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...
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...
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.” ...
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 ...
Homero Aridjis on environmentalism in Mexico
A statement from poet Homero Aridjis on the dangers of environmentalism in Mexico...
Water in the desert
In 2011 Jessie Friedman and her husband Jules Levinson were returning to Boulder after travelling for more than 50 hours from New Delhi. Not having slept, the couple was in a state of delirium when Friedman had a eureka moment...
