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Ronald Reagan pioneered the “make America great again” idea before Donald Trump got ahold of it. Reagan said the American people needed to “believe in our capacity to perform great deeds.” Reagan was clearly speaking about actions—including personal, economic, local, state and national policy deeds. Contrast this with Trump’s definition of greatness as monuments to his own personal greatness, like huge graven images of himself hanging from government buildings, his proposed “triumphal” arch in Washington D.C. and the half billiondollar renovation of the East Wing.

Reagan sponsored the largest military build-up in U.S. history outside of wartime budgets. His military buildup was even more expensive than LBJ’s tab for Vietnam. He obtained a 7% annual increase in the military budget over three years. Contrast this with Donald Trump’s ask for a 40% to 50% increase in the military budget for FY2027 alone. Reagan’s military budget was to deter foreign aggression during the Cold War (“peace through strength”), whereas Trump’s military budget is intended to fan the flames of hot war wherever our war power usurper wants to go. Are we sure this is the kind of “greatness” we are looking for in America? KIMBALL SHINKOSKEY Woods Cross

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You’d think that before issuing a blanket endorsement of small modular nuclear reactors, a Libertarian

would check to see if nuclear power is competitive in the “free” market. If Mr. Thomas Knapp had, he would find that nuclear power is by far the most expensive source—over three times more per kilowatt hour than solar power—must be heavily subsidized and would cause electricity rates to soar. We will continue to rely upon the electrical grid for the foreseeable future, and that grid needs significant investment in maintenance, repair, reliability and capacity. A vast proliferation of small nuclear plants would divert capital from that effort and create a host of other problems, like 24/7 security for reactors not on military bases. Communities and the broader economy are shifting to renewables and battery storage—despite antagonism from Trump—but nuclear power is neither clean nor renewable, as fuel rods require replacement and there is no solution to the disposal of High Level Radioactive Waste (spent fuel). STEVE ERICKSON Downwinders, Inc.

Communism vs. Fascism

Oh my, what has devolved in our country today, Our two major political parties are in disarray. Democratics and Republicans calling each other mean names, In order to incite our voters and each other shame. All goods are owned in common in communism, And available to all as needed in altruism. An autocratic dictator dominates Fascism, With economic and social suppression dogmatism. Both parties flirt with these incendiary nomenclatures, At the expense of our democratic tenures. So let’s abandon these two hypocritical hypotheses, And promote the names of our Christian inspired mercies. Compassionate Capitalism is our advocacy, In unison with an unbiased Social Democracy. GEORGE KIBILDIS Sparta, New Jersey Care to sound off on a feature in our pages or about a local concern? Write to comments@cityweekly.net or post your thoughts on our social media. We want to hear from you!

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COOLER What is the weirdest object you used as a bookmark? Zach Abend

I don’t know how weird this is, but I used to have a bookmark from a nowdefunct Brooklyn bookstore I loved called, “Here’s a Bookstore.” I used it for a long time.

Bryan Bale

I’ve used a variety of things, but I don’t think any of them are weird. It’s usually just a random item within reach—an envelope, a business card, a gift certificate, a 12-inch ruler or a flap of the book’s own dust jacket. I’ve even used an actual bookmark on occasion.

Christie Zervos

A piece of toilet paper! I was reading while I was on the toilet, and when I finished, I used a piece of toilet paper as a bookmark for the next time. Talk about being resourceful!

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When you live with a librarian, you never have to worry about using anything but a bookmark as a bookmark. We have more bookmarks in our house than there are books in the world.

Wes Long

A sock. It was short-term, I had nothing else on hand, and my cat required attention. When Crumpet demands cuddles, you give them to him.

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Good. Better. Best.

his year’s election is a biggie for Congress, the state Legislature and Salt Lake County. But for those of us focused on Salt Lake City politics, it’s a snooze. In that arena, the big ticket is next year’s mayoral election, already shaping up to be a brawl. Previously, incumbent Mayor Erin Mendenhall had said she would not seek reelection. After all, third terms are notoriously difficult to win—just ask Ralph Becker and Rocky Anderson. But she is now on the record as “seriously considering” another run and, according to rampant gossip, quite seriously considering it behind closed doors. I forget who has and has not officially announced their candidacy, but it’s widely known that state Senator Luz Escamilla, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and former state Senator and City Councilman Derek Kitchen are running. And we’ll inevitably see a smattering of well-intentioned souls who, while earnest in their desire to serve the city, stand little to no chance of electoral success. One such soul is Devin Zander, a young urbanist and app developer who frequently posts about the city’s built environment during his walks, bike rides and transit trips around town. He created something of a series recently, questioning how anyone could dispute the recent improvements on streets like 200 South and 2100 South, with the Sugar House post generating particularly colorful debate on Reddit. “Imagine thinking 200 S was better before,” he wrote last week, paired with a video coasting down the protected bike lane next to Beer Bar and Bar-X. The joke, of course, is that many people dispute the notion that 200 South and 2100 South were bettered by reconfigurations that de-prioritized drivers. Suburban lawmakers were so agitated by the bus and bike lanes on 200

South that they banned the city from building more of them, while deep-seated outrage over 2100 South leads otherwise sensible people to speak about medians and crosswalks in quasi-apocalyptic terms. But as Zander’s ragebait noted—implicitly, if not explicitly—those people are wrong. Streets like 200 South and 2100 South, while imperfect, are objectively better today than they were in the recent past. Better for safety. Better for business. Better for air quality. And yes, better for citywide traffic flow. While it is fair to point out specific flaws in the designs—of which there are many to choose from—a trend of overall improvement in the city’s transportation network is no longer a matter of debate. Salt Lakers are better served by streets that serve all street users, and our local community is best served by acknowledging this reality and moving on. The bus stops on 200 South are positioned too close together. This is due to Salt Lake City’s bonkers enormous street grid (nine Portland blocks fit inside one SLC block) and not wanting to leave anyone out. But frequent stops slow down the buses and cause bunching on highfrequency routes, particularly at Main Street in front of Siegfried’s (try the goulash.) But even so, 200 South is way better than it used to be. The 9-Line is overly enmeshed with the sidewalk, creating conflict zones where pedestrians and cyclists compete for the same space, often at the doorstep of popular small businesses. Its western segments are either barren concrete and rock or walled in by overgrown weeds, including thistle and puncturevine. But even so, 900 South is way better than it used to be. The 300 West Bikeway is a death trap. Huge driveways built to accommodate freight deliveries at the big box stores, plus minimal buffering from the high-speed roadway, equals drivers carelessly screaming across the cycling track or stopping on top of it while they wait for a gap in traffic. On the new downtown sections, the gauntlet of crossing 600 South, 500 South and 400 South creates a high-stakes poker game that multiple cyclists have already lost.

But even so, 300 West is way better than it used to be. In Sugar House, 1100 East is hideous—clearly designed by someone who spends more time reading about bike lanes than riding a bicycle inside of one. And on 2100 South, a disingenuous “multi-use path” (read: sidewalk) invites e-bike and scooter riders into a space they really shouldn’t be using, with bad sightlines and a manufactured pinch point at Monument Plaza. The lead engineer on that project was promoted. That alone should cost Mendenhall a third term. But even so—even so—both 1100 East and 2100 South are better than they used to be, particularly if you rewind back to 2015, when a right-turn slip lane was closed and Monument Plaza was built. The 400 South Viaduct Trail … is great. Sure, it’s only a matter of time until someone dies becuase of the permissive left turns at 500 West, 400 West and 300 West, and the climb up and over the tracks is brutal in either direction. But considering the assignment and the hoops the city had to jump through, it’s remarkable what they pulled off. We’ll see how much of the 400 South design stays in place now that the Legislature has given UDOT the power to tear it up. Things have changed, and that change has been good. The last mayoral election never got beyond a bad-faith debate about the city’s trajectory and it’s why I’m glad to see a growing list of names in the running for 2027. Dark horse candidates like Devin Zander keep the race on the ground. Without them, the local media and political class too often turn what should be a nonpartisan municipal administration election into a “Who’s Utah’s Coolest Democrat?” contest. Out of the four other candidate names mentioned above, I routinely run into two of them while I’m out and about in the city … I’ve never once encountered the other two “in the wild.” The mayor’s job isn’t to speak out on the cause du jour— it’s to fill potholes. I, for one, have more trust in the people I see on the streets to know where those potholes are, and where we can do away with asphalt entirely. CW

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MISS: Now Boarding

It took 25 years, but we’ve finally forgotten. As America approaches the quarter-century anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the SLC Airport announced unexpected plans to resume gateside access for friends and family members of arriving passengers, allowing them to meet their loved ones as they deplane, rather than in the post-security welcome zone. For some, the new policy is reminiscent of a simpler time in which passengers were free to smoke cigarettes and carry liquids with impunity. For others, it means they will now walk off a two-layover itinerary only to wade through the throngs of Latter-day Saint families eager to welcome back their missionaries. Anyone hoping to make their way to a gate should apply for TSA Precheck now and prepare to enjoy the Salt Lake City Airport’s surprisingly affordable dining and shopping while they wait.

