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U.S.S.R.

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Winning Movember, week 2: Slow and steady is already kicking mustache ass

    A faint indication of the badassness to come.​October 4, 1957: a dark day for America, the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite ever to orbit Earth. It was the first milestone of the USA vs. USSR space race, and we totally blew it. But we didn't let it get us d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Colorado needs more official symbols. How about a State Brewpub?

    It's official: Colorado is high!​When tax revenues are down, state legislators can feel marginalized, even redundant. Unable to fund -- hence debate, manipulate and gerrymander -- pet projects, they retreat to committee rooms or watering holes to wait for the economy to recover. In their quest ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 14, 2011

    In The 30th of Baydak, small moments of hope and defiance stay with you

    It's official: Colorado is high!​When tax revenues are down, state legislators can feel marginalized, even redundant. Unable to fund -- hence debate, manipulate and gerrymander -- pet projects, they retreat to committee rooms or watering holes to wait for the economy to recover. In their quest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Social studies: Education officials debate adding it to state tests, as Americans get dumber

    Recognize this fella?​ Do you know from which country the U.S. of A. declared its independence in 1776? If so, consider yourself among the 74 percent of Americans who do. If not, consider yourself dumber than a first grader, which is when everyone learns about George Washington and how he comm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    All Capitals do the leg work to get people out to their show

    Click to enlarge​For this week's top flier, the legs have it. Four hypnotic, abstracted sets of them, like a mannequinesque nightmare that erupts after too a night of too much cough syrup and too many Robert Palmer videos, but in a good way. The key word here is synergy. The legs themselves ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Last Night: Paul McCartney at Pepsi Center

    Aaron Thackeray​ Paul McCartney Thursday, July 15, 2010 | Pepsi Center After kick-starting a set with a couple of Wings songs and the Beatles' hit "All My Loving," Paul McCartney stood at the middle of the stage and said, "Let me just take a moment to take it all in" just before one of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Obama arrives in Denver as Colorado's Lauren Nettina sues him, feds for $950 trillion over mass conspiracy

    "That Lauren Nettina is my kinda gal."​In 1964's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, U.S. Air Force General Jack D. Ripper set in motion the mutually assured destruction of the the Cold War superpowers due to his paranoid belief that the Soviet Union was engag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Not-So Real American Heroes: The top ten fictional veterans

    ​In honor of tomorrow's Veterans Day, we'd like to honor not only those brave men and women that served our nation, but also those fictional souls that impressed upon us the spirit of valor, patriotism, sacrifice ... and entertainment value. The few, the proud, the wartime characters of Americ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Q&A with Ilya Laqutenko of Mumiy Troll

    Michael Muller​Mumiy Troll from Vladivostok, Russia is one of that country's most popular bands. The act's combination of energetic rock and moodily atmospheric pop, for which lead singer Ilya Lagutenko coined the term "rockapops," has been gaining popularity in America despite the fact that, up t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Patrick Swayze: Death of a real Wolverine

    Armed and ready.​ August 10 marked the 25th anniversary of the date when the United States was attacked by air and ground forces allied with the Soviet Union -- an assault that prompted a plucky band of youngsters in Calumet, Colorado to take up arms and defend their precious homeland against ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Wolverines!: Remembering the Red Dawn attack on its 25th anniversary

    Remembering genuine American heroes.​August 10, 1984 is a date that will live in infamy.On that fateful morning, twenty-five years ago today, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by air and ground forces of the Soviet Union.The United States was at peace with that na ... More >>

  • Film

    July 16, 2009

    Countdown at the Boulder Public Library

    Remembering genuine American heroes.​August 10, 1984 is a date that will live in infamy.On that fateful morning, twenty-five years ago today, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by air and ground forces of the Soviet Union.The United States was at peace with that na ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2009

    Flick Pick

    Remembering genuine American heroes.​August 10, 1984 is a date that will live in infamy.On that fateful morning, twenty-five years ago today, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by air and ground forces of the Soviet Union.The United States was at peace with that na ... More >>

  • Music

    January 29, 2009

    Mumiy Troll

    Monday, February 2, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Calendar

    January 1, 2009

    The Big Three-Oh

    Spark Gallery celebrates a milestone anniversary.

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Scratch and Dent Sale: Kiss Army

    Spark Gallery celebrates a milestone anniversary.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Jimmy Buffett and Mikhail Gorbachev: Separated at Birth?

    Spark Gallery celebrates a milestone anniversary.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2008

    Ten Things that Are Not April Fools' Jokes

    Spark Gallery celebrates a milestone anniversary.

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Back in the USSR

    Spark Gallery celebrates a milestone anniversary.

  • Culture

    November 8, 2007

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

  • Culture

    October 18, 2007

    American Dreams

    Two shows highlight conceptual realism.

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Red, White and Dreamy

    Two shows highlight conceptual realism.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2007

    Gorbachev is the New Face of Vuitton

    Two shows highlight conceptual realism.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2007

    Would You Like to Play a Game? Soviet Arcades Revealed

    Two shows highlight conceptual realism.

  • Culture

    November 16, 2006

    Under the Radar: Contemporary Chinese Art

    The first wave of post-Mao contemporary Chinese artists settle in at Robischon.

  • Culture

    November 2, 2006

    Sketches

    Brief reviews of current shows

  • Culture

    May 11, 2006

    Take Note

    The Music Man brings a town, and audience, to life.

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2005

    Summer Savings

    Baker offers bargains by the barrel.

  • Film

    May 5, 2005

    Flick Pick

    Strike

  • Film

    April 28, 2005

    Hello From Kazakhstan

    Schizo paints a harrowing portrait of the former Soviet state.

  • Culture

    March 3, 2005

    Artbeat

    Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

  • Dining

    April 22, 2004

    Drink of the Week

    Lenin Martini

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2004

    Devilish Adventure

    Travel film series spotlights Tasmania

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    Odd Man In

    Mike Miles could be the Democrats' choice in November.

  • Film

    September 4, 2003

    Comrade Kane

    Tycoon: A New Russian takes a power trip.

  • Dining

    April 17, 2003

    Bite Me

    So Pho, So Good

  • Music

    March 6, 2003

    The World Within

    When DJ Vadim traveled to the ends of the earth, he found hip-hop in every corner.

  • Dining

    February 27, 2003

    From Russia, With Love

    Astoria Restaurant brings you all the comforts of home -- and the homeland.

  • Film

    January 30, 2003

    Flick Pick

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  • Culture

    February 21, 2002

    Critical Incites

    Politics dominate shows at two local galleries, as well as in Denver's new courthouse.

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2000

    Innocence Found

    Historical photographs featured at the Booklover's Ball

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    A Plague on All Your Houses

    Denver readies itself for a bio-bomb — but is the federal program behind this exercise a dud?

  • Culture

    April 27, 2000

    The Art of Politics

    DAM director Lewis Sharp shows that there's more to the job than knowing what to hang.

  • Film

    September 23, 1999

    World Without End

    Cabaret Balkan shows the depth of ethnic conflict.

  • Film

    May 28, 1998

    From Russia With Angst

    Cabaret Balkan shows the depth of ethnic conflict.

  • Culture

    October 25, 1995

    OUT THE WINDOW

    Cabaret Balkan shows the depth of ethnic conflict.

  • Film

    June 14, 1995

    COLLECTIVE GUILT

    Cabaret Balkan shows the depth of ethnic conflict.

  • Culture

    February 1, 1995

    RUSSIAN DRESSING

    Cabaret Balkan shows the depth of ethnic conflict.

  • News

    February 16, 1994

    GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

    Cabaret Balkan shows the depth of ethnic conflict.

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