The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 3 edition

And in the center ring.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night: Animal Collective at the Boulder Theater. • Fell to appear on upcoming soundtrack. • Irony free disco at Problems D'Amour tonight. Today in Cafe Society: • Luca D'Italia kicks off its sixth anniversary chef dinner series tonight with...

By Michael Roberts

June 3, 2009

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And in the center ring....

Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night: Animal Collective at the Boulder Theater. • Fell to appear on upcoming soundtrack. • Irony free disco at Problems D'Amour tonight.

Today in Cafe Society: • Luca D'Italia kicks off its sixth anniversary chef dinner series tonight with Wayne Conwell. • Two new Mexican spots emerge in Aurora. • Pasquini's goes for a cabaret license. • Is this the sexiest lunch in Denver? • Our Weekly Bread: Marczyk Fine Foods. • Vegans in Denver! • Buy a cookie from Gateaux, support Work Options for Women. • Chicken fingers and drive-in movies, that's what Fort Collins does! • PETA proclaims Coors Field the third most vegetarian-friendly ballpark.

Today in The Latest Word: • Bill Ritter turning friends into enemies. • Pigs fly -- and Brandon Marshall dodges suspension. • The naked truth about former gay-porn star Timothy Boham, currently on trial for murder. • A parkour-fueled tour of Denver's APEX Movement. • Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: A Sloan's Lake summer staycation. It's wet and wild.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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