MISS: No Vacancy

After countless rounds of back-andforth between the LDS church and Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake Temple reopening continues as planned. In exchange for a few million dollars to the city, the church will take over the north sections of downtown next April, erecting barricades and installing their own checkpoints to manage the massive tourism expected as the temple is opened to the public. For the unfamiliar local, it could mean a rare opportunity to peer inside the historical edifice. However, tour reservations opened on September 1 and sold out near-instantly, potentially sealing the door to this sacred space. Unless more tickets are released, it leaves city residents with only rerouted traffic and hoards of tourists. Better luck in the afterlife.

HIT: Whale Done

When the city first announced plans to repaint the iconic 9th and 9th whale, some citizens were skeptical. The iconic 2022 design of “Out of the Blue” spread far past roadside attraction into t-shirts, jewelry and even a place of worship for cynical Salt Lakers praying for snow. Earlier this summer, the whale was even blessed with a virgin birth when a miniature rainbow whale appeared at its base. Despite the hefty legacy, the updated design, “Open Your Eyes” by local artist Jiyoun Lee-Lodge already holds both artistic and spiritual appeal. The blue-pink ombre stands in firm opposition to any anti-Pride rumors, and the eye-catching design is reminiscent of Takashi Murakami’s Kanye-era murals. With regards to the whale’s prophetic powers, perhaps it’s no coincidence that the repaint comes in tandem with these lovely summer storms. CW

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Wrong Direction

he Utah Transit Authority is planning a rate hike, increasing the price on their already unaffordable transit system for the vulnerable users who currently have problems paying fares. It’s astonishing how UTA has come up with the exact wrong approach to dealing with their financial and public transit situations. With our air quality being legendarily bad and traffic getting even worse along the I-15 corridor, the only solution UDOT and the state Legislature seem able to imagine is more lanes of freeway. Soon, Utah will be one-third freeway, 100 lanes each way running through the entire central corridor. Instead, wouldn’t it make sense for us to encourage more transit use? They need to make transit cheaper and more frequent. It’s astonishing to me that neither UTA, UDOT, nor the Legislature have figured this out. If you make transit more attractive, there will be fewer folks in cars on our exhaust-choked freeways and roads. If you make it more frequent, people can rely on it in order to get them from place to place. If you make it cheaper, it becomes more accessible and encourages use. The only logical conclusion we can come to is that UTA’s rate hike request is a willful act of sabotage to their mission and model. A shockingly low percentage of their budget is earned in fees. They could cut enough to make the system free for everyone just by disbanding their ticket enforcement crew—I’m sorry, their “police department.” If no one needs tickets, there won’t be a need for cops to check them. They could keep a few officers, but all they’d need to deal with are the occasional criminal problems arising along the bus and transit paths. Otherwise, local municipalities could make up the gap in service with their own, over-budgeted cops. The cost of transit has to be less than the cost of driving—and “free” is the best inducement to convince folks to abandon their cars. Getting people out of cars and onto their bikes, on their feet and into transit is the best cure for so many woes, from poor air quality and senseless freeway expansions to the ills of man-made climate change. Remember 2020, when everyone had to stay home and the air quality in Salt Lake City was better than it had practically ever been? It was like we figured out how to solve the problem. UTA would further save on all of the technology and infrastructure of pay stations. They could simply track people getting in their buses, light rail cars and trains, only to report to the Legislature how wildly successful free fares and expanded service had been. And the Legislature would doubly see the progress being made in eliminating the need for road and freeway expansions. It’s a simple fix and would work beautifully. My challenge to UTA? Abandon the rate hike and make the hard decisions needed to make the system free. It’s wholly within your power. You have the money to do it. But do you have the courage? I doubt it, but I’d love to be proven wrong. CW

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TRUE TV Fall TV 2026 Preview The upcoming TV season isn’t jam-packed, but at least it’s unimpressive (sorry).

n the fall of 2016, around 30 new series debuted on broadcast TV, including enduring favorites The Good Place and This Is Us, as well as forgotten flops like Kevin Can Wait and a MacGyver reboot. This fall? Five-ish, not counting new reality shows (never have, never will). I used to write 3,000+-word features on fall TV, but now it all fits in this space. Here’s what’s coming to rabbit-ears TV this season. Line of Fire (NBC, Peacock) Premieres Monday, Sept. 21: Peter Krause (9-1-1) stars as the head of a family of law enforcement agents who work for the FBI, U.S. Marshals, Secret Service and Department of Justice—it’s as if NBC took every CBS drama and made a cop turducken. There are even Blue Bloods-esque family dinners where they “can’t discuss that case,” but you know they will. Line of Fire is a throwback to when these agencies weren’t a Trumpy joke, but so what? Nostalgia’s a hell of a drug. NCIS: New York (CBS, Paramount+) Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 6: Original flavor NCIS begins its 24th season this year, so it must be time for another spinoff, this time starring NCIS: Los Angeles favorite LL Cool J and Hawaii Five-O’s Scott Caan (if nostalgia’s a drug, CBS is the nation’s dealer on speed dial). So what sets this Big Apple

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Naval Criminal Investigative Service show apart from the rest? Veteran NCIS director Dennis Smith says this one is a “darker, edgier show,” which means NCIS: New York has no family dinners. Eternally Yours (CBS, Paramount+) Premieres Thursday, Oct. 8: A 500-yearsmarried vampire couple (Ed Weeks and Allegra Edwards) deal with undead life in Seattle and their daughter suddenly dating a human normie. Eternally Yours is a madeto-order supernatural companion comedy for Ghosts, but can it live up to the sitcom vampire standard set by the late, great What We Do in the Shadows? Not bloody (heh) likely, but it’s preferable to spending another fall season with Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. Cupertino (CBS, Paramount+) Premieres Thursday, Oct. 8: A lawyer (Evil’s Mike Colter) who’s been screwed over by tech bros joins forces with another irked attorney (Legion’s Rachel Keller) to wage courtroom underdog war on the billionaire douche canoes of Silicon Valley. Sure, we’ve seen legal dramas featuring ridiculously hot actors as ridiculously hot lawyers before, but Cupertino mildly critiques creeping

technocracy on Paramount-owned CBS, which is meta AF. Maybe it won’t make it to October. Newlyweds (NBC, Peacock) Premieres Friday, Oct. 23: When a free spirit (Téa Leoni) impetuously marries a stiff professor (Tim Daly), it’s the wacky rom-com guaranteed a feature in this month’s AARP Magazine. TV old-timers may recall Leoni’s Flying Blind, a ’90s comedy from the early days of the then-new Fox network, wherein she played a younger libertine who couples up with a straight-laced guy. It only lasted one season, and Newlyweds could follow suit—Friday nights are only kind to Reba McEntire sitcoms. Einstein (CBS, Paramount+) Premieres 2027: Former Criminal Minds star Matthew Gray Gubler has been absent from Paramount+’s Criminal Minds: Evolution reboot for years because he’s supposedly been working on Einstein, which finally materializes . . . next year. It shouldn’t take that long to produce Monk 2.0, with college professor Lewis Einstein (Gubler), Albert’s great-grandson, functioning in that time-honored Quirky Outsider Helps the Cops Solve Cases role, but here we are.

