Magic From Scratch for Improvised Women

by Stefene Russell

Originally published on July 1, 1998

Stefene Russell on being single in the land of brides.

Hoodoo Voodoo in Mormonville

by Stefene Russell

Originally published on June 10, 1998

Stefene Russell takes a stroll through Salt Lake City’s newest Botanica.

In the Shadow of Trigger-Happy Valley

by Stefene Russell

Originally published on April 1, 1998

Stefene Russell takes on a gun show in Salt Lake City where gun enthusiasts mix their wares with Libertarians and Nazis.

A Magic Mouse, A Stringless Yo-Yo, and Job

by Stefene Russell

Originally published on January 1, 1998

Stefene Russell tracks down that crazy clown, Job Matusow, inventor of the stringless yo-yo and former communist spy for the CIA.

Mormons, Pagans, and Naked Women

by Stefene Russell

Originally published on October 1, 1997

I look up and see the sky! I look down and see the ground! This is a song about up and down! — Sesame Street Monster Choir Other states do not create legislative bills through divine revelation. That’s why it’s illegal in Utah to have two glasses of beer in front of you on a [...]