold, people start to remember, ‘There’s a funny noise in my kitchen,’ or ‘We see shadows in the TV room.’” Thomas says she’s even helped a few ghosts cross over to the other side. She said her group shares the belief that when someone dies, their spirit goes to a form of heaven. However, she’s also met up with spirits that prefer to stay here. “‘Either they’re not ready, or they’re afraid,” she said. “Sometimes they are attached to the land, and we give them reasons to move past that.” Thomas tells of speaking with the spirit of a young man in his late teens or early 20s. The investigators asked why he hadn’t yet moved on, and he responded that he and his father had a difficult relationship in life, and he didn’t want to go and face his father in death. She relates that sometimes, the ghosts didn’t believe in an afterlife while they were still living, which colors their acceptance of the beyond. “They didn’t live their lives the way they thought they should, and now they are afraid of punishment.” she said. In assisting a ghost in moving on, she said the goal is to help them see that they have the power to do it themselves. To such a ghost, Thomas might reassure them that the afterlife won’t be as difficult as they fear and that they’ll have a chance to state their case and defend their mortal actions. She expressed her belief that God exists and is a loving being. “I tell the spirit that there is light, and they should go in that direction,”she said.

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nominational remedies might involve cleansing a space using salt and sage, she said. “We explain that it’s a band-aid to get you through today,” she said. “Tomorrow, you’ll need to call your clergy to help you until the root issues are resolved.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not respond to a media request regarding ghosts and dark spirits. Jean Hill, director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace for the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City says of her faith’s position on the paranormal, “You can have your house blessed for many different reasons, not necessarily just having a poltergeist. And you can do your own blessing as well.” Reverend Monica Dobbins of First Unitarian Church said she has never been asked about a demon in her religious work. “We hold science and reason up as things that have religious value,” she said. “We don’t have a lot of scientific evidence for the existence of demons.” Speaking generally, Dobbins said she would try to help a congregant struggling with the paranormal by listening to their experience, taking them seriously and considering what might be going on. Perhaps the person is experiencing a mental-health crisis, Dobbins said, or experiencing hallucinations they don’t understand. She added that grief can be incredibly powerful and the mind can compensate by interpreting different kinds of phenomena. “If a person seems confused, the better thing to do is go along with it for a while and let them talk out what they are experiencing,” she said. “Then they can calm down and get back to what is real. If you really listen and take them seriously, you can get to the bottom of what is going on.” As a skeptic, Dan Ellis—Utah state director for American Atheists—finds the concept of ghosts to be very strange. He recently posted 13 questions online (because 13 is “spooky,” he said) regarding ghostrelated issues, like why ghosts rarely seem to appear naked. Other questions on Ellis’ mind include why ghost stories tend to resemble humans or other existing animal species, but never the “99.9 percent” of Earth life that no longer inhabit the planet—“Why are there no T-rex ghosts?”—and why ghosts are so

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spair, Thomas said. Such an entity might make someone think they are going crazy by knocking inside the walls or keeping them awake at night. Or it might try to scare its target by throwing things off of shelves. “It can drag you down to the point where it can go in and possess you,” Thomas said. “Once you get to the reality of possession, this isn’t fun anymore.” Possession breaches a person’s agency and autonomy, Thomas said. “You have reached the point where you have no free will left and will do whatever it takes to get this tormenting to stop.” She adds that while movies make it look as if possession happens over a week or two, it can be a fast or slow process, depending on the fortitude of the victim. Possessed individuals can lose time, not knowing what happened over significant gaps in their day. There could be a sudden aversion to religious objects or evidence of self-mutilation. The possessed individual may or may not levitate, or appear to speak with multiple voices. “Sometimes they will think they have gone crazy,” Thomas says. “There could be personality changes, where a typically active person becomes isolated or hostile. They could become abusive or threatening, or they might start swearing a lot.” Thomas adds that if such entities show themselves to others as a person, they cannot perfectly mimic a human. “A finger or a foot might be missing, or an ear is gone,” she said. “There is always going to be a flaw.” At this point, Advanced Paranormal refers the person to their clergy for help. “It is beyond what we can do.”

First Unitarian Church Rev. Monica Dobbins: Unitarians value science and reason over the paranormal.

