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  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Of Souls Water: Forge Motion Pictures premieres Skip Armstrong's Nomad

    Over the weekend, director Skip Armstrong and the Carbondale-based Forge Motion Pictures crew premiered Nomad and The Mother at the 5Point Film Festival in Carbondale. The films are the first in a planned five-part web series titled Of Souls Water, profiling five different people whose lives revolve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Rod Blackhurst is working on a Kenny G. documentary, and he needs your help. No really!

    Rod Blackhurst is making a documentary about Kenny G., and he needs your help. No, really. Quit laughing. Appearances to the contrary, this is not a joke. That's what we thought, at first, too. But we spoke with Blackhurst, and he's so serious, in fact, that he and his partner Brian McGinn have alre ... More >>

  • News

    March 15, 2012

    End-of-days prophet Harold Camping issues a mea culpa

    Rod Blackhurst is making a documentary about Kenny G., and he needs your help. No, really. Quit laughing. Appearances to the contrary, this is not a joke. That's what we thought, at first, too. But we spoke with Blackhurst, and he's so serious, in fact, that he and his partner Brian McGinn have alre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Medical marijuana patients getting scholarships from local group to pay expenses

    Later today, seventeen scholarships will be handed out at a local venue. No, it's not a graduation ceremony at a high school or college. Rather, the event will take place amid an evening of education and entertainment sponsored by Colorado Patients Out of Time, an organization that patient advocate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    The international FameLab competition is like "American Idol meets Bill Nye the Science Guy"

    Wikimedia Commons​"Think of it as American Idol meets Bill Nye the Science Guy," says David Grinspoon, astrobiology curator of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. This is his best description of FameLab, an international competition for young scientists that has made its way across the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Five must-see movies at the 2011 Adventure Film Festival this week

    ​The 2011 Adventure Film Festival gets under way in Boulder this week with a free Adventure Film Community Night at the Patagonia store at 1212 Pearl Street on Thursday at 7 p.m. and a Photographer Seminar at REI Boulder, 1789 28th Street, on Friday at noon, before the first screenings at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Peter Hessler: Q&A with winner of MacArthur Foundation genius grant and cool half million

    Peter Hessler.​Colorado-based writer Peter Hessler, best known for his articles and books on China, won a MacArthur Fellowship. Colloquially called the "genius" grant, the $500,000 award, paid out over five years, is a blank check for the recipient to pursue his or her creative ambitions. For ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 1, 2011

    Summer's End: See these shows before the season ends

    Peter Hessler.​Colorado-based writer Peter Hessler, best known for his articles and books on China, won a MacArthur Fellowship. Colloquially called the "genius" grant, the $500,000 award, paid out over five years, is a blank check for the recipient to pursue his or her creative ambitions. For ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 7, 2011

    Group shows are a staple of the summer arts season

    Peter Hessler.​Colorado-based writer Peter Hessler, best known for his articles and books on China, won a MacArthur Fellowship. Colloquially called the "genius" grant, the $500,000 award, paid out over five years, is a blank check for the recipient to pursue his or her creative ambitions. For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Today in Stoke: 2011 Copp-Dash Inspire Award climbing expedition grants announced

    ​The spirit of Boulder's Adventure Film Festival founder Jonny Copp lives on: The five winners of the Copp-Dash Inspire Award grants for 2011 were announced on Friday, receiving $20,000 and climbing expeditions to Alaska, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Nepal. The grant program was estab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Lightweight backpacking clinic tonight with Andrew Skurka

    Photo via AndrewSkurka.comAndrew Skurka descends a high pass into the Canning River, Brooks Range during his 2010 Alaska-Yukon Expedition​Boulder-based adventurer Andrew Skurka estimates he's hiked/skied/trekked at least 25,000 miles in the last decade, including a 4,700-mile Alaska-Yukon Expe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    High Times Medical Cannabis Cup: In terms of respectability, was the Cup half empty?

    ​The High Times Medical Cannabis Cup came into town on April 2 and 3, and left many attendees in what seemed like a permanent high. Westword pot critic William Breathes gushed that it was "one of the most amazing cannabis events in Colorado short of passing Amendment 20 nearly twelve years ago ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    High Times Cannabis Cup report: Pot critic William Breathes catches the buzz (PHOTOS)

    Big pics below. See more photos.​Colorado cannabis is better than anything Amsterdam's got, and the medicine here is on par with, if not better than, what is coming out of California. While we already knew that here in Colorado, it was still cool to hear those words come out of High Times edi ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2011

    The War Next Door

    Rich in history and imperiled species, Pinon Canyon isn't like any other place on earth. Locals fear that the Army wants to tear the hell out of it.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Max Cavalera of Soulfly talks about his history and darkly humorous song titles

    ​As the leader of Sepultura for over a decade, Max Cavalera helped put Brazil on the map. From the beginning, the outfit was clearly influenced by punk rock as much as it was by other metal bands, as evidenced by its socially conscious lyrics, its grassroots efforts to get its music out into t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Chris "Birdman" Andersen's neck tattoo inspires lovers, haters to sound off

