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R.I.P., Ray Manzarek: The Doors' keyboardist dies at 74

Possibly the most famous and influential keyboardists in the history of rock, Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek died yesterday at age 74 from complications due to bile duct cancer. Known as the lanky professor crouched off to the left of Jim Morrison, Manzarek was an erudite multi-instrumentalist that d ... More >>

The official Ask a Mexican holiday gift guide

David Horowitz has turned taunting Muslims into a spectator sport

CU Buffs game from the student section: The vomiting doesn't start 'til the second half

What's the atmosphere like at Folsom Field during a CU Buffs game when the home team is getting its ass kicked? Based on my hours in the student section amid UCLA's 42-14 shellacking of the Buffs on Saturday, surprisingly great. As long as you're not in the line of puke, that is.

Ian Astbury on the Cult's new album, Choice of Weapon, his interest in Native American Culture and being a devotee of the Doors -- not just a fan

Since first emerging in the mid '80s, The Cult (due tomorrow night at the Ogden Theatre) has gone through some lineup changes and been on a few breaks. Through it all, the band's core members, frontman Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, have continued to churn out some heavy records, including 2 ... More >>

Ron Paul is two tacos short of a combo plate

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 >>

What is it about the word "illegal" that Mexicans don't understand?

Is it worth it for Mexicans to wait all day for a job?

Elitch Theatre's Bilingual Barrio Shakespeare: It's not your mom and pop Shakespeare!

​Jose Mercado has been a man with a mission when it comes to turning inner-city kids into accomplished thespians for years now, and his ardor for what seems an impossible task never seems to diminish. It's just that he's so good at it. Mercado came from his own barrio roots; his own love of cu ... More >>

Westword editor Patricia Calhoun wins a top SPJ award for her story on Kristen Stillman

Alex Cox, director of Repo Man, joins CU-Boulder's film studies faculty this fall

​Alex Cox, who wrote and directed cult favorites like Repo Man and Sid & Nancy, is joining CU-Boulder's film studies faculty this fall and will teach screenwriting and film production, as the Daily Camera reported. Cox, who grew up England, studied film at UCLA, then lived in Mexico and Spain ... More >>

Brad Delson of Linkin Park on A Thousand Suns and the advice he'd give to his young self

​ Linkin Park does not need an introduction. From Hybrid Theory to their newest album, A Thousand Suns, LP has continued to progress and grow as a band, giving its eager fan-base something to look forward to with every new release. In advance of the band's show this Saturday, February 26 at t ... More >>

Free Movie Time: Killer of Sheep tonight at the Blair-Caldwell Research Library

​In the realm of cult classics, Killer of Sheep is king: Arguably one of the most cultish and the most classic films ever made, the movie boasts a compelling lore that involves a budget of less than $10,000 and a release that didn't happen until more than 30 years after it was made, the film n ... More >>

Anarchy Revolution

Do dreams have some sort of religious significance for Mexicans?

Macho meets homo in the laudable but terrible La Mission

Opening the Doors

My moment with John Hughes

John Hughes.​When news broke yesterday about the death of director John Hughes at age 59, I couldn't help thinking back on my brief encounter with the maker of iconic '80s teen flicks such as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The year was 1985, and I was living ... More >>

Can Arron Afflalo become the next Dahntay Jones?

Arron Afflalo. The Nuggets' loss of Dahntay Jones to a free-agent deal with the Indiana Pacers hurt, and not just because Kobe Bryant grew to despise him over the course of the Western Conference Finals this year. His toughness and aggressiveness were just what the Nugs need to become a perennial p ... More >>

A Rosita by any other name...

How I missed my chance to see Michael Jackson live

An image from the Jacksons' 1984 Victory tour. Regrets: I've had a few. And one of them is not going to see Michael Jackson in concert when I had free tickets to do so. The year was 1984, and to make money while attending UCLA, I worked at the famous (and now long gone) Tower Records branch on L.A ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The men's bracket is busted

Sam Young's 28 points weren't enough to secure a Pitt victory. The NCAA men's basketball bracket assembled by my daughter Lora and me and shared in the March 18 blog "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation...," was looking shaky prior to the beginning of weekend play. Now it's esse ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The men's bracket comes unglued

Tyreke Evans' 33 points wasn't enough for Memphis -- or my bracket. The men's NCAA basketball bracket assembled by my daughter Lora and me and shared in the blog "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation..." was looking pretty good through the first two rounds. It's not now. Two of t ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The men's Sweet Sixteen is looking pretty sweet

Toney Douglas, in a photo from Florida State's website. The headline on "Our March Madness picks: A prelude to humiliation...," a March 18 blog in which I shared the NCAA brackets filled out by my daughter Lora and me, may prove to be prescient very soon -- but at this point, we're still hanging i ... More >>

Our March Madness picks: A prelude to humiliation...

A photo-illustration from the University of Pittsburgh website. Each year, I sit down with my daughter Lora -- a rabid sports fan with strong opinions about 9News' Susie Wargin -- to fill out NCAA tournament brackets for both the men's and women's basketball championships as part of a friendly cont ... More >>

Today's featured event: Pulitzer Prize winner and East High grad Dan Howe on what God hath wrought

East High grad and author Daniel Howe will talk about his 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning history tome, What Hath God Wrought -- The Transformation of America: 1815-1848, at 7 p.m. tonight at the Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway. The 928-page book, published in late 2007, covers American histor ... More >>

A "lost" classic, 1961's The Exiles gets its long-overdue theatrical debut

I'm Not Don Cheadle or Judy Collins, But Still...

Oil Shale Rush Is Déjà Vu All Over Again

The Mexican-Redneck Connection

Always suspected, now confirmed.

The Playwright Stuff

An Aspen theater fest prepares scribes for the Big Apple.

A Towering Fall

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Trainwreck

Wednesday, July 26, Bender's Tavern, 303-861-7070.

Short 'n' Sweet

A ceiling fan and a potted plant in love? Yep, it's Oscar season.

Viva La Diversidad

The Denver School of the Arts is all about community

The Next Stage

Home from Hollywood, José Mercado is putting on a show ­ and showing Denver what North kids can do.

Piggish for Pigskin

Holiday football reveals a new Colorado ailment.

Long Bombs Away

The true spirit of sport returns when pigskins fly.

The Sweet Smell of Success

Fading glamour gets the spotlight in Sugar Town.

Older Is Bitter

Gone Loco

Bounce for Bounce

GIMME THAT BOWL-TIME RELIGION

NEU ERA

THE SCHOOL OF HIGHER EARNING

DRIBBLE AND DROOL

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN

THE EYES HAVE IT