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Feature
Who was Angie Zapata? Her murderer's trial didn't tell the whole story.
By Melanie Asmar
Published: May 28, 2009
Those who followed last month's trial of the man who murdered eighteen-year-old Angie Zapata know a lot about what her life was like on July 14, 15 and 16 of last year. They...
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Common Royalty
Two Kennedy siblings speak at Unique Lives and Experiences.
By Josh Espinoza
Published: May 28, 2009
The name “Kennedy” presents a heavy burden — and a load of possibilities. For decades, various members of the family have maintained an admirable balance between...
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On a Roll
Nederland doesn’t have a skateboard store, but it has a skatepark.
By Cory Casciato
Published: May 28, 2009
It’s got to be tough being a teen in Nederland. Sure, the quirky little town is a cool place to visit for Frozen Dead Guy Days or the July 4th fireworks display, but what...
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Vroom Service
Cruise into a classic event.
By Cory Casciato
Published: May 28, 2009
If you love classic cars and the culture that surrounds them, it’s time to slick back your pompadour, gas up the dinosaur (leaded gas only, of course) and head out for the...
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On the Road Again
Frank Zappa travels to hell and back.
By A.H. Goldstein
Published: May 28, 2009
Touring can take a toll on even the most loyal devotee of the rock-and-roll lifestyle. The endless string of hotel rooms, cramped stages and unappreciative crowds, the excesses...
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Lead Into Gold
Art emerges from the cauldron of a computer.
By Michael Paglia
Published: May 28, 2009
Bonny Lhotka, Boulder photographer extraordinaire, was an early proponent of having computers help create her art. In 1992, she began using a Macintosh to alter and produce her...
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Plane Thinking
Up in the air, it’s the Flying Fortress.
By Susan Froyd
Published: May 28, 2009
My husband sometimes watches those World War II history shows. And I have to admit, there’s something downright awe-inspiring about seeing all that heavy equipment on the...
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In the Pocket
Swiss Army, you’ve come a long, long way.
By Susan Froyd
Published: May 28, 2009
I have a thing for Swiss Army knives. Don’t you? It’s so neat the way everything folds up in a practical ballet of metal and blades — so functional. And the look...
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Big Chance
The fat ladies sing at a new exhibit of works by Fernando Botero.
By Susan Froyd
Published: May 28, 2009
Some hundred works from the artist’s own collection will go on display at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center when The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, a touring...
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Mind Play
No one gets sleepy at a Flip Orley show.
By Susan Froyd
Published: May 28, 2009
Flip Orley first saw hypnotism as a tool for a lovesick tween who wanted to invite a girl to a dance. The impressionable lad found a disreputable tome on how to pick up girls...
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Sweet Spot
Loveland’s in love with Wayne Thiebaud feted.
By Michael Paglia
Published: May 28, 2009
If you’re free-associating, likely the last thing you’d come up with when presented with the word “Loveland” is the term “pop art.” Until now....
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Magic in the Mountains
Open-minded music comes to small-town Colorado.
By Susan Froyd
Published: May 28, 2009
The story of how world-class violinist MinTze Wu, who’s delicately wielded her instrument to play classical and folk fiddle music from her native Taiwan to the wild shores...
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Flick Pick
By Michael Roberts
Published: May 28, 2009
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the auteur behind Three Monkeys, didn’t win the best-director bauble at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival for his hyperkinetic visuals and mastery of the...
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Queer and Here
Cinema Q expands into a festival.
By Cory Casciato
Published: May 28, 2009
Cinema Q, the Denver Film Society’s series focusing on GLBT movies, got its start after Keith Garcia, DFS programming manager, kept getting comments about a lack of good...
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Night of the Rocking Dead
While you’re still alive, help support local, independent film.
By Drew Bixby
Published: May 28, 2009
Filmmakers Richard Taylor and Zack Beins of Bizjack FlemCo Productions will shoot their first feature-length film in Denver this summer. And in the spirit of movies produced by...
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It's Raining Salsa
By Susan Froyd
Published: May 28, 2009
There’s little out there that’s sexier than salsa dancing, except maybe the delightfully lurid tango, which shares some Latin roots. And Denver, like any multi-ethnic...
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Off Limits
Jared Polis is having a tough year on TV
Colorado connections make these reality TV shows more fun to watch.
Published: May 28, 2009
This season's American Idol has sung its last note and Dancing With the Stars has taken a bow, but two more reality shows — with real Colorado connections — are...
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Feature Sidebar
Seven unanswered questions about the trial of Angie Zapata's killer
By Melanie Asmar
Published: May 28, 2009
On April 22, Allen Andrade, an unemployed 32-year-old who had spent time in prison for a string of non-violent crimes, was convicted of first-degree murder for beating to death...
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Ask A Mexican
As long as there are drug wars, doctors and lawyers will be in demand in Mexico
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: May 28, 2009
Dear Mexican: Can you please confirm the fact that there are doctors, lawyers and other professionals living in Mexico? I'm a Mexican-American woman living in Chicago who had a...
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Letters
From the week of May 28, 2009
Published: May 28, 2009
"The Giveaway," Alan Prendergast, May 14 Give and Let Die My definition of a coroner or forensics examiner is an official responsible for investigating deaths,...
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