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Oprah Winfrey

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    The Power of Unpopular author Erika Napoletano on why unpopular is better

    It seems counterintuitive for a business book to tout the virtues of unpopularity, but author Erika Napoletano has thoroughly embraced the concept of unpopularity -- which is not a pejorative term, as she explains in the Q&A that follows. Basically, unpopularity means you don't have mass appeal for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2012

    Unpopularity Contest

    It seems counterintuitive for a business book to tout the virtues of unpopularity, but author Erika Napoletano has thoroughly embraced the concept of unpopularity -- which is not a pejorative term, as she explains in the Q&A that follows. Basically, unpopularity means you don't have mass appeal for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2012

    Happy Shmappy

    It seems counterintuitive for a business book to tout the virtues of unpopularity, but author Erika Napoletano has thoroughly embraced the concept of unpopularity -- which is not a pejorative term, as she explains in the Q&A that follows. Basically, unpopularity means you don't have mass appeal for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Seth Lepore on his one-man show, the happiness movement and infomercials

    Naropa grad Seth Lepore will bring his newest one-man show, SuperHappyMelancholyexpialidocious, to Boulder this weekend. The new show targets the happiness movement, humorously critiquing everything from Oprah Winfrey to those Texas megachurches that all insist we need to be constantly chipper. We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Who could possibly replace Oprah?

    ​Oprah is returning to her home planet this week. Or she's leaving daytime television. Or something like that. Everybody loves Oprah. Even if they've never seen her television program, they know Oprah is "truth." She's solid, she's the bridge between different cultures and the essence of what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Open exactly one month, Skew skids to a close after employees allegedly steal from owner

    Lori MidsonSkew, according to owner Ton Phairatphibon, was skewered -- by its own employees​ Weird. Just weird. That was the overriding observation last night at Skew, the globalized food-on-a-stick restaurant that Ton Phairatphibon opened at 2070 South University Boulevard exactly one month ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Oprah's long-lost sister elevates life story to preposterously heartwarming levels

    Oprah: Now with magical slippers.​She's not the first long-lost celebrity relative to come randomly out of the woodwork, but where most of them are deadbeat dads or biological mothers seeking a coattail-riding boost to gaudy tabloid fame, Oprah's newly found sister seems, like everything in Op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Christmas critters tangle with holiday decorations: Kenny Be's Sign Language

    Holiday 2010: Antler lights on Lincoln Park bull elk lure motorists to get massages.​ The pampered beast shown on the TallGrass billboard in the photo above is this season's proud vision from the Evergreen hair- and skin-care coven endorsed by the cult of Oprah. Perhaps the gift cards advertis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Boulder Acoustic Society, 18 Switchbacks, Heyday spun this week. See who else got spins.

    ​Here's what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists from a number of different shows, including KTCL's Locals Only, 99.5 the Mountain's Homegrown Show*, KBCO's Local Edition, KCSU, The Colorado Sound, which originates at K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Denver School of Science & Tech gets $1 million from Oprah, but CEO sees much more to do

    Bill Kurtz.​On Monday's Oprah, host Oprah Winfrey spotlighted the new documentary Waiting For "Superman", which examines charter schools and America's troubled public-education system. Along the way, she opened her pocketbook and gave $1 million to six impressive charters -- among them the Den ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    First Josh Ozersky, now Art Smith: Will whoring out nuptials to corporate sponsors become a trend?

    ​About a month ago, TIME columnist Josh Ozersky scored some major d-bag points when he wrote a piece in which he threw conventional wedding catering under the bus to wax poetic on the chefs who provided food at his own special day -- while conveniently forgetting to mention the fact that those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    The week in Cafe Society bloggery: PETA, the Avenue Grill's Andrew Lubatty, MEAT, picnic packing and Chiptole's Steve Ells's new TV gig

    ​Our favorite tables scraps of the week from the Cafe Society blog: 1. The fact that Coors Field made Peta's list of the country's most vegetarian-friendly ballparks, coming in at number five on their annual list, made the rest of us darksiders swear to eat steaks, cheeseburgers, bratwursts a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Oprah Winfrey visits Fort Collins to see where Erica Forney was killed by distracted driver

    A cell phone helped cause Erica Forney's death.​As noted in our blog about the eleventh anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School, Oprah Winfrey shot a program about that subject a year ago, but wound up pulling it at the last minute following complaints from family members and oth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Chipotle's Steve Ells on Oprah today

    The original Chipotle,now a fast-food shrine.​From the moment it opened at 1644 East Evans Avenue, close by the University of Denver, Chipotle Mexican Grill a hip storefront joint that served giant burritos, was a giant hit. Three years later, the homegrown chain had three Denver locations -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Screw Candy: What rich people should give out on Halloween

    ​Pop quiz, hotshot. You've got the wealth of Bill (or at least Antonio) Gates, but you live in a neighborhood that doesn't wall-out or otherwise secure your house from casual trick-or-treating. You love Halloween, and you want your house to be legendary. You don't want to go crazy here--no Op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Brian Rohrbough says Columbine segment for Oprah permanently canceled

    Photo by John JohnstonBrian Rohrbough. A report about the tenth anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School that was originally slated to run on Oprah's April 20 program, but host Oprah Winfrey ordered it yanked at the last minute. In a statement, Winfrey says she made the decision because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 6 edition