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’m sure everyone out there has some type of formative food experience involving corn dogs. For me, corn dogs helped me realize that sweet and savory can in fact work together to create something more than the sum of its parts. It’s a simple truth that I picked up at a fairly young age, but that truth has been integral in my enjoyment of food since then. Now, many years—and many corn dogs— after that first one, a corn dog-inspired food trend has been tantalizing our local gastronomic scene, and we have the improvisational genius of Korean street food to thank for it. I’m talking, of course, about Korean corn dogs, those sugar-dusted riffs on traditional corn dogs that have been dominating Instagram as of late. Before we get into where you can get these tasty snacks locally, let’s take a moment to reflect on their history. Korean corn dogs were first sighted in South Korea circa 1980. The corn dog concept was appealing for street food vendors because it combines great complementary flavors in a portable package. With Korean street food being a hotbed of culinary experimentation, it wasn’t long before vendors were

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taurant. Their main menu sticks to Korean mainstays like bulgogi—also very tasty, I might add—so if you’re hungry, it’s a great place to load up on a heaping helping of Korean flavor. Their iteration of the Korean corn dog is more straightforward, so it’s a good place to try this out for the first time. Sanfran Burrito N Fryz (3390 S. State St., Ste. 35, 801-419-0227, sfburitout.com): I visited this little spot in the South Salt Lake Chinatown Market awhile back for a review, and while I was finishing up my kimchi burrito, the owner asked if I’d like to try something off-menu. Even though I had just consumed a burrito—if you’ve been there, you know they’re not small—I couldn’t turn down this opportunity. Lo and behold, he returned with two sugar dusted Korean corn dogs. One was traditional with just a frankfurter inside, the other was half frank and half melty cheese. Since then, I’ve noticed that they’ve given their corn dogs a permanent place on the menu. I am now just counting the days before they try and put this thing inside a burrito. Myungrang Hot Dog (11428 S. Parkway Plaza Dr., Ste. 300, South Jordan, 801-790-7776, myungrangamerica. com): This recently-opened location of an Anaheim-based franchise feels like the herald of a Korean corn dog golden age for local diners. As far as my own experience, this is the place where you’ll want to go if you’re looking for some more intense corn dog variations. They’ve got dogs coated with potato and sweet potato cubes, and dogs with dark black batter made with squid ink. I predict its arrival will push other corn dog vendors to try new and exciting toppings for years to come—at least, I hope that’s the case. In addition to their signature item, Myungrang also serves up fresh lemonade, which has long been a sidekick to a crispy fried corn dog. CW

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topping these corn dog variations with everything from puffed rice to spicy Cheetos to chocolate sauce. There are a few key differences between Korean corn dogs and the traditional American variations. Chief among these is the batter—American corn dogs tend to go for a cornmeal-based batter whereas Korean doggos are coated in a rice flour batter or even a yeasted bread dough. Like American corn dogs, it’s not uncommon to see melted mozzarella or cheddar cheese inside a Korean corn dog—no complaints here. The use of different types of batter has quite the effect on the finished product, usually resulting in a chewier texture. In addition to a heftier batter, Korean corn dogs are all about a satisfying crunch, which is achieved by adding panko breadcrumbs or cubed potatoes. It all gets sprinkled with sugar and topped with condiments like ketchup, sweet chili sauce or cheddar cheese sauce for a stunning mixture of flavors and textures. At this point in its evolution, the Korean corn dog audaciously dares to combine as many fried snacks as possible into one cohesive dish. Doughnuts, fries and corn dogs coalesce into a flavor sensation that ignites the senses and revitalizes the bored food adventurer. Though it’s a safe bet that Korean corn dogs will start coming out of the woodwork by the time this goes to print, here are a few local places where you can currently get this apex snack. Yummy’s Korean BBQ (2956 W. 4700 South, West Valley City, 801-769-6614, yummysutah.com): This West Valley drive-through was ground zero for my Korean corn dog experience. I had been following this restaurant’s expansion, so it wasn’t long before I started to see posts about Korean corn dogs dusted with sugar and drizzled in ketchup. It didn’t take long for me to take a trip to this cozy Korean res-

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Hopkins Brewing Co. 1048 E. 2100 South, SLC HopkinsBrewingCompany.com On Tap: Deseret Dunkel

