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Guantanamo Bay

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Photos: Top ten Passive-Aggressive Notes from Colorado

    Have you discovered PassiveAggressiveNotes.com? The site is dedicated to hilarious scribblings from upset people who express their frustration in ways that range from teeth-gritted politeness to full-out rage -- and since it's searchable by location, we've collected our ten favorites from Colorado. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Occupy Denver: John Hickenlooper and Michael Hancock have a stinky mess on their hands

    Gitmo on the Platte.​Even as the last chapter of the three-year-old protests during the Democratic National Convention was closed in federal court, Mayor Michael Hancock and Governor John Hickenlooper were grappling with the challenge of dealing with the the Occupy Denver protesters they can s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    West Coast travelogue part two: Night of Joy, Lust-Cats of the Gutters and Sara Century come home

    Kentaro MuraiLust-Cats of the Gutters in Moscow, IdahoThere is something really awesome about being able to wake up and look at a day and think, I'm probably going to be in at least two states during the course of the next 24 hours. This is the epitome of what tour feels like, when it's going well, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Pretty Lights, Ween and Jay-Z filled our playlists this week

    ​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Beside Rick Ross and Big Boi, we're all listening to completely different stuff this week

    ​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    G.I. Jane Norton ready to kick some terrorist ass

    "Remain silent? Only when you're dead!"​Taking a cue from the Rambo fantasies of Gary Brooks Faulkner, U.S. Senate candidate Jane Norton has revamped her website to suggest she's ready to bring us the head of Osama bin Laden. And that of Barack Obama. And all those liberal milquetoasts in Wa ... More >>

  • News

    November 26, 2009

    There's a water war on the Colorado-Wyoming border, and Aaron Million is quick on the draw

    "Remain silent? Only when you're dead!"​Taking a cue from the Rambo fantasies of Gary Brooks Faulkner, U.S. Senate candidate Jane Norton has revamped her website to suggest she's ready to bring us the head of Osama bin Laden. And that of Barack Obama. And all those liberal milquetoasts in Wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Michael Bennet and the enemy within

    ​Timing is everything. On Thursday, Senator Michael Bennet voted against Lindsey Graham's amendment that would have barred the Obama administration from trying anyone accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks in federal district courts, instead using military commissions at Guantanamo. And Bennet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Music as a weapon: Make it stop for chrissakes! This is torture, man.

    SoKabs (via Flickr)​Did you see this yet? We just caught a link to this on Twitter (thanks, MyBodySings), a list of artists whose music was used "during the detention and interrogation of" to torture "prisoners at Guantanamo and other US facilities"? The list, published by the National Security Ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Gitmo and beer: Together again for the first time

    ​Although ProgressNow Colorado's Michael Huttner lived through a grilling by Fox News' Neil Cavuto, he likely made few converts among the cable net's mondo-conservative viewership. The Colorado branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is hoping for a friendlier audience for "Gitmo Revealed ... More >>

  • Film

    August 13, 2009

    District 9

    ​Although ProgressNow Colorado's Michael Huttner lived through a grilling by Fox News' Neil Cavuto, he likely made few converts among the cable net's mondo-conservative viewership. The Colorado branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is hoping for a friendlier audience for "Gitmo Revealed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Big House on the prairie

    ​On January 22, new President Barack Obama signed an executive order promising that Guantanamo would go -- within a year. But closing the prison in Cuba -- and figuring out where to put the 229 suspected terrorists now held there -- has proved complicated. Moving at least some of them to facil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Shoe bomber Richard Reid's hunger strike may have left him feeling satisfied

    Richard Reid. A few weeks ago, assorted politicos were aghast at the notion that detainees at Guantanamo might wind up at Colorado's supermax prison -- and relieved when officials there pointed out that there was no place to put them even if officials unexpectedly grew backbones and ordered that th ... More >>

  • News

    May 28, 2009

    Jared Polis is having a tough year on TV

    Colorado connections make these reality TV shows more fun to watch.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Saying no to Gitmo

    "Can you believe Udall doesn't want us there either? Sell out!" Our daily blog round up. Send some tips if we're missing something. Lawmakers are not coming around on the whole Gitmo-terrorists-to-Colorado deal. (5280) Remembering the flood of '64. (Buckfifty.org) Five simple rules to help the N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Waterboarded!

