Lithuania

Photos: Chez Artiste reopens today with new walls, floors and seats

Whew! After three weeks of closed doors -- behind which massive renovations were taking place -- local independent film haven the Chez Artiste is new, improved and reopened. Movie-goers will notice a huge range of improvements throughout the space, including new Barco Digital Projection, upgrades to ... More >>

Lithuania and tie-dye score in The Other Dream Team, opening tomorrow at the updated Chez Artiste

The 1992 Lithuanian men's basketball team was much more than a bad fashion statement punctuated by mullets and tie-dye T-shirts. It was a crusade for liberty, pride and independence. While overshadowed by the U.S. team -- aka the Dream Team -- at the OIympic Games in Barcelona, it was the Lithuanian ... More >>

La Merise will open Wednesday in Cherry Creek

When Elena Zasytiene moved to Denver from Colorado Springs, she knocked on restaurant doors looking for a job, but no one would hire her, so she shrugged it off and followed her gut: She, along with her partner, Baiba Sisco, signed a lease on their own restaurant, La Merise, a French food temple tha ... More >>

The NBA draft is pretty boring this year. Here's a better one.

Those are boos, David.​There's no LeBron in the group, or Kobe, or Dwight Howard, or even a Kevin Durant. In the upcoming NBA draft, Ian Thomsen writes on SI.com, there's no standout star, and there's very little certainty about who will be chosen when. To clear up all the confusion, I'd like ... More >>

Red Stinger's brand of punk is earnest yet manages to sound playful and nonchalant

CK05 Photography​ Punk rock has always been known for masking a deep-seeded earnestness with playfulness, and Red Stinger follows firmly in that tradition. Although the band's latest album, Money in a Blender, is chock-full of political angst and personal self-doubt, the group still makes it ... More >>

Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer of the Posies talk about fame, Shatner and Big Star

Julian Ochoa​The Posies (due tonight at The Gothic Theatre) had the good fortune -- or bad, depending on your perspective -- of being a non-grunge rock band in Seattle that came into its own during the era when, for far too many people, "alternative" became synonymous with "grunge."

Lithuanian dad stricken with Bieber fever

​Who can resist the siren's call of little Justin Bieber? Well, besides anyone with a modicum of taste, apparently no one is safe, whatever far-off location they might be in. Take today's video, which comes to us from exotic Lithuania! Now, in addition to being the first Soviet republic to sa ... More >>

The latest shows at Ice Cube Gallery are a delight

Astronautalis on over-the-top comparisons, hip-hop's progression and fans "getting it"

​Andy Bothwell, aka. Astronautalis, has oft times been labeled as the Tom Waits or Hunter S. Thompson of underground hip-hop. Like many others in his position, he began honing his skills in high school, battling on corners while climbing rank amongst industry-friendly peers. His unhurried and ... More >>

Rob Corry says new medical marijuana bill gave him a bad case of déjà vu

Rob Corry doesn't know if calling this bill "new" is truth in advertising.​Prominent medical marijuana advocates such as Matt Brown and Brian Vicente have already weighed in on the medical marijuana bill sponsored by Representative Tom Massey. But one of the most notable figures in the medical ... More >>

Sweet Avenue

The Havana District has the lockdown on sweet nothings.

Sharles Johnson is a hero to his children -- and the arch-enemy of Jefferson County.

Focus on the Family's nightmare scenario about an Obama victory

The Union

The Colorado European Festival celebrates our friends across the pond.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 2, 2004

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Fur Real

Rocky remains top dog -- or whatever -- as other mascots snap for scraps.

Best Lithuanian Sweaters

Lele

The Man of Ink

Creator of Wonder Boys and supermen, Michael Chabon is a literary hero

Backwash

This young whippersnapper is wise beyond his years.

Looks Are Everything

Thrills for the week

World of the Living Dead

THRILLS