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with a somewhat mouth-coating finish. Some minor heat lingers, but not nearly as much as you might expect for the 11.5 percent ABV. Overall: They should just do rye whiskey 100 percent of the time. The regular Big Bad Baptists are great as is, but this variation is outstanding. The barrel flavors work great here without ever getting overly boozy or harsh, while still remaining restrained enough to let the hefty base stout play a major role. The combination is a sweet, vanilla, chocolate-fudgey wonderland. I loved it, and perhaps enjoyed this version just a touch more than the others. Bewilder - Vitruvian Lager: This is a beer made in collaboration with The Leonardo in Salt Lake City. It features all Italian malts and French hops. A light pour into a Pilsner glass produced a bright, mostly clear golden hue, with a huge meringue head. I could smell the hops before I was even finished pouring it, a wonderfully complex hop nose of spicy, floral, citric and resiny pine from the Franco hop blend with a sweet malt background. The taste is a pleasant walk through alpha-acid land. The hops are on full display without being too bitter. There is a nice semi sweet Vienna-like malt backbone that combines with the hops for great balanced flavor that almost totally hides the 5.0 percent alcohol. This great example of the style emphasizes the correct characteristics and hops. The finish is great, only slightly drying from the hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is nice, but not too weighty and lets you know the beer has some heft. The drinkability is high, such that I’m almost drinking it too fast to review. Overall: I hope Bewilder makes this a regular offering. I realize that the ingredients aren’t exactly common, but it seems to hit all the right notes, and it would be a lager that could separate them from the pack. Though Vitruvian Lager is limited, it is available in many ways: in 16-ounce cans, on draft and, if the cans disappear, you can fill your growlers and get crowlers of this brewery- and The Leonardo-exclusive offering. Baptist in the Rye is a seasonal release, and can be found now at Epic’s State Street brewery in 22-ounce bottles. Soon you will be able to snag this from DABC stores, so keep your eyes open for it there as well. As always, cheers! CW

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Rocktober Fest @ Soundwell: Cover bands are always fun but they’re especially so at Halloween, when the art of the cover takes on the spirit of the season. This weekend at Soundwell, fans of local indie rock can see favorite bands like Lord Vox as The Beatles, Spirit Machines as Black Sabbath, The Fervors as King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and The Penitent Man as Pink Floyd. (7:30 p.m., 21+, $12, soundwellslc. com) Get Freaky @ The Great Saltair: For fans of Get Funky, the rave event’s Halloween counterpart is here in Get Freaky. Dust off your demon-colored eye contacts and devil horns and get ready for this two-day event spanning Friday, Oct. 29 - Saturday, Oct. 30. Headliners include Rezz and Dillon Francis, plus over two dozen more EDM acts. (7 p.m. - 2 a.m. both nights, 18+, $75 - $180, getfreakyslc.com)

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The Delphic Quorum Halloween Album Release @ The Beehive: If any band fits the inherent wackiness of Halloween, it’s the Delphic Quorum. They’ll be releasing an album 10 years in the making alongside another album release celebration from Captain Daniels and The Sunny Brook Sailors. Both bands will find support from Moonkin and Groundskeeper. If you’ve a stomach for oddity, this is the event for you. (6 p.m., all-ages, $7, thebeehiveslc.com) The Purge Halloween Party @ The Complex Inspired by the film that celebrates the anarchy of cold-blooded murder, The 4th Annual Purge Halloween Party at The Complex will feature not only some of the best light and video production in the state, but a slew of fantastic DJs, including DJ Teo, DJ R3, DJ Mezz and DJ Matty Mo. Just don’t kill anybody. (8 p.m., 16+, $15, thecomplexslc.com)

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Scare-tastic Halloween Hoedown Part II @ The Westerner After launching their first Halloween Hoedown a week ago, this final Hoedown will truly be—as they describe it—scare-tastic. All the usual trappings of The Westerner will be there, like honky-tonk on stage from Colt.46, but all with a haunted twist. The cocktails will be themed, and there will be giveaways and a costume contest with a prize of $200 for the sexiest costume and best couple, respectively. (6 p.m., 21+, $10, westernerslc.com) Talia Keys Halloween Party @ The Commonwealth Room: The local bluesrock queen is ringing in 10 years of her signature Halloween Bash, and will be doing so with her trusty band, The Love. As a bonus, she’ll also be celebrating a new single released the same week. So, for fans of the Keys, The Love and the Scare, get over to The Commonwealth Room—just be on the lookout for the haunted doll that tends to stalk the show. (7 p.m., 21+, $20 - $40, thestateroompresents.com) Afropop Halloween Party @ Sugar

