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2013 Stories by Robin Edwards

• Making the Cut

  published May 9, 2013

  All semester, students at the Colorado Film School have been writing, developing and producing their own original short films. Tonight they'll... More >>

• On the Vanguard

  published May 9, 2013

  When Baltimore burlesque artist Paco Fish quit his day job to pursue performing, it resulted in serious financial repercussions: His home... More >>

• Space Jam

  published May 2, 2013

  Inspired by an astronaut’s description of the profound experience of seeing Earth from outer space, violinist Kenji Williams wanted to share... More >>

• Killer Comedy

  published April 25, 2013

  Anthony Jeselnik has made a career out of playing the asshole – and over the years, his comedy has only gotten darker. "I've spent the past... More >>

• Rock Barre

  published April 25, 2013

  Ballet Ariel's newest offering, The Birth of Rock and Roll, tells the story of a traveling musician. But rather than travel from... More >>

• Biting on Fish

  published April 18, 2013

  Urban farmers are getting their hands around everything from chickens to bees to gardens, but to take the next step, they might want to check out... More >>

• Only the Lonely

  published April 11, 2013

  Poet Serena Chopra’s new book, This Human, delves into the human experience of being lonely — and its significance.... More >>

• Family Matters

  published April 4, 2013

  In its first new production since a run on Broadway, playwright Sharr White’s The Other Place will make its Colorado debut at... More >>

• Making Change

  published March 28, 2013

  Earlier this year, Denver Zine Library co-founder Kelly Shortandqueer started an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to help him pay for “top... More >>

• A Good Match

  published March 21, 2013

  Though the U.S. Men’s National Team has gone to the FIFA World Cup every year since 1990, it has never been an easy road. That road will... More >>

• Sylvia Plath Rediscovered

  published March 21, 2013

  Since her suicide half a century ago, Sylvia Plath has been the subject of many biographies, a Hollywood movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow, and even... More >>

• Grounded in Art

  published February 28, 2013

  “They always say after you leave art school to just keep creating work and be in the art scene,” says Jennifer Harrington, who got her... More >>

• Tarot Power

  published February 21, 2013

  After a tarot reading in the early 1990s in San Francisco that she calls “mind-blowingly amazing and accurate,” Hoa Nguyen became... More >>

• Love Story

  published February 21, 2013

  Obscene/Courageous Theatre is known for its offbeat, entertaining and sometimes disturbing productions. But the company’s newest show is a... More >>

• Your Funny Valentine

  published February 14, 2013

  For those with laughable love lives, or even attached couples who’d rather chuckle than go out to a swanky dinner, the Colorado Comedy... More >>

• Film on a Roll

  published February 14, 2013

  The mission of the Boulder International Film Festival has always been simple: to screen films that won’t be showing at the cineplex... More >>

• Timeless Love

  published February 14, 2013

  From Baz Luhrmann’s mid-’90s version with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes to a 2011 animated retelling with garden gnomes,... More >>

• Inside the Introvert

  published February 7, 2013

  Growing up as an introvert, Susan Cain was constantly being pushed toward extroversion. “As I got older, I started realizing that so many of... More >>

• On Demand

  published January 31, 2013

  From improvised Shakespeare productions to shows based on Craigslist missed-connections, Denver is teeming with dramatic troupes that perform... More >>

• Justice Is Served

  published January 31, 2013

  “The whole comic-book realm is primarily riddled with testosterone and dudes,” says Pablo Kjolseth, director of the International Film... More >>

• Let Us Play

  published January 24, 2013

  When Thea Deley was growing up, she was told a lot of strange things by Protestant leaders. From a Sunday-school teacher proclaiming that only... More >>

• Still-Life Secrets

  published January 17, 2013

  Photographer and University of Chicago professor Laura Letinsky’s work often portrays the leftovers of life: Orange peels, dirty cups,... More >>

• Funny Ha Ha

  published January 10, 2013

  It’s easy to fall into a Chelsea Peretti-related Internet tunnel. The funny lady has it all: two hilarious shows, All My Exes... More >>

• Hot Rocks

  published January 10, 2013

  Because of its tragic fate, the city of Pompeii became a time capsule. Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, burying the ancient Roman city under... More >>

• Mob Rules

  published January 10, 2013

  The Edge's newest production takes audiences into the seedy underbelly of New Jersey -- a world populated by rogue FBI agents, corrupt detectives... More >>