Books
Confronting the past
It’s difficult to imagine that Anthony Swofford, who once had sex with a girl in the same room as his dying brother and dined on greasy Waffle House food with a crack dealer and a couple of prostitutes, could become such a family man...
Knowing nature
Environmental history conferences have often frustrated University of Colorado history professor Phoebe Young. She grew dissatisfied with “listening to people who had really interesting things to say but examined material nature as if culture didn’t really matter.” ...
Colin Meloy’s dark, wild fantasy
When you think the name Colin Meloy, you think The Decemberists, the Grammy-nominated indie-rock band he has fronted for a decade. You think catchy, theatrically crafted songs and folk-rock that actually has an edge...
Words | Week of April 3, 2014
Friday, April 4 Cooperman, Hollander, and Hutchison . 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303. The Humor Code — Peter McGraw and Joel Warner with Ryan Warner. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store. 2526 East Colfax Ave...
Unmasking Anonymous
You may not have heard about the group Anonymous, but that doesn’t bother them. It wouldn’t stop them from taking down your website or accessing all of your personal information should they find you disagreeable...
Bethy Love Light
Friday, Jan. 10 Bethy Love Light Performing Muzoetry. 7 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449- 0120. Sample lyrics from Bethy Love Light’s “muzoetry,” which comes off as spoken word poetry over Hare Krishna-style beats: “Within ...
The allure of the idealized auteur
To extract Shelley Duvall’s traumatized, haggard performance in The Shining, director Stanley Kubrick made her life a living hell for the duration of shooting...