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The title of this piece is not describing what it’s like at Kilby Court, but rather a briefer way to announce that the band The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die will be visiting Kilby Court on Friday, Oct. 29. Ever since tours started getting booked again this summer, the deluge of artists hitting the road has meant some artists have been making appearances at venues they would otherwise seem just a little too big for. That definitely feels like the case with TWIABP’s upcoming stop in Salt Lake City. The band was part of the emo revival movement in the early 20-teens, building a new take on the genre alongside similar acts like The Hotelier, Foxing and Into It. Over It. They all referenced, in a roundabout way, a ’90s emo aesthetic that ranged from the bleeding, pretty melodies of American Football to the dark moodiness of Sunny Day Real Estate. And TWIABP found success in their work: Their first album Whenever, If Ever reached number three on the Billboard vinyl chart when it was released in 2013, despite few reviews. Since then, they’ve created a distinctive place for themselves within the emo genre, earning a loyal fan base that will surely make this small Kilby affair a cramped one. Their touring companions Bent Knee will open alongside locals Sunsleeper. Doors are at 6 p.m., the show is allages and tickets are $20 at kilbycourt.com.

Dad Bod Album Release

Dreamy local indie rockers Dad Bod are back with a new album, their second following their 2019 debut After Thought. Despite the pandemic, the local band has continued to build popularity for themselves, playing shows often and practically holding a residence at Kilby Court alongside other UPHERE! Records bands and artists. They also nabbed a spot opening for Grouplove and fellow indie rock locals Brother. at Ogden Twilight this year. Their new album, Pastels, comes out on Friday, Oct. 29, and the lead single single “The Drifter” is a gently shimmying track, where soft, glimmering guitar ambles along solo for a whole one minute and 30 seconds into the track. Like much of their past music, the song finds its roots in Real Estate-type-languid, chill, somewhat beachy, reverb-glazed vibes; this track in particular feels like waking up from a warm nap with dappled sunlight falling on one’s eyes. As they welcome the album into the world on Saturday, Oct. 30, they’ll find support from the distinctively groovy pop soloist Fonteyn and the band Adult Prom, who also recently released a new album, Mild Horses. The show is at The Urban Lounge at 6 p.m., is 21+ and tickets are $10 at theurbanloungeslc.com.

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Local State Street biker bar Aces High is much more than a place to go when you want to feel bad to the bone. Like another bar on the other side of town, Garage on Beck, Aces High is one of the few local bars that hosts proper live-band shows on a regular basis, often bringing in touring acts from afar as well as locals to support. Such is the case this Friday, when the self-titled “psychedelic occult rock” band Old Blood comes through Salt Lake City with their 2020 album Acid Doom in tow. The Los Angeles-based band is all spooky glam, drawing on heavy metal tropes while keeping things vampy with electric keys straight out of the ’60s. Vocalist Lynx is no stranger to drama and grandeur, and her expressive voice rips, roars and purrs variously on the record alone, meaning that her live performance is probably even wilder. The band will find local support in local heavy stoner rock from Sleeping Tigers and prog metal rockers Sindar. The show goes down on Friday, Oct. 29 and doors are at 7 p.m. Since the venue is a bar, it’s 21+; tickets at the door are $10. Visit aceshighsaloon.com for more info on this and other upcoming shows.

Andrea Bocelli at Vivint Arena

We still live in uncertain times, but famed singer Andrea Bocelli hopes to dispel some of the fear in the world with the positivity of his music, especially with the songs on his 2020 album Believe. The multiple-award-winning vocalist is no stranger to diverse themes, genres and languages, and that quality holds on Believe, where Bocelli uses his voice to instill hope and light into listeners. It features a version of “Hallelujah” that goes back and forth between English and sweeping Italian verses, all garnished by Bocelli’s unmistakable tenor that make it distinctly his. Released in November of last year, the album features many similarly uplifting songs that were a direct response to the troubling times felt by the entire world. After the release, he told USA Today, that “In this specific period, you may be tempted to be pessimistic. However, you can always pursue optimism. You have to be an optimist by nature.” The album also features songs like “Ave Maria” and “Amazing Grace,” songs that will no doubt be stunning heard live when he comes to Salt Lake City as part of the U.S. leg of his current world tour. The show comes to the Vivint Arena this Saturday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages show are $80 - $360 at vivintarena.com.

