Books
Thompson’s last stand
In 2001, convicted murderer Lisl Auman was 13 months into a life sentence when she wrote a letter to the author of a book that had recently brought her some joy in prison...
Charles Bukowski uncovered
Absence of the Hero, Vol. 2, the latest book of uncollected Charles Bukowski writings, begins with “The Reason Behind Reason,” a poignant tale of a professional baseball player who has somewhat of a psychotic break while playing the outfield. In the middle of a game...
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...
Local writer Ben Corbett discusses Hunter S. Thompson’s legacy
It has been more than four years since the literary powder keg known as Hunter S. Thompson exploded off this mortal coil with a defiant shotgun blast. He was a figure of great controversy who served as America’s national conscience during one of the most tumultuous ...
Bringing it all back home
When Dale Bridges was working as the arts and culture editor for Boulder Weekly in the early 2000s, he couldn’t have predicted he’d publish...
The Ballad of Boulder
Boulder when will you keep your children healthy Build up your wealthy They can’t see high enough...
Textures of youth
Tina Collen’s story of her relationship with her father is multidimensional. Literally. In her memoir, Storm of the i ($29.95, Art Review Press), Collen tells the trials and tribulations and successes of her life via paintings, photographs, memorabilia. Instead of ...
