by mtk96 | May 11, 2020 | Culture, Four Corners, Spring 2020
From Icelandic to Greek and from kefir to whipped, the variety found in yogurt is astonishing. Walk into the dairy section of any American grocery store, and yogurt will take up a sprawling chunk of the shelf. Though its popularity in the United States fluctuates...
by mtk96 | May 11, 2020 | Culture, Life, Spring 2020
Everyone has to take care of their business somehow, and most of the time it’s a terribly boring experience. Most young people take their phones with them every time. Otherwise, how would they be entertained? But some places have found a great way to make our everyday...
by mtk96 | May 5, 2020 | Culture, Life, Spring 2020
The Dragon Boat Festival, or Tuen Ng Festival has been celebrated in China and its surrounding East Asian countries for the last 2,500 years. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese lunar calendar, people from all over gather to celebrate the myth of...
by mtk96 | May 2, 2020 | Culture, Eats, Spring 2020
On a cool fall evening in the Scottish Highlands, a hoary drizzle herds you toward a warm, well-lit tavern. Once inside, you find a seat in a creaky wooden booth, and the server wanders over. He’s tall, red-headed, and wearing a kilt, of course. He asks you what...
by mtk96 | May 2, 2020 | Arts, Culture, Spring 2020
What if I told you that you could walk through an art gallery without ever having to set foot inside a museum? How, you ask? The answer is street art. What is street art? Street art is simply public art created outdoors, usually created with spray paint. Street art...
by mtk96 | Apr 29, 2020 | Arts, Culture, Spring 2020, Utah County
Go to concerts, the movies say. They’re youthful and fun. But you go to BYU and live in Provo. “Where?!” you scream into the void. “I don’t know any venues!” The movies say nothing. They just laugh in your face, cold and unfeeling. Okay, maybe it’s not quite...