Wolf Alice at The Complex

A critical review of the third album by the British indie rock band Wolf Alice, published by Pitchfork earlier this year, hinges on the vision of the band playing to great swaths of fans on green lawns at summer festivals. It’s a vision of the 20-teens that immediately comes to my mind, too—albeit one filtered through that era’s Tumblr posts. It’s hard to pin down a Wolf Alice song besides one’s favorite. Their sound has long been both ubiquitous and deeply varying, from crushing guitar-driven tracks with undeniable melody, to sweet and sullen tracks that laid the groundwork for artists like Clairo to rip up hearts at the turn of this new decade. After the methodical release of just two albums in the 20-teens—2015’s My Love Is Cool and 2017’s Visions Of A Life—they returned in 2020 with Blue Weekend, where they present themselves much the same, but bigger. There’s a dash more sultriness, a tad more smirk and some very catchy new songs like the edgy, angry “Smile;” the wild, demon-channeling “Play the Greatest Hits;” and the contrasting sweetness of “Safe From Heartbreak (if you ever fall in love).” It’s the big songs especially where Wolf Alice recall their roots, that vision of a big stage—so it’s a good thing that in 2021, they can tour on their big new album, and stop in at The Complex on Monday, Nov. 1. Doors are at 7 p.m., the show is all-ages and tickets are $25 thecomplexslc.com. CW

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19) Aries philosopher Emil Cioran wrote, “When I meet friends or people I know who are going through a difficult period, I usually have this advice for them: ‘Spend 20 minutes in a cemetery, and you’ll see that, though your worry won’t disappear, you’ll almost forget about it and you’ll feel better.’” I don’t think you’re weathering a terribly difficult phase right now, Aries, but you may be dealing with more riddles, doubts and perplexities than you’re comfortable with. You could be feeling darker than usual. And I think Cioran’s advice provides the proper stimulation to transform your riddles, doubts and perplexities into clarity and grace and aplomb. If you can do Halloween without risk from COVID19, here’s a costume suggestion: the spirit of a dead ancestor.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Our fellow Cancerian, author Franz Kafka, told us, “It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.” And yes, some of us Crabs go through phases when we crave safety so much that we tolerate, even welcome, being in chains. But the fact is that you’re far more likely to be safe if you are free, not in chains. And according to my reading of the astrological omens, that’s extra true for you now. If you can celebrate Halloween without risk from COVID-19, here are costume suggestions: runaway prisoner; escape artist; freedom fighter. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Some of us yearn for allies who can act like saviors, who can rescue us from our demons and free us from our burdensome pasts and transform us into the beauties we want to become. On the other hand, some of us do all this hard work by ourselves. We rescue ourselves from our demons and free ourselves from our burdensome pasts and transform ourselves into the beauties we want to become. I highly recommend the latter approach for you in the coming weeks, Leo. If you can do Halloween without risk from COVID-19, here is a costume suggestion: your own personal savior.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) According to some spiritual teachers, desire interferes with our quest for illumination. It diverts us from what’s real and important. I know gurus who even go so far as to say that our yearnings deprive us of freedom; they entrap us and diminish us. I strongly disagree with all those ideas. I regard my longing as a primary fuel that energizes my drive to free myself from pain and nonsense. How about you, Taurus? In alignment with astrological omens, I authorize you to deepen and refine and celebrate the yearning in your heart. Your title/nickname could be: 1. Yearning Champion; VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) “One of the reasons people are so unhappy is they don’t talk 2. Desire Virtuoso; 3. Connoisseur of Longing. to themselves,” says author Elizabeth Gilbert. “You have to keep a conversation going with yourself throughout your life,” GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Author Jessamyn West confessed, “I am always jumping into she continues, “to see how you’re doing, to keep your focus, to the sausage grinder and deciding, even before I’m half ground, remain your own friend.” Now is a favorable time to try such an that I don’t want to be a sausage after all.” I offer her testimony experiment, Virgo. And if you already have skill in the art of caras a cautionary tale, Gemini. There’s no astrological reason, no rying on a vibrant dialog with yourself, now is a perfect moment cosmic necessity, that decrees you must become like a sausage to upgrade and refine it. Try this experiment: Imagine having a anytime soon. Such a fate can be easily avoided. All you must do conversation with the Future You. is commit yourself to not jumping into the sausage grinder. Also: In every way you can imagine, don’t be like a sausage.