    "Do you believe in waterboarding?" The question was not from President Barack Obama or former vice president Dick Cheney, who are all over the news today for their comments on torture and terrorism yesterday. It was posed by former senator Gary Hart, who long before 9/11 was warning of the troub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Sorry, Jared Polis: You're fired (from your CNN series)

    Jared Polis as he appears on an episode of CNN's "Freshman Year." The last time we blogged about Freshman Year, CNN's You Tube-y reality show about two totally different congressmen picked to serve in the House, we had these predictions for forthcoming episodes: Conservative Utah father-of-three Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: The terror!

    It's official: Hillary Clinton yesterday confirmed that the Obama administration is no longer fighting a "War on Terror" in its battle against al-Qaeda and militant Islam. So are those prisoners still incarcerated in Gitmo considered "terrorists"? Some of those prisoners could soon be living at S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Bat'leth not the only creative weapon for would-be criminals

    Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he'll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity -- a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Denver Blogs: "On second thought, we think you suspected terrorists would really enjoy Iowa"

    "Did you hear that infidel Ritter is changing his mind? What the hell am I supposed to do with my Cutler jersey now? I already took the tags off!" We're traversing the local blogosphere daily in search of copy-and-paste-worthy material. Send tips. Is Ritter changing his mind on rolling out the wel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Kenny Be's Hip Tip: a Harlequin human-rights romance

    A Harlequin Human Rights Romance: Love's Fantastic Gitmo Ambush . -- Kenny Be

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Strap on your boots

    Traversing the blogosphere for stuff worth copying and pasting. Send yours here. Off for a hike on Mount Evans, with history as our walking stick. Or something poetic like that. (Buck Fifty) Let the Gitmo guys come here. Otherwise the terrorists win. (Face the State) Republicans introduce meani ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Should Colorado open its arms to Gitmo detainees?

    "Psst. I hear we're getting shipped to Denver!" "Yes, I hear this also. Praise be to Elway." Send locally created blog brilliance for inclusion in future episodes of "Denver Blogs" here. Gitmo prisoners could be housed at Supermax, but lawmakers are acting like they'll be cruising the produce aisl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Obama poster creator Shepard Fairey talks to NPR about getting arrested in Denver

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 21, 2008

    At the Boulder International Fringe Festival, Pedro and the Captain explores the futility of evil

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • News

    August 21, 2008

    From anarchists to aging hippies, they're all part of protestation nation

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Secret DNC jail “Gitmo on the Platte” has a secret escape tunnel!

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 20 edition

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Denver County judges say no way to makeshift courtrooms at Gitmo on the Platte

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    UPDATED: DNC protester holding cells weren't fit for voting machines, but people are no problem

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    Redacted: Denver jail loves its Sharpie

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    A John McCain Attack Ad I Can Get Behind

    Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose "HOPE" poster became an icon of the Obama campaign, did an interview with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air earlier this week. Now that the Smithsonian recently purchased the original stenciled poster for its National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Fairey has offici ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 24, 2008

    The Birthday Party

    Harold Pinter’s study of repression.

  • Film

    April 24, 2008

    Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay

    Harold and Kumar get shipped to Gitmo in this forced act two.

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2008

    America’s Penguin

    Harold and Kumar get shipped to Gitmo in this forced act two.

  • Film

    February 7, 2008

    Taxi to the Dark Side

    A methodical look at how and why we torture in Taxi to the Dark Side.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    NFL Midseason Update

    A methodical look at how and why we torture in Taxi to the Dark Side.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2007

    More Errors From Rocky Mountain News Screw-up Specialist Bill Johnson

    A methodical look at how and why we torture in Taxi to the Dark Side.

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2007

    Do It Yourself

    Artists like Chris Harder enjoy their freedom at the BIFF.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2007

    Strip Search!

    Artists like Chris Harder enjoy their freedom at the BIFF.

  • Film

    June 21, 2007

    A Mighty Heart

    Angelina Jolie kidnaps Daniel Pearls movie.

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2007

    The Cohen Brothers at Cannes

    Angelina Jolie kidnaps Daniel Pearls movie.

  • Film

    July 6, 2006

    To Hell and Back

    Michael Winterbottom puts a face -- and a hood -- on the suffering at Guantanamo.

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • Film

    March 9, 2006

    Let's Make a Deal

    A new documentary targets the military-industrial complex.

  • News

    December 22, 2005

    Pie in the Sky

    Busted bunnies

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    What's So Funny

    Busted bunnies

  • Culture

    September 9, 2004

    Making a List

    Trumbo: Red, White & Blacklisted offers a timely, if timid, lesson.

  • Dining

    March 4, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Chopper's Sports Grill

  • Music

    March 15, 1995

    PLAYLIST

    Chopper's Sports Grill

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