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Good morning! Hereās your forecast: š„ļø 19 ā 28Ā° in Logan | āļø 60% chance ā ļø š¦ļø 28 ā 37Ā° in Salt Lake City | āļø 40% chance ā ļø š¦ļø 35 ā 49Ā° in St. George | š§ 20% chance ā ļø Winter weather advisory. Last week, I asked you about your favorite āpopcorn movies.ā One reader, John Clark, wrote back letting me know that another name for this genre is āB-movies.ā He wrote, āIn the olden days, the B-movies, were part of double features ā¦ and were made as filler, cheap entertainment, etc. But what they also provided was a lower ācostā of entry for young people to staff or form casts of future main features, and for older actors, sort of as sunset roles. The Studio System started to decline in the late '40s, and by 1960 it was gone. However the B-movie production process lived on in TV shows.ā With that great tidbit of information, here were some of your favorite popcorn movies/B-movies: John Clark mentioned that āThe Sound of Musicā was universally beloved by audiences, but did not get the same love from the critics. Connie Stauffer recently saw āThe Internā and loved it! Jack Graham said he loved the old western comedies "Support Your Local Sheriff'" and "Support Your Local Gunfighter" And while Brent James doesnāt think his favorite B-movie even got on the criticsā radar, he said he loved āRustlerās Rhapsody.ā Brent also corrected me in saying that āNational Treasureā wasnāt Nicolas Cageās best movie, it was āFamily Man,ā which was great in a way that only a Nick Cage movie can be. But Iāll take that and raise Brent āMoonstruckā strictly because this scene is the work of a genius. Iām taking no questions at this time. Looking for something? Anything related to the 2023 legislative session will have a bee emoji next to it. š š Also on our minds: What Senate Pres. Adams says ending exception for child abuse reporting would do, extra food help in SNAP program about to end and you have nothing on this Disney adult. |
| Exclusive video: Eugene Levyās time at Utah Slot Canyons for his new Apple TV+ travel show |
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| | Costa Rica, Finland, Italy, Japan, the Maldives, Portugal, South Africa and ā¦ Utah. After playing a small-town motel manager for five seasons, actor Eugene Levyās next big gig is taking him around the world. In his new series āThe Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levyā for Apple TV+, Levy is exploring eight beautiful locations around the world, including one right here in Utah. In a recent interview for Deseret News he explained that he put Utah on the list because he had never been before. He said, āIām really, really glad that it was on the list because I didnāt know what I was getting into.ā |
See an exclusive clip from the show here. |
| Full-day kindergarten might be an option for more parents as HB477 makes its way to the Senate for a vote. According to one Canyons School District administrator, Educational research supports the benefits of all-day kindergarten and more parents would like to have that option. Rep. Robert Spendlove, the billās sponsor says this gives parents and schools more flexibility. āIt also provides the greatest flexibility for districts and for charter schools. The community has really rallied around this bill to endorse this opportunity to expand full-day kindergarten to address the waiting lists of families,ā he said. Read more here. More in Politics: āUnprecedentedā Utah bill would allow developers to create own districts. Hereās why that matters (Deseret News) š If Nikki Haleyās competency test was in place, nearly 7% of Congress would have to test (Deseret News) Proposed constitutional amendment would raise the bar for some citizen initiatives (KSL) š | FROM DESERET NEWS MARATHON This is the race: Join us on July 24 Donāt give up on your New Yearās resolutions! Sign up for the Deseret News Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K or 5K. Register now for the fourth oldest marathon west of the continental divide. | Education: Utah House passes resolution encouraging Pledge of Allegiance in schools (Deseret News) š Utah lawmakers are revisiting the āsensitive materialsā in schools debate (KUER) š Student debt forgiveness might not be the best way to invest in students (Utah Business) Culture: A California man visited Disneyland 2,995 days in a row, breaking world record (Deseret News) āThe Chosenā wins Movieguide award (Deseret News) Media: Did Woody Harrelson promote a COVID-19 anti-vaccine theory on āSaturday Night Liveā? (Deseret News) Why newspapers across the country are dropping the popular āDilbertā cartoon (Deseret News) Business and Technology: SpaceX scrubs crewed International Space Station mission moments before launch (Deseret News) The next big installment of the Wizarding World was conjured in Salt Lake City (Utah Business) Family: Extra food help in SNAP program about to end (Deseret News) Dwyane Wade on being father of a transgender daughter: āAll Iāve wanted to do was get it rightā (Deseret News) Perspective: Rising child care costs in DC will affect families across the nation (Deseret News) Police and Courts; An unexpected Daybell hearing brought the court together ā hereās what happened (Deseret News) 12 arrested in online predator sting during All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City (KSL) Faith: What the debut of āJesus Revolutionā can teach us about faith-informed entertainment (Deseret News) Adams says ending exception for child abuse reporting forces clergy to choose between faith, jail (KSL) š Historians reflect on the work of Kate Holbrook, records of early Latter-day Saint women (Church News) Northern Utah: Roof collapses, kills 1 in Cache County (KSL) Wasatch Front: Planning Northpoint area sparks heated debate about 'unique' area of Salt Lake City (KSL) Yearlong dispute between Tooele men culminates in shooting (KSL) Southern Utah: Moab man with guns, anti utility task vehicle stickers faces more than a dozen charges (KSL) AirLife Utah opens medical helicopter base in Cedar City for quicker response to national parks (KSL) The West: Cox asks EPA to include Utah magnesium plant in Wasatch ozone nonattainment area (KSL) š The Nation: Concerns grow about where contaminated waste will go after Ohio train derailment (Deseret News) In his new book, Ron DeSantis lays foundation for likely run for president (Deseret News) The World: Death toll increases to 62 from shipwreck off coast of Italy (Deseret News) Sports: College football games need to take less time ā but not as a result of fewer plays (Deseret News) Damian Lillard just joined Donovan Mitchell in this exclusive NBA club (Deseret News) Why this former BYU coach is dumbfounded by Cougarsā lack of success in league tourney (Deseret News) |
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