Baghdad

Growing numbers of veterans are becoming addicted to gambling

Where's the military when the chips are down?

Kitty Crimes, Maria Kohler's hip-hop alter-ego, is the diverse musician's latest creative endeavor

Hailing from Detroit -- a city where punk rock, hip hop and blues all grow out of the same soil -- Maria Kohler is giving Denver a taste of her rhymes and her eclecticism. "I think everybody has a pretty wide variety of music that they like," explains Kohler, Kitty Crimes' mastermind, who also front ... More >>

Outkast is one of hip-hop's most successful and creative groups

​Outkast is easily one of the most noted and respected hip-hop groups in the game. Big Boi and Andre 3000 met in the East Point section of Atlanta when they were sixteen. The outfit combined funk, soul, jazz and blues influences with hip-hop lyrics on its 1994 debut, Southernplayalisticadillac ... More >>

The 2012 Oscar-nominated short films offer something for everyone

Veterans pair with songwriters to create a full-length album about the military experience

Courtesy of LifeQuest TransitionsA scene from last year's inaugural songwriting camp.​When military nonprofit LifeQuest Transitions wanted to raise awareness for the issues of moving from active duty to civilian life, it chose what founder CW Conner somewhat cheesily refers to as "the universa ... More >>

File Under Must-See: Jimmy Gnecco of OURS at the Walnut Room and Acrassicauda at 3 Kings

​With the glut of shows this time of year, it's easy to unwittingly gloss past noteworthy concert announcements -- and by noteworthy, we mean the kind of shows that aren't necessarily the highest profile, and so for whatever reason they escape your notice, but then as soon as you hear about th ... More >>

The Rodenator comes to Boulder: Top five varmint killers

​Some people in incorporated Boulder County are dealing with their pesky prairie dog problems by blowing the fuckers up with something called The Rodenator. Other people wish they wouldn't, since it turns their block into a mini suburban Baghdad, complete with flaming, screaming animals runnin ... More >>

Fact and fiction about the mysterious chupacabra

Top 10 music documentaries currently streaming on Netflix

​Netflix's instant streaming service is quite possibly the most amazing service in the history of mankind. Combing through its offerings, however, is no easy task. Thankfully, we've spent an inordinate amount of time watching music documentaries (so you don't have to) and have narrowed down th ... More >>

Michael Franti on touring with John Mayer, social justice through music and more

​Michael Franti -- due at an in-store this evening at Independent Records from 4- 6 p.m. and headlining tomorrow night's Harvest Ball at Broomfield's 1STBANK Center -- is known for his social activism through his music. He started off as a rapper, spitting aware (and angry) rhymes in his early ... More >>

Biennial of the Americas has summer's best party potential: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

Full comic below.​Unlike the other 200 biennials that take place across the globe, Denver's Biennial of the Americas was created to showcase the city's business community -- not to promote the talent of its creative class. Businessmayor® John Hickenlooper is hoping to stimulate Denver's econo ... More >>

The Wright Stuff

Flick Pick

The Hurt Locker

The Thief of Baghdad

Inana may be a world premiere, but it's no world-class play

Drop Boards Not Bombs

Llewellyn Werner thinks skateparks could get Iraq's economy rolling

Is McCain taking us for a ride?

Redeveloping Baghdad: a skatepark isn't the only odd project on the horizon

Obama ad attacks McCain for Baghdad Ferris wheel project being built on land leased by a Democratic Party donor

Heavy Metal in Baghdad Puts Things in Perspective

9 Parts of Desire

Speaking up for the women of Iraq.

Doc Block

Non-fiction continues its ascent on the screen.

A Bitter End

One dark, two docs and a DJ.

Blackwater Isn't the Only Security Contractor With Something to Hide

A Denver court case reveals dirty trade secrets from the business of war in Iraq.

A Good-Bye in Vegas

Pure Thought

History does the talking in All That I Have Lost.

Jihad in Their Eyes

An uncensored portrait of grieving Iraqis reveals a thirst for vengeance.

The War Tapes

Starz FilmCenter

Bruce Cockburn

Thursday, August 17, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, 303-440-7666; Friday, August 18, Denver Botanic Gardens Amphitheater, SOLD OUT, 303-831-9448.

Out of Iraq

Halim Al-Karim finds his artistic voice in exile.

Problems at Home

Brad and Angelina are out to kill each other. You may want a piece of them, too.

How to Survive...A Summer Stuck at Home

Head to far-flung shores with this season's crop of travelogues.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Peace or Death

Kingdom of Heaven is bloody good holy Hollywood fare.

No Film at 11

Gunner Palace shows what the news doesn't.

John Lee Hooker Jr.

Saturday, February 5, Supreme Court, 303-892-6878; Wednesday, February 9, Little Bear, Evergreen, 303-674-9991.

Heavy Steps

The Capitol Steps stomp on political folly.

Less Is Moore

The Bushies damn themselves in the wrenching Fahrenheit 9/11.

Off Limits

Captive audience

Jingo Jangle

Hidalgo lets Dubya ride sidesaddle with its heroic cowboy.

The Message

Free at Last

Year in Review: Pop Quiz

Consider this your final exam on the past year. Cheating is encouraged, bribes will be accepted -- and grades will be posted at City Hall.

Vey to Go

Women roll out the klezmer tunes

Spring Flings

Art's on the way up in Denver and on the way down in Baghdad.

The Gulf Between

When these soldiers became writers, the pen becomes very mighty indeed.

The Message

The media's massive buildup to battle makes war seem almost anti-climactic.

Pop Quiz

January 9, 2003

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