Archive for August, 2008


Editor’s Note: The Selective Echo is pleased to feature Peter Golub, a highly talented young scholar of Russian literature and philosophy, in a Q&A about the South Ossetia conflict that has been dominating international news this summer. Peter, 26, was born in Moscow and moved to Salt Lake City with his family as a young […]


For its sixth anniversary, the SLC Film Center will celebrate with an Aug. 29 fundraiser at Tucano’s Brazilian Grill at the downtown Gaeway Mall, honoring not only significant contributors to Utah’s film industry but also the state’s extensive social, economic, and cultural ties to Brazil.
Among the honorees will be Leigh von der Esch of the […]


It will be interesting to see if Jerry Seinfeld will help Microsoft’s new $300 million “Windows, Not Walls” ad campaign when it launches Sept. 4. Seinfeld is expected to snag $10 million to be Microsoft’s new celebrity pitchman.
Microsoft is indeed having major problems. In this week’s latest report of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), […]