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The reality TV show “definitely challenges social norms within Utah and religious norms,” said cast member Miranda McWhorter.

Utah isn’t just a hot spot for fantasy readers, the state has also produced several best-selling authors like Orson Scott Card and Shannon Hale.

With the rise of collecting records, another forgotten way to play music has resurfaced too — cassette tapes. In Salt Lake City, local artists and labels have embraced the once-obsolete art of tape duplication.

Payson High School students and faculty said the project to bring back Bacon has brought the school and community together.

Artists, musicians and vendors came from across the region to participate in áyA Con, an Indigenous Comic Con festival this past weekend. They reflected on Indigenous history and celebrated their culture.

Some players said Dungeons & Dragons lets them take a break from the real world. Since it’s fantasy, they get to leave parts of the real world that they don’t like at the door.

"I really would like our own community to get away from the sort of faith politics of ‘does the show prove the church is good or bad or true or false?’" said Lindsay Hansen Park, a historical and cultural consultant for the series.

The cable network Bravo announced earlier this month that the next installment of the reality show “Real Housewives” will take place in Salt Lake City.…