Gubler will assuredly be free for Evolution by next summer. Baywatch (Fox, Hulu) Premieres 2027: The ’90s megahit Baywatch’s legacy has survived Baywatch Nights (a spinoff with David Hasselhoff as a nocturnal detective), Baywatch: Hawaii (a relocated continuation) and that 2017 Baywatch movie (R.I.P. raunchy theatrical comedies killed by Woke). Now it’s back, with a grown-up Hobie Buchannon (Stephen Amell) taking over for dad Mitch on the beach. Also back are the red swimsuits, the slow-motion running, and the complete lack of irony. Nostalgia ahoy! The Rockford Files (NBC, Peacock) Premieres 2027: Speaking of nostalgia, is NBC’s 1974–1980 private-investigator drama The Rockford Files all that beloved? The series never cracked the top ten in TV ratings, and it’s mostly been regarded as a ’70s cult favorite akin to Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Also, no one can match the wit and swagger of O.G. star James Garner, least of all new Rockford lead David Boreanaz (SEAL Team, Bones). The original run of The Rockford Files is on Prime Video; just watch that. CW

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It is easy to claim that our state as a cultural monolith. However, there exist significant and tremendously beautiful representations of outside cultures in Utah, thanks to immigrant communities that are both relatively new, or have been here for generations. Take, for example, Utah’s Greek community, which is gearing up for the 50th year of their major celebration of food, music and history in Salt Lake, the Salt Lake City Greek Festival. According to their website, this year the festival hopes to “honor the people, traditions, and spirit that have made the festival a cherished part of Salt Lake City for half a century.” This rich history is one festival-goers should be excited to explore, eating classic Greek dishes like gyros, souvlaki and baklava, while also hearing traditional music and experiencing performing groups showcasing the dance culture of Greece, or touring the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Immersing in these traditions is sure to give Salt Lakers a better sense of the history and culture that has brought their city to where it stands today. The Salt Lake City Greek Festival will be held the weekend of Sept. 11-13, starting at 11 a.m. each day and concluding at 10 p.m. on the 11th and 12th, and 8 p.m. on the 13th. Tickets are $5, free for children five and under. The festival will be held at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (279 S. 300 West), in the heart of downtown. More information can be found at saltlakecitygreekfestival.com. (Oscar Niehaus)

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Generations of highschool students have grown up reading Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, learning from it simultaneously about the historical Salem Witch Trials that are the story’s ostensible setting, and the McCarthy-era Communist scare that was part of its allegorical framework. Yet playwright Kimberly Belflower saw other potential subtext in the story, particularly circa the first #MeToo wave of 2018, as she concluded her MFA in playwrighting and had just read a non-fiction book about the Salem trials. “Woody Allen, in an interview, called #MeToo a ‘witch hunt,’” Belflower noted in a 2025 interview with Theater Mania. “And I thought, ‘Oh, how interesting. I just read this book. I should reread The Crucible, because that’s the most famous work of art about witch hunts.’ Rereading The Crucible with the lens of #MeToo so directly on my eyes really blew my brain open. I was like, ‘Oh, this is not what I remember.’” The result was John Proctor is the Villain, a story set in a Georgia high school circa 2018, as a group of students reading The Crucible begin thinking about the narrative—and the nature of its purported hero—differently in the wake of increasing awareness of gendered power dynamics and sexual assault. Pioneer Theatre Company opens its 2026-2027 season with the Utah premiere of John Proctor is the Villain at the Jay W. Lees Courage Theater at the Westminster Performing Arts Center (1248 E. 1700 South), running Sept. 11 – 26, with an ASL interpreted performance Sept. 21 Tickets are $50-$62; visit pioneertheatre.org for tickets and additional event information. (Scott Renshaw)

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When comedian Steve Hofstetter spoke to City Weekly ahead of local shows in April 2025, he noted that one of the defining shows of his early career took place in Utah. “I was doing a show at the University of Utah. It was before I had a big social media presence, and I didn’t have a ton of media online. I don’t know who made the decision also to promote the show on BYU campus, but it was a very dumb decision. It was a 10 p.m. show, … and in the opening joke, I used the word ‘shit.’ And a couple of people get up, and a third of the crowd walked out in the first five minutes. It was difficult to stay on track. But the 2/3 that stayed, I got a standing ovation. … That was the first time I really understood that: People want a loud voice in the face of hypocrisy. It’s cathartic to see someone say what you’d want to say.” Hofstetter continues to be that cathartic voice, and his social media presence— which includes plenty of viral moments of him taking down hecklers—demonstrates his relentless pursuit of truth. He’ll also remind audience members of his “particular set of skills” at dismantling ridiculous arguments. Steve Hofstetter visits the Rose Wagner Center Jeanne Wagner Theater (138 W. 300 South) for one night only for his “Begin Again” tour on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $36.50 - $163.50; visit saltlakecountyarts.org to purchase tickets and for additional event information. (SR)

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kota Johnson becomes a ghost-writer for a mysterious best-selling novelist (Anne Hathaway) in Verity.

Hunger Games, Avengers, Dune, Resident Evil, Godzilla and more familiar franchises come back to Utah theaters. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net

Note to reader: Release dates are always subject to change. Sept. 11: HEADLINER: Practical Magic 2 – Nearly 30 years after we first visited with them, witch sisters Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian (Nicole Kidman) return, now with their own children as they attempt to break the curse that dooms them to be without love. Also: Andrew Garfield stars in another spin on the Robin Hood legend in The Uprising.

Oct. 2: HEADLINER: Digger – Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant) casts Tom Cruise as an oil tycoon trying to save humanity from the environmental catastrophe he helped cause. Also: Da-

Oct. 23: HEADLINER: Clayface – DC Comics adaptation about a rising actor (Tom Rhys Harries) who winds up with a malleable physiognomy. Also: An AI companion (Jenna Ortega) to a sickly teenager learns lessons in humanity in the Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation Klara and the Sun; Sacha Baron Cohen returns as his dim-witted hip-hop journalist character in Ali G: Who Iz I? Oct. 30: HEADLINER: Wicker – Olivia Coleman plays an ostracized fisherwoman in a medieval village who has the local basket-weaver make her a sentient wicker husband (Alexander Skarsgård). Also: A suburban family learns that their new neighbors are a bit too obsessed with the holidays in Christmas at the Kringles.

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Nov. 6: HEADLINER: Godzilla Minus Zero – The story from 2023’s Godzilla Minus One continues in the latest rampage by the giant fire-breathing dinosaur. Also: Bill Hader voices Dr. Seuss’ mischievous feline in the latest animated version of The Cat in the Hat; KJ Apa stars as actor Jimmy Stewart in the biopic Jimmy.

Nov. 25: HEADLINER: Hexed – Disney Animation brings us the story of an awkward teenager who discovers that she may have magical powers. Also: Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro are joined by Ariana Grande for the latest Focker family comedy Focker-inLaw; Brad Pitt returns as his Oscar-winning character from Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood for The Further Misadventures of Cliff Booth.

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Oct. 9: HEADLINER: The Social Reckoning – Jeremy Strong takes the role of Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to The Social Network. Also: A young girl is troubled by the malevolent entity (Jessica Chastain) in her bedroom closet in Other Mommy; a devout Muslim hitman (Mahershala Ali) faces a life turning point in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.

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LAST WATCH The life and death of Nathan Werito. BY ZACH ABEND

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n the northwestern part of the Navajo Nation, blue sky stretches over the horizon and dwarfs the area’s modest buildings. Yet to those who knew him, Nathan Werito seemed even larger than the high desert landscape he inhabited. His cousin, Lakotah Begaye, remembers Werito climbing onto the side of her home to repair her air conditioner. Because the building’s pop-up roof didn’t allow him to stand on it, he would hang off the side with one hand while doing electrical work with the other. In other memories, Werito is helping Begaye’s daughter with vocabulary words for her AP class, or he’s delivering water and food to neighbors in need. “When it would come to food distributions, he would always go out of his way to make sure everyone got boxes,” she said. Werito was given an old car as a gift. He spent nine months repairing it, paying for insurance and getting it registered. Begaye said the car didn’t have windows or tires when Werito received it, but it slowly revived under his care. His sister, Nadine Werito, described her brother as singlehandedly running the Nageezi Chapter House’s flea market on Saturdays. “He was literally everything,” she said, “the electrician, the plumber, a handyman, a coordinator of security.”

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Becky Martinez, a former colleague of Werito’s who worked with him at the chapter house, said Werito was working toward a mathematics degree at Diné College. And Diane Werito, his aunt, remembers him as a talented shortstop whose coaches were trying to help him earn a baseball scholarship when he lived in Arizona. “He was probably one of the best players in Arizona,” she said proudly. Werito lived with his disabled father, Herbert Werito, who said his son was indispensable. Herbert said Werito was expected to begin the Navajo Nation Police Academy in August, and he remembered Werito getting up at three in the morning to get to his tryouts. “He did everything,” his father said quietly. “I never had to ask him for anything.” Werito never got the chance to become a Navajo Nation Police officer, or to finish his degree. On May 16, a Saturday, he was shot and killed. For his family, Werito’s death has become more than a murder case moving through the justice system. They question why it took hours for first responders to arrive after repeated calls for help, why a nearby police substation sits empty and whether chronic staffing shortages on the Navajo Nation contributed to a response they believe came too late.

A FIGHT TURNS FATAL According to several family members, a confrontation unfolded over several hours during the afternoon and evening of May 16, involving Werito’s neighbors and his father, escalating into physical assaults and rocks thrown through the windows of the Werito home.

At the climax of the dispute, Werito’s father said he was hit in the head with a piece of metal pipe and knocked unconscious. Werito, who had been taking a nap after working at the chapter house all day, heard what sounded like their windows being broken. His aunt texted him and asked, “Is your dad over there?” Werito responded: “I don’t know, I just woke up. But I can hear these guys.” After hearing the commotion, Werito went outside and was shot in the knee and groin. While he lay bleeding on the ground outside his home, the Navajo Police finally arrived—family members said they had been called hours earlier—and saw three men fleeing the scene. After the shooting, Werito’s aunt—who lives nearby—tried to rouse Werito by slapping him in the face. When she saw he wasn’t responsive, she asked the officers why they were letting him lie out in the cold. They told her, “you can cover him if you want.” His aunt ran into his home and grabbed the first blanket she saw and used it to cover him. Begaye arrived at the scene of the shooting at about 11:30 p.m. She saw two police officers standing on either side of the Werito home holding flashlights. She remembers them telling her, “Your brother’s fine. We have a strong pulse. Go home.” As Begaye called 911 again to see when an ambulance would arrive, she heard the approaching sound of a helicopter that had been dispatched by San Juan Regional Air Care. Begaye remembers feeling relief that help was finally here. The helicopter circled in the air for about 45 minutes over Werito’s house before it landed. According to Begaye, medical personnel continued working on Werito but he was never taken to a hospital. He was pronounced dead in the early morning hours of May 17.

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Werito is the third member of his immediate family to die at a young age. His brother Cody Werito’s body was found in 2015, not far from where he lived in Nageezi, New Mexico. His other brother, Carlos Werito, disappeared and his body was found a year later in Shiprock, NM in 2019. Not far from where Werito lived is a Navajo Police Department substation in the community of Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle. City Weekly traveled there on two consecutive days in July—the doors were

When told that members of Werito’s family believe there was a fourth person involved in the altercation leading up to Werito’s death, a spokesperson for the FBI recommended that anyone with information either call 800-CALL-FBI or visit tips. fbi.gov and report whatever they know, anonymously if need be.

NATE THE GREAT A memorial for Werito took place on July 27, a hot and windy day, outside the Nageezi Chapter House at a covered picnic area. That day would have been Werito’s 33rd birthday, and Begaye served Nathan’s Famous hot dogs because they were his favorite. Family members wore t-shirts remembering their lost relative and handed out ribbons with Werito’s picture on them. People told stories about Werito or sat silently in the shade. At the memorial, Begaye told me about “Nate the Great,” a drink created by a local vendor in Werito’s honor by mixing Red Bull with pineapple, peach and strawberry. The night Werito was killed, Begaye said his last social media status update was about a woman at the flea market with a food stand. It said simply, “she keeps feeding me.” Werito is buried next to his brother Cody in the small family graveyard in Nageezi. The graves consist of mounds of earth surrounded by stones. Not all have markers. Werito was buried with a Navajo Police flag and an officer’s hat. Dark red flowers rest on top of his gravesite. In the family plot, Werito’s mound is the newest and rises higher than the others under the blue sky. CW

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locked and the building appeared to be empty. A loudspeaker that had once been attached to the building wall was hanging by a cord. Delegate Eugenia Charles-Newton, who serves as the chair of the Law and Order Committee on the Navajo Nation Council, said the building was staffed when she last visited roughly three years ago, although she said she didn’t think the Dzilth substation was currently staffed. In 2025, former Navajo Police Chief Daryl Noon told City Weekly that the department has slightly more than 200 commissioned officers. While roughly 500 officers would be needed to provide bare-bones coverage, 750 officers would be closer to adequate for the Nation’s 27,000 square miles, an area larger than several states. Due to this lack of personnel, Navajo Police officers must decide every day which calls are a priority and which must wait. Charles-Newton said the Navajo Police, as well as law enforcement agencies across the country, are experiencing difficulty recruiting and retaining adequate numbers of officers. “I wish I had the answer,” she said. Navajo Police Chief Ronald Silversmith did not respond to questions from City Weekly about whether staffing the substation would have changed the response that night. Justin Garris, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, said that even after officers arrive, another challenge in Indian country is the difficulty in getting tips from community members. “They’re either afraid of retaliation from within their community if they give us information, or they’re afraid they may be targeted at some point,” he observed.

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“They were trying to resuscitate him, but he lost too much blood,” Begaye said. “They ended up not taking him and the helicopter left.” In her affidavit supporting a criminal complaint later filed in federal court, Special Agent Claire Chadwick of the FBI said Werito’s last words identified the shooter as 18-year-old Alfred Josiah Castro (“A.J.”). Chadwick also said the two other men seen fleeing the scene were identified as Castro’s brother, Markus, and Castro’s juvenile nephew, identified as M.C. in court documents. Castro was charged with second-degree murder as well as charges of using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. As of press time, Markus and M.C. have not been charged. On July 7, Castro was released to a halfway house in Albuquerque to await trial. Werito’s sister said she was deeply disappointed when she learned Castro had been released. “It’s heartbreaking,” she related. Castro’s attorney didn’t respond to requests for comment from City Weekly. Jury selection in the case is currently scheduled for October 2026.

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But the Guide is bigger than stars. The “Bib Gourmand” category celebrates great food at good prices. Keys recognize outstanding hotels. And now, there’s a new one: Grapes, for wine. The debut 2026 Michelin Guide Southwest covered 64 restaurants across all four states, and 24 different cuisine types. “For more than 125 years, the Michelin Guide has remained true to its mission: helping travelers and local diners discover great restaurants while celebrating culinary excellence and the diversity of cuisines around the world,” said Gwendal Poullennec, the International Director of the Michelin Guide. Michelin inspectors come from 25 different countries around the world. Passionate about food, they are always anonymous and visit a restaurant, just like any other guest. They pay for their meals and choose the restaurants independently. This is the part I’ll be talking about for a while: Monte, a tasting-menu restaurant tucked inside Beehive Distilling in South Salt Lake, earned Utah’s very first Michelin Star. Chef Martín Babío cooks with a deeply personal lens, with French, Italian and South American influences woven together in a way that feels wholly his own. It’s a humble setting for a landmark achievement, and that feels right. “I did not prepare a speech, so thank you Michelin, my family, my team and thank you, Utah. I promised this five years ago, that I would bring a star to Utah, and tonight I kept my promise,” Chef Babío said when accepting his Michelin Star for Monte. Utah also earned five spots on the “Recommended Restaurants” list. Park City brought Handle, Matilda and The Nelson Cottage by High West. Salt Lake City added Koyote and Star of India. And the Bib Gourmand list? Feldman’s Deli, Pho 77 and One More Noodle House all made the cut—a reminder that great food here lives at every price point.

