It was another weekend filled with fashion, style, glamour, parties, paparazzi and celebs. But there were no award shows, no film festivals; it was Super Bowl weekend. And Super Bowl means Super Parties. You didn't think it was just about a football game did you?While most of us gear up for a day of pizza, hot wings and chips, celebs are flying down to Miami in private jets to host and attend the hottest parties and concerts, sponsored by brands hoping to somehow cash in on t...  Read More

DVD » Jennifer Baichwal's documentary asks if being struck by lightning is a random act or something that is predestined. It tells the stories of a handful of individuals that have been struck by lightning as well as a community in Rwanda that worships that lightning god Shango. The stories are wonderful as each interviewee searches for a meaning (or lack there of) behind their experiences. The cinematography is often gorgeous and strangely metaphorical as the flash of ...  Read More

DVD » This documentary from Benjamin Franzen and Kembre McLeod takes a look at the history of sampling in music, primarily in the hip-hop genre, and the legal debate of copyright infringement versus fair use that has raged since the late '80s. The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in 2009 and later appeared as part of PBS's ''Independent Lens'' series with interviews from a vast sampling of new and old talent including Chuck D, El-P, George Clinton and influential...  Read More

On their debut album ''Think Before You Speak,'' London's Good Shoes were a reckless group of lads that hijacked the staccato guitars of Franz Ferdinand's first record and laced them with the grime and joyful happenstance of a weekend's excess. On their second release, ''No Hope, No Future,'' the band seems to have lost a bit of their exuberance (not to mention their bass player) as Rhys Jones' lyrics focus on the disintegrating of friendships and belief. This shift in tone isn't...  Read More

Holly Braithwaite is the community relations coordinator for Hogle Zoo as well as a local actress and the Dance Events planner for arts appreciation group Generation A.What are your responsibilities as the community relations coordinator for Hogle Zoo? As Community Relations Coordinator, I am responsible for all of the communications for Hogle Zoo from newspaper, TV and radio to social media like Facebook and Twitter -- if you hear a story about the Zoo I'm the one behind it...  Read More

Motion City Soundtrack could write an instruction manual on catchy punk-pop anthems with their eyes closed. Like its three predecessors, ''My Dinosaur Life'' is filled with big hooks, buzzing guitars and singer Justin Pierre's delightful self-loathing and pop culture references. The record begins with three tracks that belong on an eventual greatest hits record, with ''A Lifeless Ordinary'' at the top of the list. From there, the band takes a few detours from their signature soun...  Read More

Rapper K'Naan spent the first 13 years of his life in war-torn Somalia before finding refuge in Ontario, Canada. Since then, he's spent his time turning his frightening real life experiences into compelling rhymes. ''Troubadour'' is part American rap swagger (''I'll admit it/I can spit it like a fitted cap'') and part African politics (''I'm barely 13/I pack a dirty old Russian firearm that shoots 30''). The former is more prevalent, but the latter is far more compelling, especiall...  Read More

Before his recent, untimely death at age 30, Memphis-based Jay Reatard managed to record 22 albums with a handful of bands. ''Watch Me Fall,'' his second solo album, is a good representation of his prolific career. The record sounds like the embodiment of attention deficient disorder. Reatard frenetically jumps from track to track, mixing elements of new wave, punk, and noisy rock into ultra-catchy mix of shout-alongs. The album starts out with its best track, the bouncy ''It Ai...  Read More

Before self-checkout, I would swallow my pride before setting down essentials like tampons, condoms and anti-diarrheals on the conveyer belt. I just knew the clerk would need to get on the intercom and announce that a price check was needed for said item along with my full name, age and address. Even before reaching the checkout stand, I would walk down the aisles obscuring the view of what I was purchasing, hoping not to bump into a familiar face. It's mostly safe to say tha...  Read More

How are you involved with Utah nightlife?I'm one of the owners of Ki Events (the other owner is my wife), we do some of the big electronic events in the state. And in 2010 we'll have more than electronic [performances].What are the nights you promote?Currently we are promoting and getting ready for our next show which is Mardi Gras on Feb. 27 featuring global deejays at The Rail Events Center.How long have you been working with Ki Events?I started Ki events Feb. 22, 2007, so ...  Read More