    Photo by Mark Manger Hungry yet? Today in Cafe Society: • Up Close: Cracovia. • MiniBAR mini-opening; grand opening this weekend. • James Mazzio set to open the Icehouse Tavern. • Eat Your Beer With Old Chub Bread. • Our Weekly Bread: Snarf's, mmmm, Snarf's. • Win $500 from El Monterey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Randy Brown on the cancellation of today's Columbine-related Oprah broadcast

    Kate Battan, Dave Cullen and Dwayne Fuselier on a Columbine-related episode of "Oprah" that will no longer air today. As pointed out earlier today in a blog about the many media appearances of Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis, Colorado journalist Dave Cullen, author of the widely praised volume ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    New Life Church shooting victim speaks out prior to Ted Haggard media tour

    Amid all the revelations connected with Ted Haggard's attempted resurrection on HBO and Oprah, the accusations of payoffs involving yet another young man lusted after by the former pastor ("Watch the KRDO report featuring Ted Haggard's latest accuser"), and assorted other sordidness, a greater ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Most overexposed celebrities on the campaign trail

    Amid all the revelations connected with Ted Haggard's attempted resurrection on HBO and Oprah, the accusations of payoffs involving yet another young man lusted after by the former pastor ("Watch the KRDO report featuring Ted Haggard's latest accuser"), and assorted other sordidness, a greater ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Sorry, Penny Parker, but the DNC is over

    Amid all the revelations connected with Ted Haggard's attempted resurrection on HBO and Oprah, the accusations of payoffs involving yet another young man lusted after by the former pastor ("Watch the KRDO report featuring Ted Haggard's latest accuser"), and assorted other sordidness, a greater ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2008

    The DNC's party of the people...and no celebs

    Amid all the revelations connected with Ted Haggard's attempted resurrection on HBO and Oprah, the accusations of payoffs involving yet another young man lusted after by the former pastor ("Watch the KRDO report featuring Ted Haggard's latest accuser"), and assorted other sordidness, a greater ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Spammers move from death to comedy

    Amid all the revelations connected with Ted Haggard's attempted resurrection on HBO and Oprah, the accusations of payoffs involving yet another young man lusted after by the former pastor ("Watch the KRDO report featuring Ted Haggard's latest accuser"), and assorted other sordidness, a greater ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Saving Grace: Yes's Tormato

    Amid all the revelations connected with Ted Haggard's attempted resurrection on HBO and Oprah, the accusations of payoffs involving yet another young man lusted after by the former pastor ("Watch the KRDO report featuring Ted Haggard's latest accuser"), and assorted other sordidness, a greater ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2008

    Wonder Women

    Amid all the revelations connected with Ted Haggard's attempted resurrection on HBO and Oprah, the accusations of payoffs involving yet another young man lusted after by the former pastor ("Watch the KRDO report featuring Ted Haggard's latest accuser"), and assorted other sordidness, a greater ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    Delegating Denver #28 of 56: Mississippi

    Amid all the revelations connected with Ted Haggard's attempted resurrection on HBO and Oprah, the accusations of payoffs involving yet another young man lusted after by the former pastor ("Watch the KRDO report featuring Ted Haggard's latest accuser"), and assorted other sordidness, a greater ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Solid Sisterhood

    Run for Congo Women in Morrison.

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    California Dreaming

    Yo, Flaco! says goodbye to Denver.

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2006

    No Kidding Around

    Yo, Flaco! says goodbye to Denver.

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 15, 2006

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2006

    The Big O

    From the week of June 15, 2006

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 1, 2006

  • Film

    May 25, 2006

    Confessions of a Horndog

    Caveh Zahedi comes clean in I Am a Sex Addict.

  • News

    May 25, 2006

    Queen City of the Plains

    Nathanial Trotter has a plan to crown Oprah.

  • Dining

    March 30, 2006

    Braun’s Bar & Grill

    We have to talk.

  • News

    February 2, 2006

    Party Poopers

    Will he or won't he?

  • Home Entertainment

    November 17, 2005

    A Very Long Run

    Will he or won't he?

  • Home Entertainment

    September 22, 2005
  • Music

    April 14, 2005

    Slipknot

    Wednesday, April 20, Magness Arena, 303-830-8497.

  • Dining

    November 4, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Las Delicias #5

  • News

    June 24, 2004

    Off Limits

    A sticky situation

  • Film

    January 1, 2004

    The Full... Mindy?

    This time, the middle-aged ladies of a small English town bare it all for laughs.

  • Film

    December 25, 2003

    Homeland Insecurity

    House of Sand and Fog is a masterful meditation on belonging.

  • Dining

    October 2, 2003

    Drunk of the Week

    Purple Martini

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    Off Limits

    Wherever you go, there you are.

  • Film

    April 27, 2000

    Aisle Be Seeing You

    A top-notch cast compensates for dubious credibility in Where the Heart Is.

  • Film

    October 15, 1998

    Mission: Unfilmable

    A top-notch cast compensates for dubious credibility in Where the Heart Is.

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Artsbeat

    A top-notch cast compensates for dubious credibility in Where the Heart Is.

  • Film

    March 22, 1995

    FAIR TO MUDDLING

    A top-notch cast compensates for dubious credibility in Where the Heart Is.

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