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Before the ceremony, I sat in on a panel moderated by journalist Melinda Sheckells that featured Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guide, and Steve Hill, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Poullennec spoke about what Michelin actually measures, and what it doesn’t. “The Michelin Guide is really focused on the customer experience,” he said. He was also clear that recognition belongs to a place, not a single chef. That distinction matters; this is about teams. He also introduced the new Grapes accolade—a wine counterpart to the Star that launched July 7, with 94 Burgundy estates in its first selection. The Guide is clearly thinking beyond the plate. As for why the Southwest? Poullennec was direct: “There are incredible places blossoming here. Not only does the [Southwest] have talented chefs, but you also have a real desire from the customer to create a really good experience.” Steve Hill came at it from the destination side. “When I moved here in 1987, we were a culinary desert,” he remarked. “We have evolved to the point where people choose to come to Las Vegas because of the culinary scene. We want to continue to grow that.” What struck me most wasn’t any single award. It was the range of what got recognized. The Southwest’s food identity isn’t built on fine dining alone. It’s made up of immigrant kitchens, regional ingredients, and chefs cooking food that means something to them personally. The Guide saw that, and it named it. The ceremony felt less like a finish line and more like an opening act—for Utah, for the region, for everyone who’s been quietly doing the work in these kitchens for years. It’s our turn to be seen. And honestly? It’s about time. CW

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Hopkins Brewing Co. 1048 E. 2100 South, SLC HopkinsBrewingCompany.com On Tap: Equinox IPL

Red Rock Brewing 254 So. 200 West RedRockBrewing.com On Tap: Gypsy Scratch

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Kiitos Brewing Sugar House Bar 1533 S. 1100 East, SLC KiitosBrewing.com On Draft: Strawberry Blonde (limited release)

Red Rock Fashion Place 6227 So. State Redrockbrewing.com On Tap: Grand Bavaria

Bewilder Brewing 445 S. 400 West, SLC BewilderBrewing.com On Tap: Pink Boots - Pink Pony Pilz

Level Crossing Brewing Co. 2496 S. West Temple, SLC LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Nitro Sinday Pale Ale

Bohemian Brewery 94 E. Fort Union Blvd, Midvale BohemianBrewery.com NEW Releases: Kölsch, Dusseldorfer “Alt” Bier Bonneville Brewery 1641 N. Main, Tooele BonnevilleBrewery.com On Tap: Peaches and Cream Ale Chappell Brewing 2285 S Main Street, SLC chappell.beer On Tap: Pie Hole - Strawberry Rhubarb Tart Ale Desert Edge Brewery 273 Trolley Square, SLC DesertEdgeBrewery.com On Tap: Edge’s Special Bitter ESB Epic Brewing Co. 825 S. State, SLC EpicBrewing.com On Tap: Honey Wheat Ale Etta Place Cidery 700 W Main St, Torrey EttaPlaceCider.com On Tap: Cherry Saison Cider; Orange Creamsicle Session Mead Fisher Brewing Co. 320 W. 800 South, SLC FisherBeer.com On Tap: A rotation of up to 17 Fresh Beers! Grid City Beer Works 333 W. 2100 South, SLC GridCityBeerWorks.com In a Can: Extra Pale Ale Heber Valley Brewing 501 N. Main Street, Heber City hebervalleybrewing.com Freshly Canned: Zusje Quadrupel - Belgian Dark Ale 11.2% ABV Helper Beer 159 N Main Street, Helper helperbeer.com

Level Crossing Brewing Company, POST 550 South 300 West, Suite 100, SLC LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Helles Munich Pale Lager Moab Brewing 686 S. Main, Moab TheMoabBrewery.com On Tap: “Big Drop” West Coast Pilsner Mountain West Cider 425 N. 400 West, SLC MountainWestCider.com On Tap: Island Orchard Punch (Strawberry and peach cider)

Red Rock Kimball Junction 1640 Redstone Center Redrockbrewing.com On Tap: Bamberg Rauch Bier RoHa Brewing Project 30 Kensington Ave, SLC RoHaBrewing.com On Tap: Bramble Brown Roosters Brewing Multiple Locations RoostersBrewingCo.com On Tap: Hibiscus Sour SaltFire Brewing 2199 S. West Temple, SLC SaltFireBrewing.com On Tap/Canned: Monachus Adriatic Pilsner 5% Salt Flats Brewing 2020 Industrial Circle, SLC SaltFlatsBeer.com On Tap: OPEN ROAD SERIES #3 - Barrel Aged Grand Cru

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vors seem to come from somewhere completely unexpected. Verdict: For an 8.0% Double IPA, Vert drinks surprisingly lively and juicy before settling into its more traditional West Coast character. It’s a familiar style taking a refreshing detour, and one worth exploring. RoHa - Big Squish: There’s something wonderfully satisfying about a wellmade West Coast IPA, especially when it knows exactly what it wants to be. This one keeps things focused on two hop heavyweights—Mosaic and Simcoe— and the combination delivers a flavorful ride from the first sniff to the final sip. The citrus hops are the first thing to make an impression. There’s a bright, punchy quality right up front, with citrus character that immediately wakes up the palate; think fresh citrus peel and juicy fruit rather than anything overly sharp or abrasive. It’s an inviting start that practically begs one to take another sip. Then the stone fruit arrives. As the beer moves across the palate, Mosaic and Simcoe bring a softer, fruitier dimension to the citrus. Peach and other ripe stone-fruit flavors emerge, giving the IPA a surprisingly lush character. There’s a nice progression here: The citrus gets things moving, while the stone fruit gives a sweeter, rounded middle. The mouthfeel is another highlight. Instead of feeling thin or overly bitter, the beer has a silky texture that carries those hop flavors smoothly across the tongue. That softness makes the transition from citrus to stone fruit particularly enjoyable and gives the beer a little extra heft without making it feel heavy. And then comes the finish. There’s a slightly candy-like quality that lingers after the swallow, adding an unexpected sweetness to the hop profile. It’s almost as if the citrus and stone fruit flavors have been concentrated into a hop-infused piece of candy. The finish is flavorful without becoming cloying, leaving just enough sweetness and hop character behind to make one want to go back for another sip. Verdict: For a West Coast IPA, RoHa’s Big Squish offers a fun balance between classic hop intensity and modern fruitforward character. Mosaic and Simcoe make a natural pairing here, delivering citrus, stone fruit, silky texture and a tasty candy-hopped finish. As always, cheers! CW

A series of intimate food and wine events at Salt Lake City’s favorite spots. Space is limited—contact the hosting restaurant to reserve your seat. Sunday, Sept. 13: Solitude St. Bernard’s + French Libations: A seated alpine dinner with six French pours narrated by Kelsey Laderriere. Just 50 seats! Tickets: $110 dinner + $60 wine. Tuesday, Sept. 15: Post Office Place: Three Oregon wineries paired with the regular menu, no reservation needed. East Liberty Tap House: Browne Family Vineyards takes over the by-the-glass list, walk-ins welcome. Franck’s + Lorenza: Course-by-course pairing with winemaker Melinda Kearney. Reservations recommended, 6 p.m., tickets $135. Friday, Sept. 18: Salt Lake Culinary Education: A guided five-wine class with Kala Russell and kitchen bites. 6 p.m., 24 seats, tickets $70. Brownstone 22 + Turley Wine Cellars: Whitney Turley and Chef Travis Herbert pair heritage wines with seafood and handmade pasta.

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context was slightly more mentally demanding, she ultimately felt ecstatic and validated that someone else recognized her talent. In addition to performing, Harris offers violin, viola, music theory and basic music production lessons both online and in person, serving students across the country, including home-schoolers and adults. “Teaching is that one aspect of stability in a musician’s life that is sometimes much needed,” Harris explained. Hip-hop artists, electronic producers and DJs are the types of artists with whom Harris wants to collaborate. She has toured with Blackalicious and admires artists like A Cure for Paranoia, with whom she has tried to connect to add violin over hip-hop beats. Currently, she is leaning toward violin-centered work with ambient elements and DJing/mashups of others’ material. Her next project is to release improv violin recordings that others can remix. Check her out on Instagram: @pfuzzofficial. She’s always open to chat about music, especially for collaborations or lessons. CW

nated with many local artists and community members who feel unspoken tension and exclusion, especially women and women of color who are discouraged from voicing criticism and are expected to be, as Harris said, grateful for any opportunity. Harris has performed multiple years at the Utah Arts Festival; this year she was wait-listed, and only notified right before the festival, given the opening slot at a time when the festival had just opened and almost no audience was present. “But when you’re professional, you show up, you play as if it’s packed and that’s just what you have to do,” she said. During soundcheck, a few people approached Harris, complimented her sound and stayed for her set. At the time, she didn’t know they were members of the hiphop trio Digable Planets, who were headlining the festival that night. They asked her to play with them on stage, where she improvised through their entire set, playing for almost two hours without knowing any of the songs, relying on her improvisation skills. While the experimental jazz