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B Y LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “In the absence of willpower, the most complete collection of virtues and talents is worthless.” Libran occultist Aleister Crowley wrote that, and I agree. More positively put: To make full use of your virtues and talents, you must develop a strong willpower. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to cultivate your willpower, along with the assets that bolster it, like discipline, self-control and concentration. If you can do Halloween without risk from COVID-19, here are some recommended accessories to carry, no matter what your costume is: a wand, a symbolic lightning bolt, an ankh, an arrow, a Shiva lingam stone or crystal.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Filmmaker Wim Wenders said, “Any film that supports the idea that things can be changed is a great film in my eyes.” I’ll expand upon that: “Any experience, situation, influence or person that supports the idea that things can be changed is great.” This is a useful and potentially inspiring theme for you to work with right now, Capricorn. In accordance with astrological rhythms, I hope you will be a connoisseur and instigator of beneficial, beautiful transformations. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Fitness buff Jack LaLanne was still doing his daily workout when he was 95. He was also famous for performing arduous feats. At age 65, for example, he swam a mile through Japan’s Lake Ashinoko while towing 65 boats filled with 6,500 pounds of wood pulp. I think you’re currently capable of a metaphorically comparable effort, Aquarius. One way to do it is by mastering a psychological challenge that has previously seemed overwhelming. So meditate on where your extra strength would be best directed and use it wisely! If you can do Halloween without risk from COVID-19, here are costume suggestions: fitness buff; bodybuilder; marathon runner; yoga master.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Mardi Gras is a boisterous festival that happens every February all over the planet. One hotspot is New Orleans. The streets there are filled with costumed revelers who enjoy acting in ways that diverge from their customary behavior. If you want to ride on a float in the parade that snakes down Royal Street, you must, by law, wear a festive mask. I invite all of you Scorpios to engage in similar festivities for the next three weeks—even if you’re not doing much socializing or partying. It’s a favorable time to experiment with a variety of alternate identities. Would you consider adopting a different persona or two? How could you have fun PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) playing around with your self-image? When birdwatchers describe a bird, they speak of its “jizz.” This term refers to the distinctive character of its habitual moveSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Jungian psychotherapist and storyteller Clarissa Pinkola Estés ments, flying style, posture, vocal mannerisms and coloring. reminds us, “In fairy tales, tears change people, remind them of One aficionado defines jizz as the bird’s “indefinable quality,” what is important and save their very souls.” I hope you’re open or the “vibe it gives off.” I’ve got a theory that right now you’re to the possibility of crying epic, cathartic, catalytic tears in the as bird-like as you’ve ever been. You seem lighter and freer than coming weeks, Sagittarius. According to my analysis, you have a usual, less bound to gravity and solemnity, and more likely to prime opportunity to benefit from therapeutic weeping. It could break into song. Your fears are subsiding because you have the chase your fears and cure your angst and revivify your soul. So confidence to leave any situation that’s weighing you down. If you please take advantage of this gift from life. Be like a superhero can do Halloween without risk from COVID-19, here’s a costume suggestion: the bird that has your favorite kind of jizz. whose superpower is to generate healing by crying.

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1. Noble Italian house that produced two popes 2. Some classic theaters 3. Collection of signs 4. Gives deep massage therapy 5. Old sandlot game 6. Many-headed serpents 7. Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy nominee every year from 1973 to 1983 8. Clarinet cousin 9. Feature of “butte” but not “but” 10. Kerfuffle 11. Soccer official 12. Govt. agency that’s ass-backwards? 14. Succumb to gravity

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17. They can get you a job 20. Remove, as excess 24. It beats a high card 25. Window darkener 26. “Srsly?!” 28. Either of two filmmaking brothers 29. Muppet who testified before Congress 31. Clubber Lang’s portrayer in “Rocky III” 32. Horatian or Keatsian 33. Rating for “South Park” 35. Drag behind 36. Nightgown fabric 37. Folklore fiend 38. They’re parked at national parks 39. Largest fencing sword 40. Smokes at a poker game 43. Where to emulate the locals, it’s said 44. Eight-time Oscar nominee for Best Actor 45. Like lava 46. Says “You and I are done,” e.g. 48. Conspicuous aardvark feature 50. 2014 film in which David Oyelowo plays

Martin Luther King Jr. 51. Symbol of royalty in ancient Egypt 53. “What ____ is new?” 54. People calling the shots at the zoo? 55. General with a Chinese dish named for him 56. Clear, financially 57. “Barefoot Contessa” host Garten 58. ‘90s music holders

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There are sooooo many cemeteries in Utah, I don’t think I can count them all. For example, Cache County has 20, Garfield County has 14, Salt Lake County has 41 and Washington County has 34. Many are hard to find, several are abandoned but all have stories to tell. My friend Linda Hilton wrote The Famous and Infamous: A Guide to the Salt Lake City Cemetery, a map of stories you can find at The King’s English, Frost or Weller bookstores. I love to trade stories with her, especially since I was made an official docent of the Mercur graveyard just south of Tooele. Hilton has many favorite graves at the Mount Calvary Cemetery and the Salt Lake City Cemetery, which is also the largest municipally owned cemetery in the country, taking up 120 acres. The first burial at the Salt Lake cemetery was in 1848, for the young daughter of a recently arrived pioneer by the name of George Wallace. He became the first sexton overseeing the grounds, burial records, maintenance and staff. Hilton’s three favorite graves are the “666 Lady,” “Emo’s Grave” and “The Oreo Guy.” The 666 Lady is Lilly Gray who lived fromJune 6, 1881, to Nov. 14, 1958. Hilton says that Gray married a man named Elmer who was about 70 years old, and then she subsequently died of natural causes. Elmer was reportedly crazy as a loon and had “Victim of the Beast 666” etched into her gravestone. At one point, he was jailed in Salt Lake (unrelated to the death of his wife), and he claimed he was in jail “because Democrats kidnapped him” and he wanted out so he could “kill more Democrats!” Emo’s grave is so popular that Salt Lake Police guard the cemetery during Halloween. It’s actually a mausoleum holding the ashes of one Jacob Moritz. His name is emblazoned above the door, so it’s easy to find in the Jewish section of the cemetery. But there is no “Emo” name anywhere. Moritz owned the Salt Lake City Brewing Co., and the building still stands at the curve of 400/500 South around 1000 East. Soon after his remains were interred, rumors about “Emo’s grave” started up. Hilton says the urban legend states that if you walk backward three times around the mausoleum, light a match and talk to the door, Moritz might appear and/or talk back to you. Some ghost hunters claim it is one of the “10 most haunted sites” in the world. Finally, at the nearby Mount Calvary Cemetery, Hilton says to look for the gravestone with the Oreo cookie on top. William Turnier worked at the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) and designed the grass on the bottom of the Barnum’s Animals Crackers box and the modern-day (well, circa 1952) distinctive Oreo cookie design of a shallow outside ring with 90 radial lines encircling 12 four-leaf clovers and a central, antennatopped oval. His son said he always ate one Oreo before going to bed. Happy haunting, kids. And stay out of cemeteries on Halloween—the cops and the ghosts will be watching you. Remember, cemeteries are always closed at night. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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n Careful which old plate you’re using to microwave your hot dogs, kids. A dish found in the drawer of a Scottish country house fetched a staggering $1.7 million in an online auction held on Oct. 6, The Scotsman reported. A ceramics specialist working for auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull discovered the dish, which features a painting of Samson and Delilah by Nicola di Gabriele Sbraghe—aka Nicola da Urbino, a 16th-century master of maiolica pottery. “As the auctioneer, it was a real joy to bring the hammer down at over 1 million pounds on this incredibly rare dish,” said Lyon & Turnbull Managing Director Gavin Strang. Not Missing the Bus Bus driver shortages have caused problems across the United States as students have returned to in-person learning, but when Ohio dad Sean Rogers Jr. saw his kids and their friends lacking transportation to school, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He borrowed a limousine from his father’s limo company and is using the stretch ride to take kids to school in style. “I’m going to continue to do what I can do to help these families get their kids to school,” Rogers Jr. told Fox News. “If it gets to the point where, you know, the limo is not enough, then I would definitely pull a charter bus out, and we’ll go from there.” Meanwhile in Florida When hopeless romantic Matthew Huber, 43, was questioned by police on Oct. 12 after witnesses reported him breaking into a Nissan truck outside a Walmart in Vero Beach, Florida, he wanted them to know it was a labor of love. According to the police report, Huber claimed that he attempted to get into the vehicle “to see his imaginary girlfriend Emma,” whom he only sees when he is “tripping on meth.” The Smoking Gun reported that Huber was arrested for burglary and carrying a concealed weapon during the commission of a criminal offense. Emma could not be reached for comment. Mission Impawsable Some pet owners are willing to go to extremes for their fur babies; some take “extremes” to extremes. Tony Wittman, 45, of Australia, was convicted on Oct. 11 on charges stemming from a Jan. 11 incident in which the former soldier donned full combat gear (complete with fake assault rifle) and stormed the Lost Dogs’ Home in Melbourne. Wittman tied up a female employee and questioned her about the whereabouts of his cat, then left without retrieving the animal and was arrested the next day. Fox News reported that Wittman told the police he has suffered from PTSD since his time in the military and “felt like he needed to get the cat back and acted without thinking about the consequences.”

