It is perhaps the most enduring ritual of a Provo YSA ward. Classes are settled in. Hefty callings are inflicted. Then comes the primping, the preening, the peacocking. After all, it is the weekly chance to see your fellow ward members trying to look their best. For years, BYU students have been turning Sundays into runways. Reader, it is a doozy this semester. This morning, … Continue reading Runway Sunday Strikes Again
In a shocking turn of events this week, a BYU student tragically perished after spending the last money he had on a starving student card that was sold to him in the BYU Bookstore. Sources report that the student, Gerry Hun, 20, of Orem, was on his way to buy some food to satiate his hunger when he was set upon by aggressive card salesmen. … Continue reading Student Devours Starving Student Card, Still Starves
In honor of our boy Russ turning 100, we compiled a list of 100 unbelievable, but completely true, facts from his super long life. Originally pitched the Wendy’s 4-for-4 Baked the original five loaves and caught the two fish Invented the Cool S Graduated from BYU med school Memorized every digit of pi Beat the Liberty Bell Challenge at Brooker’s Negotiated the Treaty of Versailles … Continue reading 100 Things You Didn’t Know About Russell M. Nelson
Everyone is familiar with BYU’s classroom building of all time. But how much do you really know about its deeper lore? Our journalists have put their lives on the line to gather this highly classified information about the MARB. The MARB was dedicated on October 5, 1970. Scholars agree that the MARB is definitely there, but no one is sure who put it there. The … Continue reading Spotlight on the MARB
For years, The Alternate Universe has worked tirelessly to deliver Utah the most nonpartisan, up-to-date news—no matter how hard it is to swallow. When taking a look at the massive success our enterprise has become, it’s not shocking that others are wanting a part of the pie.
Among these pie-oglers is the popular streaming service Hulu.
Recently, Hulu announced a new series—The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives—that seeks to “expose” the eyebrow-raising affairs of popular Mormon “MomTok” influencers. However, many are already recognizing this drama to be a rip-off of many stories that The Alternate Universe has already published.
“From our exposes about the ‘soft swinging’ epidemic to features on Draper Swig addicts all the way to Diet Coke and Xanax Barbie, Hulu surely had a lot of material to pull from,” says journalist Paul Hollywood.
“Our journalists are on their hands and knees, slogging through the mire to dig up truth for the public. And for Hulu to simply repackage our work with not so much as a nod to our organization is grounds for a lawsuit,” comments head co-editor Cameron Frye.
Ed U. Keighted, a longtime Alternate Universe reader and superfan, weighed in with his thoughts.
“The show is one big joke. The whole thing. To think you can just look over the shoulder of the finest news source in Utah and masquerade their work as your own is laughable.”
A court date has not yet been set. While it is likely that The Alternate Universe will have the upper hand in litigation, questions still remain.
Will Hulu cite their sources? How much is a lawyer again? Oh wait, do we even have the money for that?
Perhaps only time will tell.
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