Oscar statuette for the Czech movie "Closely Watched Trains" (Ostře sledované vlaky in Czech) by Jiří Menzel

Do the Oscars matter?

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Philip Cogan Gilstrap airs his grievances with the Academy Awards.

The Philosophy of Tech: iPad 2 is a step ahead

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You would have to be living in a monastery or a convent to not have at least heard of Apple's iPad tablet device. According...
Marilei and Julio Puentes at FanX

He Said She Said: FanX Diary

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The He Said She Said duo attended all three days of FanX. In their latest column, the pair share their FanXperience in diary form.

The importance of saying greetings!

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I'm coming from a culture where is very important to say the greetings. You woke up in the morning you say "Hi" to your...

Retrain your brain on a typical day

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It's a typical winter day in Salt Lake City; it is 35 degrees and the smog is killing your lungs. It's 5:30 p.m. and...

Daylight Saving Time is here to stay

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The Utah Legislature shut down a proposed bill which would require the state to observe Mountain Standard Time throughout the year. Changing clocks twice...
50 percent off sign in a department store

Black Friday: corporate brainwashing, or turkey coma-induced madness?

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Romney explains the tradition of Black Friday and offers alternatives to the shopping crazed day-after-thanksgiving holiday.
Still from Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters featuring the heroes played by Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton walking from an explosion.

Weekly Reel: Adult fairy tales – wave two of a popular and evolving genre

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Arts reporter Stephen Romney's Weekly Reel discusses the second round of adult-oriented fairy tale movies creeping back into theaters.
Newspaper boys

Another Wacky Wednesday: Newspaper Carrier Day

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The Sept. 4 holiday honors Barney Flaherty, the first paperboy in America, and all newspaper carriers.

Dear Dick: Keep your word

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Dear Dick, I would like to start this with a short story, narrating things that bug me and that have happened to me that have...

Ask Mom: Wondering

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Dear Mom, I'm in a quandary. A good friend of mine wants to line me up with a girl he thinks is pretty cute. He...

From Inside the Glass: A life without pleasure is no life at all

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In this week's letter from the editor, Rachael Folland, Assistant Editor, discusses relaxing and measuring our limits.