The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 16 edition

Picture this. Today in Backbeat Online: • Flier of the Week: Lipgloss. • Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of September 14, 2009. Today in Cafe Society: • Amnesia wins the Mix Master Bartender contest, appropriately enough. • Hosea Rosenberg hosts Colorado harvest dinner at Jax Boulder. •...
By Michael RobertsSeptember 16, 2009
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Picture this.

Today in Backbeat Online:
• Flier of the Week: Lipgloss.
• Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of September 14, 2009.

Today in Cafe Society:
• Amnesia wins the Mix Master Bartender contest, appropriately enough.
• Hosea Rosenberg hosts Colorado harvest dinner at Jax Boulder.
• Chef and Tell: Paul Reilly of Encore.
• Our Weekly Bread: Cafe Options.
• Under Fire: Sugar and spice.

Today in The Latest Word:
• Mario Solis-Marich to stop “boof”-ing the CU Buffs.
• Jane Norton’s introduction not too mavericky.
• Denver’s five most reviled (alleged!) criminals of 2009.
• Jared Polis says there’s no defense for the Defense of Marriage Act.
• More tweetup do-gooders party for a cause. And it doesn’t have anything to do with Kanye West or Taylor Swift.

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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.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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