Football has never been my thing. In fact, most sports don't interest me at all. All four of my brothers are groaning with disappointment right now. As the only girl in a household of sporty boys, I attended enough soccer, basketball, baseball and football games to permanently damage all sports for me.To be blunt, my childhood was a chubby cheerleader-filled hell. Want to guess how I feel about Super Bowl Sunday? Um, yeah. I hate it. In the past, I've watched the game for the...  Read More

4 cups whole wheat pastry flour2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten1/4 cup honey1/2 cup dry milk4 eggs, separated2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1/2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon baking powder3 1/2 cups water1 » In a large bowl combine the wheat flour, wheat gluten, hone, dry milk, 4 egg yolks, olive oil, salt, baking powder and water.2 » Using a whisk, whisk ingredients together until smooth and well combined.3 » In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to medium p...  Read More

The large wooden door opened, revealing a step back in time. A front door greeter asked if we had come to enjoy dinner and swiftly ushered us to our table at the Blue Boar. The silent dining room was filled with memorabilia from another time. Outside the window, melting snow dripped water from the eves of the inn down onto a large wooden deck that looked out over a sleepy valley. As weary travelers of old welcomed warm food, drink and a bed, I too found myself welcoming some ...  Read More

''I think the play has started,'' the man next to me kept saying to his companion. He can be forgiven for not being sure, because even though the house lights were up and most of the audience was still chattering away, there were actors milling about onstage.At this point, they were playing themselves. They were greeting one another, stretching, going over their lines, and waving to their friends in the audience. There was no curtain drawn for this production; the set was desig...  Read More

Age » 29Occupation » Business owner/FitnessSign » CancerFavorite book(s) » ''B.O.M.,'' ''Atlas Shrugged,'' ''The 4-Hour Work Week'' and Dan Brown (at the moment)Favorite movie(s) » ''300,'' ''Constantine'' and most movies remade from '80s.Favorite TV show(s) » ''Mentalist,'' ''House,'' ''Lie to Me''Favorite music » KalaiWhat do you look for in a romantic partner? » Compassionate, fit, active and kindWhat would you say is your sexiest feature? ...  Read More

Director Pierre Morel returns with his follow-up to the vicious, but popular, ''Taken'' with another story pulled from the once-great Luc Besson's seemingly endless pile of redundant action tales. This time around we have James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a young man working for the U.S. Ambassador to France that is quietly auditioning for the role of ''super spy,'' who is asked to team up with the brash, unorthodox and generally offensive Charlie Wax (John Travolta) to stop a ...  Read More

Blu-ray » Director Ti West's latest film takes us back to the early '80s when horror films still looked to Hitchcock and Polanski, rather than slaughterhouses, for their cinematic cues. It is a smart, slow burner that fills the viewer with dread and tension before unleashing its payoff in the most satisfying of endings. ''The House of the Devil'' tells the familiar tale of a babysitter (played perfectly by Jocelin Donahue) trapped in a house full of Satanic mysteries but ...  Read More

Dessert of the Week: Orange Milk Chocolate Cookie$1.75, Bear Country Cookies (158 S. Rio Grande St.)Bear Country makes fresh, ''all natural'' cookies. Sure, the dark chocolate ones are tasty, and so are the oatmeal dark chocolate with walnuts (made with 100 percent whole wheat).But it's the orange milk chocolate ones that have stolen my heart. The taste of orange peel livens up the soft, moist dough, adding just the right amount of zest to the smooth, creamy chocolate chunks.A...  Read More

Scott Cooper introduces himself as ''an actor with modest credits'' and suggests that his decision to sit in the director's chair is simply ''taking a page out of the book'' of his mentor Robert Duvall.When I ask Cooper what his secret was to casting Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell on his directorial debut, Cooper again points to Duvall, who he says has become a close friend due to their similar sensibilities. ''When I wrote the screenplay [ for 'C...  Read More

I've seen Mike Jarman dishing out drinks at Sandbar before. But it wasn't until I announced that I was leaving IN that we made first contact. The bartender thoughtfully sent me a goodbye e-mail containing the recipe for a ''victory shot'' that he said I could name. Needless to say, this random e-mail caught my attention, compelling me to feature the gentleman in Behind Bars. But his appeal doesn't end there; Jarman is also dedicated to exposing the dangers surrounding last call...  Read More