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Ronald Reagan

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Five things you may not know about Casablanca

    Once a film reaches the status of Casablanca -- retired to the vault of such designations as "classic," "legendary," "timeless" -- fans begin looking at the picture through the lens of their own memory. As with Star Wars or The Big Lebowski, devotees of Casablanca will always remember the first time ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Sarah Palin's The Undefeated: I got my money back

    ​It was after sitting through about 90 percent of the movie that I decided Sarah Palin's The Undefeated was 49 percent PBS-style documentary on how great Alaska is, 50 percent "Palin pal posse" circle jerk, and 1 percent Ronald Reagan references. Or perhaps a more accurate summation of this on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Hey Ronnie! 10 best punk songs about Reagan

    April 1983 issue of TIME. How could '80s lefties not kind of loathe and fear this guy?​Thirty years ago today, at 12:27 p.m. mountain time, John Hinckley, Jr., shot then-president Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Reagan, of course, survived the shooting, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    David Sirota on Back to Our Future, Ghostbusters and the decade of "me"

    The '80s thing about this picture is that the shower is in a women's locker room.​For much of his career, David Sirota has been a hard-hitting leftist political operative, running campaigns with what former Clinton White House Chief of Staff John Podesta once called his "instinct for the jugul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    10 things to do for $10 this weekend, November 5-7, 2010

    ​It's the start of a big week for film buffs, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of non-movie related activities to partake in this week. Of course, if you're inclined, you can certainly weasel your way into a few of the films for the Starz Denver Film Festival. If you're not, you'll be ... More >>

  • Film

    October 28, 2010

    Inside Job is a stupefying account of the 2008 global economic meltdown

    ​It's the start of a big week for film buffs, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of non-movie related activities to partake in this week. Of course, if you're inclined, you can certainly weasel your way into a few of the films for the Starz Denver Film Festival. If you're not, you'll be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Introducing Split Decision: Tale of the tape

    ​Cassettes, in case you haven't noticed, are once again becoming viable. The number of tape-only imprints that seem to keep cropping up have not only made for decent blogger bait (see our recent Deathbomb Arc item or the recent NPR blog post focusing on Ft. Collins Patient Sounds), it's served ... More >>

  • Music

    September 9, 2010

    Five 13

    Unbreakable
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Top ten political thefts of music

    ​ There's a certain political group that pays a lot of lip service to individual property rights -- raise your hand if this sounds familiar: Lower taxes, gun ownership, capitalism! As it turns out, there seems to be one aspect of individual property that certain group does not seem to respect ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 4, 2010

    Now Playing

    ​ There's a certain political group that pays a lot of lip service to individual property rights -- raise your hand if this sounds familiar: Lower taxes, gun ownership, capitalism! As it turns out, there seems to be one aspect of individual property that certain group does not seem to respect ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 28, 2010

    Now Playing

    ​ There's a certain political group that pays a lot of lip service to individual property rights -- raise your hand if this sounds familiar: Lower taxes, gun ownership, capitalism! As it turns out, there seems to be one aspect of individual property that certain group does not seem to respect ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 21, 2010

    Roller Skating With My Cousin will have you going in circles

    ​ There's a certain political group that pays a lot of lip service to individual property rights -- raise your hand if this sounds familiar: Lower taxes, gun ownership, capitalism! As it turns out, there seems to be one aspect of individual property that certain group does not seem to respect ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2010

    A Wheel Deal

    ​ There's a certain political group that pays a lot of lip service to individual property rights -- raise your hand if this sounds familiar: Lower taxes, gun ownership, capitalism! As it turns out, there seems to be one aspect of individual property that certain group does not seem to respect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    UFO believer Jeff Peckman's letter to Barack Obama: "'Tear down this wall' of UFO secrecy"

    Jeff Peckman, Ronald Reagan and UFOs -- three great tastes that taste great together.​When last we heard from UFO booster Jeff Peckman (on December 2), he was alienated by the suggestion of some Denver council members that the threshold for putting initiatives before city voters needed to be r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 8 edition

    Photo by Aaron ThackerayBlink-182's Tom DeLonge.​Blink and you'll miss it. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Blink-182 at Fiddler's Green. • Over the Weekend: Fell at Larimer Lounge. • Over the Weekend: Ween at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Warlock Pinchers (almost) reuni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Will Marmaduke dodge another bullet?

    "Please don't send me to doggy heaven!"​In its Sunday print edition, and on its website, the Denver Post is going through a torturous annual ritual -- polling readers about which comics they like, dislike or ignore. Unfortunately, the results of such surveys frequently fail to predict the ire ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2009

    Dethbox at Blast-O-Mat

    "Please don't send me to doggy heaven!"​In its Sunday print edition, and on its website, the Denver Post is going through a torturous annual ritual -- polling readers about which comics they like, dislike or ignore. Unfortunately, the results of such surveys frequently fail to predict the ire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Q&A with Dave Dictor from MDC

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Music

    April 16, 2009

    Behold the hard rock and hijinks of Forth Yeer Freshman

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Q&A with Sarah Vowell

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2008

    The Curse of Coors

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2008

    Things that Won’t Be at the Presidential Memorabilia Exhibit

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2008

    Ten Things that Are Not April Fools' Jokes

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Wise Up

    A new film laughs at the U.S. war machine.

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Q&A With Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart

    A new film laughs at the U.S. war machine.

  • News

    January 10, 2008

    Tears and Loathing in New Hampshire

    Hillary is not the first – or last – to be a crying shame.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    Day Three: Wherein I Help an Unseen Eleven-Year-Old Smell Like a Man

    Hillary is not the first – or last – to be a crying shame.

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007

    The Best of Denver Winners: 1984

    Hillary is not the first – or last – to be a crying shame.

  • Culture

    August 16, 2007

    Assassins

    Next Stage kills it with this musical.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Michael Vick Chew Toy, August 6

    Next Stage kills it with this musical.

  • Home Entertainment

    July 19, 2007

    Cold War Reheated

    Next Stage kills it with this musical.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2007

    Relax, Tinky Winky -- Jerry Falwell is Dead

    Next Stage kills it with this musical.

  • Film

    October 26, 2006

    Assassination Tango

    A controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario.

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Clowns to the Left of Me

    Marc Holtzman's got a feeling that something in the Grand Old Party ain't right.

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    Unspoken

    Mum's the word about the Colorado Daily's sale.

  • Music

    May 5, 2005

    Torn in the USA

    The Boss is a legend to some and a laugh to others. To me, he's been both.

  • Film

    December 30, 2004

    Cine Bon!

    Remembering the films that heated up cinemas this year.

  • Culture

    November 4, 2004

    Wings of Change

    Bas Bleu's Perestroika continues the excellence of the Angels saga.

  • News

    June 24, 2004

    The Message

    David vs. Goliath

  • News

    June 17, 2004

    Where's the Rest of Him?

    Nothing's sticking to the Teflon president.

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    Just the 'Fax, man

    Thirty miles of developments, drunks and dreams -- the ultimate road trip.

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    The Flag-Bearer

    Tom Tancredo is on a crusade to save America -- and he's looking for recruits.

  • News

    March 6, 2003

    Pop Quiz

    March 6, 2003

  • News

    September 5, 2002

    Distant Replay

    Expect the anniversary of 9/11 to bring out the media's worst.

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Off Limits

    The day the music died

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Paper Trail

    The Colorado Daily has been on a long, strange trip for over a century. Is the journey ending or starting anew?

  • Calendar

    November 12, 1998

    Peace Pipeline

    How a couple of "average, flawed people" are jammin' till the jam is through.

  • Dining

    July 9, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    How a couple of "average, flawed people" are jammin' till the jam is through.

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    Here's a Hot Little Number

    US West customers in Louisville and Lafayette reach out and touch...someone.

  • Film

    January 11, 1995

    YOUR AVERAGE UNCLEAR FAMILY

    US West customers in Louisville and Lafayette reach out and touch...someone.

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