Books
Hands buried deep
The first thing I notice about Michelle Theall is that she lied about her hands. In her book, she describes them as ugly. In person, they are petite with short, clean nails. They are expressive, moving about as she talks, cupping her soda. A small knick on her ...
Pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman: Losing his religion
To write music criticism takes a certain level of self-assurance. That’s pretty obvious: You have to think pretty highly of your own opinion to be motivated to tell others why they should feel that way, too...
Punk rock and poetry
Today, Patti Smith — widely considered the godmother of punk — is a Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et Des Lettres in France, and an acclaimed author whose fascinating new book, Just Kids, is a recent National Book Award winner ...
‘Because I like them’
In grade school letters at the top of a piece of printer paper, 6-year-old Ronan carefully spells out the words “Boys” and “Girls.” Using the couch’s ottoman as his desk, he kneels on the floor near his mother, Eileen Kiernan-Johnson, who discusses her self-...
Book events | Week of Feb. 6
Thursday, January 6 Karen Douglass. 6 p.m. Innisfree Poetry, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495- 3303. Caregiving for the Genius — by Jane Barton. 7:30 p.m. The Tattered Cover Book Store, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-436-1070. Scent of Butterflies — by Dora ...
The beauty in movement
The world isn’t a private place anymore,” says photographer Jennifer Buhl...
