Holly Richardson: #MeToo
The first time I remember being groped, I had my crotch grabbed by a laughing older boy. I was five.Later, an older neighbor boy exposed himself to me when we were playing hide and seek. I turned away....
View ArticleBYU’s first game in North Carolina will be memorable for Cougar DB Michael...
Provo • If nothing else, defensive back and kick returner Michael Shelton has learned how to be patient in his three seasons at BYU. The junior typically doesn’t see a lot of action the first half of...
View ArticleFather and son fight for survival in effective thriller 'Walking Out'
The bonds between father and son are tested to the breaking point in “Walking Out,” a nail-biter of a survival drama.David (Josh Wiggins), 14, flies up to Montana for a winter vacation with his dad,...
View ArticleUtah turns Bob Dylan into a grinning, mic-stand-grabbing, piano-pounding showman
Bob Dylan can still surprise you.He’s given us bad surprises, like acting in that embarrassing “Hearts of Fire” movie. Weird surprises, like when he turned up in a Victoria’s Secret commercial leering...
View ArticleSalt Lake City flights are packed, but that attracts expanded service
When was the last time you enjoyed an open seat next to you on a flight to or from Salt Lake City International Airport?“Not too often, unless you are flying late at night or some off-peak time,” David...
View Article‘Marie Curie’ deftly captures scientist’s struggle for respect in sexist system
Equal parts straightforward history lesson and expressionist art film, the biographical drama “Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge” is an absorbing and intimate look at the famous scientist’s...
View ArticleTwitter vows new crackdown on hateful, abusive tweets
New York • Twitter is vowing to crack down further on hate speech and sexual harassment, days after CEO Jack Dorsey said in a tweetstorm that the company is not doing enough to protect its users.The...
View ArticleJazz rally around former teammate Gordon Hayward after horrific injury
Joe Ingles almost immediately reached for his phone and dialed Gordon Hayward’s number. Quin Snyder sent him a text. Donovan Mitchell sent a tweet, and immediately thought of former Louisville star...
View ArticleBYU women picked third in WCC preseason basketball poll
Coach Jeff Judkins’ BYU women’s basketball team faces a rebuilding season after losing star forward Kalani Purcell to graduation, but the Cougars should still be one of the West Coast Conference’s best...
View ArticleMarc Thiessen: The GOP's bump-stock cop-out
Congressional Republicans are backing away from legislation banning “bump stocks” — devices used by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock that effectively turn semiautomatic rifles into machine guns — and...
View ArticleCommissioner Goodell: NFL not changing its national anthem policy
New York • The NFL is not changing its national anthem policy to require players to stand during the national anthem.Commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners said Wednesday at the league’s fall...
View ArticleHouse majority leader endorses Republican John Curtis in race to fill Utah’s...
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy praised Provo Mayor John Curtis for being “a breath of fresh air” in a tense political climate while endorsing him Wednesday in the special election to fill Utah’s...
View ArticleGrand jury hands up watered-down indictment of ex-UTA board member Terry Diehl
A federal grand jury has handed up a new indictment of former Utah Transit Authority board member Terry Diehl that slashes the number of criminal charges the developer faces from 14 felonies to...
View ArticleHeritage Starfest comes to dark skies of Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park and the Estrada Institute are presenting the eighth annual Heritage Starfest, Oct. 19-21.Events include a guest speaker, solar viewing and stargazing with multiple...
View ArticleFour-star ‘Florida Project’ shows a 6-year-old’s view of a harsh life
Director Sean Baker’s “The Florida Project” is a poetic mass of contradictions, a delicately graceful and harrowingly gritty drama that presents an innocent child’s-eye view of a troubled adult world,...
View ArticleWant to stop the next Weinstein? Speak out about sexual abuse and harassment
The time I met Harvey Weinstein is not going to make the national news.I was then, as I am now, a Salt Lake Tribune reporter, in the main gallery of the Salt Lake Art Center (now the Utah Museum of...
View ArticleWhat happened to Halloween? It used to be scary and creepy, not cute and cuddly
October’s clock is counting down to Fright Night, when ghosts, demons, superheroes and video game characters flit through the darkness in search of sugar and vandalism.It’s possible to feel the...
View ArticleFormer Salt Lake City firefighter union treasurer sentenced to jail for...
A former Salt Lake City firefighter union treasurer who admitted stealing more than $130,000 from the union has been sentenced to jail time and ordered to pay restitution.Joshua David Diamond, 40,...
View ArticleIn beautiful documentary ‘Human Flow,’ artist Ai Weiwei shows humanity of...
In taking on an international crisis that’s happening in slow motion, the dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s documentary “Human Flow” captures the plight of millions of refugees around the world —...
View ArticleFederal judge orders Trump administration to allow abortion for pregnant,...
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to allow an undocumented teenager in their custody to have an abortion, after saying she was “astounded” the Trump administration was trying to...
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