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Filmmaker Alex Cox on Repo Man, his next project and the beauty of black and white film

When filmmaker Alex Cox finished shooting Repo Man in 1983, the first thing he did with the left-over money was option the film rights to the science fiction novel Bill, the Galactic Hero. Now both projects are back in the spotlight. The Criterion Collection recently released a Blu-Ray edition of th ... More >>

In honor of A Band Called Death, five more films about almost forgotten musicians

When a 1974 demo tape was discovered of music by Death, the Detroit proto-punks, it was like a missing link. Ahead of its time and now all but forgotten, the trio's harsh, fast sound was the precursor to that of bands like Bad Brains, Ramones and Minutemen. A Band Called Death, part of the Universi ... More >>

Rock and Roll All Night

Lynne Fenton, James Holmes's psychiatrist, sued by wife of Aurora theater shooting victim

At least eight lawsuits have been filed against Cinemark, owner of the Aurora Century 16, where twelve people were killed and seventy injured in a July 20 attack. (The theater will reopen tomorrow.) Now, however, a newly filed suit targets different parties: Dr. Lynne Fenton, who provided psychiatri ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (6 free!), January 11-13

Though this weekend is tinted all orange and blue, there's plenty of action in Denver that's not sports-related. (And, of course, plenty that is.) From a mustache party to free zoo days to art openings, here are ten things you can do for under $10. Find our complete listings of events on the online ... More >>

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AIDS Adagio: photos by Wes Kennedy and Albert Winn exhibition opens tonight

The AIDS Adagio: Wes Kennedy and Albert Winn exhibit opening tonight connects the work of two photographers and each man's personal experience with AIDS: Wes Kennedy passed away in 1993, but Albert Winn continues to shoot. This is just the second show in the gallery at the brand-new Fulginiti Pavili ... More >>

CU staffer with gun permit accidentally injures two: First shooting of its kind on state campus?

After winning a long battle to allow those with concealed-carry permits to bring guns onto campuses in Colorado, a gun-rights organization is now responding to what appears to be the first-ever accidental discharge on a local campus from someone with the proper permit. The staffer who fired a shot a ... More >>

Speaking Out

James Homes case: Why the delay in ruling about CU educational records?

At a hearing last Thursday related to the James Holmes/Aurora theater shooting case, Judge William Sylvester said he hoped to rule by Monday about whether prosecutors should have access to the suspect's University of Colorado educational documents. However, a decision on that matter hasn't been made ... More >>

James Holmes: Was he banned from CU or not?

Yesterday, in her courtroom coverage of the latest James Holmes hearing, Melanie Asmar quoted prosecutors as saying the accused Aurora theater shooter had been banned from the University of Colorado after he'd made threats -- and so did pretty much every other media outlet on the planet. Now, howeve ... More >>

James Holmes threatened professor, said he wanted to "kill people," DA says

James Holmes "had conversations with a classmate about wanting to kill people in March 2012" and "made threats to a professor" at the University of Colorado according to a motion written by prosecutors (and on view below). The motion, which was made public today, says "evidence gathered so far" incl ... More >>

Tyler Nemkov: The thing where I say what I'm doing

Three years ago, Tyler Nemkov was a Johnson & Wales student who came to Cafe Society as an intern, interested in where a culinary career could take him. So far, it's taken him to J-school at the University of Colorado, a gig at Cured and, at the edge of 23, a short-lived job as exec chef at Mateo th ... More >>

CU Denver professor starts petition to ban concealed weapons on campus

Only weeks after the Aurora theater shooting, CU Denver philosophy professor Chad Kautzer has created a petition to stop concealed weapons from being allowed on state campuses. But the two ideas are not connected, he says: Kautzer has been contemplating the response since the Colorado Supreme Court ... More >>

Unreasonable Institute climaxes with venture pitches from 22 entrepreneurs

After six weeks of living under the same roof, 22 promising entrepreneurs from 16 different countries and every walk of life pitched their ventures to hundreds of potential funders, partners and local supporters gathered in Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado Boulder campus on a scorching ... More >>

Photos: Bark beetles gone wild in Colorado's forests

This week's cover story, "The Beetle and the Damage Done," reports on the mounting toll of the worst bark-beetle epidemic in recorded history in Colorado and the various causes blamed for the infestation, from past fire suppression policies to climate change. Are the millions of dead trees claimed b ... More >>

Trader Joe's to open second Colorado store on Eighth Avenue

Trader Joe's has signed a deal for its first location in Denver, according to this story in the Denver Business Journal. The store will be on the southeast corner of Colorado Boulevard and Eighth Avenue, where Annie's Cafe was once located. The spot was supposed to become a hotel, but like so many ... More >>

4/20 at CU Boulder memes: Will Wyclef Jean hot box the Coors Events Center?

