Email Author Mark Dragotta

2008 Stories by Mark Dragotta

• A Very Scantily Clad Holiday

  published December 25, 2008

  Turkey, family and Guitar Hero — although maybe not in that order — are the things I’ll miss most about not going home for... More >>

• All I Want for Christmas

  published December 25, 2008

  Dear Santa: This year I’d really, really, REALLY like some belly dancers, strip teasers, magicians and a comedian. P.S.: Can you also... More >>

• Ice Men

  published December 18, 2008

  Anyone who thinks ice is merely frozen water should spend some time with the Rock on Ice team based in Columbus, Ohio. A particular type of ice is... More >>

• Oscar Sneak Peek

  published December 18, 2008

  “This year’s Academy Screenings has a powerhouse lineup, not only in terms of directors, but also in terms of actors,” says Aspen... More >>

• Oldie but Goodie

  published December 11, 2008

  As a kid, I hated that Frankie Valli-type music my parents loved so much. After growing up with Hendrix and the Beatles, how could they choose... More >>

• Lost Innocence

  published December 4, 2008

  Every fifteen seconds, a kid is forced into prostitution. Child sex trafficking is a $26 million-a-day industry -- that’s $18,000 a minute,... More >>

• Musical Medicine

  published December 4, 2008

  Music cuts to the core of what makes us similar — and human. “It’s a direct channel to the heart,” says Shaul Gabbay, director... More >>

• Living Canvas

  published November 27, 2008

  Yes, you could go to the Denver Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver or Santa Fe Drive for your fine-art fix. But wouldn’t you... More >>

• Family Ties

  published November 20, 2008

  Although Los Lonely Boys were heavily influenced by growing up in a family of musicians, they’re no Partridge Family. Moving with... More >>

• On A Roll

  published November 20, 2008

  When self-pity is easier than humor, laughter is suddenly invested with a courageous strength of character. That’s what makes VOX... More >>

• Road Trip!

  published November 13, 2008

  Buntport Theater’s latest example of its consistently original performances is a timeless road trip set somewhere between ancient Rome and... More >>

• Blind Courage

  published November 13, 2008

  The Miracle Worker is the familiar story of Annie Sullivan’s attempt to teach Helen Keller how to communicate in her silent,... More >>

• Art Sampler

  published November 6, 2008

  "I’ve lived everywhere from the Middle East to Europe to Canada, and what’s special about Denver is they have no attitude problem,”... More >>

• A Long, Strange Trip

  published November 6, 2008

  In what seems like an entirely different life, a half-dozen of us headed north — in a wood-paneled, gas-guzzling station wagon — from... More >>

• Culture of Fear

  published October 30, 2008

  Although Halloween is all about being something you’re not, a little authenticity is always appreciated. For example, would you rather spend... More >>

• From Geek to Chic

  published October 23, 2008

  What, exactly, would you wear to a prom on Mars or to change a bad energy pod as you cruise through the galaxy? Most sane people don’t put... More >>

• Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

  published October 23, 2008

  Fortunately for you and me out here in TV Land, The Brady Bunch was just a sunny place to visit. For Maureen McCormick (aka Marcia),... More >>

• The End Is Near

  published October 16, 2008

  In six billion years, the sun will swell into a red giant and toast Earth. In two billion years, the Milky Way will collide with another galaxy.... More >>

• Mr. President

  published October 16, 2008

  Just when you thought there couldn’t be a bigger creep in the White House, along comes Charles H.P. Smith. “He’s a horrible... More >>

• It's a Crime

  published October 2, 2008

  "It looks as if all of Colorado is burning today,” said then-governor Bill Owens after catching an aerial view of the Hayman arson fire in... More >>

• Entertain Me

  published October 2, 2008

  In the 1930s and ’40s, screwball comedy was an often-manic remedy to the Depression-era problems surrounding people on a day-to-day basis.... More >>

• Dirt into Diamonds

  published October 2, 2008

  “It’s not every day you can buy tickets to see Jimmy Fallon or George Lopez,” says Comedy Works media contact Eva... More >>

• 20:20

  published September 25, 2008

  Although Pecha Kucha Night is another Japanese export being embraced from Seattle to Sydney, it’s also quickly becoming a Denver... More >>

• Do the Dinosaur

  published September 25, 2008

  If you think dinosaurs are just for kids, think again. Recent discoveries such as the Liaoning Forest site plus advances in computational science... More >>

• Alter Ego

  published September 25, 2008

  Tony Clifton & the Katrina Kiss My Ass Orchestra is a revival of deceased comedian Andy Kaufman’s classic alter ego: the obnoxious,... More >>