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alt Lake City local Alexis Harris (known as PFuzz, or her newest alias, Villainelle) is a classically-trained violinist and violin instructor who incorporates electronic music into her repertoire, making her unique among a sea of talent in our city. Harris began intensive musical training at a young age, including attending a boarding school with music majors in high school and later a liberal arts college, followed by Berklee College of Music in Boston for electronic music. Despite her classical background, however, Harris was always drawn to electronic music and hiphop, often hearing classical “with beats behind it” in her head. “If you know anything about classical teachers, typically they’re very rigid,” Harris explained. “There’s no room for anything else but doing things by the book.” That strict training, however, finely tuned Harris’ ear, and allowed her to improvise in any genre and play with anyone. Artistically, she describes her own music as dark, complex and multi-lane, with a strong emphasis on sound design and unconventional, non-pop material, especially for her personal project. She enjoys psychedelic-based electronic music and dark sounds, but also likes unexpected, fun elements. While studying at Berklee, Harris dated a man in electronic music who refused to help her with questions because he didn’t want her to surpass him and didn’t take her seriously, which damaged her selfesteem and contributed to her leaving the program early. “I was terrified of failure,” Harris noted.

“I let that eat at me, and I shouldn’t have.” She had also worked in a Bay Area violin shop, where she experienced a stuffy, misogynistic environment—customers often preferred male staff, the repair section was all men and women were excluded from certain work. It wasn’t until just before the pandemic that she returned to music production classes, learned to DJ and decided to pursue this path rather than stay in an unfulfilling classical music-related day job. Harris chose the new name “Villainelle” after the character from the TV show Killing Eve, identifying with her mix of playfulness, brilliance, lethality, longing for family and the ability to be both serious and ridiculous. She is evoking both the word “villain” and the poetic term “villanelle,” which is a 19-line poetic form with two repeating refrains and two rhyme sounds. The name fits with Harris’ story arc as someone who has had to overcome hardship and now embodies authenticity and refuses to stand for bullshit. During the pandemic, convinced the apocalypse might be coming, she moved to Salt Lake City partly to “look at some mountains if the world ended,” she said. She initially loved the quiet when everything was closed, but became disillusioned with the music scene here due to feeling that it can be “cliquey, under-professional, misogynistic and often more about clout than genuine support for artists,” she opined. She suspects that organizers sometimes invite her to fulfill a quota rather than truly support her, and that even professional suggestions like better speaker placement for a live violin set are met with hostility. These attitudes also contribute to the financial struggle of being an artist. “I’m being offered rates that I was paid right out of college, and a lot of people will gaslight you into thinking you’re not worth more, and should just be grateful to have the opportunity,” Harris explained. “That isn’t sustainable as an artist here.” But the outspoken critiques have reso-

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In a world oversaturated with DJs, what makes someone a truly great electronic music artist? It may go beyond producing your own music on Ableton, requiring someone who understands live instruments. Colorado-based DJ and producer Said The Sky (Trevor Christensen) is a classically-trained pianist who embodies this deeper level. His future bass and melodic bass employ live instruments like the piano, cinematic soundscapes and soaring melodies rather than just heavy drops. Instead of simply standing still behind a deck, Christensen presents live performances that often incorporate his multi-instrumental training, featuring live keyboard and piano playing. This is evident in his debut EP Faith back in 2014, of which Tyler Trew of YourEDM said, “[It’s] some of the most beautifully epic music you are going to hear.” Said The Sky’s third album—Closer to the Sun, released last year—is more a dance-pop album that showcases Christensen’s growth as a producer, and is more hopeful than his signature sad songs. There are many feel-good and uplifting melodies in every track, fitting for the ‘Icarus flying towards the sun’ theme he’s got going on. For fans of Illenium or Seven Lions, Said the Sky is an artist you don’t want to miss. This show takes place on Friday, Sept. 11 at The Marquis in Park City. Doors open at 9 p.m. General admission costs $46.36 with a VIP option at $96.99 at tixr.com. (Arica Roberts)

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Drag is fundamentally a queer art form, and the best drag queens are artists who use their body as a canvas, combining that expression with performance. They possess talents as wide-ranging as improv comedy, dance, singing and knowing how to read the room. Monét X Change does all of this better than most. Besides her quick, broadlyencompassing improv wit and RuPaul’s Drag Race accolades, she is also a classicallytrained singer. Monét crushed her All-Stars 7 performance of “Vi ravviso o luoghi ameni” in a moment that went viral. “Getting to sing that beautiful aria on Drag Race and have people be like, ‘Oh my God, you have this beautiful low voice and you’re the star’ was amazing,” she told The Queer Review. “Now I’m getting all these great opportunities to sing these roles with different operas and showcasing my voice.” I get it, the avant-garde has a weird propensity to do opera at the drop of a hat. In her case, it’s earned with the sort of performance fireworks that these artists achieve. What’s wrong with trying to make something that’s already interesting (music) more interesting by adding other elements to it? Whether it’s heshers leaping about with guitars, a backdrop for balding men pushing buttons, or even an award-winning renaissance queen. Catch this artist on the “High Heels, Bad Knees” tour at the Wiseguys Gateway Cabaret (190 S. 400 West) on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets for the 21+ show are $30 and can be found at wiseguyscomedy.com. (Mark Dago)

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With support from locals Another Quiet Morning and Helper, You Shall Know Our Velocity (YSKOV) takes the Kilby stage on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. From heartfelt acoustic ballads to the songs that keep one spinning around their bedroom, the discography of YSKOV takes the listener to their imagination immediately. With a twinkle behind each track and inspiration from the programming of ’90s experimentalism, YSKOV takes you on a passionate journey into the past, making future requests for change and love. Each track is thoughtful and invites audiences into a vulnerable headspace that otherwise would be unknown. A few standout tracks include the debut release, “Hey Lover, Listen To This” and “Location (A Sequence of Love).” Both feel like a rom-com is bleeding out in front of you, coming to life in ways you only imagined they would. From love to loss to heartfelt imagination, YSKOV is an act that shines through the many indie musicians, creating a niche that shines through the cracks. After being on the road and releasing new music earlier this year, this performance is bound to hold a special place in your heart. Tickets are $10 ahead of show and $12 at the door. Find yours now at 24tix.com. (Laney Hansen)

Weezer @ Maverik Center, 9/15

Debuting in the early 1990s, Los Angeles-based quartet Weezer showcased a winning combination of alt-rock, power pop and a dose of punk. That mix earned early success for the band: “Undone – The Sweater Song,” “Buddy Holly” and “Say it Ain’t So” all stormed the U.S. Modern Rock singles charts, reaching the Top Ten. The album that spawned those songs, Weezer (also known as The Blue Album), sold more than five million copies in the U.S. alone. The band’s follow-up album, 1996’s Pinkerton, was widely considered a critical and commercial disaster, but still sold a million copies (as did both a 2001 album known as The Green Album and 2005’s Make Believe). The group has persisted since then, with a raft of color-coded album covers and titles. In 2022, Weezer released four albums in the space of ten months. Their latest, yet again titled Weezer (also to be known as The Gold Album), was released in August, with a lead single, “C.E.O.,” being touted as a sequel to “Undone–The Sweater Song.” Weezer’s The Gathering tour comes to the Maverik Center with The Shins and Silversun Pickups on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $52 and up from ticketmaster.com. (Bill Kopp)

