July 19 issue of The V

In this week’s V we did a little thinking about illegal immigration. Here’s what you can read about – you know, if you’d like. The V is the magazine insert that comes with each copy of the UVU Review.

• John-Ross Boyce wrote a great feature article about Utah’s recently-outed List of potentially-illegal immigrants. Seriously, you should read this one.
• Nadia Ashtawy wrote about the DREAM Act, and what it could mean for young people who are currently technically illegal immigrants. Read this and then write to your Congressmen.
• We asked our staff about what could possibly clue police in to who is and is not an illegal immigrant.
• I wrote an opinion-y piece about the hypocrisy of Pioneer Day, Utah’s celebration of the Mormon Pioneers‘ choice to settle in Salt Lake City.
• And on the other side of that coin, Emily Ballstaedt wrote about what the Pioneer Day celebrations this year will include.
• Nadia also wrote about the massive budget cuts the Developmental Center in American Fork is facing, and what it will mean to disabled patients.
• I wrote about a few BYU students’ new venture; a restaurant/gallery/venue called The Upside. This is important because a handful of great galleries have closed in Provo during the last couple years.
• Rob Steffen made a video about our local library’s programs about Renaissance science, medicine and magic; and how they influenced Harry Potter. I wrote an article about it as well, but that is nowhere to be found.
• I wrote about this year’s amazing Quilt Show at the Springville Museum of Art. (Fiber arts! Yeah!)
• Andy Sherwin and I wrote reviews of this year’s Utah Shakespearean Festival.
• As always, Nadia put together a great events listing – this is where you should go if you’re looking for something interesting to do in the UV.

I love The V. And I think you should read it.

July 5 issue of The V

In this week’s V we’re talking about live summer music. Here’s what you can read about – you know, if you’d like.

• John-Ross Boyce wrote a great feature on the Twilight Summer Music Series, what I think to be Utah’s most exciting concert series.
• Editor-in-chief David Self Newlin wrote a piece called Hipster Heresy on why Velour, one of the most popular venues in the Valley, sucks. A bit of a one-sided argument has started in the comments; if you have an opinion of Velour, you should definitely chime in.
• As a sort of counterpoint, Loraine Goldston wrote about Velour’s recent Battle of the Bands.
• Nadia Ashtawy wrote a piece on Lilith, this year’s weak reincarnation of the Lilith Fair.
• I put together this little list of most of the other concert series in Utah this summer, with information about Red Butte Gardens, Brown Bag, Thanksgiving Point, Scera Shell, and Mondays in the Park.
• Now for the articles about something other than music: John-Ross Boyce also wrote this short piece on the recent sex-work controversy in the Farmington Police Department.
• I wrote this run-down of the results of the Republican primary election in Utah County.
• New Play Project, a theater company in Provo, is holding an auction to raise funds for their next season. And I wrote about it.
• I also wrote about Willy Wonka, the SCERA Shell’s upcoming musical based on Roald Dahl‘s book.
• Nadia Ashtawy wrote about the 337 Project Truck, one of Utah’s most exciting artistic adventures.
• Nadia also put together this obscenely-useful events listing, covering most of the entertainment events happening in or around the Valley in the next couple weeks. You can expect to see a similar listing every week.