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Author Michael Pollan on Chipotle, canned haggis and making organic accessible

This is part one of my interview with Michael Pollan, author of Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation; Food Rules: An Eater's Manual; The Omnivore's Dilemma; In Defense of Food; Second Nature; The Botany of Desire and A Place of My Own. Part two of Pollan's musings will run tomorrow. Pollan wi ... More >>

David Horowitz has turned taunting Muslims into a spectator sport

Vijay Iyer on improvisation and the science of music: It's the rhythm we respond to

One of the more exciting pianists in jazz today, Vijay Iyer has won a slew of awards over the past few years, including five different nods in the DownBeat International Critics' Poll. Awards notwithstanding, if you need proof of what amazing chops this Grammy-nominated composer-pianist has, look no ... More >>

The weekend's five best concerts: October 12-14

Hola, muchachos! Welcome to the weekend! While the Great American Beer Fest and Sonic Blossom are probably the biggest draws this weekend in the Mile High City and the pickings are slightly slimmer than usual, there's still a great deal of music to choose from. As always, we have all of it listed in ... More >>

Meet David Wineland, Boulder-based co-winner of the Nobel Prize for physics

The National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder needs some lessons in publicity. NIST's own David Wineland has just been named co-winner of the Nobel Prize for physics -- an incredibly prestigious honor for Wineland and the facility. Yet at this writing, there's no reference to the awa ... More >>

Marijuana: Amendment 64 support letter signed by more than 100 college professors

As Barack Obama was visiting CSU, where he was greeted by 13,000 supporters and an attack sign with a typo, the folks behind Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, released a letter with an academic flavor. It features the signatures of 100-plus professors who back the measure, inclu ... More >>

Video: Missy Franklin on Today show gives shout out to the Rowdies

Missy Franklin's races in the 2012 London Olympics are over, but her victory laps are only beginning. This morning, Franklin was a featured guest on the Today show, and as you'll see in the video below, she used her moment in the spotlight to give a shout-out to plenty of people in her lives, inclu ... More >>

California State Assembly member Gil Cedillo updates us on the DREAM Act

Colorado School of Mines tops DU, CU in Best Colleges survey -- and AFA is liberal arts?

Big pics below.​U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of the best colleges in the country -- but finding Colorado institutions will take a while if you start from the top. None appear in the top fifty, and of the three that appear in the top 100, Colorado School of Mines tops t ... More >>

Foursquare mayors reveal their territorial ambitions

The Peter Franus wine dinner at Elway's Downtown catered equally to vegetarian and omnivore palates

​Winemaker Peter Franus holds a journalism degree from the University of California at Berkeley -- and his collegiate proximity to Napa Valley ended up being pivotal to his career choice, which is winemaking. His first wine, a zinfandel, was produced in 1987, and Franus has been creating delic ... More >>

Julien Lounis, CU student, wants refund for $401 he spent to see Buffs get destroyed by Cal

What's Dan Hawkins owe?​Most CU fans suffered the Buffs 52-7 defeat to the University of California at Berkeley in agonized silence. But not Julien Lounis. As the Boulder Daily Camera reports, the CU student sent athletic department folks an invoice for the $401.40 he spent traveling to Cali f ... More >>

How Colorado cooled the controversy between the Humane Society and big agriculture

Mason Tvert touts marijuana-is-better-than-alcohol rallies at eighty-plus colleges nationwide

Mason Tvert prefers Emerald to Amethyst.​For indefatigable marijuana booster Mason Tvert, founder of the advocacy organization Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER), April 1 is a very big day. Rallies are scheduled to take place at more than eighty colleges and universities across ... More >>

The Morning Benders

Friday, February 20, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Debate over spiked Rocky Mountain News media column heats up

Since November 2004, Cause Communications president Jason Salzman (pictured) has written a media column for the Rocky Mountain News; his pieces run every two weeks, alternating with offerings by the Independence Institute's Dave Kopel, whose perspective is typically as conservative as Salzman's is ... More >>

Read Jason Salzman's controversial Rocky Mountain News column

The blog "Debate Over Spiked Rocky Mountain News Media Column Heats Up" deals with a Jason Salzman column that the Rocky declined to publish -- so Salzman posted it on his own website, prompting Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple (pictured) to put together a tough reply. The text from Salz ... More >>

Matmos Makes Quite a Pair

Partnered on stage and off, Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel make beautiful music from strange sounds.

Donald Lipski/Iron, Et Cetera/Susan Cooper

RiNo celebrates its first birthday, and Susan Cooper shows work that is both -- and neither -- painting and sculpture.

Compact Disc Players

Full-Serve Philosophy

A gas station attendant pumps out enlightenment in Peaceful Warrior.

Ticket to Ride

After thirty years, Squaw Pass is ready to make a comeback — as Echo Mountain Park.

Buzzy Blues

A blues enthusiast digs up the backstory on some red-hot mamas.

Cut-Ups

Mel Strawn and Jeff Wenzel use fragmented imagery in separate solos on Santa Fe.

The Message

Stripped

Women on the Edge

Seven mid-century modernists are showcased at the Center for the Visual Arts.

Odd Man In

Mike Miles could be the Democrats' choice in November.

Form Follows Feeling

Jeff Wenzel's fabulous paintings are displayed up front at Havu.

Lost and Found

An art sleuth trails Harry Bertoia to Denver, while Manuel Neri is caught in the act at Robischon.

Starstruck

Art-world luminary Jun Kaneko shows off at Carson-Masuoka.

Bite Me

Full of Beans

The Bite

What's in a name?

Kind of Blue

Multi-talented songwriter Laurie Lewis makes music with an ear toward tradition. But she's not afraid to break rules.

Common Misconceptions

The Metro Center for the Visual Arts and Foothills Art Center turn our expectations upside down.

Three-Way

Ron Judish Fine Arts features a young upstart and a couple of established talents.

Drawn In

The Metro Center for the Visual Arts snags an impressive road show.

Totally Abstract

At 100 years old, abstract art still holds its shape.

Real and Imagined

Ceramics struggle for respect in the art world.

Cut, Print, Eat

Chef pays homage to "Food in the Movies," and we don't mean popcorn and Junior Mints

East Coast, West Coast

Two shows bring the best of both worlds to Denver.

Edutainment

Defari teaches hip-hop and history with equal skill.

Off Limits

Janitors in a Conundrum

A bitter labor dispute envelops the Denver Tech Center.

The Final Frontier

Denver's Space Team Electra takes its music to new places.

Sage Remington

Return of the Native

Heavy Metal

Adopting an Attitude

Since private agencies took control of adoption in colorado, costs have gone up. For would-be parents, so have the heartaches.

ANOTHER ROW OVER PLUTONIUM

A SPARKLING STANDLEY LAKE--AND A BOATLOAD OF PROTESTORS--GREET OLYMPIC FESTIVAL ATHLETES.

THRILLS

A GENDER'S SHOOTING STARS