Friko @ Kilby Court 9/16

From Chicago to Salt Lake, Friko returns after a reviving showcase at the 2025 Kilby Block Party stage. And with two new releases this year—the full-length record Something Worth Waiting For and the latest EP Necessary—the band has come far after the success of 2024’s Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here. In these latest releases, the band has a new focus on a more grunge, garage-like sound, which differs from the quiet sleaze flavor they produced in earlier works. But even with the change, each track still holds the ragged and fresh sounds of young love and new experiences unfolding. Friko attaches themselves to other bands in this spectrum of messy, garage ballads like Frog, villagerrr, Greg Freeman and many others. But each has a distinct voice, and for Friko, it’s one of passionate guitar solos and lyrics that speak to lost memories and hope for another day, holding onto the ones you love. With the popularity of tracks like “Where we’ve been” and “Statues,” the latest releases have a slight resemblance to the yearning attitude given by the frontman Niko Kapetan, as he reaches toward new experiences but still recalls his past, almost not wanting to let go. It’s vulnerable in a way that goes deeper than the rasp in his throat as he sings through each lyric. And adding the full bridges of pounding drums and hard strumming of guitars, it scratches at a part of oneself that was hidden away long enough for you to feel tears fall down your face and a sway within your feet. So if you want to let go and feel “Something Worth Waiting For,” run to the Friko concert on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $23 at 24tix.com. (Laney Hansen)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Cheetahs are the fastest land animals, but they can maintain top tempo for only 20-30 seconds before overheating. When they’re hunting, they usually get just one speedy dash to catch their prey. They must spend far more time stalking and positioning than running. The velocity is sensational, but their patient and prolonged strategy is even more essential. In the coming weeks, Aries, I urge you to be like the cheetah as you pursue what you need and want.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

ing a big ruckus. In response to my diplomacy, they have agreed to drop their weapons and release their captives. In exchange, they are asking you to sit with them for a while as they rant and sob, and maybe offer them a few kisses and affectionate embraces. Drawing on my long years of coaxing unruly spirits back into semi-sanity, I conclude that a key reason they turned so dramatic and extreme was that they have been starving for your attention. I am very sure that with just a little effort, you can tame their reckless restlessness.

The dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov said that true mastery means performing with complete intensity while making the movement appear effortless. Behind the grace lies years of disciplined practice. Is there an aptitude or practice you cultivate that fits this description, Taurus? I hope you’re ready to showcase it, flaunt it and use it to your maximum benefit. It’s time to capitalize bountifully on skills at which you excel. Your well-deserved rewards are more likely to arrive than usual.

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You’re poised at a threshold between what’s comfortably familiar and excitingly possible. A certain reliable part of your life has served you well for a long time but is now ripe for evolution. The paradox is that letting go of a serviceable asset can feel more difficult than shedding what’s obviously harmful. So here’s the riddle I hope you will meditate on: What good old thing could you relinquish so as to attract and make room for a great new thing in your life?

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

For some people, laughter is a spiritual practice. A lot of them are Leos, Aquarians and Sagittarians. They crack up often and for longer stretches than most, and they tend to howl at ironies everyone else takes too seriously. I bring this to your attention, dear Cancerian, because you’re in a time when you could and should laugh often in wild, liberating ways. I invite you to explore the weirder areas of your sense of humor and work earnestly to expand what you find funny. PS: There’s credible evidence that laughter can reduce stress physiology, ease anxiety, lift mood, strengthen social connection and even raise pain tolerance.

Sofia Kovalevskaya was born under the sign of Capricorn in 1850. Early in her life, she displayed mathematical brilliance. She longed to develop her talent, but women weren’t allowed to attend college in her native Russia. So she devised a workaround: a marriage of convenience with a man who helped her leave the country and gain the freedom to study in Germany. There she eventually became the first woman to earn a doctorate. Inspired by her example, I encourage you to consider creative strategies for obstacles that seem immovable. What indirect routes might lead you to your goals better than frontal assaults? Be willing to zigzag toward your destination.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

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The astronomer Johannes Kepler spent years trying to prove that planetary orbits were perfect circles because he believed the universe should behave that way. Once he abandoned his cherished assumption, he discovered the truth: The planets travel in ellipses. That revision transformed astronomy forever. With this in mind, Leo, I will ask you: Is there an elegant belief you have outgrown? A theory that was once fun and interesting but now limits your vision? The coming weeks will favor corrections. Changing your mind will show you that reality is even more interesting than you previously understood.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Ravens often cache shiny objects and interesting novelties that seem to possess no immediate practical value. They apparently delight in collecting intriguing possibilities. I recommend you channel your inner raven in the coming weeks, Pisces. Assemble an array of quirky treasures and raw materials without immediately deciding whether or why they might be useful. Like what? Like fun ideas, memorable quotations, odd facts, provocative images, curious fragments and fascinating stories. In ways you can’t imagine yet, your playful cluster will inspire imaginative innovations and delightful breakthroughs.

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Master chefs say that diners first taste food with their eyes. The visual presentation is key to the whole experience. But the beauty must arise from craftsmanship rather than empty decoration. I believe you Virgos are in a phase when this is an important metaphor. Your outer style and inner substance are ready to become better collaborators. Some suggestions: Wear clothes that influence you to feel vividly alive. Relax your face and posture. Beautify your workspace. Polish your presentations. And please make sure the dazzling appearances reflect equally nourishing contents.

Most of us have been cursed. The sources of the bad mojo have rarely been evil sorcerers who cast literal spells. Rather, they were harsh pronouncements about our worth or our future, spoken by people we loved or trusted. For example, when I was 20, my astrology teacher dropped an alarming verdict on me: “You will never be seen and appreciated for who you truly are.” That ugly decree became a jinx I spent years struggling with before I finally banished it. Do you carry a comparable hex, Aquarius? Maybe mommy or daddy proclaimed you would never amount to anything. Maybe an ex declared that you would never again find real love. Whatever it might have been, here’s the good news: You now have the power to at least partially dissolve that old scourge and glide into the future less burdened by it.

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The Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci filled his notebooks with sketches of machines that would not become practical until centuries later. Examples are the parachute, a helicopter‑like “aerial screw” and an armored tank. Many of his designs were simply too advanced for the materials and engineering of his era. I suspect you may experience comparable moments of visionary thinking in the coming weeks and months, Sagittarius. To some people and even to yourself, your ideas might seem overly ambitious or ahead of their time. But please don’t dismiss them. Write down your inklings and let them cavort around in your imagination.

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irst-time buyers who aren’t paying cash for a home are often confused why an appraisal is required in order to get a mortgage. Most buyers I’ve worked with in this situation believe that the appraisal is done to protect them but really, it’s done to protect the bank. I use this example to explain: You arrive in this new city of Salt on a stagecoach from Evanston, Wyoming. You and your bride are excited, as you’ve got a great new job at a copper mine and her folks have given you both a down payment for a starter cottage near the Salt Lake Temple downtown. A relative told you to look up Ezrah Smith, a man of many talents who is a horse trader, banker and someone who sells real estate. Ol’ Ezrah only has his own interests in mind (you don’t know this) and tells you he owns a sweet little home with ten acres of land around 600 North and 300 West. He’ll sell it for $15,000. As a relative referred him to you, you trust him and agree to buy the property. The bank doesn’t have a policy to have an appraisal done and the deal closes escrow. The banker trusts Ezrah and everyone is happy with the transaction . . . until you get fired and must move back East to live with relatives. The home goes into foreclosure and during the process, the bank finds out that the property wasn’t and isn’t worth $15,000, but merely $6,000. The bank is now out of what was considered to be a large amount of money back then and, like other banks, they decide that before they lend money for a home purchase they will send out an appraiser to prove or disprove the price. The banker sues Ezrah and he is found guilty, goes to jail for a bit and stays out of the real estate business. These days, when your offer is accepted on a property for which you’re getting a loan, there’s a “subject to” contingency already written into the contract. This means that if the property doesn’t appraise for the purchase price, you can cancel the contract and not lose your earnest money. Back in the early COVID days, people were so desperate to win a multipleoffer situation, they eliminated that contingency to make a seller feel better about the offer. It’s a risk that you might overpay for a home—but some are willing to spend or do anything to get the property in their name. There are options when an appraisal comes in low—the listing agent can submit comparable sales to prove the list price; the seller can lower the under-contract price to the appraised price; or you can back out. In this situation, I generally see the seller adjust the price to the appraisal, but not always. Also, your broker can run comparable sales data on any of the homes that you want to purchase and run their own analysis/opinion of price before you make an offer. ■

