BY Greta Belanger deJong
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August 1, 2014
After wrapping up production for last month’s issue, I drove cross-country with my niece, CATALYST art director Polly Plummer Mottonen, and my two great nephews, Max (13) and Miles (15). It was the classic American roadtrip: miles of open space; Wyomin …
BY Jim Catano
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August 1, 2014
I first encountered Burners a decade ago. Those pilgrims to the Nevada desert’s annual, week-long, Burning Man event and associated regional “burns” like Utah’s Element 11 helped accelerate my emergence from a half-century of conservatism. Initially, I …
BY Katherine Pioli
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August 1, 2014
The ongoing mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), since first being reported in 2006, continues to affect honeybees and farm crops globally and here in Utah. While overwinter bee loss is normal, the overall health of bees both wild and domesticate …
BY Staff
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August 1, 2014
It was around 1994 (seems like only yesterday) a friend called, said: there’s an artist visiting at BYU from New York, wanted to meet some interesting local folks, I thought of you. What d’you say?…I said: alright… Well then, come tonight at 6 pm t …
BY Katherine Pioli
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August 1, 2014
The time for brewing beer is upon us. The weather is cooling into fall and putting a five-gallon pot of water to boil on the kitchen stove no longer seems like an insane idea. There is another reason to brew this time of year: hops. Starting in late Au …
BY Katherine Pioli
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August 1, 2014
They are growing from the top of the Natural History Museum of Utah, sprouting from the terraced sides of the LDS Conference Center, putting roots onto the new downtown Public Safety Building and across the street at the Main Library. They are green ro …
BY Alice Toler
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August 1, 2014
Here’s a quirky little gift from my subconscious that bubbled up in the middle of dreaming one recent night. I held onto one sentence only: “Grief potatoes are the worst potatoes.” Utah is famous for a cultural dish called “funeral potatoes.” It’s a ki …
BY Margaret Ruth
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August 1, 2014
Robert Place’s first Tarot deck came to him in a series of revelations. He says there was a magical quality about how it all happened, almost like the deck wanted to be made, and it wanted him to make it. Vivid dreams and spontaneous visions showed him …
BY John deJong
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August 1, 2014
The Hundertwasser haus: A progress report.—by John deJong For as long as I’ve been going to Burning Man—this will be my 12th time—I’ve tried to figure out how to camp comfortably and in style on the Black Rock desert in late August, a climate as harsh …
BY Amy Brunvand
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August 1, 2014
Environmental news from around the state and the West.—by Amy Brunvand In memorium Gale DickGale Dick (1926-2014), physics professor, music lover and environmental hero, died on July 18. Together with Alexis Kelner, Dick co-founded the Citizens’ Commit …
BY Dennis Hinkamp
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August 1, 2014
Guidelines to Living Local.—by Dennis Hinkamp The Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song “Love the One You’re With” is, of course, really an ode to infidelity and casual sex shallowly buried beneath the quartet’s sweet-sounding harmonies. I think this has …
BY Amy Brunvand
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August 1, 2014
Getting to know the artistic “home” of Rose, Jeanné and Leona Wagner.—by Amy Brunvand Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.– Twyla Tharp Some 30 years ago Utah’s Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) was looking for a new home. The modern danc …
BY Staff
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August 1, 2014
What’s new around town.—by Katherine Pioli, India Hodges, Katy Yeaky, and Jeannette Culas News from the Cameron Wellness CenterThe Cameron Wellness Center in Sugar House, with Dr. Todd Cameron, naturopath, is offering a new Healthy Lifestyle Program, …
BY Staff
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August 1, 2014
A few books from our office shelves that might interest you.—by Madison Reece I Am the Word: A Guide to Consciousness of Man’s Self in a Transitioning TimePaul Selig (2010: Tarcher/Penguin) Paul Selig describes the book as a channeled text because, tho …
BY Pax Rasmussen
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August 1, 2014
New ideas for a healthier, more sustainable future.—by Pax Rasmussen Clear the airThe Clear the Air Challenge wrapped up the last day of July. Check out cleartheairchallenge.org to see a list of the winners, how many trips were saved, and how much carb …
BY Charlotte Bell
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August 1, 2014
Feline Cuteness Overload alert! Volunteers needed!—by Charlotte Bell Cats are prolific reproducers. University of Washington’s Math Department figures estimate that, taking into account the much lower survival rate among outdoor cats compared with thei …
BY Suzanne Wagner
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August 1, 2014
The Hall of Mirrors.—by Suzanne Wagner Osho Zen Tarot: Courage, Patience, PostponementMedicine Cards: Blank Shield, SnakeMayan Oracle: Etznab, ShadowAncient Egyptian Tarot: Ace of Swords, Nine of Cups, Prince of WandsAleister Crowley Deck: Princess of …