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Precipitating Change
Without your support, CATALYST, like indie outlets nationwide, could disappear. This past August, the Village Voice, perhaps one of the most iconic independent media organizations …
Intuitive Arts, Spirituality & Mysticism
Metaphors for the month: At the edge of the abyss, choose joy
Osho Zen Tarot: Existence, Creativity Medicine Cards: Badger, Turtle Mayan Oracle: Cauac, Manifestation, Dissonance Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Three of Disks, The Chariot, Prince of D …
Energy, Environmental Politics, Home
John Saves Energy: John Loveless practices what he preaches
Earlier this year, CATALYST presented A Clean Air Affair—an evening of experts speaking on the topic of air quality. CATALYST worked with the local chapter of the international gro …
Nature
Almanac: October 2018 A compendium of random wisdom for the natural world and beyond
October 1 Sunrise: 7:24 am. Sunset: 7:09 pm. Avg. high 73°. Avg. low 49°. Day length is rapidly decreasing—by 77 minutes from today till October 31. That’s about two and a half min …
Education
Can you recycle that?
The dos and don’ts of household recycling, item by item. This month: milk jugs. You stand at the recycle bin, waste item in hand Do you stick it in and hope they can recycle it? Yo …
Fitness, Health, Mindfulness, Yoga
Mobility, agility and power: Yoga practice and strength training
Studies show that resistance training builds strength and muscle mass, increases bone density and reduces the signs and symptoms of chronic disease. I first came to Utah in 1982, p …
Local Harvest
Dear James: An open letter to my next garden season’s self
Hey there buddy, glad to see you’re still looking suave as hell, even when sweaty and dirty. I wanted to drop you a line to remind you of all those little things you somehow manage …
Food & Health, Recipes
2018 Eat Local Contest Winner: Savory roasted Butternut squash pudding
1 lb. sourdough bread (Crumb Brothers) 1 medium butternut squash (Tagge’s) 1 bunch swiss chard or other dark leafy green (Asian & Heirlooms) 6 cloves garlic (Ranui Gard …
Entertainment
When a stage becomes the world (and the other way around)
Playwright Matthew Greene reflects on the life experiences that culminate in his new play, Good Standing, about a gay Mormon facing excommunication the week after marrying the man …
Environmental Politics, Health, Transportation
Utahns are turning the key: Eleven years in, the Idle Free campaign has caught hold
Do you ever find yourself sitting in your car with the engine running? Sure, we are probably all guilty of idling from time to time. Idling, however, is one of the easiest behavior …
Culture, Health
The art of dying well: Death doulas help people experience a “Good death”
Transitions are rarely easy. We come into this world in a welter of drama—one way or the other, exiting the womb is a pretty big deal. Leaving this world is also uncomfortable, and …
Dining Out, Local Harvest, Memior
The long coast: in the pleistocene, shamans were needed to get you through the day
The writer Craig Childs has been traversing the American Southwest since childhood, always drawn off trail to the ledges, rivers and expanses where others did not travel, a vagabon …
Community Profiles, Politics
Women of Wisdom: Karen Shepherd
A Catalyst staff millennial learns some valuable history from local luminary. Karen Shepherd lives in Federal Heights with her husband, Vince, and her black standard poodle, Lola. …
Culture, Gender Equality, Memior
Looking Back at Title IX
This 1972 federal legislation granted a world of opportunity for American girls. The thing that mattered most to Nini Rich, her freshman year at Judge Memorial Catholic High School …
Environmental Politics, Gender Equality
Environews: October 2018
No grizzly hunt, for now Just two days before the scheduled start, a federal judge temporarily halted plans to hunt grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone area. The Trump adminis …
Arts, Enjoy
Salt Lake Symphony Concert Saturday, November 3rd
The Salt Lake Symphony will perform a concert on Saturday, November 3rd at 7:30 pm in Libby Gardner Concert Hall on the University of Utah campus. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 f …
Slightly Off Center: Burning Man again?
I just wanted to give my 21st annual report confirming that Burning Man is still boring. I don’t know why I keep going back; it must be the excitement of those 42 600-mile-trips ac …
