Regular readers of The Salt Lake Tribune will know Eli McCann’s humor columns. Now he’s written a novel – and it’s already a New York Times bestseller.
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E. Jean Carroll’s long-running advice column in Elle magazine made her famous. Now in her 80s, she’s making headlines for taking on the President of the United States.
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The linguist Valerie Fridland says everyone has an accent, whether they think so or not. Her new book is about how the different ways we talk shape our lives.
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There’s emerging evidence of the health benefits of getting hot and working up a sweat. Author Bill Gifford’s book makes the case.
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Copious evidence was presented last week during the preliminary hearing of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, and yet conspiracy theories still abound about what happened last September on the campus of Utah Valley University.
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There’s a new documentary about a world where newborns are for sale. It’s called “Baby Brokers,” and it’s about the adoption industry in Utah.
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Steven Spielberg has been making movies about aliens since the 1960s, and his interest is key to understanding the ongoing American fascination with UFOs, too.
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The journalist McKay Coppins wasn’t a gambling man. But when his employer The Atlantic staked him $10,000 to bet on the 2025 NFL season, he couldn’t say no.
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To a lot of people, the political challenges facing the country today feel unique in American history, but the historian Greg Jackson says that’s just not true.
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Jeff Strong was devastated when his son left the LDS Church. It was a familial rupture that led him to ask difficult questions about the experience of being Mormon today.
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“The Chosen” is a TV drama about the life of Jesus — and it’s grown into a worldwide phenomenon. Now it’s paving the way for other Christian entertainment.
That’s the claim in journalist Kate Zernike’s recent New York Times piece. We’ll speak with her and others about a complicated battle over power and gender in Utah.
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