How to gauge the student take on CU Boulder's plan to shrink the campus' annual 4/20 event via a Wyclef Jean concert and a more active police response? We turned to the University of Colorado memes Facebook page, where the responses have been swift -- and funny. Check out samples below, supplemented ... More >>

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Words to Stir the Soul pays tribute to Reg Saner, a true writer of the West

Patty Roper for Center for the American West.​Usually it's a literary hodgepodge of writings about the West read by Colorado celebrities -- not the glitzy ones, but a round-robin of teachers, historians and politicians. but tonight's Words to Stir the Soul, an annual tradition curated by the U ... More >>

Denver Bicycle Cafe brings bikes, beers and coffee to City Park West starting tomorrow

Jacob Belvin​When Peter Roper was a program manager in the environmental center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, he spent a lot time working on bikes. "He developed a lot of amazing programs up there related to bicycles," Jessica Caouette, his business partner and life-long friend expla ... More >>

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 >>

Slow Decay

The Mourning After

In the kitchen with Doug Anderson: Hi*Rise shortbread cookies

​In this week's Chef and Tell interview with Doug Anderson, the chief baker and owner of Hi*Rise, he talks about everything from his mother's epic cinnamon rolls to baking bagels at Moe's in Boulder, where he churned out more than 300-dozen bagels a day -- just for the University of Colorado. ... More >>

CU Food and Environmental Justice Week serves up a full plate of activities

http://www.colorado.edu/vrc/bucc/BuCC.htm​With all the great restaurants and the amazing farmers' market in Boulder, you sometimes feel like you're living in some food fairytale here. But when you don't jump down the rabbit hole, it's not hard to see how bleak the situation is around the rest ... More >>

CU's Leigh Holman pays tribute to American opera with Susannah

​Leigh Holman has faith in the future of American opera. The director of opera at the University of Colorado has made the native art form a priority at the school, hosting American composers for workshops and offering American musical drama during summer seasons. The school's upcoming production o ... More >>

Cafe Aion: At almost a year, it's almost in the black

​The long-held adage that 90 percent of restaurants fail in their first year is a myth (a 2007 study found the number closer to 25 percent), but there's no doubt that the first twelve months are trying for restaurateurs. And the owners of Boulder's Cafe Aion made things particularly challengin ... More >>

Film: Pablo Kjolseth's IFS spring calendar picks

​Deep in the midst of the digital age, International Film Series programmer Pablo Kjolseth makes no bones about his love of celluloid, the analog of film, especially, but not necessarily, in black and white. Because of that, the University of Colorado's IFS is arguably the region's last true v ... More >>

Remembering Sandy Widener, John Parr and Chase Parr

katy tartakoff​The reminder for the memorial site at muchloved.com came in at 5:01 this morning. I did not need it: Not a day goes by that I do not think about Sandy Widener, John Parr and Chase Parr, the three members of a much-loved Colorado family who died in a horrific car wreck three year ... More >>

Sea Change

Off Limits: An incident at CU is the latest in a storied tradition of mascot misbehavior

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Schools like Everest College are higher (priced) education: Take it from a certified pharmacy technician

​I remember nearly falling over in my chair one afternoon when a student on a TV advertisement relayed the benefits of her schooling to become a certified pharmacy technician. At the time, I was employed with a major drug store chain as a pharmacy technician, or as they say in the biz, a CPhT. ... More >>

Mark Sanchez's hot dog caper has nothing on Snicker Kicker Mitch Berger

​Sports talk shows and blogs blew up over the weekend after cameras spied New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the sidelines during a TV time out. Some critics have said Sanchez, who apologized after the game for some reason, was showing up the pathetic Oakland Raiders, w ... More >>

Why rich college kids can sell dope and you can't

​In the long-foundering, ever-festering war on drugs, there's just about zero truth to the idea of zero tolerance. As anyone who's studied the prison population can figure out, certain groups dealing in illegal drugs can be targeted for harsh punishment, while other groups trafficking in the s ... More >>

Straight Shooting

Rocks Karma Arrows turns Boulder history inside out.

Let the Games Begin!

The Olympics finally come to Copper Mountain -- 33 years late.

Blood, Sweat and Jeers

Don Johnson, the early years.

Moneky Men

A traveling production brings the drama of the Scopes trial to life.

Final Days

Remakes can’t hold a candle to The Last Man on Earth.

Leader of the Pack

Souvenirs of South Park

Colorado Connection

A powerhouse of a woman speaks for Unique Lives.

Day of Our Lives

Second Helping

See the best of the fest at Boulder's Fringe Encore.

Sing Songs Along

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