Plus, the U.S. may be experiencing a quademic, so that might explain why it feels like everyone you know is sick.
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Good morning! Tell me: Do you prefer writing in a notebook over using your phone and/or computer? I still like to use a notebook to journal and take notes in. I think it's fun seeing my loopy handwriting that hasn't changed much since learning cursive in the fourth grade. It's unlikely anyone can read it, including myself sometimes, but it feels more cathartic and committed putting pen to paper. I'm not the only one who still likes using notebooks. Chad Nielsen wrote an entire ode to the notebook for Deseret Magazine. "Pixels come and go, and our brains act accordingly. But we remember what we read on paper, and even more so that which we write by hand," Nielsen writes. Read more of his ode to the humble notebook. |
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| From Sudan to Sundance: A coup, a film and an unlikely family |
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| For the first time ever, a film made by a Sudanese production premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance provided them a chance to showcase their talents and exposed audiences to the plight of Sudan that has gone underreported in the West, Dennis Romboy writes. âWe can be the voice of Sudanese people. We can ask the world to stand with us. We can ask the world to look at Sudan, to take care of whatâs happening there,â Rawia Alhag, one of the directors, said in Arabic, with translation from Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, another director. The filmmakers began working on the production during a time of relative calm in Sudan in 2022, and they sought to chronicle the lives of five people in the city. When war broke out in 2023, the filmmakers ultimately decided to flee the country to escape in Kenya and eventually were able to regroup and bring all five subjects of the film along with them to finish production there. Read more about the film and the harrowing story behind it. |
| Does it feel like everyone is getting sick this winter? If you've managed to make it to February without getting sick, you're among the lucky few. The U.S. may currently be experiencing a quademic of illnesses â influenza, COVID-19, RSV and norovirus are running rampant, Meg Walter points out. She writes: "January is barely finished, and just like in a zombie movie, things are getting scarier. The disease-adjacent jump scares are popping up all over the place. Iâll think Iâm safe in my own home, and then, when the soundtrack cuts out and things are eerily quiet, Iâll look in the mirror, and BAM, a kid with a runny nose will suddenly pop up behind my reflection. "Iâll be minding my own business in the grocery store cereal aisle, then turn a corner into the baking supply section and BAM, Iâve walked right into a sneeze. Nowhere is safe from communicable disease droplets." Read more about the flu and virus season that Walter jokes that it feels like a zombie apocalypse. More in Health 6 tips to help your focus and concentration (Deseret News)
FDA upgrades recall of Lay's potato chips to most serious level (NPR)
Declutter, add a flat sheet and turn down the heat: hoteliers reveal how to get the best nightâs sleep ⌠at home (The Guardian)
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FROM OUR SPONSOR CLEARSTONE PUBLISHING LDS Author Wins 2024 International Impact Book Award Amora, by LDS Author Grant Hallstrom, earned the 2024 best Christian Fiction International Impact Book Award. Reviewers said, "Amora is a fascinating tale based on the true story of the noblewoman who inspired Justin Martyr's petition to the Roman Senate on behalf of Christians." "It is a first-class historical fiction with perfect pacing." Read More. |
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For BYUâs Will Ferrin, kicking is all in the head (Deseret News) Red Rocks gymnasts Camie Winger found herself, and it's led to a more fulfilled season (KSL) What shirts celebrating a former BYU Cougar have to do with the future of women's soccer (Deseret News) Entertainment BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff just got a shoutout on âJeopardy!â (Deseret News) Huey Lewis to be inducted into the Peopleâs Music Hall of Fame â with help from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (Deseret News) |
đď¸ Events Calendar We put together a calendar list of events and activities going on around the state of Utah during the next month. Check it out and let us know if we are missing anything! Here are some highlights for events in Utah today: Wheeler Winter Market | Wheeler Farm Utah Hockey Club vs. St. Louis Blues | 5 p.m. |
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