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1. Letter between Juliet and Lima? 5. Forfeit voluntarily 10. Bryan Cranston’s “Malcolm in the Middle” role 13. Cynthia of “Wicked” 15. “This ___ a drill!” 16. Pub quaff 17. Food served in an Olympic-sized swimming pool? 19. Animated image 20. “Stormy” seabird 21. Simon Cowell NBC show, for short 22. Play group? 23. Character in a Copenhagen production of “Sherlock Holmes”? 26. Like a melody in F# while the harmony is in C, e.g. 29. Fitting 30. Shakespeare’s river 31. Speech therapy issues 34. Three Gorges project 37. Furry animal feature, if it were only missing a stripe down the back? 41. Indeterminate number 42. Comedian Chieng 43. Clay-like soil 44. Comedian Mayall of “The Young Ones” 45. “I Love Lucy” surname 48. Offerings at a “The Dark Knight Rises”themed taqueria? 53. Splitting it releases energy 54. Recognize 55. “The English Patient” setting 59. Obtained 60. Outerwear items for Tarzan’s companion? 62. N.Y.-to-Boston dir. 63. Young child, informally 64. “___ to you!” 65. Took charge of 66. Sibilant summons 67. Classics IV lead singer Dennis

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1. Seaweed type 2. “Dies ___” (“Day of Wrath”) 3. Dryer trap collection 4. Cooked too long 5. Gaming console with a fitness component 6. Black tea from India 7. “The Princess Bride” swordsman Montoya

8. “The Sound of Music” family name 9. French summer 10. “Horrible” Viking, in the comics 11. Top-name celebs 12. Southpaw 14. Arctic, e.g. 18. Radius counterpart 22. Bill in “Bloom County,” e.g. 24. Actress Pompeo 25. ___ facto (therefore) 26. “Roll Tide” school, for short 27. Novelist Turgenev 28. Bourdain biopic of 2026 32. Particle in a cloud chamber 33. “Heidi” creator Johanna 34. New Look designer Christian 35. Barely at all 36. “I must have missed the ___” 38. Chicago paper nickname 39. All “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” pieces, technically (if you can pluralize Picassos and Monets ...) 40. It shares space with the question mark 44. “Automatic for the People” group 46. Words repeated before “sin” in

a Pet Shop Boys lyric 47. Alternative to first class 48. Schmear spot 49. Right wrongs 50. “I heard you” 51. Tears to bits 52. Oboes and saxes, e.g. 56. Prefix with space 57. Waze offerings, for short 58. Helper, in brief 60. Monogram of the 11th U.S. president 61. Write quickly

Last week’s answers

Complete the grid so that each row, column, diagonal and 3x3 square contain all of the numbers 1 to 9. No math is involved. The grid has numbers, but nothing has to add up to anything else. Solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. Solving time is typically 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your skill and experience.

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A teacher in Georgia recently went viral for a special space she made in her classroom—a “fart corner.” Today.com reported on Aug. 25 that second grade teacher Candy Sydney-Browning created a “gas station” in her classroom for students who just need to let one rip. “I have a very weak stomach, so I cannot take it,” Sydney-Browning said. The gas station is marked with a yellow sign that reads “GUSTY WINDS AREA,” and students are not required to raise their hands to ask permission to visit the gas station. The students have taken the corner in stride. Sydney-Browning said some initially turned around or smiled when someone needed to visit the gas station, but soon no one was paying attention. “It just became a norm,” she said.

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Henry Dudley, 27, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was arrested on a charge of indecent exposure. His alleged crime? Defecation. News On 6 reported on Aug. 28 that Dudley is accused of a yearlong defecation spree that targeted a string of businesses, including Danner Veterinary Hospital. Owner Dr. Dan Danner says that not only did the man use the hospital’s outdoor bins—intended for animal waste—as toilets, but he would also smear his own waste on dumpsters and door handles, leaving hospital staff to clean up the mess. “It would come in runs. Once or twice a month, and then nothing for a couple of months. And then he’d be back,” Danner said. Surveillance cameras in the area helped detectives from the Special Victims Unit identify Dudley, who is currently booked in the county jail while the investigation continues.

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The South China Morning Post reported on Aug. 27 that a Taiwanese man who used a robot vacuum cleaner to record his wife cheating on him has been sentenced to prison for invading her privacy. In 2023, upon finding a used toothbrush in the couple’s rarely visited vacation home, the unnamed man pieced together that his wife was having an affair. While using a mobile app to remotely activate their robo-vacuum, the man caught his wife in an “intimate encounter” with another man on the app’s live feed and started recording. He later sued her for infringing on his marital rights and used the video as proof of her infidelity; the court awarded him $500,000 NT (about $16,000 USD). In response, his wife counter-sued, claiming he obtained his proof without her consent. The court agreed with her, and the man was sentenced to jail for five months. Send your weird news items with subject line WEIRD NEWS to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com

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He’s BAAAACK. Longtime News of the Weird readers may recognize the name of Calese Carron Crowder, who was arrested on Aug. 28 in Glendale, California, once again, for butt sniffing—just as he was when we reported his arrests in August 2023 and August 2025. ABC 7 reported that surveillance video showed a discount store employee stocking an aisle, with Crowder kneeling on the floor behind her, sniffing her rear. Store manager Jimmy Koh said this was the third incident he has experienced with Crowder, who was “crouching down like he normally would, and he’ll just look around and try to take the chance to sniff, like, any woman’s butt.” As police were responding to the discount store call, another one came in from a nearby Marshalls. Video footage allowed officers to identify and arrest the serial seat-sniffer. Crowder is being held without bail while he awaits a court hearing.

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A floating mass of trees in the Williston Reservoir in British Columbia has sparked speculation of a disappearing island. The mass—estimated to be almost as large as two American football fields—was first spotted by satellite imagery in July, then seemed to disappear. On Sept. 1, CBC reported that according to imagery from Aug. 15, the mass had reappeared and was resting along shore near where the Ospika River flows into the reservoir. Electric utility company B.C. Hydro has been keeping tabs on the mass and says the floating trees are intact and not causing any trouble. “We will monitor this just to see what happens, whether it breaks apart and if we then have a debris field instead of one big chunk, that may cause us to take some other action,” spokesperson Bob Gammer said.

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Can we all agree that it’s been unbearably hot this summer? That could be what sent a mother bear and her cubs into a large water storage tank in La Verne, California, on Aug. 29, as reported by KABC. Officials say the animals were probably seeking water when they squeezed through a one-foot opening in the concrete structure, only to get trapped inside for at least 12 hours. Three nearby residents found the animals after hearing whimpering sounds during a morning run. “We climbed up top (of the tank), and there’s a small hole and right away we see a bear staring at us, kind of holding on to the walls because it was full of water,” said Jamie Kirk, one of the runners. State wildlife officials drained water from the tank, then city and county firefighters cut a larger hole in the structure and lowered a ladder for the bears to climb. “They were exhausted, so it took a few minutes,” said Keith Navarre with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Ultimately, “Operation Care Bear” was successful, with mom and cubs making their way back into the wild.

Kiante Matlock of Houston had a rude awakening when he checked his Ring camera on Aug. 24, Fox 26 reported. Matlock was playing a video game when he got a notification that his DoorDash order had arrived. When he checked his Ring camera, he saw his delivery driver was in his birthday suit. In the buff. Naked as a jaybird. Matlock threw his food away and asked DoorDash for a refund, which they promptly issued. In a statement, a DoorDash spokesperson called the driver’s behavior “vulgar and completely unacceptable.” “What this consumer experienced was abhorrent, and we’ve reached out directly to offer our support,” they said. “Our team permanently removed [the driver’s] access to our platform. We do not tolerate sexual harassment or misconduct of any kind, and we stand ready to assist law enforcement with any investigation.”

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Dr. Krista Edelman of Virginia woke up around 6 a.m. on Aug. 20 to find a bat attempting to get inside of her mouth, WWBT reported. “I was dreaming that there was a little mouse trying to get into my mouth,” Edelman said. “And then in my dream, I was reaching up to my mouth. And when I did, I grabbed something and ultimately, I had folded the bat’s wings back.” She began screaming, waking her husband, who—armed with mittens, a plastic net and a bucket—captured the bat. After the ordeal was over and animal control had whisked the bat away, Edelman cleaned her mouth and went to work seeing patients. However, after speaking to an infectious disease doctor about the risk of rabies—which is fatal if untreated—and learning about the high incidence of it in her area, she went to St. Mary’s Hospital, where she started a vaccine series. When the bat tested negative for the illness a few days later, Edelman ended her treatment.

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