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Here dies Kanji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura). For 30 years he has been pushing pencils and stamping government documents inside the cluttered offices of Tokyo’s...
Haunted musical magic
Western sounds have filled the iconic Stanley Hotel on frozen January nights for nearly the last decade. Crowds in suits and gowns spill into...
‘More sinister than Nixon by a longshot’
As Trump supporters forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, photojournalists captured history.
The images run the gamut, from comical (a pom-pom...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
EVENTS
33rd Annual Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m Sunday, July 18, Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Tickets: $35-$45, goldhillinn.com
The...
Modern magic
Fairy tales have gotten a bad rap for a while now. With a reputation for dated stereotypes and oversimplified moral teachings, these childhood folktales...
Historical amnesia
Reiland Rabaka’s got a diagnosis for the American people: historical amnesia.
How else could so many people feel justified in taking to social media to...
Too much violence — despicable
Despicable Me is a surprisingly violent animated movie that suffers from being released within a few weeks of Toy Story 3. Where Toy Story 3 has warm characters who seek to do well by each other, Despicable Me is populated by characters who constantly hurt each ...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do. . .
EVENTS
American Music Research Center Symposium: Borders/Boundaries/Fronteras. Noon-5 p.m. Friday, October 15, Koelbel Building (Room C342), 995 Regent Drive, Boulder. Free.
This symposium brings together leading...
The shame of a nation
The year was 1978, and
China’s future did not look promising. The country had survived wars,
depression and famine, plus a cultural revolution was taxing the...
Stay Gold
Brian Finn reminisces on 60 years of good food and hoedowns at the Gold Hill
House of Gold
It’s been 21 years since the death of JonBenét Ramsey; 21 years since her body was found in the basement of her Boulder home....
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
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EVENTS
Voices of Change: A History of Race and Social Justice...

