    Neck tat!​ Westword cover-boy (cover-turkey?) Chris "Birdman" Andersen has a badass new neck tattoo. It's so badass that it inspired us to post this photo gallery showcasing the Birdman's gratuitous ink, as well as several smiling children and one scantily clad woman. But not everyone likes t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    Shoot to Thrill in Telluride

    Neck tat!​ Westword cover-boy (cover-turkey?) Chris "Birdman" Andersen has a badass new neck tattoo. It's so badass that it inspired us to post this photo gallery showcasing the Birdman's gratuitous ink, as well as several smiling children and one scantily clad woman. But not everyone likes t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Gary Coleman's short -- very -- time as a Denver celebrity

    ​In the late '80s, after the oil-busted Denver economy had been bumping along the bottom for years, longtime Denver residents were fleeing this town in search of greener pastures (and Denver was so down, a blade of grass was looking pretty green). So when anyone new came to town -- particularl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Welcome to Colorado, home of the Grammys

    Rod Blackhurst​Who do we talk to about changing the state slogan? Instead of the staid "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" phrase that adorns entrance signs at each of our borders, how about we change it to "Welcome to Colorado, Home of the Grammy"? Got a nice ring to it, yeah? What's that? Oh sure ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2009

    Live and Learn

    Rod Blackhurst​Who do we talk to about changing the state slogan? Instead of the staid "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" phrase that adorns entrance signs at each of our borders, how about we change it to "Welcome to Colorado, Home of the Grammy"? Got a nice ring to it, yeah? What's that? Oh sure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    That deer you want to pet thinks you're cock-blocking him

    A Flickr photo"I'm gonna teach you the same lesson I taught that touchy-feely lady..."​Earlier this week, a 63-year-old woman was gored by a mule deer she tried to pet -- a story that's not surprising to Colorado Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill. After all, male deer, like e ... More >>

  • Film

    January 15, 2009

    Chandni Chowk to China

    A Flickr photo"I'm gonna teach you the same lesson I taught that touchy-feely lady..."​Earlier this week, a 63-year-old woman was gored by a mule deer she tried to pet -- a story that's not surprising to Colorado Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill. After all, male deer, like e ... More >>

  • News

    September 18, 2008

    With help from the feds, a Denver scientist helps Second Life go nuclear

    A Flickr photo"I'm gonna teach you the same lesson I taught that touchy-feely lady..."​Earlier this week, a 63-year-old woman was gored by a mule deer she tried to pet -- a story that's not surprising to Colorado Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill. After all, male deer, like e ... More >>

  • Film

    July 26, 2007

    Lady Chatterley

    This Chatterley adaptation makes the orgasmic organic.

  • Culture

    May 25, 2006

    Sketches

    Brief reviews of current shows

  • Culture

    May 18, 2006

    Sketches

    Brief reviews of current shows

  • Culture

    May 11, 2006

    Sketches

    Brief reviews of current shows

  • Culture

    May 4, 2006

    Smart and Pretty

    Ideas and visuals combine in shows at +, Victoria Myhren and Robischon.

  • News

    January 26, 2006

    Digging Deep

    On Mesa Verde's hundredth birthday, there's still a lot of dirt behind the "Mystery of the Anasazi."

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Truman Tale

    Inside a courtroom drama playing at a theater near you.

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    Off Limits

    Hick of the Litter

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 21, 2003

  • Dining

    October 24, 2002

    Consumed

    Smashing Pumpkins

  • News

    October 24, 2002

    Mountain Man Stand

    Lance Grabowski walks the nineteenth-century walk.

  • News

    October 3, 2002

    Sermon on the Mount

    The goddess Hathor has a message for Black Hawk.

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    Think Big

    When it comes to attracting geese, hunters are flying blind.

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2000

    Negative Thinking

    Colorado Historical Society photography lecture.

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    Off Limits

    Stood up...

  • Calendar

    September 30, 1999

    Animal Dreams

    James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    Off Limits

    Crossing the line on Rebel Hill...

  • Calendar

    May 6, 1999

    A Face in the Crowd

    Crossing the line on Rebel Hill...

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Virgin Rebirth

    The statue doesn't look like a traditional Our Lady of Guadalupe. But its appearance is just the start of the mystery.

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Letters

    The statue doesn't look like a traditional Our Lady of Guadalupe. But its appearance is just the start of the mystery.

  • Calendar

    October 15, 1998

    Flower Talk

    The statue doesn't look like a traditional Our Lady of Guadalupe. But its appearance is just the start of the mystery.

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Off Limits

    The statue doesn't look like a traditional Our Lady of Guadalupe. But its appearance is just the start of the mystery.

  • Calendar

    October 16, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    The statue doesn't look like a traditional Our Lady of Guadalupe. But its appearance is just the start of the mystery.

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Extinct Possibilities

    Once Gary Staab found his calling, the rest was pre-history.

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    Letters

    Once Gary Staab found his calling, the rest was pre-history.

  • Film

    August 30, 1995

    BURMA KNAVE

    Once Gary Staab found his calling, the rest was pre-history.

  • Film

    June 7, 1995

    STAR DRECK (THE NEXT GENERATION)

    Once Gary Staab found his calling, the rest was pre-history.

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