Ariel Harmer

Assistant editor @deseret, where I write about faith and culture. Also a concertgoer, food lover, and soccer fan.

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@SamWitwer says his favorite line as Darth Maul in The Clone Wars:

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I don’t usually follow college sports, but even I have heard all about how NIL upheaval is affecting the college athletic landscape. Researchers at Baylor are examining these changes through a unique lens—read all about it here.
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I downloaded a dating app for work this week (not a joke). Readme, a new dating app from @khole_emily and @banu__guler, promises to connect readers, writers, and talkers.

Check it out: https://t.co/CMnxpxC7jM

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typically great piece but this section in particular stopped me in my tracks

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Read the full article here:
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This afternoon at @fanxsaltlake: A #StarWars TV panel with Sam Witwer (voice of Darth Maul), Matthew Wood (voice of General Grievous), and Giancarlo Esposito (Moff Gideon). Here's what they said when one fan asked what their favorite line is to say in character:

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I also interviewed Giancarlo Esposito yesterday—stay tuned for my article on what he shared and what else the Star Wars actors said at today's panel!

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Thought I saw Alec Guinness at @fanxsaltlake, but it turned out to be a man named Dominic Jensen who made his Obi-Wan Kenobi cosplay from old bedsheets. I asked him how long he’s been a #StarWars fan:

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My favorite game at Utah concerts: spy the missionary on FaceTime (@rolemodel at @AmericaFirstFLD last night in Sandy)

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The Moab Music Festival ends this week with a musical rafting trip through Cataract Canyon (catered by Kenji López-Alt! I'm so jealous of everyone going!). If you missed it, here's my coverage of the first few concerts from earlier this month:

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Amid political unrest and climate change, the Moab Music Festival celebrates “This Land” with performances tied to the American experience and grounded in nature. | By Ariel Harmer

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The final concert I attended at the Moab Music Festival was “Rhapsody in Blue,” which celebrated the music of the Tin Pan Alley era — honoring the history of the night’s venue, Star Hall. Here’s dancer Caleb Teicher performing with Peter Dugan, Mark Dover, and Charles Overton.

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More from the Moab Music Festival: Grammy-winning artist Andrew Yee performs at “Floating I.” Here, she plays the cello on a riverboat floating down the Colorado River. Her program, “Halfie,” explores identity and belonging.

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The crew cleaned up every inch of the grotto, removing the walkways and even sweeping away our footprints until the area looked pristine. The piano and other equipment were safely back onto the boat, and we headed upriver.

Full writeup on the festival coming soon—stay tuned!

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I’ve spent the past few days in southeastern Utah, where the Moab Music Festival is underway. My Thursday mornings are usually spent in the office, but yesterday looked a little different. Here’s the boat ride down the Colorado River with the musicians about to perform Grotto I:

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It took several hours to pack everything up and move it down to the beach and onto the boat. The most nerve-wracking moment (for me) was getting the piano down this ramp, but they didn’t slip once: