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The Taliban

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Najibullah Zazi, beauty-supply bomber, testifies at terrorism trial

    The story seemed too crazy to be true: A DIA shuttle driver conspiring to blow up New York's subway system with bombs made from components found in Aurora beauty-supply stores? But after days of questioning in September 2009, 26-year-old Najibullah Zazi was indicted and shipped off to New York, wher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Najibullah Zazi's classmate and alleged co-conspirator goes on trial today

    Terrorism hit close to home in September 2009, when Aurora resident Najibullah Zazi, an airport shuttle driver, was indicted for being part of a conspiracy to bomb the subways of New York -- with homemade bombs concocted from ingredients he'd purchased at local beauty supply stores. In February 2010 ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2012

    Reader: "Big money draws thieves as much as a cow patty draws flies"

    Terrorism hit close to home in September 2009, when Aurora resident Najibullah Zazi, an airport shuttle driver, was indicted for being part of a conspiracy to bomb the subways of New York -- with homemade bombs concocted from ingredients he'd purchased at local beauty supply stores. In February 2010 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Sam Clark, Miles Owens of George Washington High are national debate champs

    Champions!​ Two students from Denver's George Washington High School are the best policy debaters in the National Forensic League, a super-competitive league whose champs usually hail from wealthy private prep schools. Sam Clark and Miles Owens, who graduated from GW this spring, are the first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Barack Obama Afghanistan speech drinking game: The revenge of Rush Limbaugh

    The toastmaster.​I watched Barack Obama's speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever -- but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 24, 2011

    Homebody/Kabul is a large and raggedly ambitious work

    The toastmaster.​I watched Barack Obama's speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever -- but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 24, 2011

    Now Playing

    The toastmaster.​I watched Barack Obama's speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever -- but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 17, 2011

    Now Playing

    The toastmaster.​I watched Barack Obama's speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever -- but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 10, 2011

    The Good Body takes a compassionate look at American neurosis about women's bodies

    The toastmaster.​I watched Barack Obama's speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever -- but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 4, 2010

    Now Playing

    The toastmaster.​I watched Barack Obama's speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever -- but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 28, 2010

    The Container reminds us that immigrants are people, too

    The toastmaster.​I watched Barack Obama's speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever -- but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Scott McInnis: Keep Medal of Honor video game off the shelves

    Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis may have lost his bid to be the next Governor of Colorado, but that won't stop him from leveraging his political weight. Today he sent a letter to the President of the Colorado Retailers Association, Christopher Howes, in an attempt to keep a new Medal of Honor vid ... More >>

  • Film

    August 5, 2010

    Soldiers in a barrel: Restrepo belongs to the soldiers in Afghanistan

    Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis may have lost his bid to be the next Governor of Colorado, but that won't stop him from leveraging his political weight. Today he sent a letter to the President of the Colorado Retailers Association, Christopher Howes, in an attempt to keep a new Medal of Honor vid ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2009

    Star Power

    Learn about Afghanistan’s version of American Idol in a documentary.

  • News

    May 21, 2009

    Pretty in pink turns coyote ugly in Greenwood Village

    Learn about Afghanistan’s version of American Idol in a documentary.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Amy Herdy's Pakistan travel diary, volume one

    Amy Herdy in Pakistan. Editor's note: Amy Herdy, a former Denver Post and Channel 9 journalist who's currently the advisor for the University of Colorado at Boulder's CUIndependent.com online newspaper, is in Pakistan under the auspices of the State Department. Her mission: to give students and pro ... More >>

  • Film

    May 1, 2008

    Iron Man

    Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man is a thing to marvel.

  • Film

    December 27, 2007

    Support Group

    The year's best characters.

  • Film

    December 20, 2007

    The Kite Runner

    Controversy aside, The Kite Runner just won’t fly.

  • News

    August 16, 2007

    Fortress of Solitude

    The Bureau of Prisons is as good at keeping prisoners in as it is at keeping reporters out.

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    What the If?

    This state campaign seems headed for disaster.

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2007

    Jam Band Fan or Taliban?

    This state campaign seems headed for disaster.

  • Film

    June 7, 2007

    Severance

    Satire and horror make for bad synergy.

  • Music

    May 31, 2007

    The Sounds of Summer

    Tunes that take us back to those lazy, hazy days.

  • News

    March 29, 2007

    Beauty's Only Skin-Deep

    That leaves the prietos SOL.

  • Film

    July 27, 2006

    London Fog

    Woody Allen's second straight English excursion is a failed return to comedy.

  • Dining

    October 13, 2005

    Darcy’s Bistro and Pub

    You’re as young as you feel.

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2005

    Fur Real

    Get out of the doghouse at macymacy.

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2005

    Afghan Sound

    From a war-torn country comes music of hope.

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    The Chiva Game

    American hunger for black-tar heroin has made downtown Denver the land of opportunity for immigrant dealers.

  • Film

    June 24, 2004

    Less Is Moore

    The Bushies damn themselves in the wrenching Fahrenheit 9/11.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004
  • Film

    March 11, 2004

    From Bad to Worse

    An Afghan girl faces the terror of life under the Taliban.

  • Music

    December 25, 2003

    For the Record

    For national releases, 2003 wonked as much as it rocked.

  • Film

    August 21, 2003

    Habitat for Inhumanity

    The story of the Magdalene asylums raises questions about the Catholic Church in Ireland.

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2003

    Making Radio Waves

    Ira Glass tapes in Denver

  • News

    March 13, 2003

    Anti-War Craft

    Students ruffle Auraria's tradition of apathy.

  • Music

    November 21, 2002

    Steve Earle

    Jerusalem (Artemis)

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    Inside the Temple

    The Rocky's leader believes his paper is a survivor.

  • Music

    June 13, 2002

    Jello Biafra

    The Big Ka-Boom, Part One (Alternative Tentacles)

  • News

    January 31, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of January 31, 2002

  • Film

    January 17, 2002

    Arabian Nightmare

    A road through hell points the way to Kandahar.

  • Culture

    November 22, 2001

    War on War Books

    Donald Miller has rewritten one of the best books on World War II, but will anyone care?

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Busted!

    When underwires are outlawed, only outlaws will give uplift.

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 27, 2001

  • Music

    September 27, 2001

    Stop Imagining

    Will freedom of expression be the first casualty in the war on terrorism?

  • News

    April 22, 1999

    Soldiers of Mercy

    Veterans of too many wars, a group of gung-ho relief workers revisits the scenes of forgotten conflicts -- with healing in mind.

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