I watched in admiration as our technical cosplay judges at this year's Salt Lake Comic Con actually got up out of their chairs and walked around to the front of their table to touch and get a closer look at the … [Read more...] about Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Cosplay and the Problem of Marxism But Were Afraid to Ask (The Idea of A Cosplay- History, Portability, Artisanship and Commodity)
The Bastards of Wrestling: Salt Lake’s Most Intelligible Spectacle
Saturday afternoon TV wrestling broadcasts always made us girl children yawn and groan. But as an adult (and recent convert) I'm urging you to go experience wrestling, especially if you claim there's nothing … [Read more...] about The Bastards of Wrestling: Salt Lake’s Most Intelligible Spectacle
Vintage Treat: DUBBELWEAR Boy’s Clothing Fall-Winter catalog
Here's a vintage "Dubbelwear" Boy's Clothing Fall-Winter catalog. The individual store imprint on the front is for Monarch Trading Co., Monarch, WYO. Most likely 1916, though no date is given. Not in bad shape- just a few … [Read more...] about Vintage Treat: DUBBELWEAR Boy’s Clothing Fall-Winter catalog
Jackets Relined
We all know guys who have these kinds of coats they love, like old faithful friends. Here's a coat we just relined for our friend Steve, who teaches at West High School here in SLC. The leather still looks great on the … [Read more...] about Jackets Relined
Pilgrims and Partiers: Removing the Sting of Class Differences Between Comic Con Cosplayers
Did security have to break up fistfights between battling Batmen? Did mean-girl manners rule the day amongst the dozens of Wonder Women at Salt Lake’s first annual, record-breaking Comic Con? Not that I heard much about … [Read more...] about Pilgrims and Partiers: Removing the Sting of Class Differences Between Comic Con Cosplayers