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Out on a Limb A police standoff that began on Oct. 6 finally came to an end more than 48 hours later, as a man wanted in connection with an assault case climbed down from the tree he had taken refuge in. When police arrived at the Queens, New York, home of Roody Thomas, 44, in response to a call about a domestic dispute during which Thomas threatened his mother, Thomas climbed out of a second-story window and onto his roof. He then leapt from the roof into a 30-foot spruce tree, where he spent two uncomfortable nights. According to Fox 5 NY, a negotiator was ultimately able to talk Thomas into leaving his perch. Thomas, who had a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly punching his girlfriend on Sept. 30, surrendered to police and was sent to a hospital for evaluation. Sprinklegate Don’t mess with a man’s sprinkles. The owner of a U.K. bakery went viral for ranting about regulations that are cutting into his bread and butter—or rather his cake and frosting. Rich Myers, 32, of Leeds, can no longer sell his most popular items because they featured “illegal sprinkles” imported from the United States. The sprinkles contained an additive called E127, which has been linked to “hyperactivity disorders and tumors in rats,” reports the Mirror. An anonymous customer tipped off West Yorkshire Trading Standards, the local regulatory agency, about the infraction. Myers swears he won’t switch to the approved sprinkles from his home country, claiming they don’t hold their colors during the baking process. “If I can’t use (the imported sprinkles), I won’t use any,” he said. “I will be on sprinkle strike and won’t budge for no man.” The contraband goodies aren’t exactly hard to come by, he added: “We buy them from a shop in London, so it’s not like we’re getting them from a cocaine haulage in Mexico.” Where’s Wally An Arctic walrus who found fame this summer after touring the coasts of Spain, France and the U.K. was feared dead after he disappeared from West Cork, Ireland, in late August. But fans of Wally the walrus can breathe easy: The Independent reports that the intrepid wanderer was recently spotted off the coast of Iceland. Wally became famous for launching himself onto the decks of (empty, docked) boats, sinking several, as he stopped in various European harbors to rest during his travels. Wildlife organizations even created special pontoon “couches” for him to nap on. Wally appears to be in good health and is expected to make his way to the Arctic to begin his search for a mate once he’s rested and built up some blubber for the trek. Pain in the Neck For the last two years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have been witness to a bizarre wildlife sighting: a bull elk roaming the wilderness with a tire around its neck. CNN reported that CPW officials had been monitoring the elk since it was first spotted in July 2019, and though the tire did not impede the animal from drinking or feeding, they grew concerned that the tire might get tangled in branches, fencing or the antlers of another elk. CPW officers received a community tip on the elk’s whereabouts on Oct. 9 and were finally able to tranquilize it and remove the tire—which had 10 pounds of debris inside it—after

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